A Voice from the Eastern Door
A Voice from the Eastern Door
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On Saturday, May 4th, the Wholistic Health Department MCA along with the Akwesasne Area Management Board held an “Empowering Our Youth” workshop aimed at addressing bullying and suicide. The all day event saw at least 50 grade 6-12 students, and even qualified as community service hours for the students coming from Cornwall Collegiate and Vocational School. The workshop began with an introduction by Clarissa Jacobs, where she detailed the events of the day and the house rules, which inc...
On Wednesday May 8, at 6 pm at the Tri-District Elders Center, a community meeting was held to discuss the latest draft of the Mohawks of Akwesasne Community Settlement Trust document. It was decided through community consultation, that a Community Trust Fund was needed to handle past, present and future settlement monies that are coming into Akwesasne. Thus far, there is no policy put in place as to how these monies will be spent, and as such, they are awaiting usage, while those policies are being developed. If you were unable to make the...
Alley Bero is back in Akwesasne after an exciting experience in Germany. Bero left around the beginning of October 2012 to play hockey with the SC Garmisch-Partenkirchen Frauen-Eishockey club in Munich. Her first day in Munich, Bero was able to attend Oktoberfest, which she said was “a good way to start off my stay in Germany.” Bero stayed with a teammate who along with her family and the town they were in, all spoke English well, which made her transition a lot easier. Bero said, “Hockey is di...
The Aimmo Archery Club, a passion project of Bennett King, is beginning to take registrations at the St. Regis Recreation center this Saturday, May 11, 2013 from 5-7pm. It has been a little while in the making, but they are ready to get shooting! There will be no archery taking place at this event, but there will be information available. Registration is free to generate interest. At some point there will be a fee, but to get the ball rolling and get an archery club in Akwesasne, that will be dealt with as the program grows. The following...
Wednesday at Akwesasne Mohawk School, children in grades 1-8 participated in a public speaking event. The event is rooted in the Kanienkahaka tradition of oral language, and has been going on for at least 15 years. AMS teacher Anneke Fisher-Fay said, “The kids are starting at grade 1, and they’re learning to use their voice to present their ideas.” The event consists of the younger children telling a story about a subject of their choosing, for instance, one young man, Dryden Adams, shared a sto...
On Saturday, Swamp’s Performance held the Cruising for Kids event at Jacobs Manufacturing, across from the Mohawk International Raceway. The event, which sponsored the Akwesasne Freedom School and the Akwesasne Boys and Girls Club, included a car show and free safety inspections. Donations were accepted, and both the proceeds from the car show’s $6 entry fee and a Chicken BBQ, were donated to each program. Buck Cook was on hand to judge the event, and cutting it up as you know only he can. The...
On Friday April 26th, a dinner was held at the St. Regis Recreation Center to raise awareness for Victims of Crime week. The event had speakers from organizations within the community, all of whom were part of the various teams here who offer services to victims of crime in Akwesasne. Michelle Smoke of the Akwesasne Community Justice Program wrote a grant that secured $3000 for activities during National Victims of Crime Awareness Week. The turkey dinner had approximately 50 participants....
Teacher Angel Brant is a hero and thanks to her quick thinking and training, a simple food mishap did not become more severe. A student in Mrs. Barnes class was eating his fruit rollup that was packed in his lunch, and wadded the whole snack into his mouth. Unfortunately the snack does not dissolve quickly and the student soon lapsed into a full choke. Without much thought, Brant quickly acted and using her First Aid/CPR training quickly stepped in and saved the child. Barnes said, “The kid w...
On Friday, a social benefiting Sarahlee Skidders was held at the Mohawk Nation Longhouse. Skidders is currently raising money to pay for stem cell treatments. After having undergone one round already, she saw improvement. The next round will be much longer, but comes at a great expense. Skidders is holding several benefits all over the community and this was done for her on behalf of the community, and the Akwesasne Women Singing Society. There were drinks, corn soup and frybread for sale, as well as a cake walk, where numbered plates are sold...
Over the weekend, the Quilt of Belonging was on display at NavCan in Cornwall. The quilt, which was a giant undertaking, was the product of a huge volunteer effort. The quilt represents all 263 nations represented within Canada and spans 120 feet. The 70 hexagons bordering the quilt are representative of all the First Nations of Canada. “Well, actually that was a really important piece for us to have all of our first peoples, all of our aboriginal people. They actually cradle the quilt,” sai...
On Saturday, the Akwesasne Task Force on the Environment held their annual seed and tree give away at the Generations Park pavilion. The event, which ran until around 1pm, gave out garden seeds and trees for the community. Community members could come down and sign up and once they had done this, pick out what they needed for gardening or trees for their yard. The event was sponsored by the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe, the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne and the Mohawk Nation Council of Chiefs. The typ...
On Monday night, at the Best Western in Cornwall, there was a benefit dinner held to raise money for the Children’s Treatment Center. The center, which serves people from Akwesasne, Cornwall and the SD & G area, is a completely donation driven treatment center which is dedicated to the prevention and treatment of child abuse in the area. The government does not fund the agency in any way, and they provide much needed services to at-risk and victimized children. The guests of honor for the d...
