Akwesasne Mohawks considering class action against Canada Border Services Agency
A town hall was held in the Mohawk Territory of Akwesasne to discuss the possibility…
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Mohawk man beats Canada Customs on illegal search case
A Mohawk man from Akwesasne has beaten charges he was facing from the Canadian Border…
New border crossing process could make life easier for Mohawks of Akwesasne
A new reporting process could shorten border lines and minimize a headache for members of Akwesasne who travel over the Canada-U.S. border.
Cree Elder facing tobacco smuggling charge says Canadian border agents ‘took away my prayer’
Cree Elder Johnny Grant was detained at the Cornwall customs border post after he was found with several pouches of pipe tobacco
Akwesasne man, 67, says he was brutalized by border guards over whiff of phantom tobacco
Public Safety Canada expected to review CBSA report on incident
Canadian border agents refuse Aboriginal passports
Most people think of passports as a necessary bureaucratic evil when it comes to travelling.
Mohawk woman claims CBSA agents beat her for refusing breath test
APTN National News A woman from the Mohawk community of Akwesasne says she was beaten…
Border agents held Akwesasne woman ‘hostage,’ threatened to pull her from wheelchair: lawsuit
A paraplegic Akwesasne woman has launched a $600,000 lawsuit against Canada’s border agency alleging she was held “hostage” by border guards so she would give up her boyfriend, according to a court document.
Akwesasne challenges international border that severs territory
Akwesasne Mohawk territory is a unique place for many reasons. Here the borders of Ontario, Quebec and New York State intersect.