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New York State
Native American Organizations
Resource Manual
Spring 2005
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Information compiled by
Barbara General, MSW
University at Buffalo
School of Social Work
For the
Center for Development and Human Services (CDHS)
Purpose
This manual is for an easy reference to Native American
organizations in New York State.
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NATIVE AMERICAN ORGANIZATIONS
IN
NEW YORK STATE
Page(s)
Listing of Native American Tribes in New York State ...................................................4-5
Map of Native American Tribes In New York Start .........................................................6
Population of Native Americans by County.....................................................................7
Native American Casinos......................................................................................................8
Native American Education Departments ........................................................................9
Native American Education Programs & Schools .........................................................10
Native American Programs For Colleges & Universities .............................................11-13
Native American Human Service Programs ....................................................................14-16
Native American Medical and Health Centers ................................................................17-18
Native American Reservation Libraries ............................................................................19
Native American Cultural Preservation Communities ..................................................20
Native American Culture Centers & Clubs .......................................................................21-23
Native American Museums...................................................................................................24
Native American Newspaper/Media ...................................................................................25
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Listing of Native American Territories in New York State
*New York State Haudenosaunee or Iroquois Territories
*Cayuga Nation
P.O. Box 11
Versailles, New York 14168
Phone: (716) 532-4847 Fax: (716) 532-5417
*Cayuga Nation does not have a territory
*Mohawk Nation
St. Regis Mohawk Tribe
St. Regis Reservation
RR#1, Box 8A
Hogansburg, New York 13655
Phone: (518) 358-2272 Fax: (518) 358-3203
*Oneida Nation
Oneida Indian Nation
55 Territory Road
Oneida, New York 13421
Phone: (315) 829-8215
Fax: (315) 829-8220
*Onondaga Nation
Onondaga Reservation
RR #1, Box 270-A
Nedrow, New York 13120
Phone: (315) 469-8507 Fax: No Fax
*Seneca Nation
Indian Reservation of Allegany
G.R. Plummer Building
Salamanca, NY 14779
Phone: (716) 945-1790
Web Site: Indian Reservation of Allegany
*Seneca Nation
Indian Reservation of Cattaraugus
William Seneca Building
12837 Route 438
Irving, NY 14081
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Phone (716) 532-4900
Web Site: Indian Reservation of Cattaraugus
*Oil Springs Reservation – Same Contact
Seneca Nation
Tonawanda Reservation
7027 Meadville Road
Basom, NY 14013
Phone: (585) 542-4244 Fax: (585) 542-4244
*Tuscarora Nation
5616 Walmore Road
Lewiston, New York 14092
Phone: (716) 297-4990
Fax: No Fax
**New York State - Algonquian Tribal Nations
**Shinnecock Indian Nation Tribal Office
PO Box 5006
Southampton, New York 11969
Phone: (631) 283-6143
sination@optonine.net
**Unkechaunge Nation
Poospatuck Reservation
Community Center, P.O. Box 86
Mastic, New York 11950
Phone: (516) 281-6464
**Not federally recognized nations
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Map of Native American Territories in New York State
Niagara
Falls
57
Acres
13 SNI
12
Cuba
Lake
CREDITS: Some information on tribes from BIA server; corrected using Veronica
Tiller's "American Indian Reservations and Trust Areas," 1996. Reference &
Resource
Website: http://www.kstrom.net/isk/maps/ny/ny.html#Oneida
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Native American Reservations and
Native American Populations by County
Reference & Resource
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Website: http://www.ocfs.state.ny.us/main/publications/Pub4629ProudHeritage.pdf
New York State Native American Casinos
Annexed Territory
Seneca Gaming Corporation
11099 Route 5
Irving, New York 14081
Phone: (716) 549-4389
Toll Free: 1(800) 421-2464
Fax: (716) 549-6256
Website: www.senecanation.com
Akwesasne Mohawk Casino
837 State Route 37
Hogansburg, New York 13655
Phone: 877-99-CASINO (877-992-2746)
Outside US: (518) 358-2222
Fax: ( 518) 358-9722
Turning Stone Resort Casino
Oneida Nation
5218 Patrick Road
Verona, NY 13478
Toll Free 1(800) 771-7711
Website: http://www.turningstone.com/info/
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Annexed Territory
Seneca Niagara Casino
310 Fourth Street
Niagara Falls, NY USA 14303
Phone: (716) 299-1100
1-877-8-SENECA (73-6322)
NYS Native American Education Departments
Allegany Education Department
P.O. Box 231
Salamanca, New York 14779
Phone: (716) 945-1790 extension 3102
New York State Education Department
Native American Program
543 Education Bldg, Annex
Washington Avenue
Albany, New York 12234
Phone: (514) 474-0537
Fax: (514) 486-2331
Purpose: The Native American Education Unit allocates State funding and provides
assistance to public school districts that educate Native American children residing on
reservations throughout the State and administers the New York State Indian Aid
program, which provides funding for Native American students attending
postsecondary schools.
