A Voice from the Eastern Door
A Voice from the Eastern Door
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The Native North American Travelling College hosted their 3rd Annual Art Wars at the St. Regis Mohawk School, on Saturday February 17th. The event began at 3 pm with contestants registering and preparing for the preliminary rounds of the contest. A total of 16 contestants competed in the Art Wars. Artists were split in half, 8 competing in each preliminary round. A theme was selected at random for each of the three rounds; the first preliminary round category was legends and stories. Once the...
On Monday February 12th, I was able to meet up the creator and cofounder of the new local radio station in Akwesasne, 87.9 FM Karennaon:we, and get an in depth interview. I had the opportunity to ask about the process and inspiration behind the new radio station. The creator of the radio station, Shatekaronhiase Skies, is a young Mohawk who is passionate about keeping our Kanienkehaka language alive and strong. A fluent speaker in Kanienkeha, he also attends the Longhouse and practices our...
The crowning for the 2018 Winter Carnival's King and Queen took place at the SRMT Office for the Aging on Friday February 9th at 4 pm. Leona Barnes, who is a part of the Akwesasne Coalition for Community Empowerment, read the letter submitted by the family of the king and queen nominated for this year's Winter Carnival. There were a total of three couples nominated for this year's Akwesasne Winter Carnival's King and Queen. After reading the letter, the King and Queen were announced in front of...
A karaoke contest was held at AMS on Thursday February 8th, as a part of the 2018 Akwesasne Winter Carnival. The event was sponsored by the Kawehnoke Recreation Committee and organized by Basil Lazore and Rock Star Party Entertainment (Rod Rivette). The event began at 7 pm with local talent signing up and preparing to go on stage. There was a lot of talent of all ages. Everyone was able to choose the song of their choice, even community members who decided to join the contest last minute were...
The 27th Annual Akwesasne Winter Carnival's Closing Ceremonies were held at the St. Regis Mohawk School on Sunday, February 11th at 5 pm. After the four days full of activities, the Winter Carnival wrapped up with the announcement of the winners of all the prizes. This year there was a total of five prizes drawn at the closing ceremonies. A grand prize of a two-night getaway for a family of 6 to the Great Wolf Lodge in Niagara Falls. There was also a Dinner and Movie package, a one-year of Green...
Every year on February 2nd, World Wetlands Day is celebrated to raise global awareness about the important role of wetlands for people and the planet. World Wetlands Day marks the date of the adoption of the Convention on Wetlands that was held on February 2nd 1971. It was established to raise awareness about the value of wetlands for humanity and the planet. World Wetlands Day was celebrated for the first time in 1997 and has grown remarkably since then. This year's theme "Wetlands for a...
A public screening was held on January 30th at the Akwesasne Mohawk Casino Resort premiering the long awaited documentary series created by Akwesasne TV, "Lax Moms". Although there is still a bit of editing to do before the pilot project is released in segments on Facebook and YouTube throughout the month of February, not much will change. The public screening began at approximately 6 pm, with the screening of the entire documentary series, which lasted approximately 30 minutes. Afterwards the...
On January 27th, 2018 the very first Tota and Me Dance took place at the Akwesasne Mohawk Casino and Resort. The event itself was a joint effort between the Community Health Program, Wholistic Health and Wellness and the Champlain Regional Cancer Program. Carol Mitchell, Program Manager of Community Health stated, "We wanted to put an event together that would help to bridge the gap between the elders and the youth in our community. The elders have so much knowledge to share; we want to give...
This past Friday December 8th, 2017 the Akwesasne Holiday helpers and sponsors hosted their annual jail and bail, $20,000 raffle and Mohawk auction. Community members were able to sign up for a Christmas basket before the sign-ups were closed at 4 pm the same day. The event had a great turnout, with many coming to eat and try their luck at winning a prize from the Mohawk auction. There were lots of great laughs and good times had; members from the community were jailed and had to wait for a gene...
The Akwesasne Cultural Center held their first 'Make a Craft Fair' this past Thursday, December 7th from 1pm to 4 pm and 6 pm to 8 pm. There were several different stations to make different crafts. The event was open to the community, no sign up needed. Everything was free of charge with the hope that community members would come out and try their hand at a craft, and give a little a feedback on how the Cultural Center could improve its services and future classes. Sue Ellen Herne, Program...
On Sunday December 10th, 2017 a housing information session was held at the Kawehnoke Recreation Center. The information session was one of three different information sessions being held in the districts of Akwesasne. The sessions were organized by Cory Tarbell, Mohawk Council of Akwesasne Housing Building Inspector, who organized the three sessions on his own initiative and with the help of the Community Trust Fund. Cory Tarbell stated "I did this because I want our community to look at...
On Tuesday December 5th, the founders of Seven Leaf Medical Cannabis held an informational meeting for the community of Akwesasne at their establishment on Kawehnoke. Seven Leaf marks several 'firsts" as the first of its kind in the North Country as the first Mohawk owned and operated medical cannabis company, and as only entirely First Nation's owned and operated Medical Cannabis company in Canada. The company is anticipated to open in the first quarter of 2018, upon receipt of their Federal...
