MOHAWKS UPSET BY N.Y. TIMES ARTICLE It's An Age Old Story Of One Step Forward And Two Steps Back. A splashy, front-page article in the Sunday edition of The New York Times, a journalistic institution long considered the newspaper of record, has caused an uproar in the native community of Akwesasne, as residents once again find themselves painted as nothing more than a group of smugglers and criminals protective of one another and living a life of lawlessness along the picturesque Canada-U. S. border. "To me, the article is an example of how shoddy The New York Times has become as far as journalism goes," said Darren Bonaparte, a well-known resident of Akwesasne who recently published a book on the region's history. "When will the decent, hard-working Mohawks make the front page of The New York Times?" Under the headline, "Tribal Underworld: Drug Traffickers Find Haven in Shadows of Indian Country," Times reporter Sarah Kershaw takes readers on a journey through the Mohawk reserve, pointing out the "million-dollar mansions with high gates and elaborate fences that are being built in a place with an unemployment rate of about 50 per cent, and where tumbledown government housing was once the common sight."
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