Brent Maracle

05/17/2026

From the first “I love you” under the Times Square ball drop in 1996…
to the “I dos” 29 years ago today.

Two becoming one.
One becoming six.

A journey of adventure, challenge, growth, and continuous transformation — not fixing, but transcending through hope eternal.

09/11/2025

From my days as a young player with Akwesasne Lightning looking up to him on the Akwesasne Thunder, to standing alongside him at the 1994 Commonwealth Games with the Haudenosaunee Nationals, Mark ‘Red’ Burnam sharpened my game with his advice and friendship. Together we reshaped the Road Warriors into the Haudenosaunee Nationals Development team—he guided me as a coach and I partnered with him as his director of operations and community development. He coached all three of my sons on the Road Warriors and beyond—helping two reach their NCAA dreams—with humor, toughness, and genuine care. He also fed countless players, friends, and family his unforgettable gourmet pizza, creating memories that nourished both body and spirit. On and off the field, we shared adventures that shaped our lives. He inspired many, touched countless lives. He will be deeply missed, but his legacy lives on in all of us.

07/05/2025

A good circle of relationships… come around, and when they are around, they’re good to be around.

04/26/2025

A day we’ll never forget. Watching our son, Oneniotekowa, take the field for his Senior Game at St. Bonaventure—on a crisp, overcast Southern Tier day—with so much heart and pride. The team fought hard and came out with a 10-9 win over High Point… their **first-ever A10 Conference win**. History made, and we got to witness it, side by side, with my incredible wife, Shana. Feeling grateful, emotional, and unbelievably proud.

04/26/2025

Pure joy —watching our son Rarihwenote play his senior lacrosse game at Westtown with my wife Shana and our whole family by my side. It was a historic night: first game ever under the lights, on brand new turf, and an electric 18-5 win over rival Shipley Academy.

But what made it truly unforgettable? Seeing him share the field with his younger brother, Oronhiatehka, under a breathtaking painted spring sky.

Moments like this—family together, pride overflowing, hearts full—are what life’s all about.

04/23/2025

We built a mishoon — not just from trees, but from memory.
A living memory, carried through breath, fire, and hand.

On Shinnecock land, where grandmothers walked and children still laugh, we came together to shape a canoe from fire and water — the way our ancestors have done since time immemorial. This wasn’t just about building something. It was about remembering who we are.

As a Kanien’kehá:ka person, it was an honor to stand alongside Darius Coombs, Tootie, .jackson, , , and — to carry the teachings of ionkwahwatsiratátie (we help each other), to feel the strength of kahwatsirón:ni (the people’s fire), and to move together in a circle of land, language, and legacy.

Now, this mishoon will rest in the — a vessel of story, a symbol of survival, and an invitation for our young ones to see themselves in their Indigenous cultures, strong and full of karihwiió (good mind) and natural liberty.

Children of all cultures will gather around it, learning from a shared knowledge held by our Shinnecock and Wampanoag relations — a reminder that the ways of the Indigenous nations of North America are not lost, but living.

Culture isn’t history. It’s alive. It moves. It floats.

11/13/2024

MAJOR UPDATE!!!

Akwesasne 8
DISMISSED. NY Power Authority fails to produce documents necessary to move forward.

The charges of Conspiracy to a Felony, and Trespassing against the six of the Akwesasne 8, who appeared today, were dismissed today at Massena Town Court. The District Attorney stated that New York Power Authority (NYPA) did not produce appropriate documents to move forward.

Researchers for the Akwesasne 8 had gone to the St. Lawrence County Office for Deeds and Records to find a Deed/Land Title showing NYPA ownership. There is no record. When discovery documents were offered to the Akwesasne 8, each asked whether the documents contained a Title to the land on which the Akwesasne 8 were arrested. The District Attorney implied such documents were not part of the discovery packets.

In March 2022, Federal Judge Kahn of the Northern New York District of US Federal Court, ruled that New York State possession of Mohawk land is a violation of the Nonintercourse Act which prohibits land transfer of Indian land to non-Indians without Congressional approval.

On May 22, 2024 eight Kanienke’háka were arrested for Trespassing at Niionenhiasekówahne (Barnhart Island). Seven of the eight were charged with Conspiracy to a Felony. One person was charged with a Felony.

There is a long history of Onkwehonwe relations to Niionenhiasekowá:ne (Barnhart Island) - from the Dish With One Spoon Agreement, to Onkwehonwe families living on the island, and continue today through Kanienke’háka assertion of hunting, fishing, tree tapping, and medicine gathering liberties. The Akwesasne Mohawk Land Claim Settlement agreement seeks to sever Onkwehonwe relationship to Niionenhiasekowá:ne, formally ceding the island's title to New York State for $70 million and subjecting our hunting and gathering rights to foreign governments.

The Onkwehonwe that began construction at Niionenhiasekowá:ne acted in assertion of Kanienke’háka inherent and original rights as well as the pre-existing governance of Kaienerekowa. “The Band Council, Tribe, state and federal governments are outside Kaienerekowa governance as younger governmental entities cannot and will not ostracize us from our lands and waters.” Said one of the Akwesasne 8.

“We are going back to Niionenhiasekowá:ne because it is Kanienke’háka land.” A group of the Akwesasne 8 stated.

11/03/2024

On this day of Native American history month…

“It’s a good day to laugh. It’s a good day to dance. It’s a good day for Kaienerekowa governance.”

10/27/2024

There is treasure at the end of this rainbow!
“He who finds a wife finds a good thing, and obtains favor from The Creator of All Things - the heavens and the earth..” ‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭18‬:‭22

09/28/2024

From mentors to friends, Manley Begay and Joe Kalt, were honored by today at the Harvard Powwow. Both men mentored me through my Master’s work incorporating and have become old friends. Niawen’kó:wa Manley and Joe for investing your knowledge and time into so many Native students and giving visibility to many generations that follow through those you’ve encouraged.

04/04/2024

We celebrate the Anniversary of "Wonder Woman", Rana Maracle's 49th Birthday!!
Konahronhkwa Isten’ha!
Satonhnhà:rohn Nòn:wa
"Her children rise up and call her blessed; Her husband also, and he praises her: “Many daughters have done virtuously, But you excel them all.” "Charm is deceitful and beauty is vain, But a woman who fears the Lord, she shall be praised. Give her of the fruit of her hands, And let her own works praise her in the gates." Proverbs 31:28-31 MEV