A Voice from the Eastern Door
A Voice from the Eastern Door
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The Dream Big-READ program has decided to extend its offerings to Akwesasne’s youngest students an additional month. “There was a lot of interest in the youngest group,” said Robin Logan, who is teaching the program at the Akwesasne Library. Logan missed a day due to illness last week and a large group was at the library waiting for her. It was decided that the program should be extended through the ninth of August in response to the popularity the program received. This Thursday the kids got to...
This weekend, the Akwesasne ACES will compete in the Aboriginal National Volleyball Championship, which will be held at the A’nowara’ko:wa Arena. The Akwesasne ACES consists of team captain Ben Herne, along with teammates Justin Mitchell, Lance Lazore, Nihasenaa Peters, Andrew “Atha” Lazore, and Ryan King. Ben Herne wanted to note that Friday at 3pm the ACES would face Saskatchewan, who are 2 time gold medal champions for The North American Indigenous Games. Herne added, “They are kind of the be...
On Sunday, July 1st, a swearing in ceremony was held behind the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribal Building with David Staddon acting as Master of Ceremonies. The ceremony was to swear the newly elected Chief Paul Thompson, sub-chief Eric Thompson, and Tribal Clerk Corleen Jackson-Jacco, into office. After being introduced by David Staddon, Chief Randy Hart delivered the opening speech in which he lamented the exiting of an old council, but also welcomed a new council. Chief Hart went on to detail some...
Tina’s Pride, a group dedicated to raising awareness for breast cancer, held a benefit car wash on Saturday, June 30th. Car washes were five dollars and all proceeds went to sponsoring the group’s annual trip to Syracuse to participate in the American Cancer Society Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk – held in Clinton Square on September 30th 2012 at 10 AM. In all, the car wash raised 255$ toward their trip. Funds raised go to paying for t-shirts and overnight accommodations, with all r...
On Friday, June 29th, the Summer Company Program Kickoff was held at the Cornwall Civic Center. This year’s program includes seven businesses, with one from Akwesasne. The event had speakers from several of the local governments, MP Guy Lauzon, and Edge Smoke from the Owista Capital Corporation. Smoke spoke of the importance of small business, and how they will be what pull Canada and the US into a period of economic recovery. Absent from the kickoff event were Cornwall Mayor Bob Kilger, and a...
On Saturday, July 7th, the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne held its swearing in ceremony, during which 13 members of the community were sworn in at the St. Regis Recreation Center. Master of Ceremony for Saturday’s event was MCA Government Support Manager, Jamie Bay. The current term extends from 2012 to 2015. In the general election, held on June 23rd, eligible voting members of the community cast their ballots to elect one Grand Chief, and twelve District Chiefs. Each of Akwesasne’s three northern...
On Tuesday, July 3rd, the Dream Big-READ program was launched for children in Pre-k through 1st grade. Tuesday consisted of an introduction to the Dream Big-READ program, which is a statewide Summer Library Program, which has a nighttime theme this year. Robin Logan, the person teaching the program with the children, chose many books which she felt worked with the theme and that she enjoyed. This is Logan’s first year participating with the program at the Library, which does it every year. L...
On Saturday, June 30th, a chicken barbeque was held to benefit the HAVFD. The weather cooperated and it was a gorgeous day to have it. 350 halves of chicken were cooked, and all told they raised 2900$. Dinner was 10$ a plate, and those responsible wanted to thank Dick Laffin, Braves Manufacturing, and Tarbell Management Group....
On Sunday July 1st, the Hogansburg Akwesasne Volunteer Fire Department drew the winner for their benefit raffle. The grand prize in the drawing was a Cub Cadet Zero Turn 46” lawn mower, a walk behind snowblower, a lawn sweeper, push mower, and weedeater. Included in the grand prize was the trailer to carry all of the prizes, as well. Second Prize was $2000 and Third Prize was $1000. The grand prize was awarded to Harvey Arquette Sr., second prize was awarded to Gary Bero, and Doris Burns won t...
The Snye Recreation Jr. Golf Tournament took place On Friday, July 6th. The tournament was held at Cedarview golf course, with a luncheon and award ceremony to follow. This will be the 8th year of the program. The format of the tournament was a best ball 9 hole tournament. The Snye Rec Jr. Golf Program serves children ages 7-16, and youths are split up by ages and paired with a teacher. The tournament wraps up a five day instructional program which costs 80$ and Cedarview Golf Club donates all course time for the kids. Admission for the tournam...
On Friday, a taco sale benefiting the Kanatsiohareke Community was held at the longhouse. Henes Porter described Kanatsiohareke as a “non-profit group teaching Mohawk language and culture.” Selling out by 1 PM, Henes wasn’t sure how much they were able to raise for the community, but the fundraiser was a success. Katsitsahawi Perkins wanted to mention that their 19th annual festival was next weekend, taking place June 30th and July 1st. This benefit was essentially going to support the festi...
On Friday at the Anowara’ko:wa Arena, a tree planting ceremony was held. The trees, three sugar maples, were a gift from Enbridge – a Calgary, Alberta based energy company – signifying the past, present, and future. Brendan White said the trees were given to commemorate the new relationship entered into between the Mohawks of Akwesasne and Enbridge. The Cooperative and Land Use Agreement, signed in 2009, marked the beginning of the relationship between Enbridge and the Mohawks of Akwes...
