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    "The grand chief of the nearby Akwesasne reserve that straddles Ontario, Quebec and New York state quit in frustration Friday, four months before his term was to expire."

Roper, Wayne, Brantford Expositor, Summer 1993     "Loran Thompson, a controversial figure from the New York side of Akwesasne, sees nothing dirty in what he describes as the "import-export business." A former Confederacy chief, he was ousted from hi

    "It's a billion-dollar racket that has created overnight millionaires while robbing businesses of sales and governments of precious tax money."

Roper, Wayne, Brantford Expositor, Summer 1993     "Smuggling cigarettes."

Beaver, George, Brantford Expositor     "Last month I had the privilege of representing the Six Nations Library Board at the second annual Aboriginal Library Gathering at the Akwesasne Reserve near Cornwall. This reserve straddles the St.

    "Mohawks on the Akwesasne reserve are now exempted from paying taxes and duties on personal goods they bring over from the United States, the federal government said Friday."

    "Akwesasne Indian reserve and St. Regis are not the only native communities torn by disputes over sovereignty, cigarettes, bingo or gambling."

Duric, Donna, Turtle Island News, 5 Dec 2012     "Enbridge Inc. has submitted its application to the National Energy Board (NEB) for the controversial Line 9B Reversal and Line 9 Capacity Expansion Project that cuts through the Haldimand Tract nort

Duric, Donna, Turtle Island News, 26 Feb 2014, p.4     "According to Bill C-10 the federal government defines contraband tobacco as, 'any tobacco product that does not comply with the relevant federal and provincial statutes. Importing, stamping, marking

    "An Ontario Ojibway band pulled out of the Union of Ontario Indians on Tuesday, saying it can assert native sovereignty over issues such as gambling better on its own."