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<title>Mohawk chiefs hope casino pact paves way for more land</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (May 23, 2013) On Tuesday, Governor Cuomo and the chiefs of the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe announced a surprise deal in Albany. It grants the Mohawks&apos; exclusive gaming rights in the North Country. In return, the tribe will resume sharing millions of dollars in casino revenue with New York State and St. Lawrence and Franklin counties. That after a three-year dispute.Yesterday, the chiefs were back in Akwesasne, holding a press conference at their brand new hotel and casino expansion.They called Cuomo &quot;sincere&quot;. They said it was the promise of resolving the Mohawks&apos; 31-year old land claim that made the gaming pact possible.David Sommerstein reports. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22038/20130523/mohawk-chiefs-hope-casino-pact-paves-way-for-more-land">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>What the Mohawk casino deal means for the North Country</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (May 22, 2013) Mohawk tribal chiefs joined Governor Cuomo in Albany yesterday to announce a new deal on casino exclusivity.They signed off on settling a long-running dispute over revenues from the Mohawks&apos; Akwesasne Casino near Massena. In return, the Mohawks will get exclusive gaming rights in the 8-county North Country region.David Sommerstein joined Martha Foley to sort out what the deal means for the North Country and the Mohawk land claim. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22033/20130522/what-the-mohawk-casino-deal-means-for-the-north-country">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Mohawks ink gaming exclusivity deal for North Country</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (May 21, 2013) Fresh off a deal with the Oneida Nation, Governor Cuomo stood with chiefs of the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe this afternoon to announced a deal to resolve gaming issues that affect the North Country. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22030/20130521/mohawks-ink-gaming-exclusivity-deal-for-north-country">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Oneidas, NYS settle on sharing casino money</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (May 17, 2013) For the first time, the Oneida Indian Nation has entered into an agreement to share some of its gambling revenues with New York state. The concession means there&apos;s no risk of a competing state-run casino in the Nation&apos;s backyard. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22010/20130517/oneidas-nys-settle-on-sharing-casino-money">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>NCPR jazz host and producer Louis Cook dies</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (May 15, 2013) A prominent voice from the early days of North Country Public Radio has died. Louis T.K. Cook, of Akwesasne, was the late night host of &quot;Jazz Waves&quot; in the 1980s and early 1990s.Cook also educated listeners - and producers at this radio station - about native political and cultural issues with his series, &quot;You Are On Indian Land&quot;. Cook is remembered here at the station as full of life and was known as a wild guy.His cousin, Ray Cook, who is now Op/Ed editor at Indian Country Today Media Network, says he owes his career in media to Louie Cook. He describes Cook as a natural teacher. &quot;He was an artist in the traditional form,&quot; says Ray Cook. &quot;He believed in the power of music and how it can soothe the soul and he always treasured the stories that he recorded and the people he talked to when he was in the production mode.&quot;Louis T.K. Cook died Monday from injuries he suffered in a car crash last week on the Pine Ridge reservation in South Dakota. He had been working with a not-for-profit there that helps families on the reservation build and maintain gardens. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21984/20130515/ncpr-jazz-host-and-producer-louis-cook-dies">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Cuomo details upstate NY casino plans</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (May 10, 2013) Gov. Andrew Cuomo, joined by union and business leaders, and representatives from county governments, offered more details of a plan to build three new gambling casinos. The governor says he wants to limit the locations to upstate regions for now, to prop up the failing economy.  He says upstate needs jobs like it needs &quot;oxygen&quot;. And he says having a downstate location would devalue the upstate centers. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21963/20130510/cuomo-details-upstate-ny-casino-plans">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Story 2.0: Mohawks give thanks to Venezuela&apos;s Chavez</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Mar 7, 2013) Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez is stirring up as much controversy after his death as he did during his life. Chavez was a strident opponent of the United States. But he also helped many poor people, even in the U.S. Republicans slammed New York Democrat Jose Serrano yesterday for praising Chavez on this point. Under Chavez, Venezuela&apos;s national oil company, CITGO, donated 200 million gallons of home heating oil to low income Americans, including to Mohawks in Akwesasne.David Sommerstein reported on the program in 2006. He checks back in for our Story 2.0 series, where we revisit stories from the NCPR archive. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21573/20130307/story-2-0-mohawks-give-thanks-to-venezuela-apos-s-chavez">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Cuomo wants casinos upstate first</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Jan 11, 2013) New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo&apos;s State of the State address offered more details on a plan to expand casino gambling in New York State. The governor described casino development as an integral part of his ambitions for reviving the economy across the state, and he wants new casinos upstate first. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21242/20130111/cuomo-wants-casinos-upstate-first">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Big expectations for &quot;Idle No More&quot; meeting in Canada</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Jan 11, 2013) First Nations chiefs are meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper in Ottawa today.  The meeting is a response to months of protests by a grassroots aboriginal group called Idle No More.The group is demanding the government address issues such as poverty, land claims, and profits from natural resources.As Karen Kelly reports from Ottawa, it may be difficult for today&apos;s meeting to soothe decades of discontent. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21231/20130111/big-expectations-for-quot-idle-no-more-quot-meeting-in-canada">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Mohawks march for indigenous solidarity</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Jan 7, 2013) Akwesasne Mohawks sent the Canadian government a message of native unity on Saturday. Hundreds of people marched across the two bridges from Massena, NY, to Cornwall, Ontario. Several tribal chiefs were among the marchers.The demonstration was part of a movement called &quot;Idle No More&quot; that&apos;s swept across Canada. It protests legislation that many First Nation people say threatens their land and water.The protest closed the border crossing for several hours. Despite a history of clashes with border officials, the march was a peaceful, family affair, full of drumming and singing. