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36-637: Departing members highlighted in red. Waverly-Shell Rock will be removed from the NEIC as of June 30, 2023, due to an imbalance of enrollment when compared to the other members. Likely landing spots for the school include the Iowa Alliance Conference or the Mississippi Valley Conference Waverly-Shell Rock will compete as an independent in the 2024-2025 school year. The school attempted to join

72-585: A desire to be a missionary to the Iroquois people. It was founded about 1755 by several Catholic Iroquois families, primarily Mohawk, who moved upriver from the mission village of Caughnawaga, Quebec (now known as Kahnawake). They were seeking better lives for their families, as they were concerned about negative influences of traders at Caughnawaga, who plied the Mohawk with rum. The Mohawk families were accompanied by Jesuit missionaries from Caughnawaga. After

108-652: A new conference. The withdrawal is due to a low percentage in wins from the non-suburban schools in the conference. The new conference was announced on November 19, 2021, and included Waterloo East High School , joining from the Mississippi Valley Conference (Iowa) . Due to the size of the schools and proximity, games will still be routinely scheduled with the members whom remained in the CIML, while allowing scheduling with other schools they did not have space in their schedule for. Mason City dropped

144-566: A quirk in the law, they were not eligible to receive grants from the federal Department of Homeland Security that were available to local jurisdictions to support the extra work at the border. The chief of the Akwesasne Mohawk police noted that drug smuggling was a problem that extended along the Canada–US border and was not limited to Akwesasne. In March 2006, the St. Regis Mohawk Reservation

180-489: A resolution but the federally recognized tribe says that it has sovereign authority on its reservation and does not need to collect the state tax. New York citizens fail to report their applicable use taxes ; this has become a problem both here and at areas surrounding other Indian reservations across New York. Merchants near the reservations complain that the tax-free sales constitute an unfair advantage for Native American-owned businesses. The Mohawk frequently respond that this

216-589: A total area of 21.0 square miles (54.4 km ). 19.0 square miles (49.1 km ) of it is land, and 2.0 square miles (5.3 km ) of it (9.76%) is water. It is bordered by the New York towns of Fort Covington (east), Bombay (south), Brasher (southwest), and Massena (west), and by the Akwesasne Indian reserve to the north in the Canadian provinces of Quebec and Ontario . The nearest city

252-538: Is Cornwall, Ontario , which lies 6 miles (10 km) to the northwest, across the Akwesasne Reserve. In August 2021, the St. Regis Mohawk Reservation acquired 41.5 acres in Franklin County, New York . The original settlement was known as Akwesasne , called Saint Régis by French Jesuit missionaries, after Jean François Régis , the priest canonized as a Catholic saint in 1737, who had expressed

288-591: Is a Mohawk Indian reservation of the federally recognized tribe the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe , located in Franklin County , New York , United States . It is also known by its Mohawk name, Akwesasne . The population was 3,288 at the 2010 census. The reservation is adjacent to the Akwesasne reserve in Ontario ( Akwesasne 59 ) and Quebec ( Akwesasne 15  [ fr ] ) across

324-489: Is their only advantage, as they have suffered from centuries of discrimination and being dispossessed of their land. While the government officials argue, a Zogby poll commissioned in 2006 by the Seneca Nation of New York , also Iroquois and allies of the Mohawk, showed that 79% of New York residents did not think sales taxes should be collected from reservation sales. Salmon River Central School District covers

360-498: The St. Lawrence River . The Mohawk consider the entire community to be one unit and have the right to travel freely across the international border. The reservation contains the community of St. Regis and borders the community of Hogansburg in the Town of Bombay . The Mohawk people dispute the Town of Bombay's claim to jurisdiction within the "Bombay Triangle", as these lands are part of

396-475: The St. Lawrence Seaway , what is now known as the Three Nations Crossing bridge, and dams on the rivers for hydroelectric power projects. Since 1762, mills and dams were built by private, non-Native interests on the St. Regis River at what developed as the village of Hogansburg . It is now within the St. Regis Mohawk Reservation. In 1929 Erie Boulevard Hydropower built an 11-foot-high dam at

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432-599: The Upper Iowa Conference . Their admission would also be effective for the 2025-2026 school year. Charles City School District attempted to join the North Central Conference (Iowa) , but was rejected. The school district has asked for state mediation for acceptance into the conference. Decorah Community School District also attempted to join the Upper Iowa Conference but was denied as well. The following school districts were invited to

