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Mohawk man says St. Lawrence County Court has no authority over him
The property is owned by the New York State Power Authority. The St. Regis Mohawk Tribe claims that New York illegally took the island in the 1800s. State police charged Thompson with trespass ...
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Village of Massena, mayor being sued for alleged racial discrimination by tribal member
The Village of Massena and Mayor Greg Paquin are being sued in a federal civil rights case by a member of the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe. According to court documents filed with the ...
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Family of 6, including three children, killed in a house fire in upstate NY
The family in a statement thanked community members, including emergency responders and the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe, for their support. “Although our hearts are saddened and mourn for the loss ...
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Religion: The Lily of the Mohawks
The Indians of the Five Nations (Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, Seneca) were called Iroquois by the French because they allegedly closed conversations with the words hiro (“I have spoken”) ...
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Native American tribe open to more patent deals with pharma
Late last week, Allergan announced it had sold a group of US patents for its $1.5 billion-a-year ophthalmology blockbuster Restasis (cyclosporine) to the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe. In the bizarre ...