Oneida Nation
Education Department
Phone: (315) 829-8200
Fax: (315) 829-8222
Located at 55 Territory Road, Oneida in the former bingo hall.
Seneca Nation Education Department
12861 Route 438
Irving, NY 14081
Telephone: (716) 532-3341 Fax: (716) 532-3269
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Shinnecock Indian Education Program
Shinnecock Indian Nation Tribal Office
PO Box 5006
Southampton, New York 11969
Phone: (631) 283-6143
sination@optonline.net
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NYS Native American Education Programs and Schools
School 19, Native American Magnet School
97 West Delavan Avenue
Buffalo NY 14213-1339
Phone: (716) 888-7038
Fax: (716) 888-7042
Email: rwlmc@pce.net
School 19 Native American Magnet School is a public, coed, elementary middle school
located in the City of Buffalo, Erie County. This school offers a specialized magnet
program.
Akwesasne Freedom School
Mohawk Nation
Box 290
Rooseveltown, New York 13638
Phone: (518) 358-2073
Ronathahonni Cultural Center
Kanienkehaka Nation Territory, Akwesasne
R.R.#3, Kawehnohkowanenhne (Cornwall Island),
PO B: 273, Hogansburg, NY., 13655,
Phone: (613) 932-9452 Fax: 932-0092
E-Mail: nnatc@glen-net.ca, Net Address: NNATC/HOME.HTM
The Ronathahonni Cultural Center is a cultural education and resource center dedicated
to teaching the culture, traditions and history of the Haudenosaunee People.
Onondaga Nation School
RT 11A, Box 270
Nedrow, NY 13120
Phone: (315) 469-6991
*Operates on a Lunar Calendar consistent with Haudenosaunee ceremonies.
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Native American Resources for Colleges & Universities
American Indian College Fund
217 E. 85th St., Ste. 201
New York, N.Y. 10028
Phone: (212) 988-4155
Toll Free: 1-800-776-3863
Fax: (212) 734-5118
Purpose: Helps fund tribally-controlled colleges.
Native American SUNY: Western Consortium
E-116 Thompson Hall
SUNY Fredonia
Fredonia, NY 14063
Phone: (716) 673-3170 or 1(800) 851-5020
Fax: (716) 673-3478
Website: http://www.fredonia.edu/na/index.asp
Wendy N. Huff, Coordinator
Purpose: The Native American SUNY: Western Consortium is one of two consortia
created by the State University of New York (SUNY) to address the higher education
needs of Native American students and communities. The Western Consortium, based
at SUNY Fredonia, is a network of college campus personnel, organizations, and Native
American students, families, and communities (http://www.fredonia.edu/na/index.asp).
Cornell University
Native American Students At Cornell (NASAC)
American Indian Program - Cornell University
450 Caldwell Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853
Phone: (607) 255-6587
Fax: (607) 255-6246
aipoffice@cornell.edu
Mission: The American Indian Program strives to develop new generations of educated
Native and non-Native peoples who will contemplate study and contribute to the building
of nation and community in Native America.