On Saturday, March 30, the St. Regis Recreation Center held an Easter egg hunt. Those who attended numbered nearly 200 as estimated by the organizers of the event, the Akwesasne Attack Girls Lacrosse Team. Activities included the obvious Easter egg hunt, which was “Fabulous,” as Laura Thompson described it, but there was also a blind Easter egg hunt, where Adults guided by children had to go out and find chocolate bunnies, as well as an Easter bonnet contest for adults. The event was set up to...
On Saturday at Building 34 on McCumber Road in Kawehnoke, a community meeting was held to discuss plans to purchase the Iroquois Water plant and build it into a metal fabrication plant. Nelson David White and Laura Morris have been working for the last eight months, at their own expense, to develop a plan that will bring jobs to Kawehnoke. The idea is that they wish to purchase the factory, after receiving a plan from the current owners, which would give them the building as well as the 10...
Over the weekend, the Seaway Valley Rapids, a minor bantam team from Cornwall, hosted the KIK team from Sweden. KIK stands for Kunulv Hockey Club, a town north of Gothenburg, and their jerseys have a fortress on it, which has stood since the 14th century. The Swedish players who came in on Wednesday stayed with families in Cornwall, getting a little cultural exchange. “They get to see that the kids over here have quirky parents too, and the parents get to understand that their kids are not as m...
A demonstration organized by Atahontsison was held at the People’s Fire in the Kawehnoke District of Akwesasne on Saturday. The demonstration was to give people an opportunity to view and sign a petition that indicates support for movement of CBSA border crossing from its current location within Cornwall, Ontario to its previous location on Kawehnoke, or possibly co-located with U.S. customs at the U.S. Port of Entry. Atahontsison said, “We are gathering people here to give them a chance to sig...
On Sunday, scores of families took to the lawn outside of the Snye Recreation Center to hunt for Easter eggs. The children came in and registered for door prizes, and then everyone headed outside at 2 and went and collected as many brightly colored Easter eggs on the snow as they could find. Once all the Easter eggs had been snatched up, all the families returned to the Rec. and began to go through and open each egg to find the goodies inside. Nearly all the eggs had candy in them but others held one of 4 tokens, which entitled the bearer to...
On Wednesday, a canning class was held at the St. Regis Rec. and was put on by Sweets Jacobs and Mohawk Council of Akwesasne’s Community Health Program. More than 40 people attended the class held by Emerie Brine from Bernardin Canada, a manufacturer of canning goods. Canning, an age-old practice for preserving foods, can be a way to ensure your family has healthy food throughout the year, even when something is not in season. Canning is also a great way to lower your food bill by saving food t...
On Thursday, at the HAVFD on Rt. 37 in Akwesasne, an event to help raise awareness and reduce the stigma attached with suicide called Healing Words: Speaking Safely About Suicide, was held amidst about 13 community members. Ann Duckless, with the Connect Project – an organization that provides customized training and interaction with experts in the field of suicide prevention and postvention – was the presenter for the event. She travels all over North America providing training and res...
On Wednesday, March 20, at the former First American IGA building in Akwesasne, the Akwesasne Area Management Board held a Job Fair. The event featured a registered 40 employers from as far away as Albany and Ottawa. Fallon Davis was the coordinator for this event, and did an outstanding job. Responsible for nearly all facets of the event, Davis first formed a committee consisting of members of the Akwesasne Area Management Board, Akwesasne Employment Resource Center, Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe...
On Wednesday, March 13, the newly relocated and renovated Mohawk Bingo Palace held its grand opening at its new home within the Akwesasne Mohawk Casino and Resort. David Staddon, spokesman for the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe MC’d the event, as well Emily Lauzon, general manager for the Mohawk Bingo Palace, and Pat Bassney AMC & R general manager, both spoke about the addition and the hard work from their team. Chief Randy Hart and Sub-Chief Eric Thompson also participated in the festivities, w...
On Friday, Steven Kellogg, prolific author and illustrator of more than 110 books, gave a presentation for the students at the St. Regis Mohawk School. Kellogg presented to each of the grades, using two pads of paper he would draw out a story. Particularly cute were the stories of Pinkerton and his feline cohort Second Hand Rose, both actual pets Kellogg owned, and part of a successful series based on the dog, Pinkerton. Kellogg even said he “loves drawing Pinkerton so much, he even sneaks h...
On Friday, amidst falling snow, students at the St. Regis Mohawk School were given a bus safety demonstration by Jeremy Leduc. Children were shown hand signals that they must obey from the driver, how to cross the road and get back to their homes safely. Also covered was the importance of going home immediately after you get off the bus, so parents know the kids are home, safe. Leduc also mentioned the emergency horn. “The driver will use an emergency horn if something bad is about to h...
On Saturday, March 16, Kanentakwas David organized the Youth Reconciliation Gathering, which was held at the Akwesasne Mohawk School. The event involved local youth as well as bringing in youth from Ottawa University and Carleton University. In all, approximately 35 youth attended the event. The purpose of the event was to bring together youth from outside the community and those within, and foster a broader understanding between aboriginal and non-aboriginals. In addition, the event served...
On Saturday, March 16, the Kanatakon Recreation Center held a Fruit and Nut Tree workshop. The workshop was a joint venture between Mohawk Council of Akwesasne departments Community Health, Economic Development and Environment. Waylon Cook was the organizer for Saturday’s event, which was presented by Bill MacKentley, owner and operator of St. Lawrence Nurseries in Potsdam, an organic orchard. The topics covered by MacKentley included how to prepare soil, when to plant, when to expect your t...
