Akwesasne Mohawk Casino

Akwesasne Indian Reserve at New York-USA/Canada Border, 2016

For educational purposes, I was recently given a tour of part of the Akwesasne Mohawk Reserve in upstate New York and Quebec, Canada, along the St. Lawrence and St. Regis Rivers. The information I gathered will help me to better educate my fifth-graders in Pennsylvania about Native Americans. Many thanks to my tour guides, Laura and Rosemary!

From Wikipedia:
St. Regis Mohawk Reservation is a Mohawk Indian reservation in Franklin County, New York, United States. It is also known by its Mohawk name, Akwesasne. The population was 3,288 at the 2010 census.[2] The reservation is adjacent to the Akwesasne reserve in Ontario and Quebec. The Mohawk consider the entire community to be one unit. The reservation contains the community of St. Regis and borders the community of Hogansburg in the town of Bombay.[3]
Under the terms of the Jay Treaty (1794), the Mohawk people may pass freely across the Canada–United States border. The two parts of the reservation are separated by the St. Lawrence River and the 45th parallel.
The Mohawk are one of the original Six Nations of the Iroquois, historically based in present-day New York, and the Keepers of the Eastern Door.
The reservation adopted gambling in the 1980's. It has caused deep controversy. Broadly speaking, the elected chiefs and the Mohawk Warrior Society have supported gambling, while the traditional chiefs have opposed it. Today, the reservation is home to the Akwesasne Mohawk Casino.
The elected tribal governments on the New York and Canadian sides and the traditional chiefs of Akwesasne often work together as a Tri-Council concerning areas of shared interest, for example to negotiate land claims settlements.
The Mohawk Tribe views the reservation as a sovereign nation, but shares jurisdiction with the state of New York and the United States.
credits:
Song: Autumn Poetry (American Flute Music)
Mohawk title card artwork created by Sue Ellen Herne

Cigarette smuggling and the Akwesasne Mohawk Reserve

Cigarette smuggling and the Akwesasne Mohawk Reserve

Governor Cuomo Announces Agreement Between State and Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe

May 21, 2013: Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced an agreement between New York State and the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe to resolve a three-year dispute over gaming issues.

Fountain with Messages in the Water! (Batavia Downs Casino, near Buffalo, New York)

Checking out Batavia Downs Casino, just outside of Buffalo, NY! They offer $10 free play each week, for 4 weeks. They also have a horse racing track and a restaurant where you can watch the races from! Probably my favourite casino in the Buffalo area.

Batavia Downs is a harness racing track and casino in Batavia, New York. It is located in Genesee County between Buffalo and Rochester just off of the New York State Thruway (Interstate 90). It opened on September 20, 1940, and is the oldest lighted harness racetrack in the United States. The track is exactly .5 miles (0.80 km) long.

In 2001, the New York State Legislature passed a bill to allow New York State racetracks to have video lottery terminals (VLTs) inside the racetracks, making them “racinos”.

Batavia’s video lottery era began on May 18, 2005 with the opening of Batavia Downs Gaming. Over 5,000 people attended opening night. The casino has over 600 machines made by Bally, IGT and Spielo.

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Akwesasne Ice Road

Ice bridge over the St. Lawrence River. Cars and trucks are crossing the river between St. Regis Village to Cornwall Island. Look over the pontoon barge and you will see traffic cones marking a broken area of ice. Six vehicles broke through in this area two years ago.