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AKWE:KON
105 Akwe:kon
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853
Phone: (607) 255-0652 Fax: (607) 254-5227
trp27@cornell.edu
Purpose: Akwe:kon is the first university residence of its kind in the country purposely
built to celebrate American Indian heritage. In the Mohawk language, Akwe:kon means
''all of us.'' The spirit of this Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) word is reflected in the
inclusiveness that Akwe:kon offers to its residents and the community.
University at Buffalo
Council of Ongwehonwe Graduate Students (COGS)
310 Student Union
Buffalo, New York 14260-2100
PHONE: (716) 645-2960 (message) FAX: (716) 645-7333
The purpose of the cogs shall be to provide a physical area and location for Native
Graduate Students to meet and discuss collective goals .
Syracuse University
Native American Studies Program
College of Arts and Sciences
412 Maxwell Hall,
Syracuse , New York 13244
Contact: Dr. Richard R. Loder, Director
rrloder@maxwell.syr.edu
The Center For Indigenous Law, Governance & Citizenship
Syracuse University College of Law
263 White Hall
Syracuse, New York 13244
E-Mail: ndnlaw@law.syr.edu
Telephone: 315-443-7609 (Center) & 315-443-9558 (Carrie Garrow)
FAX: 315-443-4141
Contact Founding Director: Robert Odawi Porter
Executive Director: Carrie Garrow
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Syracuse University
Haudenosaunee Promise Scholarship
To be eligible a student must:
be an admitted first-year or transfer student;
be a certified citizen of one of the historic Haudenosaunee nations (Mohawk,
Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, Seneca, or Tuscarora);
be a current resident of a listed Haudenosaunee nation territory;
be in pursuit of his or her first bachelor’s degree;
file for financial aid by published deadlines. You do not need to be a citizen of the
United States or Canada to be eligible for the Promise; and
maintain full-time academic status and a minimum 2.5 cumulative grade point
average while at Syracuse University.
Eligible Haudenosaunee Territories:
Akwesasne Mohawk, Kanatsiohareke Mohawk, Ganienke Mohawk, Kahnawake
Mohawk, Kanesatake Mohawk, Tyendinaga Mohawk, Six Nations (Canada),
Oneida ,Oneida of the Thames (Ontario), Onondaga, Allegany Seneca,
Cattaraugus Seneca, Oil Spring Seneca, Tonawanda Seneca, Tuscarora
Contact Information:
Maura L. Ivanick
Scholarship Programs Manager
Office of Financial Aid and Scholarship Programs
216 Archbold North, Syracuse, NY 13244
315-443-1513
mlivanic@syr.edu
St. Lawrence University
Native American Studies (Minor)
23 Romoda Drive
Canton, NY 13617
General Information: (315) 229-5011
Admissions: (800) 285-1856
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Native American Human Services Programs
American Indian Community House
708 Broadway, 8th Floor
New York, New York, 10003
Phone: (212) 598-0100
Fax: (212) 598-4909
Purpose: To further the status of American Indians and to educate the general public
about American Indians, past and present. Programs: job training and placement;
higher education assistance, out-patient alcohol and substance abuse counseling and
related services; health department; health education; and referrals; social service
advocacy; HIV/AIDS project, education and case management; legal services; art
gallery; The Circle, theater and rehearsal space.
Child & Family Services Program
160 Broad Street
Salamanca, NY 14779
(716) 945-1195
Native American Community Services
Of Erie & Niagara Counties
1005 Grant Street
Buffalo, New York 14207
(716) 874-4990
Purpose: The Native American Community Services of Erie & Niagara Counties, Inc.
(NACS) mission is to provide quality human services that meet the individual and/or
family needs of the off-reservation Native American community in Erie and Niagara
Counties.