Akwesasne's 1st Parade of Lights and Tree Lighting took place this past Friday December 1st. The event began at the Generations Park, with many businesses, associations and individuals participating by decorating a vehicle or float with beautiful lights and decorations. The parade began at approximately 6:30pm, with decorated vehicles and floats leaving Generations Park and headed west on State Route 37 towards the main Saint Regis Mohawk Tribal Building. There was no shortage of spectators line...
On Thursday November 30th, the Ànowaràkowa Arena hosted a little get-together open to the community. The main event was the big reveal of their brand new Ice Resurfacer, which took a lot of time and fundraising efforts to obtain. The Arena began with a fundraising goal of $96,000.00, and with the help of various businesses and associations, they were able to meet that quota. Some of the different businesses and associations that had a hand in helping the Arena to reach their goal was: D...
The annual Spirit of Christmas was held from December 1st to December 3rd, at the Kawehnoke Recreation. This annual event helps to raise money for the Kawehnoke Recreation, with community member and organizations donating items to be raffled off to some lucky winners at the end of the event. This year there were 35 different trees and wreaths displayed with many different kinds of prizes to be won. One of the most anticipated prizes was the #9 $1500 cash prize, which went to one lucky winner....
On Wednesday November 29th, the Diabetes Center for Excellence held their very own Holistic Health and Diabetes Care Event from 11:00 am to 6:00 pm. The event's main focus was to combine holistic health and western medicine for full mind and body health. The event consisted vendor booths and informational tables. There was also a full day of demonstrations and guest speakers. Some of the different vendors and informational tables set up throughout the event were SRMT's Let's Get Healthy Program...
On Sunday December 3rd, the NNATC hosted their 2nd annual Holiday Craft Fair at the Akwesasne Mohawk Casino. The Holiday Craft Fair had over 31 different vendors, with their handmade arts, crafts and goodies. There was plenty of variety to choose from, whether you were there doing a little Christmas shopping or a little bit of self-indulgence. Most vendors were from Akwesasne, but everyone had something different to offer. Many of the vendors had their own raffles going on throughout the day,...
The Second Annual Shop Small Event took place this past Saturday November 25th, 2017. The event itself has been ongoing nationwide in the United States since 2010, when the economy was hurting, and the small businesses were being affected the most. The American Express Company launched Small Business Saturday in an effort to support local places throughout the country that help to make their communities stronger. The event was launched the Saturday after Thanksgiving, hoping to bring more...
On Wednesday November 15th, the last informational update meeting was held in regards to the Grasse River cleanup site. The meeting was held at the Hogansburg Akwesasne Volunteer Fire Department from 6:30 to 7:30. The open meeting was held to update the community of Akwesasne and surrounding areas of what has and will be taking place in the Grasse River. This has been a long and strenuous process between Akwesasne and Arconic Inc. (formerly known as Alcoa Inc.) trying to find resolution in damages to the land surrounding the Grasse River and th...
On Thursday, November 16th the departments of Wholistic Health and Wellness (MCA) and Health Services Nutrition Program (SRMT) hosted an Adult Craft Night at the Grand Mohawk Inn. The event was held from 5 pm to 7 pm, giving adults the opportunity to unwind and relax while putting their artistic talents to use. The event hosted 30 individuals, who had pre-registered prior to the event. The reason the event was put together was to emphasize the importance of making healthy choices throughout the...
On Sunday November 19th, The Mohawk Council of Akwesasne presented the Ahkwesahsne Homemakers with a check for $18,000. The check helped the homemakers to officially reach their $75,000 goal to fix their parking lot. The Ahkwesahsne Homemakers had been fundraising since the beginning of May to raise the funds needed to fix their parking lot. $75,000 was the goal, and the Homemakers were able to reach up to $58,000 on their own through fundraising and donations. Since it is coming to the end of...
The Snye Recreation pulled off another wonderful community event, their annual Christmas Enchantment, which took place from November 9th to November 12th. The Annual Event is a big hit with the community and surrounding areas, with hundreds coming to try their luck at winning one of the beautifully decorated trees. This year there was 48 trees up for grabs, all donated by different organizations and individuals, with all the proceeds from the ticket sales going toward the Snye Recreation. This...
An engagement session was held on October 30th, at the Ànowaràkowa Arena from 6-7 pm. The engagement session was open to the community to become more informed on the strides that the Entewatathá:wi Program has taken to establish self-governance in Akwesasne. The Entewatathá:wi Program commits to work with cross organizational groups facilitating the development of codes and agreements in association with Council's vision of asserting jurisdiction. The Entewatathá:wi Program has held several educ...
The Akwesasne Cultural Restoration Program hosted a two-day hands on conference, which allowed guests to participate in the traditional teachings being taught through the ACR's programs. The Áse Tsi Tewá:ton Experience has held similar events the last four years, the difference this year is the apprentices were able to take the lead in the traditional teachings. Prior to this year, the apprentices had the assistance of their master teachers while still being in the process of learning the k...
The Snye Recreation hosted their Annual Halloween Bash on Saturday October 28th. The event was full of spooktacular fun with free wagon rides, costume judging, carnival style games and many prizes. The doors opened at 1:30, with costume judging beginning at approximately 3:00 pm. There were several categories for the costume judging which were funniest, scariest, prettiest, and most original and judge's choice. After all the prizes were given out and all the kids had a chance to get a ride on...