AkWESASE Kahwatsi:re
Genealogy & historical society
Louis Teiawekate (Bright Thinker) Cook
June 07, 1882 - October 9, 1950
Family Documents (Pending)
Prepared for Cook Family Reunion - July 4, 2026
Family Tree Chart available for download. Artist Bruce Boots
18” by 24”
What we do
EXPLORE YOUR ROOTS
The Kahwatsi:re Akwesasne & Genealogy & Historical Society holds a family tree database with over 10,000 names with some families dating back to the 1500s. We have access to search the St. Regis Catholic Church records, Kansas Applications from the early 1900s, published obituaries many other resources.
Our FAMILY FIRE
Akwesasne is a Mohawk word that means “place of partridges.” Located on the St. Lawrence River at the 45th parallel, it is where the countries of Canada and the United States; the provinces of Ontario and Quebec, and the state of New York come together.
Native voices
The Native Voices series was aired in 1978 and 1979 with host Louie Cook and stories told by Ray Fadden on WSLU (St. Lawrence University) radio. Funding to digitize, edit and air segments was provided by Onaway Trust and Plenty International.
Tune in to CKON 97.3 FM and Karennaon:we 87.9 FM Monday evenings at 6:30 p.m. and repeated on Tuesday evenings at 8:30 p.m.
Conservation as the Indian Saw It - 12/20/2021
Contemporary Iroquois Stories - 12/27/2021
Iroquois Hats and Bear Story - 01/03/2022
Migration of the Iroquois - 01/10/2022
Haudenosaunee History - 01/17/2022
Iroquois Lesson Stories - 01/24/2022
Native American Contributions to Society - 01/31/2022
You are on Indian Land - Part 1 (Contributions) - 02/07/2022
You are on Indian Land - Part 2 (Stereotypes) - 02/14/2022
You are on Indian Land - Part 3 (Songs and Dance) - 02/21/2022
Little People and Great Bear - (02/28/2022)
Insight into the history
Video series featuring Society Board Members discussing some of the history and projects being undertaken.
