Iakonikonriiosta grew up in an ironworking family in Syracuse, and she was surrounded by Mohawk ironworkers throughout her childhood. She says she learned a lot from her father and uncles, all of whom worked the iron.
Monica Peters is a virtual reality developer who grew up and lives in Akwesasne. She primarily focuses on work related to indigenous people, including VR development aimed at teaching users Mohawk language. Monica describes growing up fascinated with technology, a passion that eventually turned into a career.
Monica Peters is a virtual reality developer who grew up and lives in Akwesasne. She primarily focuses on work related to indigenous people, including VR development aimed at teaching users Mohawk language. Monica’s “Kakwitene VR” program teaches users Mohawk language in a colorful world. Here she describes what it’s like to be in the VR […]
Monica Peters is a virtual reality developer who grew up and lives in Akwesasne. She primarily focuses on work related to indigenous people, including VR development aimed at teaching users Mohawk language. Developing her program “Kakwitene VR” was extremely difficult because there are no Mohawk speech engines, a technology that allows computers to understand spoken language. […]
Tsionatiio Thomas had been teaching at the Akwesasne Freedom School for 5-6 years and was a student before teaching. She spoke about when her students start to appreciate the importance of learning their own language and culture.
Kawennatente Cook grew up going to the Akwesasne Freedom School, and had been a teacher at the school for 14 years. She said she’s always felt like the school was a family, and she tries to continue that feeling now that she is a teacher herself.
Iawentas Nanticoke had been teaching at the Akwesasne Freedom School for 17 years. She said that she understood the importance of knowing her language from a very early age.
Jayson Cook grew up speaking Mohawk and had been teaching at the Akwesasne Freedom School for 8 months. He described how learning his own language when he was young made him frustrated when it wasn’t as accepted outside of his home.
Stu Kuby is a songwriter and record producer who has worked in New York City, Los Angeles and Vancouver. He moved to Glens Falls in 2002, and in 2010 he founded Hudson River Music Hall Productions, Inc. alongside Professor Nicholas Buttino, musician/composer Jonathan Newell, and community member Judith Johnson in Hudson Falls. They founded Hudson […]
Jim LaFarr has worked in the Warren County Sheriffs Office his entire career. He says the Sheriffs office was the only place he ever applied, because he wanted to be able to serve his hometown, Queensbury. He started as a uniformed officer and has worked his way up through the ranks of the Sheriffs Office. […]