EDUCATION & PREVENTION SERVICES
The main focus of Education & Prevention Services is to promote healthy lifestyles for
all Native American community members. All services are designed to provide accurate
and current information, enhance self – esteem and cultural understanding, encourage
good decision making skills, and teach positive living skills.
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SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE?
Alcohol and Substance Abuse Prevention
HIV Risk Reduction
Resiliency Skills and Asset Building
Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention
Youth Suicide Prevention Workshops
Information and Referral
New York State Office of Children and Family Services
Native American Services
295 Main Street, Suite 545
Buffalo, New York 14203
Phone: (716) 847-3123 Fax: (716) 847-3812
Purpose: to provide social services to Native Americans; to maintain liaison with Native
American Nations and other Native American organizations. Provides consultative and
information and referral services; searches and reviews historical files to assist
programs; provides special training programs to local departments; child welfare
development services.
ERIE & NIAGARA COUNTIES
Native American Independent Living Services
3108 Main St
Buffalo, NY 14214
(716) 836-0822
Toll Free: (800) 348-8399
Provides free mobile services to Native Americans with disabilities living on or off a
reservation. Provides peer support and guidance to community resources.
Mohawk Territory
St. Regis Mohawk Department of Social Services
412 State Route #37
Hogansburg NY 13655
Phone: (518) 358-4516
Fax: (518) 358-9258
Purpose: foster care; prevention-intervention; adoption services. Has agreement with
the State of New York to administer these services. Runs social services programs
mentioned above without coming under the umbrella of the Department of Social
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Services of Franklin County whose offices are in Malone. Operates an adolescent group
home for adjudicated native youth.
St. Regis Mohawk Health Services -- Mental Health -- KANIKONRI:IOHNE
412 State Route 37
Akwesasne NY 13655
Phone: (518) 358-3141 (800) 647-7839
Fax: (518) 358-6372
MADISON COUNTY
(315) Oneida Nation
Family Services
(315) 829-8760
Located on Rte. 46, Oneida.
Satellite office - Syracuse Northeast Community Center, 716 Hawley Ave., Syracuse
Purpose: Offer women’s support group, men’s support group, and elder’s group. Also
offer individual counseling program.
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Native American Medical and Health Centers
Akwesasne Medical Clinic
Phone: (613)-575-2341
Fax: (613) 575-2346
St. Regis Mohawk Health Services
412 State Route 37
Akwesasne, New York 13655
Phone: (518) 358-3141
Fax: (518) 582-2797
St. Regis Mohawk Health Services -- Alcoholism/Chemical Dependency Program
412 State Route 37
Akwesasne, New York 13655
Phone: (518) 358-2223 (800) 647-7839
Fax: (518) 358-6372
Provides a variety of treatment programs for chemically dependent Native American
men and women; services provided also for Native American individuals whose lives
have been impacted by the alcohol/drug use of a significant other.
Partridge House is a 24 hour residential program for Native
Americans with alcohol/chemical dependency problems. The length of the program is 8-
10 weeks.
St. Regis Mohawk Health Services -- Mental Health -- KANIKONRI:IOHNE
412 State Route 37
Akwesasne, New York 13655
Phone: (518) 358-3141 (800) 647-7839
Fax: (518) 358-6372
Lionel R. John Health Center - Seneca Members
Robert C. Hoag Drive
P.O. Box 500
Salamanca, New York 14779
(716) 945-5894
Cattaraugus Indian Reservation Health Center – For Seneca Members
1510 Route 438
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Irving, New York 14081
(716) 532-0161
*Note: Subcontracts for Cayuga Nation.
Buffalo Program Office – For Seneca Members
3 Gates Circle
Buffalo, New York 14209
(716) 887-4125
Tonawanda Seneca Nation Health Clinic
372 Bloomingdale Road
Newstead New York 14001
(716) 542-2481
Oneida Health Department
Phone: (315) 829-8700
Fax: (315) 829-8730
2 Territory Road
Oneida, New York 13421
Onondaga Nation Health Center
249 Route 11A
Nedrow, NY 13120
Phone: (315) 469-6449
Fax: (315) 455-3114
Shinnecock Indian Health Clinic
Shinnecock Indian Nation Tribal Office
PO Box 5006
Southampton, NY 11969
Phone: 631-283-6143
Phone: 631- 287-6474
The Shinnecock Indian Health Clinic is an outpatient facility that provides
comprehensive medical, mental health and dental care to members of the Shinnecock
Indian Nation. The Center serves individuals of all ages.
