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STOCKBRIDGE — The Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohicans, whose original homelands stretch through the Berkshires and beyond, is reclaiming several hundred acres of sacred land that Massachusetts is now giving back.
“We are trying to reclaim our ways of being, which was never based on money,” Shannon Holsey, president, Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohicans.
With a $2.26 million state grant, the tribe is poised to purchase 351 acres at the northern tip of Monument Mountain — a move that will restore tribal ties to this land once again after nearly 200 years of separation from it.
Tribal leaders say they are grateful to again hold the land within their culture and spirituality. It is a stewardship they say will fortify and heal the landscape amid a changing climate.
“It’s sacred to us, and we’re so grateful for the opportunity to be able to return home and have a place to call our own,” said Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohicans President Shannon Holsey.
Nearly 100 town and city officials, residents and members of the Stockbridge-Munsee attended Wednesday’s official announcement of the purchase in the gym at Stockbridge Town Offices.
The grant is part of a total $31.5 million in Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness Action Grants to 84 different towns and cities. The awards include about $3 million to 28 municipalities for pilot programs directed at struggling communities. The rest — $28.5 million — is for various projects in 56 cities in towns.
Shannon Holsey, president of the Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohican Indians, speaks at Stockbridge Town Hall on Wednesday after the announcement of the acquisition of land in the reclamation of Fenn Farm, 351 acres of pristine land at the northern end of Monument Mountain.
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BOSTON—Pressured to leave what was their homeland in Stockbridge as settlers moved west and divvied up land in the late 1700s, the Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohicans was awarded more than $2 million from the state Wednesday to reclaim 351 acres of their native land and implement indigenous conservation and restoration methods to improve climate change resilience, the Healey administration announced.
The $2.26 million Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness (MVP) action grant will help the federally-recognized tribe, which is now based in Wisconsin, purchase land near Monument Mountain in the Berkshires, the tribe said. The Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohicans and the Hassanamisco Nipmuc Band, which was awarded $95,000 to update climate change resilience plans, are the first tribes to be awarded grants through the popular state program since the Legislature expanded eligibility last year.
“As we work to address the climate crisis, we have an opportunity to right historical wrongs,” Gov. Maura Healey said. “This investment to the Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohicans demonstrates our administration’s commitment to building strong relationships with Indigenous communities and supporting their efforts in mitigating the impacts of climate change. We are proud to be a part of this significant first step of welcoming the Tribe back to their homeland.”
The Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohicans were subject to “forced exile by European colonists and westward migration beginning in 1783,” the tribe said. Tribe members first moved from Stockbridge to Oneida tribal lands in western New York, where they formed a community known as New Stockbridge. They then moved briefly to the White River Valley in Indiana before settling in Wisconsin, according to the tribe’s website.
“We are creating a paradigm shift in how society invests in tribal nations by grounding an investment strategy in Indigenous systems thinking, recognizing the interconnectedness of all things and our…
Ian Redzepagic led a rushing attack that was comfortable all night long for Mountain Lakes.
The senior running back scored two touchdowns during Mountain Lakes 21-16 victory over Lenape Valley in Mountain Lakes.
Lenape Valley (1-1) got on the board first when Tanner Gaboda found the end zone with six minutes remaining in the first quarter. A Mason McClean field goal extended the lead to 10-0 but Mountain Lakes (1-0) was able to settle in.
Ian Redzepagic scored the first touchdown of the year for Mountain Lakes from 17 yards out. He added a fourth-quarter score that put his team up 21-10.
Lenape Valley put together a drive that ended in a McClean touchdown but failed to convert the two-pointer.
Mountain Lakes was able to hang on for the victory and will hit the road to take on Morris Catholic next Friday. Lenape Valley will return home to take on Kittatinny.
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ASG Khaled Khiari called on the Security Council to fund and institutionalize the YPS Agenda |
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On 28 August, the Permanent Mission of Ghana hosted an Arria formula meeting of the Security Council on “Reinforcing the implementation of the Youth, Peace and Security Agenda for a peaceful and stable Africa”. The meeting highlighted the increasing efforts to institutionalize the Youth, Peace and Security (YPS) agenda at the national and regional levels and paid tribute to the African Union for its leadership on inclusion of youth. Assistant Secretary-General Khaled Khiari, representing DPPA, called for better financial and political support to the YPS agenda. The meeting also heard from a young woman peacebuilder from the Central African Republic, Chido Mpemba (African Union Youth Envoy) and Farhad Peikar (Special Representative from the World Bank). Several Member States stressed the importance of holding regular Security Council debates on YPS and stepping up the implementation of YPS mandates in UN missions. The importance of ensuring a strong collaboration on YPS with regional organizations, such as the African Union, was also highlighted as a priority. |
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Assistant Secretary-General Jenča meets with Cyprus leaders to advance peace efforts |
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Assistant Secretary-General for Europe, Central Asia and Americas in the Departments of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and Peace Operations Miroslav Jenča visited Cyprus from 27 to 29 August. The visit was part of the UN’s continued engagement with the parties to explore common ground on the way forward on the Cyprus issue. He met separately with the Greek Cypriot leader, Nikos Christodoulides, and the Turkish Cypriot leader, Ersin Tatar, among others. Recent developments on the ground and operational issues related to the mandate of the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus were also discussed. He also met with… |
SEAFORD, Del. – At the American Legion Nanticoke Post 6 in Seaford, a 7,000 lb. field artillery piece has stood guar since 1931.
