Tag: Mohawk

Saint Regis Mohawk Increases Tribal Minimum Wage

AKWESASNE, NEW YORK – The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe is pleased to announce it has increased the minimum wage for all tribal employees to $11.03. The new minimum wage went into effect on January 1, 2016 and will immediately benefit approximately 120 tribal employees. It is an increase of 95 cents from the previous minimum wage of $10.08 per/hour.   Continue reading

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Kahsatstenhsera: Indigenous Resistance to Tar Sands Pipelines

Kahsatstenhsera: Indigenous Resistance to Tar Sands Pipelines

See on Scoop.it – 500 Nations Kahsatstenhsera gah-sad-sdanh-se-ra is a Kanienkeha:ka (Mohawk) word that means Strength in Unity. This short documentary details contemporary Indigenous resistance to tar sands pipeline expansion, in particular the Line 9 and Energy East pipelines, which threaten the health of our territories in the northeast of Turtle Island. It includes the voices and perspectives of Dene,

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