Akwesasne Child & Family Services needs YOUR help! There is an urgent need for kinship/foster/customary care homes. If you, or anyone you know, may be in a position to open your home to either temporary or long-term fostering, please call 613-575-5020 and speak to an intake worker to submit your information. A Resource Development Worker will be in contact […]
Read moreThe MCA Community Health Program is announcing the next pediatric COVID-19 vaccine clinic, scheduled for Wednesday, August 10. This clinic will be for children ages 6 months – 4 years old. When: Wednesday, August 10Where: Kanonhkwa’tsheri:io Health Facility (Kana:takon)This clinic will be by appointment only. Pediatric Moderna vaccines will be available. For more information, or to inquire […]
Read moreThe Mohawk Council of Akwesasne would like to inform the community that their offices will be closed on Friday, July 29 for a staff activity day and on Monday, August 1 in observance of the Civic Holiday. Essential services and 24-hour care facilities will remain operational. Offices will resume normal business hours on Tuesday, August 2.
Read moreThe staff of the Iakhisohtha Lodge hosted a “Grease Night” on Friday, July 22, 2022, for the residents and their families at the facility. The event consisted of entertainment from the Lodge staff, dancing and lip synching to “Grease” hit songs, with each staff person dressed up as their respective favorite characters. The staff interacted with the audience during their […]
Read moreAs a result of the Legislative Development Priorities Survey (completed in May 2022), Akwesasronon identified a new law to be created for the community: the Child’s Rights & Responsibilities Law. A Working Task Group has been created for this law, along with a work plan and schedule for its legislative development. The WTG would like to meet with the […]
Read moreThe Mohawk Council of Akwesasne welcomed Canada’s Minister of Indigenous Services, Patty Hajdu, to the community on Wednesday, July 14, 2022, at the Kawehno:ke Recreation Centre. The Honourable Patty Hajdu was appointed to lead the Ministry of Indigenous Services in December 2021. Members of Council presented Minister Hajdu with an introduction to issues related to services and Indigenous rights. Concerns […]
Read moreThe Mohawk Council of Akwesasne’s (MCA) Community Health Program (CHP) is notifying the community that the fourth dose of the COVID-19 vaccine eligibility has been opened up to all individuals age 18 and up. CHP is now booking appointments for 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th doses of COVID-19 vaccines (Moderna and Pfizer). Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Kieran Moore, has […]
Read moreThe Akwesasne Legal Aid Clinic would like to invite interested community members to a FREE workshop on victim impact statements. A victim impact statement is a written or oral statement presented to the court at the sentencing of the defendant and was created as an opportunity for the judge to hear how a criminal action has affected you and those […]
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