In this prerecorded session, Reen welcomes Bea Johnson Akwesasne Area Management Board Business Development Officer and Stacy Skidders Akwesasne Area Management Board Job Fair Coordinator to promote the upcoming Akwesasne/Cornwall Job Fair.Family Wellness Program and local volunteers.
Reen welcomes Phillip White-Cree Mohawk Council of Akwesasne Safe Zone Committee, Kit Thomas Local Artist and LGBTQ Advocate, Konwahahawi Rourke Native North American Travelling College and LGBTQ Advocate and Abe Francis MCA Community Health Representative to promote the local celebration of the ITDV.
ITDV will be celebrated in Akwesasne Sunday, March 29 from 9:00 AM-1:00 PM at the Akwesasne Housing Authority Training Center.
The days events will include a Guest Speaker Katie Rain Hill, author of "Rethinking Normal: A Memoir in Transition", which is her memoir on her transition from a boy to a girl.
Bear Fox will debut a new original song titled "Acceptance".
Kit Thomas will unveil a new piece of art to mark the Akwesasne celebration of ITDV.
The event is sponsored by the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne Safe Zone Committee, the MCA Akwesasne Family Wellness Program and local volunteers.
Guests: 
- MCA District Chief April Adams-Phillips - Co-Chair on the MCA Tehotiiennawakon Department Portfolio
- Jim Ransom - MCA Director of Tehotiienawakon Department
- Kylee Tarbell - MCA Assistant Director of Tehotiiennawakon Department
Reen welcomes Chief April Adams-Phillips, Jim Ransom and Kylee Tarbell on Tetewata:ren so they can provide updates in regards to the demolition of the former CBSA Port of Entry on Cornwall Island, beautifying improvements and additions of new businesses to the Peace Tree Mall to bring it to 100% capacity and contracting opportunities through TransCanada and the Ontario Power Generation (OPG). Jim Ransom also announces a meeting that’s been called for the contractors and community members at the Anowarakowa Arena on Wednesday, March 18, 2015 at 6:00 PM.
Here is the project tendering website for the demolition of the former CBSA Port of Entry on Cornwall Island ~
https://buyandsell.gc.ca/procurement:data/tenders
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Reen sits down with the MCA Chief Electoral Officer Leona Benedict, MCA Akwesasne Justice Department Director Joyce King and MCA Justice Coordinator Kyrie Ransom to discuss the Iatathrona Raotiientahtsera Couple's Property Law Referendum which is continuing until March 31, 2015. Learn how and where MCA Members can vote, regardless of residency. The actual referendum question itself is presented and what happens in the case of a NO/YES vote is shared. Referendum Officers who are conducting door to door voting are identified. An appreciation raffle and prizes for participants are discussed. For more information, please contact MCA Chief Electoral Officer Leona Benedict at 613-575-2250, ext. 2400 or visit akwesasne.ca/referendum. To vote log onto akwesasne.simplyvoting.com.
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