A Voice from the Eastern Door
A Voice from the Eastern Door
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By: Jaclyn Hall Wednesday, January 15th marked a momentous moment for Akwesasne Mohawk Board of Education, and especially Kana:takon School, which played a major role in AMBE's digitization of the Kaniehkeha language. Parents of students who attend one of the three AMBE schools were invited to the unveiling of the newly developed website: imohawk.ambe.ca. It's been a year in the making and now a quarter of the way completed. The Akwesasne Mohawk of Education with the hard work of Montreal based...
By: Jaclyn Hall The A'nowara'ko:wa Arena was host to the 8th Annual Law Enforcement Hockey Tournament which took place beginning Thursday, January 9th and ending Friday, January 10th. The tournament was organized by the Akwesasne Mohawk Police Service. Each AMPS chooses a recipient who will receive money raised during the hockey tournament. "This year we chose the Caring Hearts of Akwesasne, every year we choose a different cause to receive the money raised during the tournament," stated...
By: Jaclyn Hall The Tsi Snaihne Recreation was host to a free community dinner, thanks to the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne and its partners. The free dinner was one of three being held in Akwesasne. A Community Holiday Dinner was held at each recreation center in the three districts of the northern portion of Akwesasne. Everyone who showed up was given a ballot to enter their name in for one of several door prizes. Enbridge donated seven $100 Wal-Mart gift cards, which were given away at the end...
By: Jaclyn Hall The highly anticipated Parade of Lights took place this past Thursday, December 12th, beginning at the old TVI building. The Annual event, which is organized by the Akwesasne Coalition for Community Empowerment continues to grow every year. This year the parade was followed by a Whoville Dance party at the Travis Solomon Lacrosse Box. But before the party, the Parade of Lights was busy spreading holiday cheer along Route 37. Many different businesses and organizations took part...
By: Jaclyn Hall The St. Regis Recreation Committee held their last major fundraising event of the year, the Annual Treasures of Christmas. The three-day event began on Friday, December 13th. Craft vendors set up shop inside the recreation hall throughout the three days. Taking up most of the hall were all the donated treasures to be raffled off on Sunday evening. "This year, we've seen more people coming out to support the event," stated Laura Thompson, of the St. Regis Recreation Committee....
By: Jaclyn Hall December 6th has been designated as Canada's National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. The date was chosen to honor and remember all women who are victims of gender-based violence. When a group of young women were violently murdered at their school, l" Ecole Polytechnique, on December 6th, 1989 because of their gender; it made Canadians realize that gender-based violence can happen to anyone. Since 1991, December 6th has become a day of remembrance and...
By Jaclyn Hall The Kawehno:ke Recreation Committee held a spectacular weekend hosting this year's Annual Spirit of Christmas from Friday, December 6th to Sunday, December 8th. This year's annual event was filled with generosity and hope, with many hoping to win the snowmobile being raffled off or one of the many beautiful donated trees. "This year we had a snowmobile raffle, thanks to our sponsors Murray Motor Sports [for giving us the Polaris snowmobile at cost] Rona Home and Garden, Thompson...
By: Jaclyn Hall The St. Lawrence Center was brought back to life for one spectacular evening; being host to the Passion for Fashion – Fashion Show on a sold-out event on Saturday, November 30th. The Passion for Fashion event is one local designers have come to know. Organized by a core group of hardworking and dedicated women, Tisha Thompson- Babes Cosmetics, Babes Thompson-Babes Cosmetics, Lauren Cree - Creeations Hair Salon, Tanisha Thompson, Laurie Gardner - Gardline Photography and Shari A...
By Jaclyn Hall It is safe to say, the Annual Friendsgiving event will continue to feed community members during Thanksgiving for years to come. Thursday, November 28th marked the 5th year Everett Lazore and Johnathan Lazore, with the help of many volunteers prepare a delicious traditional Thanksgiving Dinner which they give away for free. Every year, Johnathan and Everett combine their cooking skills and generosity to make Friendsgiving a success. "We want to thank the community for their...
By: Jaclyn Hall Small Business Saturday has become a much-anticipated event in Akwesasne, allowing visitors and community members to shop small and support local businesses. Well over 40 different small businesses and local vendors took part in Saturday's event, with raffles, discounts and giveaways. The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe's Economic Development, Mohawk Council of Akwesasne's Economic Development and the Akwesasne Chamber of Commerce partnered up with local businesses to make Small...
By: Jaclyn Hall The Onkwehonwe Midwives Collective, in collaboration with the MCA's Wholistic Health Program hosted a free community workshop taught by Herbalist Alicia Cook. The workshop took place Wednesday November 27th, in conjunction with National Addiction Awareness Week. From 9am to 1pm, the Tsi Snaihne Recreation was host to a day full of health education. Detoxifying the body was the focus of the workshop, highlighting the foods and herbs that benefit the body as a whole. Cook went...
By: Jaclyn Hall The Tarbell family was ready to serve the community during this year's Thanksgiving. Not only did Eli Tarbell and his family serve numerous Thanksgiving meals, but they served the meals at no cost to the customer. Giving away Thanksgiving dinners is one way the Tarbell family chose to give thanks to the community of Akwesasne and surrounding areas, for their continued support throughout the years. "We are grateful to be able to do this for the community. My mom, Theresa Bear,...
By: Jaclyn Hall The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe's Tourism Office hosted their first ever Akwesasne Art Market during Small Business Saturday, on November 30th. The Art Market was set up at the Akwesasne Housing Authority from 9am to 3pm with over 25 local artisans and vendors. There was a good mix of Akwesasne's well known artists and some new and up and coming artists. Some artists displayed their artwork in Art Market to showcase their work to the public for the very first time. Many know...