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Native American Reservation Libraries
Akwesasne Library and Cultural Center
St. Regis Reservation
321 State Route 37
Hogansburg, New York 13655
(518) 358-2240
*Chartered by NYS
Seneca Nation Library
830 Broad St. Ext.
Salamanca, NY 14779
(716) 945-3157
*Chartered by NYS
Seneca Nation Library
3 Thomas Indian School Drive
Irving, NY 14081
(716) 532-9449
*Chartered by NYS
Tonawanda Indian Community Library
P.O. Box 326, 372 Bloomingdale Road
Akron, New York 14001
(716) 542-5618
Oneida Nation
Nation Library - Education Resource Center
55 Territory Road
Phone: (315) 829-8200
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NYS Native American
Cultural Preservation Communities
Ganondagan
P.O. Box 113
1488 State Route 444
Victor, New York 14564-0113
(585) 742-1690
(585) 924-5848
email to friends@frontiernet.net
Purpose: Ganondagan is a historical site of a Seneca village that flourished 300 years
ago. Ganondaga has different Native American cultural events throughout the year and
has a life size replica of a bark longhouse.
Kanatsiohareke (Place of the Clean Pot)
Mohawk Community
Contact: Tom Porter
4934 State Highway 5
Fonda, New York 12068
Office: 518-673-5356
Fax: 518-673-5575
Email: kanatsio@hotmail.com
Purpose: The summer of 1993, at a public auction, 322 acres of riverfront land was
sold to a small group of traditional Mohawks who were ready to start a new home on old
soils. A small group of traditional Mohawks farm, cultivate, and preserve this land with
the hope that others will follow in their footsteps. The hope is to provide a place where
Mohawk people can revitalize their culture, tradition, language and spirituality.
Kanatsioareke is well recognized by other Haudenosaunee nations and Tom Porter is
well known traditional speaker throughout Haudenosaunee territory in the United States
and Canada.
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NYS Native American
Associations, Cultural Centers & Clubs
Akwesasne Cultural Center
321 State Route 37
Hogansburg, New York 13655-3114
(518) 358-2240
Fax: (518) 358-2649
Alleghany Indian Arts & Crafts Coop.
Haley Bldg.
Salamanca, New York 14779
(716) 945-1790
Purpose: To sell items made by the Allegheny Senecas, including beadwork, baskets,
masks and cornhusk dolls.
American Indian Artists, Inc. (Amerinda)
C/O AFSC, 15 Rutherford Place
New York, New York 1003
(212) 598-0968
Fax: (212) 529-4603
Purpose: American Indian artists works to empower Native Americans break down
barriers and foster understanding and appreciation for native culture. Thro ugh a variety
of arts programs, productions and services to artists, AMERINDA supports Native artists
who embody the traditional practices and values that define Indian culture. AMERINDA
also promotes the indigenous perspective in the arts to a wide audience through
mainstream art forms-visual performing, literacy and media arts.
American Indian Law Alliance
708 Broadway, 8th Floor
New York, New York 10003
(212) 598-0100, extension 257
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Purpose: The American Indian Law Alliance is an indigenous, non-profit organization
that works with Indigenous nations, communities and organizations in our struggle for
sovereignty, human rights, and social justice for our peoples. They support our elders
and leaders and are accountable to the communities we serve. They welcome our
allies, while remaining committed to our original instructions handed down through
generations of ancestors in order to preserve Indigenous traditions for our descendants.