Friday marked the end of the school year for most of the students in the area, and to celebrate this, the Akwesasne Boys and Girls Club held its end of the year party. Jessica Cree Jock explained that every year they celebrate the completion of the school year, and it’s an incentive for the kids. The celebration included a barbeque, waterslide, bouncy house, and a DJ. The kids were having a great time, especially on the waterslide, where the line to go down the slide was just longer than the s...
On Friday, June 15th a Father’s Day luncheon was held at the St. Regis Mohawk Senior Center. The meal that was provided consisted of filet mignon wrapped in bacon, veggies, baked potato, and dessert. Coffee, milk, water, and tea were also served. The cost of the luncheon was 10$ a plate, and nearly all the seats were taken. Sometime after everyone arrived door prizes were awarded, with Jeff Day, William Oakes, and Peter Back all winning a folding chair as their prize. Once the meals were b...
Laser Health Clinic, a new business located in Cornwall, is the area’s first and only provider of the Zerona Treatment Laser. The Zerona Treatment is a method of achieving inch loss – so noted because not everyone loses the same amount of weight corresponding with the inch loss, because fat does not weigh as much. The procedure, which has been mentioned nationally on many news outlets as well as on medical programs, such as Dr. Oz and The Doctors, works by melting fat cells and allowing the bod...
Over the weekend an Iroquois raised beadwork class, taught by Mary Clause of Tuscarora, was held at the Akwesasne Cultural Center. Students started with a board, which allowed them to practice the basic stitches. The boards were part of the curriculum Clause developed, and after they get the stitches down she shows them how to break down and make patterns of their own. After the students finished their boards, and working on patterns, they applied those techniques to make a picture frame as a...
On Saturday, a benefit kickball tournament was held sponsoring the Midget Storm’s Traveling Team at the St. Regis Recreation Hall. It was a beautiful day, a crowd gathered to watch the tournament. In all, 11 teams competed in the tournament each paying an entry fee of 40$ per team. Coach Ryan Jacobs said, “What I would like to do is raise money to get us team shirts and polo’s, that way we look presentable when we go out to tournaments.” Jacobs also said that the event encourages team bonding, b...
Saturday night The Gambill family held a youth dance for ages 10-14 at the Kateri Hall. When asked, Sean Gambill said, “We’re just a family looking to bring entertainment to youth. We see there is a need for it, they really don’t have much to do, and it gives them a place to come and try their moves out.” “We got started because the kids didn’t have anything to do. They both love to sing, but never had a place to go and sing, so we started to go to youth contests, talent shows, they started sing...
On Monday, Brattleboro, VT based Author/Illustrator John Steven Gurney paid a visit to the St. Regis Mohawk School. Gurney was giving a presentation about the book he wrote, and the roughly 130 he has illustrated. The focus of Gurney’s work has been children’s chapter books, doing all the illustrations while working with the editor of the book he is illustrating. The book he authored, Dinosaur Train, is aimed at a younger age group and featured his son, now 18 and headed to college next year, as...
An ice cream social was held at Iakhihsohtha on Sunday. It was a beautiful day and the Kontiwennenhawi Women Singers performed for the residents at Iakhihsohtha. The performance lasted about 40 minutes, after which they gave everyone strawberry sundaes. “The Singers were beautiful,” said Tony Koggel. The ice cream social was held to entertain the residents and it helps pass the time for them. Weekends at Iakhihsohtha can be long for the residents, and with less staff to cover the weekends, eve...
Last Saturday a benefit golf tournament was held for the Akwesasne Jr. B Indians. The weather was good, and the rain held off. The tournament was to help offset the cost of playoffs. Will Whelan cited travel for games as a big expense, as well as the other costs associated with staying over. “In the best of seven, you play one game there, then one game here. Go there, then come back here. The bus drivers can only spend 10 hours on the road, so you end up having to stay over, whether you have o...
Friday June 1, amidst grey skies, the third annual BE GREAT Golf Tournament benefiting the Akwesasne Boys and Girls Club was held at Cedar View Golf Course in Massena, NY. BE GREAT is an initiative of the Boys and Girls Club of America which believes that every child has the potential to be great. Present in the clubhouse were the organizers, where I had a chance to speak with Jessica Cree Jock, Executive Director of the Akwesasne Boys and Girls Club. Along with Jessica in the clubhouse were...
On Friday Bears Den, formerly Western Door, had its official grand re-opening and ribbon cutting to mark the rebranding and new name. Members of the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe, the Massena Chamber of Commerce, as well as the Tarbell Management Group “family,” were present for the event. Tarbell Management Group President and CEO, Brandon Tarbell read a statement on the occasion and then led the group assembled in prayer. Following the address and photos, members of TMG cut the ribbon kicking off...
On Sunday, the Snye Homemakers held a benefit brunch to support their members, Sally Ann Adams and Angie Sunday, so they can represent the Homemakers during the canonization of Kateri Tekakwitha in Rome on October 12, 2012. More fundraising opportunities will come during the summer. Elvera Sargent said, “we wanted to thank everyone for their support” and she “wanted to give a special Niawen Ko:wa to the firemen who all came following their Fireman’s Mass.” Sargent went on to add that they will...
This weeks program spotlight focuses on the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribes Intensive Preventative Program or IPP. IPP focuses on providing supports for at-risk youth and their families who have been referred through the social services department or from the drug court. The program has three major focuses. Jean Square explained much of what IPP does. The first focus is on at-risk teens and what they do. It is a big brother type of program and the providers are called advocates. The advocates are available to provide supervision and mentorship to...