By: Jaclyn Hall Ending off the month of September, also known a Suicide Prevention Month, the Akwesasne Suicide Prevention Committee hosted their Annual Walk Away the Stigma event. The event took place on September 30th at Generations Park. Beginning at 5:30pm, several local organizations set up booths packed with information and resources available to the community inside the Travis Solomon Lacrosse Box. "It's important to have these events, to help educate the community. Events like this make...
By: Jaclyn Hall Friday, September 27th marked a momentous occasion for the Akwesasne Cultural Center & Museum, and for the community as a whole. After closing its doors for renovations, just shy of a year ago, the Museum staff and partners went to work gutting, fixing, constructing and installing multiple new exhibits. Anyone who has been to the museum before renovations can truly appreciate the craftsmanship and artistry put into the updated space. And anyone who visits the museum for their...
By: Jaclyn Hall The long awaited Akwesasne International Powwow, held at the A'nowara'ko:wa Arena, took place September 7th and 8th. Although the Powwow weekend started off a little wet and cloudy, it did not dampen anyone's spirits. The dancing and drumming competitions took place inside the arena on Saturday and were moved back outside during Sunday, ending the weekend off with lots of laughter and sunshine. Visitors from all over Turtle Island came out to enjoy the dancing, drumming, vendors...
By: Jaclyn Hall At approximately 11am on Wednesday September 11th, Elders from Iakhihsohtha were escorted by MCA Chiefs to Walmart in Cornwall and they were greeted at the front doors by Walmart management. Walmart management publicly apologized for an incident which took place approximately two months prior. The incident was serious enough to make the elders feel unsafe and unwelcome at the storefront, by treatment of both unreceptive Walmart staff and what appeared to be unfriendly customers....
By: Jaclyn Hall The Akwesasne Family Wellness Program has pulled off a project unique to Akwesasne. An all too common issue for most indigenous people, many can agree, would be the issue of murdered and missing indigenous men, women and children. Especially here in Akwesasne, no one is exempt from the trauma and hurt of having a missing or murdered loved one. During the past week (August 26-28), the Akwesasne Family Wellness Program unveiled three memorial plaques throughout the northern...
By: Jaclyn Hall The Akwesasne Child and Family Services hosted a two-day wampum belt teaching workshop held at Atsiakta on August 28th and 29th. Co-presenters were Aronhiaies Herne, Mike McDonald and Darren Bonaparte, the two-day workshop was very educational to those fortunate enough to attend. "We organized this event because our people need to know our original teachings and foundation. If we are going to heal, we need to address the matters that are hurting us. If we can help to strengthen...
By: Jaclyn Hall Closing off the Akwesasne Freedom School's 40th Anniversary events, was the Annual Quilt Auction. The Quilt Auction took place on Sunday, from 2pm onwards. With community members and guests from out of town attending the event, there was no shortage of bidding wars on the beautiful quilts donated for this year's annual event. Sheree Bonaparte, was the auctioneer for this year's Quilt Auction. With the help of the parents of AFS students, by either donating quilts or assisting...
By: Jaclyn Hall The OPG Visitor Center celebrated the opening of their Butterfly and Herb Garden, on Thursday August 22nd, with the successful completion of phase one. The Butterfly and Herb Garden is the beginning of a long term and sustainable landscape plan for the Saunders Hydro Dam Visitor Center. The project was executed through a joint venture between Iroquois Consulting Group, an Akwesasne based business and M. Sullivan & Son Limited. "When we got the contract, we reached out to...
By: Jaclyn Hall Bikers from all over, took part in the 1st Annual Akwesasne Freedom School Benefit Bike Run, on Saturday August 24th. Registration for the Bike Run began at 9 a.m., and was open until 11 am, giving everyone plenty of time to register and buy in for the Poker Run portion of the Bike Run. Proceeds raised from the registration was donated back to the Akwesasne Freedom School. At a cost of $20 a rider, and $10 a passenger, the Redrum Chapter in Akwesasne was able to raise $1000 for...
By: Jaclyn Hall The Akwesasne Freedom School celebrated their 40th Anniversary in a big way. The Indigenous Gala, which was one of the first big events of the weekend, saw performers such as Murray Porter and Kontiwennahawi. The Indigenous Gala took place Friday, August 23rd, beginning at 5:00 pm. Everyone who was fortunate enough to attend the gala was served delicious traditional Indigenous food by Alumni of the Akwesasne Freedom School. Keynote speakers, such as Loran Thompson, took the...
By: Jaclyn Hall The former IGA building was host to the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribal Vocational Rehabilitation's free community event, which took place Friday, August 23rd. The DisAbility Awareness Day event began at 9:00 a.m. and went on until 2:00 p.m., giving community members the opportunity to see the different programs and resources that are available to people with disabilities. Some of the programs set up during the event, were programs such as ACCESS-VR, BOCES, Disability Rights N.Y,...
By: Jaclyn Hall Hundreds of community members gathered at the Travis Solomon Lacrosse Box, located in Generations Park, to take part in the Akwesasne' 1st Skool-A-Palooza in Akwesasne. The back to school event took place on Thursday, August 22nd, from 4:00 to 7:00 pm. Skool-A-Palooza was organized by the Akwesasne Coalition for Community Empowerment and host to numerous organizations and schools who were set up and ready to answer any questions during the event. Parents and students had the...
