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We introduce this story by saying that Brayden Sonny White contacted our reporter for an interview. Indian Time did not go looking for this story, and we very carefully considered whether or not to print it. Upon interviewing Sonny, we verified the facts with the parties involved as part of the routine of composing every story. And we thought of the professionals that work hard every single day to prevent suicide, who do heroic work. An Akwesasne man who was recently honored by a Washington D.C. think tank says the Akwesasne Suicide Prevention...
The Plattsburgh Central School District is now recognizing Columbus Day as Indigenous Peoples Day. The Board of Education voted 5-2 in favor at the end of February, according to district Superintendent Jake Short. “The board members were persuaded by the depth of the students presentations and to some extent their own feelings about honoring Native Americans over Columbus,” Short said. There is a nationwide movement to stop honoring Columbus each October and instead recognize Native Americans. Vincent Schilling, a journalist and member of the...
After narrowly taking the Section 10 Division I championship, the Massena boys varsity hockey team’s season came to an end against Section 1 champs Mamaroneck. In the Division I title matchup, Massena bested Canton 3-2 in overtime on Feb. 29. Canton scored the opening goal just over a minute into the contest, assisted by Garrett Glasgow and Cole Moore. In the second period, Eric Miller scored 1:58 in after rebounding a shot by Zach Ward that had been blocked. Canton’s Glasgow came through with his team’s second goal 8:36 into the middle frame...
MCHS Hockey The Massena boys varsity hockey squadron claimed a 4-3 win over Potsdam in the first round of the Section 10 Division I playoffs on Feb. 24 at Massena Arena. The Raiders were to have defended their sectional title against Canton on Feb. 29. A week beforehand, Massena bested Potsdam 7-0 in the NAC regular season closer. In the Feb. 24 game, Patrick Manning got Massena off to a good start with a goal 25 seconds into the contest, assisted by Nate Bressard. Potsdam tied the game with just under 6 minutes in the opening period with a...
Native American students attending SUNY Potsdam who need help in just about any area of college life have a new administrator on their side. Rebecca Smoke now works full time at the school's Center for Diversity as their Coordinator of Native American Affairs. "It's a new position developed to increase recruitment, retention, grad rates for Native students," Smoke said. Her job includes not only helping students from all Native nations navigate their college careers, but promoting Native...
As students at SUNY Potsdam strive for more Native American cultural inclusiveness on campus, SUNY Canton students, led by Brayden Sonny White, are working toward similar ends. White, a 21-year-old freshman studying early childhood development, says their work to raise awareness of Native American culture has been well received by faculty and administrators. “They are open-minded and want to help ... I commend them and highly respect them,” White said, who is president of the school’s Native American Student Association. “What we’re trying to...
The Massena girls and boys basketball teams each sit in third place in their respective NAC Central divisions after each posting a win and a loss the week of Jan. 25. The girls won against Salmon River and fell to Beekmantown. So far in 2015-16, they have fashioned an 8-4 league record, 9-9 overall. On Thursday, Jan. 28, they bested hosts Salmon 64-30 after outscoring their opponents 20-5 in the first and third stanzas. Massena's Lexis Jacobs had 12 points, nine assists and five caroms. Sophia...
Boys Basketball After a week that produced a win and two losses, the Massena Red Raiders sit in the NAC Central Division's fourth place with a 6-4 league record, 12-5 overall. After leading 34-33 at the half on Friday, Jan. 22, Potsdam outscored them 28-22 in the latter part of the game for a 62-56 loss. Dante Viskovich netted a game-high 21 points. Xavier Goyco nailed 13 points. Bailey Terry scored 12 points. Nick McKeel chipped in six, while Nathaniel Currier and James Donnelly each had two po...
Boys Basketball Despite winning just one of their last three games, the Massena Red Raiders continue to hold first place in the NAC Central Division with a 6-2 league record, 11-3 overall. They are tied for the top spot with Ogdensburg, who also has a 6-2 league record, 7-7 overall. On Saturday, Jan. 16, Massena dropped a non-league contest 61-51 over host Watertown Cyclones. Massena's Bailey Terry led the Red Raiders scoresheet with 17 points. Watertown's Hassan Isaiah had a game-high 21...
