A Voice from the Eastern Door
A Voice from the Eastern Door
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A milestone was reached last week as the first class facility on Kawehnoke celebrated Twenty years of operation. Along the way it has hosted Presidents Cups, Founders Cups and Stanley Cups. It has hosted Montreal Canadiens and Boston Bruins Alumni players, rookie Ottawa Senators players, former NHLer Gino Odjick, National Hockey tournaments, Rollerderby, Soccer, Kateri Tekakwitha Conferences, Job Fairs and Pow-Wows and even Steven Segal. The 20th anniversary of the Anowarako:wa Arena was...
It was a beautiful day to hold this year's edition of the Native North American Travelling College Friendship Day which was held at the Tsiionkwanontiio Heritage Site. The annual event featured a fiddler, throat singers, dancers, tug of war, arts and crafts vendors and lots of traditional music. For the kids there was a lacrosse shoot out, dunking tank, face painting, water slides and bounce houses. Featured performers on the stage were Prairie Fire. They are a Cree-Metis family dance troupe...
With lacrosse and softball winding down and hockey and volleyball season seemingly a long way off, the lull on the local sports scene is now filled by Soccer. The Akwesasne Women's Soccer had their inaugural games last weekend at Generations Park and at Salmon River. In Hogansburg one of the teams – Hilltop Inflatables, met Sergei's Strikers and won 3-2. Other Akwesasne teams are The Stars who blanked the Akwesasne Arrows 4-0, and Smokin Aces who defeated The Fireballs 2-0. The league is s...
The annual event was held last weekend at Buck White's Field with nine teams playing in the two day event. Teams were The Warriors, St. Boys, Travis T., The Saints, Chiefs Tobacco, Da Cobras, Grays Fuels #9, Dirty Birdz and Bo Adams. All proceeds from this tournament and past tournaments went toward the Late Sheyenne Smoke's son Draven for any future needs....
The Akwesasne vs. Kahnawake rivalry has produced some exciting lacrosse finals over the decades, and last weekend another was added to the books. The Second Annual Akwesasne Masters Lacrosse Championship was held on Cornwall Island and the visitors won this round. The Kahnawake Rapids met Jobu's Medicine Men in the Gold Medal game and were comprised of local Akwesasne players. Jobu's had only lost one game in the round robin portion of the tournament while Kahnawake lost twice; however, they won...
The scorching hot weather continued last week but the kids braved the heat to have some fun at the Akwesasne Mohawk School. The Akwesasne Board of Education held their annual Funfair with bounce houses, movies, games and waterslides, not to mention free snow cones to cool them off. Local students who had entries in science fairs over the school year had their projects on display for games and horse rides were available for the kids as well. The movies were playing in the gym with popcorn and...
It was too hot to cook during last Saturday's scorcher so the Mohawk Nation Longhouse had your back. A benefit cabbage roll dinner was held at the Longhouse Cookhouse and the cost was a donation. The steady stream of customers confirmed it was too hot to cook and the dinners were a success as well as delicious....
Another successful program went into the books for the Positive Place for Kids and Teens. The St. Regis Mohawk School was open for business over the summer and hosted the ABGC/Johnson O'Malley summer program, which like the pilot project last year, was a huge success. Last week they wrapped up with a Fashion Show and Talent Show, which were both well received. They also had trips over the summer and many other activities which kept the kids busy until it's time to hit the books in two...
Last weekend in soaring heat, the local girls waited until extra innings to get their bats heated up as well. Legion/Hilltop Inflatables played in their league playoffs and took Orlando/ Open Net to nine innings before exploding with seven runs to win it 10-3. The score was tied at three after seven innings and in the Legion/ Hilltop's half of the ninth inning Orlando/Open Net switched pitchers. The local girls then scored those seven runs off the Open Net reliever. Because of the extra length...
It was a heartbreaking loss to a perfect tournament so far as the Akwesasne Women Warriors were blanked 3-0 in their semi-final. But up until then they were unbeatable winning all their games in the preliminary round with 14 goals for 1st place in the tournament. Teams came in from Toronto, Hamilton, Grand River, Whitby and Niagara. That Niagara team called themselves Turtle Islanders. Their first game was against Whitby Rush with a 2-1 final. Cheyenne Lazore scored both goals in the win with...
Local kids got a chance to learn some fun hands on science projects this summer. The University of Ottawa and Kingston, Ontario's Queens University Engineering programs held the annual "Science Quest" event at the Cornwall Island school. The aim is to get students interested in science and to have fun while doing it. Last week the Kindergarten to grade three students held their session while the older grades held their camp earlier this summer. Overall the camp covers chemistry, engineering,...
Despite a championship game played in almost total darkness, there were lots of home runs and laughs at the Fifth Annual Event and it was as successful as ever. Last weekend at Buck White's field a large crowd turned out to support their favorite teams and also the fight against cancer. Monies raised from the annual tournament goes to different community members and their families who need money for extra expenses like lodging, transportation and food. An example being Diane Thomas of...
