A partnership with the Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center is continuing to provide opportunities for Akwesasne students to explore a career in the health field through the Akwesasne Research Centers for Health (ARCH). Pictured are Salmon River and Massena Central School students who graduated from ARCH’s summer internship program: Allison Lazore, Ieniente Tabor, Illeana Smoke-Johnson, Iohseriio Tabor, Jake Cook, Jianna Lazore, Maddison Goolden, Michael Smoke, Riley Thomas, Sadie Mitchell and Walker Cook; along with Residence Advisors Jacelyn Lazore, Rakwirahes Pembleton, and Kakwiranoron Thompson who mentored and supervised the students. Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe photo.
AKWESASNE — The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribal Council was pleased to learn about the ongoing success of the Tribe’s partnership with the Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center and its Center for Indigenous Cancer Research (CICR).
Having reached the halfway point of its four-year grant from the National Institutes of Health, the partnership continues to provide pathways for Akwesasne youth into the field of cancer research and community health.
Joining representatives of Roswell Park in providing an update to the Tribal Council was SRMT Health Services Director Michael Cook.
“This continues to be a great partnership and an amazing opportunity for our youth to explore and pursue their interests in health. To see many of our students put their hearts into their work with Roswell is very encouraging for our community’s future,” Cook said.
Utilizing the NIH grant, the partnership established the Akwesasne Research Centers for Health (ARCH) in 2021 to honor the value of Indigenous knowledge in addressing health issues. It has allowed Akwesasne youth in high school and college to conduct medical research aimed at reducing the impact of cancer on Indigenous communities, including Akwesasne. The student’s research was conducted in collaboration with CICR’s team of renowned research…
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