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Historic Dam Removal Project Iakhiienawá:se’ Sénha Aioianerénhake ne Enióhrhen’ne Kentenhkó:wa/Tsiothóhrha 2016 Features Native American Kanien’ké:ha/Mohawk Tribal Council’s Federal Program Snapshot: Housing Preference Policy Language Survey Lobbying Report Improvement Program Kawennì:ios Historic Dam Removal Project Helping Build a Better Tomorrow November/December 2016 Akwesasne Healthy Heroes By Heather Garrow, Let’s Get Healthy Program Manager his summer, the Let’s Get Healthy Program invited Park for a morning of fun, physical activity. The students and the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribal Police Department counselors participated in stations of Sharks and Minnows, andT the Hogansburg-Akwesasne Volunteer Fire Department sports drills, an obstacle course and time on the playground. to join a program titled, “Akwesasne Healthy Heroes.” This Stations were organized and implemented by the Let’s Get program was a friendly competition with the goal of increasing Healthy Program Health Promotion Specialists AJ Sutter, physical activity for one month. The participants tracked their Jessica Hopps and Steevi King. Officer Ted Cook spoke to activity and between the two departments, they completed the students about the importance of activity and how playing 4,705 minutes of additional physical activity. The Tribal Police increases their exercise levels and makes them healthier. Department finished with a slight lead of 2,590 minutes of Officer Cook also accepted the winning plaque donated by activity for the month. UD Trophies and Awards in Ogdensburg, NY. Niá:wen to the Police Officers and Firefighters for being an inspiration to the At the conclusion of the competition, we invited the JOM youth of Akwesasne. Program groups ages six to eight to join us at Generations Twilight Fun Run/Walk Series The 9th Annual Twilight Fun Run/Walk Series was held every Wednesday in July and August 2016. We had a total of 66 registrants who walked or ran 325 laps! Thank you to all who joined us for this fun, healthy family activity. See you next summer! ◊ 2 Good Words of Welcome Shé:kon Sewakwe:kon, Acres units, to address significant indoor air I am honored to write the opening for this edition of Kawenniios. quality issues. The rehab work will be leveraged I am also grateful for those who came out and supported me in the with NYSERDA funds to help reduce energy last election. Thank you for your support and the privilege to serve usage to more affordable levels for low-income for a third term as Tribal Sub-Chief. residents. Last month, Executive Director Tsiorasa Barreiro, General • AHA applied for a multi-year Enterprise Community Partners, Counsel Dale White, Child and Family Services Director Jamie Inc. capacity building grant to begin planning for a clean-green multi- Bay, HIP Manager Rod Garrow, along with Akwesasne Housing purpose/mixed income community. This two-year planning process Authority (AHA) Executive Director Retha Herne and Finance will involve several partners and stakeholders; most notable community Director Cecilia Cook and I, travelled to Rochester for the members. Partners may also include the US Department of HUD, Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Indian Affairs New York NYSERDA/ANCA, tribal programs, and tribal leadership. Tribal Leaders Meeting. • To assist with the clean-green neighborhood, AHA was fortunate The purpose for the meeting was for descriptive training to have been awarded three “VISTA workers” through a partnership with sessions presented by Administrative Officer Eric Wilcox and the Americorps VISTA program and the Corporation for National and Deputy Regional Director Johnna Blackhair, who traveled from Community Service. The VISTA workers will assist with the planning their Nashville Regional Office to share regulatory changes to process, which AHA is currently recruiting applicants. Information on the BIA Home Improvement Program. They encouraged Eastern the positions can be found on the AHA website at www.aha-nsn.gov Region tribes to be diligent in applying for BIA HIP funds to show and the AHA Facebook page. continued need and urgency of keeping this housing program going • AHA is busy finalizing grants for work on Sunrise Acres III in Indian Country. Expansion to serve homeless/veterans and seniors with special-needs. We were introduced to the BIA’s new-Eastern Regional They’re also working on the Go Solar Initiative to bring Sunrise Acres Director Bruce Maytubby, who wants to meet each tribe and their to “net zero” on its utilities, as well as service low-income homes. representatives to promote relationship building. He invited tribes It has been a busy time collaborating, learning, and keeping up with to voice concerns over BIA matters and services they may be AHA’s successes and now we get down to the business