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21197/20130107/mohawks-march-for-indigenous-solidarity">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Mohawks plan march on international bridge</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Jan 4, 2013) A group of Mohawks is planning to march on the bridge to Canada near Massena, NY, and shut down traffic Saturday. The demonstration is a part of an indigenous rights movement that&apos;s spread across Canada. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21188/20130104/mohawks-plan-march-on-international-bridge">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Cuomo vague on potential casino sites</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Dec 19, 2012) Governor Cuomo shed some more light Tuesday on his plans for expanding gambling in New York. But he said he didn&apos;t want to identify specific places where non-native owned casinos should be built. Cuomo said that should be the job of the gaming industry in a competitive bidding process. &quot;I would leave it to the operators, the experts, to say, you tell me,&quot; said Cuomo, &quot;within these regions of the state, where do you think the best market is, where would you site it to maximize economic opportunity, maximize job growth.&quot; [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21101/20121219/cuomo-vague-on-potential-casino-sites">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>BP hears more push back on Cape Vincent wind farm</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Dec 7, 2012) BP Energy was in Cape Vincent last week to give a presentation on New York State&apos;s Article X process for siting power generation projects. It was another contentious encounter between local anti-wind power activists and BP representatives over the proposed Cape Vincent Wind Farm. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21031/20121207/bp-hears-more-push-back-on-cape-vincent-wind-farm">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 07 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>U.S. defends Mohawk land claim</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Nov 27, 2012) The U.S. Attorney General&apos;s office is defending the St. Regis Mohawks&apos; land claim in its entirety. That&apos;s after a judge recommended throwing out most of it last fall.In a brief filed earlier in November, Assistant Attorney General Ignacia Moreno made two important points about the decades old Mohawk claim to 12,000 acres in St. Lawrence and Franklin counties. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20961/20121127/u-s-defends-mohawk-land-claim">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Beats &amp; politics at A Tribe Called Red&apos;s &apos;Electric Pow Wow&apos;</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Nov 21, 2012) In Ottawa, a Native American DJ collective is transforming traditional music to challenge stereotypes.  In the process, they&apos;ve built one of the hottest club nights in the city.A Tribe Called Red mixes electronic dubstep beats with pow wow singing and drumming, and a big dose of politics.  David Sommerstein reports on the &apos;Electric Pow Wow&apos;. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20923/20121121/beats-amp-politics-at-a-tribe-called-red-apos-s-apos-electric-pow-wow-apos">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Adirondack Attic: Native American artifacts</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Nov 7, 2012) Andy Flynn visits the Adirondack Museum for a closer look at Native American artifacts — pottery and arrowheads — found near Long Lake, for this month&apos;s edition of &quot;The Adirondack Attic.&quot; [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20811/20121107/adirondack-attic-native-american-artifacts">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 07 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>First Native saint &quot;beacon of empowerment&quot;</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Oct 18, 2012) Catholics across Upstate New York and Canada are celebrating the canonization of a 17th century Mohawk woman. She&apos;ll become the first Native American saint in a ceremony this Sunday at the Vatican.  Kateri Tekakwitha (pronounced &quot;gah-deh-LEE de-gah-GWEE-tah&quot;) was born in the Mohawk Valley, near what is today Albany. Smallpox killed her parents and partially blinded her when she was six. She fled her village and devoted her life to the Catholic Church at the Kahnawake Mohawk reserve near Montreal. She died when she was just 24 years old.That church, St. Francis Xavier in Kahnawake, is holding vigils, masses, and other special events throughout the weekend.Hundreds of faithful are travelling to Rome to witness the canonization in person. Among them is the mother of Darren Bonaparte, a Mohawk historian and author of a book called A Lily Among Thorns: the Mohawk Repatriation of Takeri Tekakwitha.Bonaparte told David Sommerstein Kateri Tekakwitha&apos;s story needs to be seen in its historical context. He says the Dutch and the French were vying for Mohawk lands in the 17th century, spreading smallpox to the native people as they went. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20689/20121018/first-native-saint-quot-beacon-of-empowerment-quot">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
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<title>Judge sustains part of Mohawk land claim</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Oct 4, 2012) Native tribes&apos; claims to ancestral lands in New York haven&apos;t fared so well recently.  In 2005, the U.S. Supreme Court essentially dismissed the Oneida Nation&apos;s land claim, saying too much time had passed since the 18th century treaties the claims are based on.  Other courts have followed that ruling with other tribes&apos; land claims.So this week, when a judge recommended throwing out 85% of the Mohawk land claim in St. Lawrence and Franklin counties, the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe focused on the 15% that has a chance to survive.  David Sommerstein reports. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20603/20121004/judge-sustains-part-of-mohawk-land-claim">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 04 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Mohawks seek better Grasse cleanup</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Oct 4, 2012) The St. Regis Mohawks say the federal government&apos;s plan to clean up toxic chemicals from the Grasse River has improved, but it&apos;s still not good enough.  The Alcoa aluminum plant in Massena dumped cancer-causing PCBs into the river before they were banned in the 1970s. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20602/20121004/mohawks-seek-better-grasse-cleanup">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
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<title>Web extra: Akwesasne Singers perform Alligator Dance</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Sep 13, 2012) The hometown favorites of the pow wow, the Akwesasne Singers, perform the Alligator Dance, a song from tribes in the Everglades in Florida. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20473/20120913/web-extra-akwesasne-singers-perform-alligator-dance">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
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