The Massena Lady Raiders hold onto second place in Section 10 girls hockey, with a 4-1 league record and 13-2 overall, just a game behind Canton. The squadron won two of three recent games, and used one of them to raise money for a severely sick classmate. On Jan. 9, the team won 5-4 over Skaneateles, which was their "Strides for Steph" fundraiser. The team garnered $2,000 for Stephanie McKeel, an MCS senior with cystic fibrosis who is awaiting a double lung transplant. They wore purple jerseys...
The Massena Lady Raiders fell in three recent contests and slid into fifth place in the NAC Central Division. On Saturday Jan. 9, the Raiders dropped a 56-33 bout to Beekmantown. Two nights earlier, they narrowly lost 50-41 to St. Lawrence. Leading up to that, they fell 83-44 to Canton. The squadron stands at 5-7, 4-3 in the league, putting them three-and-a-half games behind first place, held by undefeated Canton. Against Beekmantown, the visiting Eagles quickly jumped ahead and held onto the...
Two out of Massena's Central four winter teams are holding first place in their respective divisions with the other barely in second with strong chances of taking their respective top spots. The MCS Boys hockey squadron is first place in the NAC Division I bracket with a 3-0 record, 6-1 overall. Recently they beat Shenendehowa 5-1 on Dec. 30, Saratoga Springs 2-1 on Dec. 29, St. Lawrence Central 2-1 on Dec. 23 and Tupper Lake 10-0 on Dec. 16. The MCS Girls hockey team are in second place in the...
MCHS Lady Raiders The defending state champions Massena Lady Raiders broke after two road games against St. Lawrence Central and Alexandria-Thousand Islands. On Monday, Nov. 30, KC Herne scored the game-winning to beat the St. Lawrence Larries in what ended as a 4-2 game at Tri-Town Arena. After a stalemate first period, Maddee Derouchie put the Larries on the board with 3:20 left in the middle frame on a power play with an assist going to Olivia Hunter. Abbie Paquin brought Massena to the scoreboard 25 seconds later assisted by Herne and...
Massena Central’s hockey and basketball seasons are underway with eight athletes from Akwesasne contending as Red Raiders for 2015-16. The MCHS Girls hockey team is returning from taking the 2014-2015 state championship, the program’s first in its history of less than a decade. They finished the year at 14-8. “We are excited! Coming off of a very successful season last year, the girls are very eager to get back on the ice and start playing games,” Coach Jennifer Gray said. “They have such a passion for the sport mixed in with a lot of fun as a...
MASSENA -- The Seaway Valley Venom semi-pro football franchise seek a head coach, according to team President Elijah Winfrey. The Venom’s owner is Joe McDonald of Akwesasne. “Over the past month-and-a-half, we have interviewed several candidates for the position,” Winfrey said. “Now we are opening up our search wider so that we can make sure we find the best candidate possible.” The job will pay $1,000, with half paid at the start the season and the rest at the end. “On top of that, we will also do a couple of fundraisers … where our head coac...
The Massena Lady Raiders hockey team opened 2015 with a 4-0 win over visiting the Oswego Lady Buccaneers. After 7:46 of play, KC Herne passed to Raechel Davis for the only goal Massena needed. Davis then scored two in a row just 31 seconds apart in the second stanza. Assists went to Claire Tyo, Maddie Mailhot and Amber Thomas. Herne and Bailey Thomas passed to Abbie Paquin 2:50 into the third period, who in turn scored Massena’s fourth goal. Kyrsten Stone made 12 saves. Oswego’s Kelsey Wilder kept 48 shots at bay....
Seven players, two announcers and a team who have contributed to the sport over the last 70 years were inducted into the Akwesasne Lacrosse Hall of Fame's ranks on Saturday, November 21, 2015. Player inductees were Brian Thomas, Scott Thomas, Lewis Mitchell, Tyler Sunday, John Oakes, Danny Oakes and Freddie Boots. The entire 1950 St. Regis Indians also received the posthumous honor. The Hall also recognized Sandy "Extravaganza" Cook and Larry "The Eagle" Edwards Gauthier as special...