468-574: The WaMaC Conference for the 2025-2026 school year, but was denied, leaving the future of the school's athletic competition uncertain. In January 2024, Howard-Winneshiek School District (Crestwood High School) agreed to join the Upper Iowa Conference , leaving the NEIC with 4 members in the 2025-2026 school year. 2 weeks after Crestwood High School announced it would leave the NEIC, both New Hampton School District and Allamakee School District (Waukon High School) announced their acceptance into

504-505: The 11 schools are formerly of the Central Iowa Metro League . On March 1, 2021, ten high schools made the announcement to leave the Central Iowa Metro League (CIML) and form a new conference. These schools include Ames, Fort Dodge, Marshalltown, Mason City, and Ottumwa, as well as the five public Des Moines schools (East, Hoover, Lincoln, North, and Roosevelt). The schools left the CIML in the spring of 2021 to create

540-723: The 1796 Treaty with the United States and have never been diminished by the US Congress. Under the terms of the Jay Treaty (1794), the Mohawk people may pass freely across the Canada–United States border . The two parts of the reservation are separated by the St. Lawrence River and the 45th parallel . The Mohawk are one of the original Five Nations of the Iroquois League , historically based south of

576-819: The Great Lakes and in present-day New York and Pennsylvania. This nation was located primarily in the Mohawk Valley and were known as the "Keepers of the Eastern Door", prepared to defend the Iroquoian territory against other tribes located to the east of the Hudson River . The St. Regis Reservation, and the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribal government, adopted gambling in the 1980s. It has generated deep controversy . Broadly speaking,

612-611: The Mohawk people view the reservation as a sovereign nation. Under US treaty law, the federal government has jurisdiction over certain crimes on the reservation, but the Mohawk have their own police force for other cases. The reservation is at the international border of Canada and the United States along the St. Lawrence River. According to the United States Census Bureau , the Indian reservation has

648-406: The NEIC on April 25 for the 2023-24 school year. All schools have since declined invitation. Oelwein and Osage were formerly charter members. Osage left the conference in 1958, Oelwein in 2021 The NEIC was founded in 1920 by seven schools in northeastern Iowa. These seven schools were Charles City, Cresco, Decorah, New Hampton, Oelwein, Osage, and Waverly. All of the schools were located in some of

684-573: The NICL leaving the conference with 6 members Iowa Alliance Conference The Iowa Alliance Conference is a high school athletic conference whose members are mostly located in the metropolitan areas of central Iowa , with five of the schools being from the Des Moines Independent Community School District . The conference includes 11 schools and is divided into 2 divisions: North and South. 10 of

720-474: The US boundary. The population density was 142.2/mi (54.9/km ). There were 977 housing units at an average density of 51.5/mi (19.9/km ). The racial makeup of the Indian reservation was 97.41% Native American , 2.07% White , 0.07% from other races , and 0.44% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.74% of the population. There were 904 households, out of which 44.8% had children under

756-521: The United States acquired this territory in settlement of its northern border, relations among the people and the varying jurisdictions became more complex. But according to the 1795 Jay Treaty settling the border, the Mohawk retained the right to travel freely over the border. Since the reservation was established, the Mohawk on both sides of the St. Lawrence River have lost land and been adversely affected by major infrastructure projects conducted by state and federal authorities. These include construction of

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792-402: The age of 18 living with them, 40.9% were married couples living together, 23.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.0% were non-families. 22.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.97 and the average family size was 3.44. In the Indian reservation, the population

828-699: The elected chiefs and the Mohawk Warrior Society have supported gambling, while some traditional leaders have opposed it. Today, the reservation is home to the Akwesasne Mohawk Casino , which has generated revenues for tribal welfare. The elected tribal governments on the New York and Canadian sides and the traditional chiefs of Akwesasne often work together as a "Tri-Council" concerning areas of shared interest, for example to negotiate land claims settlements with their respective national governments. The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe and

864-755: The following sports: All the member schools field a varsity football team, however it is not sponsored by any conference in Iowa. Football is played in a separate classification system, and competition is organized by districts. Although the member schools field freshman — and in some cases, junior varsity — teams in many of the above-mentioned sports, conference championships are determined at sophomore and varsity levels only. St. Regis Mohawk Reservation 44°58′26″N 74°39′49″W  /  44.973972°N 74.663590°W  / 44.973972; -74.663590 St. Regis Mohawk Reservation ( French : Réserve Mohawk Saint-Régis ; Mohawk : Ahkwesáhsne )

