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JOINT PRESS RELEASE<\/strong><\/p>\n For Immediate Release AKWESASNE<\/b> — The Mohawk Council of Akwesasne (MCA) and the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribal Council join in sharing the unfortunate news of two (2) community member\u2019s passing due to COVID-19. We offer our sincerest condolences and prayers to their family, friends, and others who have lost a loved one. There are no words that we can provide to lift the immense sorrow you are feeling at this time.<\/p>\n \u201cThe ongoing pandemic continues to make it difficult for us to be there in-person and to offer our heartfelt sympathies through a warm embrace to the grieving families, but please know that you are in our thoughts during this difficult moment,\u201d shared Tribal Council.<\/p>\n The individuals that passed were under the jurisdiction of the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe and account for the Tribe\u2019s fourth and fifth reported coronavirus fatalities. At the same time, MCA has reported nine (9) deaths in Akwesasne\u2019s northern portion. The combined 14 fatalities are a painful reminder that COVID-19 continues to be a serious and dangerous threat to our community\u2019s overall health and safety.<\/p>\n The unfortunate and painful passing highlight the ongoing importance of all eligible individuals to please get vaccinated. The COVID-19 Vaccines are the most important and effective tools we have to end the pandemic and have been proven safe at preventing severe illness that may result in hospitalization, or possibly death.<\/p>\n \u201cWe urge individuals who chose to remain unvaccinated to please weigh scientific facts against fears. We understand your hesitancy, but the benefits of being vaccinated far outweigh the risks. We don\u2019t want to lose anyone else and continue to advise all eligible individuals to utilize the best defense there is against this virus \u2013 vaccination,\u201d noted MCA.<\/p>\n The SRMT Health Services is holding a weekly vaccine clinic every Wednesday from Noon (12:00 p.m.) to 4:00 p.m. at the former-IGA Building, while appointments can be scheduled for MCA Community Health Program\u2019s vaccine clinics on November 10th<\/sup> and November 24th<\/sup> by calling (613) 575-2341 ext. 3220.<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SaintRegisMohawkTribe\/posts\/4570714749631341<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Mohawk Council of Akwesasne and the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe join in sharing the unfortunate news of two community member\u2019s passing due to COVID-19.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":15771,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[65,133,66],"class_list":["post-15767","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tribes","tag-mohawk","tag-new-york","tag-quebec"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/04\/srmtmca.jpg","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15767","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15767"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15767\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15773,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15767\/revisions\/15773"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15771"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15767"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15767"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15767"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n<\/u>Kentenhk\u00f3:wa<\/em>\/November 4, 2021<\/p>\nMCA & SRMT Share Condolences on COVID-19 Fatalities<\/h1>\n