Regan Jacobs

Indigenous fashion designer and artist Niio Perkins creates space for traditional practices and meanings — in a contemporary industry

Art Regan Jacobs - July 29, 2022

Backstage at the 2022 Indigenous Fashions Arts Festival(IFAF), award winning designer Niio Perkins was handling a few last minute alterations moments before her runway show was set to begin. Perkins, who spent...

SRMT Mental Health gets nearly $3 million for suicide prevention

Community News Regan Jacobs - July 20, 2022

“Suicides and suicide attempts continue to have a serious and devastating impact on thecommunity of Akwesasne,” - CHRISTINE VENERY, SRMT MENTAL HEALTH DIRECTOR. According to a press release, the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe’s...

Akwesasne Tribal Police Detective Sergeant Thomas Appointed to Federal Commission

Community News Regan Jacobs - May 20, 2022

On a day that was dedicated to Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women – U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, announced the ‘Not Invisible Act Commission’ members and among them was...

Tribally Licensed Cannabis Market officially launched on April 15th

Community News Regan Jacobs - April 16, 2022

The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe’s (SRMT) Cannabis Control Board announced the launching of the first regulated adult use cannabis market within New York State. On Friday, April 15, 2022, several ribbon cutting ceremonies...

Tribe Collaborates with ARC to Install Smoke Detectors

Community News Regan Jacobs - April 12, 2022

AKWESASNE — On Friday, Onerahtókha/April 15, 2022 the Office of Emergency Management and Safety (OEMS), alongside the American Red Cross, teamed up to install smoke detectors in homes throughout the southern portion of the Akwesasne...

Referendum on cannabis could determine tribally licensed cannabis sales off-territory

Community News Regan Jacobs - March 24, 2022

“Do you approve of the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe, in coordination with its Adult Use Cannabis Licensees, to enter into discussions with New York State on an agreement that would allow tribally-licensed...

Hogansburg Triangle land was taken illegally – court ruling reaffirms Akwesasne’s ongoing claim over ownership

Community News Regan Jacobs - March 15, 2022

“Today is a tremendous win for Akwesasne and it was decades in the making,” said Tribal Chief Michael Conners. In a summary judgment ruling issued by U.S. District Judge Lawrence Kahn on March...

$2.2 million dollar grant awarded to SRMT to help fund collaborative programs that target youth interested in a health career

Health Regan Jacobs - January 20, 2022

“It is an honor to help lead the community in establishing our own Akwesasne Research Center for Health and designing our first project to focus on supporting and promoting student interests in...

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