Association of Eastern Indian Housing Authorities
P.O. Box 213
Irving, New York 14081
(716) 532-5000
Purpose: a federation of Native American housing authorities from a number of eastern
tribes in the area.
Council for Native American Indians (CNAIP)
280 Broadway, Ste. 316
New York, New York 10007
Phone: (212) 732-0485
Purpose: Organization of individuals interested in philosophy and teachings of the
earlier indigenous groups. Conducts research.
Indian Defense League of America
Joseph Rickard Sr., President
P.O. Box 305
Niagara Falls, New York 14302
Purpose: The IDLA was established to guarantee unrestricted passage on the
continent of North America for Indian people. Unrestricted passage is considered an
inherent right for indigenous people.
Indigenous Women’s Initiative
1272 Delaware Avenue
Buffalo, New York
Phone: (716) 332-6988
The Office of Indigenous Women's Initiatives, a not for profit group housed in the offices
of the Network of Religious Communities, was founded in 1999. Its goal is “to further the
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empowerment of indigenous women, their families and nations by applying indigenous
values to contemporary settings and supporting projects which encourage sustainable
life ways by recognizing leadership capacities across generations.”
Agency Director: Agnes Williams, Seneca.
Native American People’s Alliance
3435 Main Street
Buffalo, New York 14214
(716) 836-1070
Purpose: A federation of Native Americans living in the Buffalo-Niagara Falls Area.
NETO HATINAWKE ONKWEHOWE
(Here Lives the people)
85 West Avenue
Buffalo, New York 14201
Phone: (716) 446-0155
Purpose: A Native arts and cultural non-for profit organization which promotes Native
arts, education, cultural programs and initiatives. Neto Hatinakwe Onkwehowe
programs have something to offer for all ages.
Northeastern Native American Association, Inc.
P.O. Box 230266
Hollis, New York 11423
(716) 978-7057
Fax: (716) 978-7200
Purpose: To Honor, respect and keep alive the traditions and spirituality of our Native
American ancestors. To acquaint our members with the current needs of our people.
Activities: Oppose the desecration and commercialization of the graves and sacred
places of all natives.
Shinnecock Native American Cultural Coalition
P.O. Box 59
Southhampton, New York 11968
(516) 283-6143
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Native American Museums in New York State
Native American Museums
321 State Route
Hogan sburg, New York 13655
Phone: (518) 358-2461
Seneca National Iroquois Museum
794-814 Broad Street
Salamanca, New York 14779
(716) 945-1738
Six Nations Indian Museum
Box 11
Onchiota, New York 12092
(518) 891-0769
Iroquois Indian Museum
P.O. Box 7
Howe, New York 12092
(518) 296-8649
The National Museum of the American Indian
1 Bowling Green
New York, New York 10004
(212) 514-3700
Shinnecock Nation Cultural Center and Museum
100 Montauk Highway & West Gate Road
P.O. Box 505
Southamptom, New York 11969
Phone: (631) 287-4923
Fax: (631) 287-7153
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Native American Newspaper/Media
Indian Country Today
3059 Seneca Turnpike
Canastota, New York 13032
Subscription: (1-888-327-1013)
Editorial Fax: (315) 829-8393
Sales Fax: (315) 829-8028
Purpose: Since 1981, Indian Country Today has been a persuasive voice in American
Indian journalism, leading the way with accurate and timely reporting, incisive analysis
and pointed commentary. Indian Country Today publishes more original journalistic
content on American Indian issues than any other news source.
INDIAN TIME NEWSPAPER
Indian Time, Ahkwesahsne
Mohawk Nation Territory
P.O. Box 868
Hogansburg, New York 13655
Tel: (U.S.A.) (518) 358-9531
Fax: (518) 358-5987
Tel: (CANADA) (613) 575-2063
Email: info@indiantime.net
Purpose: The newspaper started in July of 1983, the INDIAN TIME is a news journal
dedicated to reporting on what is happening in Akwesasne and Sister Iroquois
communities. INDIAN TIME is a product of the people of Akwesasne.
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