of implementing experiencing. We met voiced our concerns about the lack of urgency these programs on behalf of Akwesasne. I welcome input and hope you when it comes to our needs. stay tuned for information on how you can contribute. Last year, I reported that collaborative planning was underway As 2016 comes to a close, we look back at our many blessings this between the Akwesasne Housing Authority and tribal leadership. year, as a new year quickly approaches. It will provide a fresh start, Today, I am pleased to inform you of positive developments and with renewed strength. Time to make resolutions, visualize goals and projects that are coming to fruition. Some of the present and future move forward toward success, growth, and change. Commit to making accomplishments are: the coming year your best year yet, a year that will bring you closer to • AHA was awarded a HUD ICDBG grant for $600,000 for its achieving your personal and professional goals. proposed High Energy Efficiency Initiative that will provide energy Ohserase, Shelley Jacobs, Tribal Sub Chief ◊ efficiency rehabilitation for 96 homes, including the older Sunrise 3 Tribe Gives Preference Boost to Mohawk Businesses By Brendan White, Director of Communications he Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe has put in place an expanded and an 11-percent advantage for purchases between $25,001 and Native American Preference Policy for the benefit of $50,000 (see Figure #1). The new sliding scale does not apply to NativeT American/Alaska Native-owned businesses and companies. construction contracts, but does give preference to Native-owned Tribal Council Resolution 2016- construction companies. 82 rescinds a 2007 resolution (TCR 2007-36) that uniformly “This change in policy recognizes implemented a 10-percent the need for reducing economic preferential procurement advantage leakage and aligns well with our ‘Buy to Mohawk vendors. In its place, an Local’ priorities,” said Economic updated tribal procurement policy Development Director Christopher is being implemented based on the Thompson. He added, “Native size of the transaction. businesses face adversity when it comes to securing capitol and this According to the Tribe’s policy change evens the playing field Executive Director Tsiorasa Barreiro, to compete with firms who do not “The new direction expands our face these issues. We are creating the preference percentages, especially environment for local businesses to for the lower-dollar value thresholds compete, which keeps dollars and that represent the majority of our jobs in the community.” tribal procurement transactions. The competitive edge that Mohawk- In addition to increasing owned businesses have enjoyed are The implementation of a Native American Preference Sliding the Native advantage for all now being expanded for all purchases Scale gives Mohawk businesses a greater advantage for tribal tribal purchases under $50,000; under $50,000 — enabling local purchases and services under $50,000; such as for Slick Electric’s the new resolution ensures the businesses to be more competitive.” Richard Oakes (IBEW Local Union 910), who recently Native American Preference completed electrical work at the Travis Solomon Memorial for procurements with vendors, The previous flat rate that Lacrosse Box at Generations Park in Akwesasne. consultants and service providers and provided a 10-percent preferential construction contracts are contained advantage to only Mohawk-owned within one document. Tribal staff businesses is being replaced with a sliding scale that now allows for a and interested Native vendors can now easily locate this information, 13-percent advantage for purchases under $10,000 from any Native as both the procurement sliding scale and the construction criteria American/Alaska Native vendor, consultant or service supplier; a are attached to TCR 2016-82. 12-percent advantage for purchases between $10,001 and $25,000; 4 The purchase of all goods, supplies and services from Native vendors Executive Director Barreiro added, “With every policy decision must now follow the new sliding scale however, the selection process there must be a balance of interests. In this case, it is a balance for construction contracts shall be awarded to the lowest responsive between stretching our limited resources and supporting our local bid from a qualified Native-owned company, or if the proposal is Native vendors. We feel that this new policy does just that.” within the maximum amount allowable for Native preference (see Figure #2). The selection process also includes other criteria; such Vendors who may have questions about the new Native American as experience, warranties, references and technical expertise; as price preference policy may contact the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe’s is just
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