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KANESATAKE Residents of the Kanien kehá:ka (Mohawk) nation of Kanesatake west of Montreal held a pow wow Saturday to support Indigenous communities across Canada amid ongoing land disputes. Kanesatake itself is in the midst of a dispute with neighboring town Oka, where tensions reached their highest during the 1990 Oka Crisis, and territorial claims remain unresolved. “We’re taking it back and we’re not leaving,” said Kanesatake Council Chief Victor Bonspiel. KAHNAWAKE CALLS FOR NEGOTIATIONS AS EQUAL PARTNERS Meanwhile, Kanesatake’s sister community south of Montreal, Kahnawake, is the site of an encampment along its border with Chateauguay. Community members gathered on July 1 to protest a proposed housing development which they say encroaches on their territory.
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The Mohawk Council of Akwesasne announced Thursday through a Facebook post that they have partnered with the Saint Regis Tribal Police to reward upstanding youth in the community.
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âThis program is based on the simple philosophy that recognizing and enforcing good behavior will inspire and motivate better behavior,â said the MCA in the post.
Police who witness youths doing a variety of things, including being positive, kind, helping others or sharing, will âticketâ them and give them a free coin to local ice cream shop Sweet Treats.
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The Mohawk Council of Akwesasne announced Thursday through a Facebook post that they have partnered with the Saint Regis Tribal Police to reward upstanding youth in the community.
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Try refreshing your browser. Upstanding Akwesasne youths could be âticketedâ this summer Back to video
âThis program is based on the simple philosophy that recognizing and enforcing good behavior will inspire and motivate better behavior,â said the MCA in the post.
Police who witness youths doing a variety of things, including being positive, kind, helping others or sharing, will âticketâ them and give them a free coin to local ice cream shop Sweet Treats.
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The Mohawk Council of Akwesasne announced Thursday through a Facebook post that they have partnered with the Saint Regis Tribal Police to reward upstanding youth in the community.
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Try refreshing your browser. Upstanding Akwesasne youths could be âticketedâ this summer Back to video
âThis program is based on the simple philosophy that recognizing and enforcing good behavior will inspire and motivate better behavior,â said the MCA in the post.
Police who witness youths doing a variety of things, including being positive, kind, helping others or sharing, will âticketâ them and give them a free coin to local ice cream shop Sweet Treats.