MASSENA -- The Massena Central varsity girl's basketball team got the 2015 season off to a rough start, dropping their opening contest 61-38 at home to Indian River on Friday, Nov. 20. The visiting Lady Warriors jumped ahead 18-5 after the first quarter and dominated the rest of the contest. Lexis Jacobs led the offense with 10 points, including two three-pointers. Octavia Viskovich netted six points. Alyssa Eubank and Novaleigh LeGrow each scored five. Paige Perry and Jaylee Jacobs tallied...
VOLLEYBALL The Massena Lady Raiders volleyball team won a berth to the state Class B tournament and won the first round. On Monday, Nov. 10, they won 3-1 against Salmon River at SUNY Canton. Their 2015 record is now 18-0. “This team is a great group of girls who are passionate about volleyball. I am so proud of all of them,” Coach Margaret Trombly said. The scores were 26-24, 25-17, 23-25 and 25-22. Tatum Lafrance led the team with 33 assists and 19 service points. Tianna Back had 28 digs. Sabrina Sunday had 10 service points and eight kil...
Alcoa will idle the Massena West smelter and will not modernize its closed east plant. This is in spite of a deal with the state to maintain 750 jobs at the west plant and modernize the pot line at the east plant in exchange for megawatts of discount-rate electricity from the New York Power Authority. The decision to close the west smelter will cost 487 people their jobs, including many held by Mohawk aluminum workers. The casthouses, forgings and extrusions facilities at Massena’s west plant will remain open, according to the company. The S...
MCHS Swim Team The Massena Lady Raiders swim team finished their 2015 regular season with a 52-42 win over the visiting Potsdam Sandstoners. Keely Thompson-Cook claimed a third place finish in the 200-meter freestyle and second in the 500-meter freestyle. She was among a group that took second in the 200-meter freestyle relay. Sheyenne Hays and Abby Elman led Massena with two individual firsts each. Elman, Hays and Carroll, along with Hannah Laneuville won the 200-meter medley relay. Elman,...
MCHS Football The Massena Red Raiders lost a non-league match to Peru Central 34-20 on Friday, Oct. 23. Montana Pierce ran in the first Massena touchdown to spark the Raiders offense in the first quarter. Trailing 7-0 with the ball on their opponents’ five yard line, Pierce went in motion and grabbed a handoff, scampering into the endzone through the middle. Leading up to Pierce’s TD, Peru quarterback Jordan Guay connected with Dan Bridgeman for a 21-yard touchdown pass, followed by a successful PAT. In the second quarter, Guay threw to Tro...
The Massena Lady Raiders finished their 2015 regular season with a perfect record, defeating the Salmon River Shamrocks 3-0 on Wednesday, Oct. 21. The team recognized seven senior members, Kyrsha Angus, Nina Rourke, Sabrina Sunday, Aryanna Jacobs, Cashlynn Jaggers, Jackie Lamica and team manager Victoria Cassort. Massena won their three sets 25-11, 25-22 and 25-23. "Sabrina Sunday had an outstanding game," Coach Margaret Trombly said. She finished with 15 service points, nine kills, five...
MCHS SWIMMING The Massena Lady Raiders recently swam past Gouverneur and Ogdensburg. In Ogdensburg on Oct. 16, Massena claimed all but two events in their 102-68 win. Keely Thompson-Cook took second in the 400-meter, fourth in the 200-meter medley and third in the 200-meter relay races. She also finished second in the 500-meter freestyle endurance race. Abigail Elman and Sheyenne Hays each took two individual first places. Elman paced the 100-meter freestyle with 1:01.01 and 100-meter...
The Akwesasne Fastbreakers won the WB Goodnow Agency "B" Cup in the 2015 Droppin' the Gloves on Cancer fundraiser. The event raised money to help cancer patients at Massena Memorial and Canton-Potsdam hospitals. This year's event raised $7,000, bringing the gross revenues over the tourney's seven-year history to just over $62,000. The Fastbreakers skated to a 4-0 win over the Green Mountain Thunder of Burlington, Vt. Scoring in the title game were Valen Timmons (from Sky Timmons and Jessica Legu...