900-412: The former dam site as "the focus of a cultural restoration program that will pair tribal elders with younger members of the tribe to restore the Mohawk language and pass on traditional practices such as fishing, hunting, basket weaving, horticulture and medicine, to name a few." As of the census of 2000, there were 2,699 people, 904 households, and 668 families residing in the Indian reservation within

936-640: The international border. These conditions also make the border more porous for smugglers of many items, including liquor, cigarettes, drugs, and people, including human trafficking. The New York Times covered this issue in February 2006 in an article headlined "Drug Traffickers Find Haven in Shadows of Indian Country". The Akwesasne police and government spokespersons have defended their work, saying they have had to take on an unfair federal burden of border enforcement while not receiving additional funding. Due to

972-472: The largest cities in Northeastern Iowa and most were located in their respective county seats. Cedar Falls joined the league in or around 1948, pushing membership to eight. By the early-1960s, Osage and Cedar Falls had left the conference to join a more local and a larger conference, respectively. Cresco also merged with other small area schools to become Crestwood High School around this time, while

1008-495: The mascot "Mohawks" in November 2021, citing an effort to rid the district of a symbol that exploited Native American tribal imagery. The Meskwaki and Akwesasne Nations had voiced objections to the mascot. On March 22, 2022, it was revealed the new mascot for Mason City would be the "River Hawks". The name was chosen by vote over "Majors" and "Monarchs", which were narrowed down from over 300 submissions. The conference offers

1044-483: The region. Thus 275 miles of the St. Regis River has been reopened to migratory fish that spend part of their lives in the Atlantic Ocean. In 2013 the tribe received a $ 19 million settlement from " GM , Alcoa , and Reynolds for pollution of tribal fishing and hunting grounds along the St. Lawrence River". The companies have undertaken cleanup of the pollution. The tribe intends to use this money to redevelop

1080-433: The site to generate hydroelectric power. It disrupted the annual salmon fish run from the St. Lawrence, depriving the citizens of the reservation of one of their staple foods, and adversely affecting the populations of salmon and other migratory fish. By 2010 the dam had become uneconomical. It would have cost too much to upgrade, which would have included current requirements to provide for fish passage in efforts to preserve

1116-496: The small Shell Rock district joined Waverly. The membership of the conference stayed at six for a few years until Allamakee School District in Waukon joined the conference. Membership has been the same since at least 1970. As of 2011, all of the schools are either 3A or 2A by classification, Iowa's second and third largest classes. New Hampton has been a 2A school since 2010, and Waukon moved to class 2A in 2012. 2021-22, Oelwein left for

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1152-498: The species. The owner gave up its federal license. The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribal government applied to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to take over and dismantle the dam, which they did in 2016. Based on restoration of fisheries after such dam removals in other locations across the country, they are optimistic that salmon and other migratory fish, such as walleye , will quickly return to

1188-521: The whole St. Regis Mohawk Reservation. The district has one school on the reservation: The zoned secondary schools of the Salmon River district are Salmon River Middle School and Salmon River High School. In 2017, the tribe entered into an agreement with Allergan Plc, under which Allergan transferred intellectual property rights to the drug Restasis to the tribe in an attempt to shield those patent rights from legal challenges. Allergan will pay

1224-407: Was $ 34,336. Males had a median income of $ 27,742 versus $ 21,774 for females. The per capita income for the Indian reservation was $ 12,017. About 19.4% of families and 22.4% of the population were below the poverty line , including 31.3% of those under age 18 and 14.9% of those age 65 or over. Because of the latitude of this area, rivers freeze in winter, providing shortcuts for the Mohawk crossing

1260-544: Was awarded a $ 263,000 grant from the US Bureau of Indian Affairs Office of Legal Services, in order to "fight drug use, violent crime, and drug and human smuggling." The FBI said that 300 people were caught illegally passing through the reservation from September 1995 to September 1996. For decades New York state has threatened to collect sales tax from sales of gasoline and cigarettes on Native American reservations but has not done so. The legislature often passes such

1296-402: Was spread out, with 34.1% under the age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 30.8% from 25 to 44, 18.1% from 45 to 64, and 7.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.2 males. The median income for a household in the Indian reservation was $ 32,664, and the median income for a family

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