Getting a delicious meal to go while helping local athletes shine on the national scene was on the menu last Friday. Sarah Thompson is going to a Native Lacrosse tournament in Calgary, Alberta. She will be competing against other native teams such as Six Nations. Last Friday she held a benefit Indian Taco sale at the Akwesasne Mini-Mart parking lot. Just down the road at the Kastowah Gas bar a couple of other local boys raised money to attend a Bantam National tournament just down the road from...
The corner of Route 37 and 37C was very busy last July 4th weekend. The gas station had been opened for a while, but they held their Grand Opening and a lot of people got involved. The big draw was .15 cents off a gallon of gasoline and cars lined up around the parking lot to get in on this. There were so many cars lined up that the gas pumps couldn't take the heat and tripped, but all waited patiently and got their juice. A new local airhouse business called FunZone opened up recently and they...
The organization can be found anywhere in the community and now making appearances is easier. A.C.F.S. recently acquired a trailer, which they intend to use at the various community events they attend. They go to Wellness days, Comic Cons, Summer Programs and other family oriented events often providing music but they were hampered by packing everything into workers' cars and trucks. Now all their gear is stored in one convenient location, and for their events where music is required their rig...
Young men and women moved onto the next phase of school last week with their ceremonies. The Akwesasne Mohawk School celebrated their grade eight graduation with an elaborate ceremony Wednesday, June 24. Principal Lynn McCarthy opened the proceedings with a poem about the students' future and how it is up to them on whether they succeed or not in life. They will be thrown obstacles and they have to decide whether they want to jump over them or fall down and make excuses. She reminded them that t...
Local dads were celebrated in Hogansburg over the weekend as Fathers from all over Indian Country were recognized on this Fathers Day weekend. The International Native American Responsible Fatherhood Day was held last Saturday, the day before Fathers Day, at Generations Park in Hogansburg. The day is in its third year. There was plenty to do from playing basketball, horseshoes, lacrosse, softball, frisbee toss and water sliding for the young ones, as well as arts and crafts. They painted and...
Ieweras Gray was a strong, beautiful, young woman who was battling Leukemia. In life she was giving, and through her terrible battle she thought of others and their families who were going through what she was going through. She also believed in her culture and unity, and after she lost her fight at age sixteen, her family took up her vision. The Ieweras Gray Foundation was established to help other families endure the hardships of not only watching loved ones suffer, but also their families...
The two-day annual tournament held at Buck Whites Field on St. Regis Road turned into one day because of a lack of teams, but when it was over, the Saints won the championship, and the six teams who entered got in a day of hits, great catches, lots of laughs (intentional and unintentional) and fun all the way around. The teams were from the Akwesasne Co-Ed league, which took Sunday off to play in this tournament. League play starts up again next Sunday with the schedule below. Schedule for Sunda...
Young artists, actors, producers and directors gathered last week to showcase their talent and to gather some interest in pursuing a career in the performing arts. The Tewatero:rok Native Student Film Festival was held last Friday June 12 at the Galaxy Theatre in Cornwall. Students from the Akwesasne Freedom School, the Akwesasne Mohawk Board of Education Skawatsira Program, and Salmon River Central School have all been busy recording, painting, editing, singing, writing and performing for...
The school recognized their top readers last week by letting them go nuts in the gym. An airhouse was set up in their school provided by B & D Entertainment of Malone and this was their reward for hitting the books and reading instead of picking up the X-Box controller and wasting their time. Congratulations to all the winners and they all enjoyed their reward....
This weekend the League takes a Sunday off for the All-Native Co-Ed Softball tournament. The proceeds from this tournament will go to the Akwesasne Freedom School as part of Aboriginal Day activities and will be held at Buck White's field on St. Regis Road. Last Sunday the League had their regular season games....
The Venom, featuring a few Akwesasronon on their roster, have two losses in their season so far and have yet to score, but expansion teams are not supposed to catch fire right from the start. Last weekend they lost to the Oneonta Stallions at Massena Central School 50-0 and their first game a week earlier they lost to the Watertown Revolution. In addition to the local players, there are plans in place to play some games at Generations Park. They are also partnered with the Akwesasne Mohawk...
The rain stopped for a day last Saturday and Generation Park was host to some of the best of the Attack Lacrosse club and some had a chance to play another version of it. Stickball. A short stickball demonstration was held and although that is an ancient sport of the Choctaw, the likes of it were seldom seen around here. Just as lacrosse was meant as a medicine game Stickball is the same. But it is big down South and it will be part of the Choctaw Indian Fair in July. A local team is taking...
Just as the big Pow-Wow has become an end of the summer tradition at Anowarako:wa Arena another one is starting up as a beginning of the summer tradition in St. Regis. The school held their annual Pow-Wow last Wednesday, June 3 with out of town guests as well as proud parents, proud totas and proud teachers on hand. Bear Nation of Golden River were the drum group and Lance Delisle was the Master of Ceremonies. He has been a fixture at the Akwesasne Pow-Wow for years. There was also a fancy...