The piece is a 4.7″ Model of 1906, which was build around 1918.
“This artillery piece was used for training of our troops before they went over to Europe for World War One,” said Chuck Hales of Nanticoke Post 6.
The piece served the United States Army at the Aberdeen Proving Grounds until 1931 when the Army presented the piece to Nanticoke Post 6.
It has sat on the corner of North Front Street and Third Street for the past 92 years.
“She’s kind of fell into disrepair over the years and we just knew that we had to do something to get her looking good again so that’s what we are gonna do,” Hales said. Hales is directing a $4,000 project to restore the artillery piece.
On Thursday morning, a crane from Huston Crane lifted the 2½ ton barrel and carriage on to a flatbed truck. The truck was taking them to Eddie Callaway in Mardela Springs, Md. to clean and repaint them in Army-spec olive green.
The wooden wheels, which were removed earlier, are at A&A Carriage in New Holland, Pa. for restoration work.
For the American Legion, having a World War I piece on post is an important symbol of the organization’s history.
“The Legion started at the end of World War I. Teddy Roosevelt, Jr. was a Colonel at the time, and they got in Paris, France, and actually the first Legion post, Post One Europe, is in Paris,” said Roy Lamberton. Lamberton is a historian and former commander of Nanticoke Post 6.
Nanticoke Post 6 expects work on the barrel and carriage to be complete within the next two weeks, and for the wheels to be completed within the next two months….
Betnijah Laney and the Liberty will return to action Thursday night when they visit the Connecticut Sun at Mohegan Sun Arena. AP Photo by Lindsey Wasson
Winners of eight of their last nine games, the red-hot New York Liberty can cool down the Connecticut Sun’s hopes of overtaking them for the top spot in the Eastern Conference Thursday night at Mohegan Sun Arena.
The Liberty (25-7), who have already beaten the Sun (23-10) twice this season, can claim the season series from Connecticut and move 3 1/2 lengths in front of the defending conference champions with seven games to play.
New York eclipsed the Sun, 81-65, at Barclays Center on May 27 behind Breanna Stewart’s 27 points.
The Liberty backed that up in their last visit to Connecticut on June 27 as Stewart poured in 24 points and former Sun star Jonquel Jones added 14 points and 11 rebounds.
New York rebounded from its lone loss in the last three weeks, an 88-75 setback at Las Vegas, with Friday’s 85-63 win in Phoenix.
Jonquel Jones looks to go 3-0 this year against her former teammates when the Liberty visit Connecticut Thursday. AP Photo by Lindsey Wasson
Betnijah Laney scored 22 points and Sabrina Ionescu added 18 for the Liberty, who improved to 3-1 on their ongoing six-game road trip.
Having played their fifth game in seven days, including an Aug. 15 Commissioner’s Cup championship game triumph at Vegas, the Liberty were relieved to get some well-deserved rest before this tilt.
“Now we can relax a little bit. Go home, get some rest and prepare for who we have next,” said Laney.
Jones spent her first six seasons in Connecticut, helping…
There was a crowd at Wednesday morning’s announcement of MVP grants at Stockbridge Town Hall. 
State Rep. John Barrett III and state Sen. Paul Mark were at the announcement with Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll, who afterward toured Berkshire Community College. 
Shannon Holsey, president of the Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohicans, says the purchase of former indigenous lands will allow the tribe to reclaim a kinship with the land that will benefit future generations.
STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — The Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohicans is one of the first tribes to receive state Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness funding, a historical feat that will go toward the reclamation of indigenous homeland.
On Wednesday, the Healey-Driscoll administration announced the $31.5 million in grants for climate resilience implementation and planning throughout the state.
The band was awarded a $2.26 million MVP Action Grant to reclaim 351 acres of their indigenous homelands and establish tribally driven conservation and forest management strategies. It is one of two tribes to receive the funding.
“We firmly believe that when we empower our communities to do good work and take collective action that our commonwealth is better for it. We’re stronger, we’re healthier, ready to move forward, ready to meet the moment that we need to,” Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll said at Town Hall on Wednesday morning.
“So Governor Healey and I really are committed to continue to grow this popular grant program and the partnership it fosters. This is a profoundly meaningful relationship between the state and communities embracing a challenge together, just like we’re seeing here with the Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohicans. We know we can only tackle the impacts of the climate change crisis that we’re seeing together and we feel like we have much to learn from grantees that are not…
STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. – The Healey-Driscoll administration awarded $31.5 million in climate resiliency funding Wednesday.
The state calls the Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness grant program MVP for short. It provides support to Massachusetts communities to identify climate hazards and develop action plans.
Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll made the announcement at the town offices of Stockbridge, noting the building is on the ancestral homeland of the Mohican people.
In addition to helping communities invest in addressing climate change impacts, the MVP Action Grant is also helping the Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohicans reclaim 351 acres of their indigenous homelands after being forced to leave the state in the 1800s.
“Well, I know it’s the first time that the state has funded this sort of a collaborative effort,” Driscoll said. “Not only to ensure that these indigenous tribal lands are back in the hands of the of the tribe, but also the opportunity to make sure that we’re thinking about the resiliency and sustainability of that particular parcel moving forward. It’s a really moving day.”
“We feel very honored to be able to share in a lot of hard work done in Stockbridge to get to this point,” Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohicans president Shannon Holsey said. “We’re overwhelmed and we’re appreciative, but we always understood that it’s about collaboration, relationships. But at the forefront…