Inventory of the Akwesasne Notes Collection SPC.2019.020
California State University Dominguez Hills, Gerth Archives and Special Collections
University Library South -5039 (Fifth Floor)
1000 E. Victoria St.
Carson, CA 90747
archives@csudh.edu
Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
California State University Dominguez Hills, Gerth Archives and Special Collections
Title: "Akwesasne Notes" [publication]
creator:
Akwesasne Notes (Firm)
Identifier/Call Number: SPC.2019.020
Physical Description:
3 boxes
Date (inclusive): 1971-1988
Abstract: This collection contains issues of Akwesasne Notes (Vol. 3, No.1- Vol. 19, No. 6. Contact repository for exact issues), a
publication of the Traditional Mohawk Nation. Started by Ernest M. Kaientaronkwen Benedict- an educator, activist, and chief
of the Mohawk Council in 1968; "Akwesasne Notes" became one of the largest newspapers dedicated to topics regarding Native
Peoples and Native culture. Topics include: Native affairs in the Western Hemisphere; land rights; and social justice.
This collection contains issues of Akwesasne Notes (Vol. 3, No.1- Vol. 19, No. 6. Contact repository for exact issues), a
publication of the Traditional Mohawk Nation. Started by Ernest M. Kaientaronkwen Benedict- an educator, activist, and chief
of the Mohawk Council in 1968; "Akwesasne Notes" became one of the largest newspapers dedicated to topics regarding Native
Peoples and Native culture. Topics include: Native affairs in the Western Hemisphere; land rights; and social justice.
"Akwesasne Notes began as a mimeographed newsletter during a bridge blockade on the International Border near Cornwall, Ontario
in 1968. The incident which sparked that blockade involved efforts by the Canadian government to deny Mohawk people free access
across the border- a right of access which had been guaranteed under the Treaty of Ghent and other Treaties. The newspaper
which was born during the conflict continued to grow in response to a need for greater distribution of information concerning
Native peoples throughout the Hemisphere. From those humble beginnings, NOTES grew rapidly."
Akwesasne Notes, Fall 1981 "Products Catalogue".
There are no access restrictions on this collection.
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Director of Archives
and Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical
materials and not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
[Title of item], Akwesasne Notes, Courtesy of the Department of Archives and Special Collections. University Library. California
State University, Dominguez Hills
Native American Activism Collection
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Indians of North America
Mohawk Indians
Indians of North America--Government relations--Periodicals
Akwesasne Indian Reserve (Québec and Ont.)