A Voice from the Eastern Door
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The Grade 5 students of St. Regis Mohawk School were honoured on Thursday, June 15th 2017. The graduation ceremony started promptly at 10 a.m. with the school band playing for everyone in attendance. Several students then did the opening address. Once the opening address was finished, the principal Mr. Kevin Walbridge, then greeted everyone in attendance. The special awards were given out first like the citizenship awards, Most dedicated student awards, Presidential Award for Educational...
The Cornwall Civic Complex was home to a second live professional boxing event on June 17th, 2017. The event began at 8:00 p.m., with a massive amount of supporters in attendance. The event has been greatly anticipated by many from Cornwall and Akwesasne. The headline matchup being Tony Luis vs. Cam O'Connell, for the NABA Championship belt. Tony Luis being from Cornwall, was proud to be able to fight for the championship belt in front of his hometown. The event was action packed with a fight...
The St. Regis Recreation Dance Club held their annual recital with 'Party in the Park' at the St. Regis Recreation on June 16th, 2017. The 'Party in the Park' began at 6:30pm with Kevin Lazore emceeing the event. The theme was Disney and a little bit of 90's music. After a brief delay caused by technical difficulties the show begin around 7:00 p.m. and thankfully the weather remained nice. The show began with dance teacher and creator of the St. Regis Recreation Dance Club, Laura Thompson...
The Little Heroes Training Camp & Obstacle Course was held at the Snye Recreation on Friday, June 9, 2017. The event began with the toddlers having a fun race on the tiny tots track. There was something for children of all ages to do at the event. The 2-6 year olds raced on the tiny tots track while the 7-15 year olds raced on the big track. Other than the obstacle course races, there was also safety booths set up to help educate the children on different types of safety rules. Some of the...
The tribal monthly meeting was held on Saturday June 10th, 2017 at the Community Building Lobby. The meeting began at 10:00 am. The meeting was chaired by Chief Beverly Cook. The meeting began with a moment of silence for anyone who has recently passed away and to those who are ill or are taking care of the ill and elderly. The first topic that was addressed at the meeting was the review of previous action items: 1. Community member requested information on the future plans for the former IGA building. Ongoing. 2. Community member requested...
Iohahi:io held an Open House on Thursday June 8th, 2017. Everyone who attended had the opportunity to apply for the upcoming fall courses, which are being offered at Iohahi:io by St. Lawrence College. Some of the upcoming courses are Business Accounting, General Arts & Science-Behavioral Psychology and Energy Systems Engineering Technology. Iohahi:io works with the others to figure where the highest demand in employment will be in the next several years, and they choose their courses accordingly...
The Let's Get Healthy Program hosted a Women's Health Day at the Diabetes Center for Excellence on Wednesday, May 31st, 2017. The event began at 3 p.m. with a blood pressure and blood sugar screening, which went on until 5 p.m. There was a taste test and Q&A with Registered Dietician Heather Pontius during the blood screenings. At 4 p.m. women in attendance had the opportunity to play diabetes bingo. Diabetes Bingo with Cherie Bisnett was definitely different than ordinary bingo. The women in at...
May 27th, 2017 was the day that the Akwesasne Veterans Memorial Monument was revealed to the Akwesasne community at Generations Park. It was a beautiful day with many community members in attendance. Some family members came to support their loved ones who are veterans, while others came to honour the veterans who have already passed. The event was set up beautifully with a huge American flag flying as soon as you pulled into the driveway. The flag along provided a front before the memorial monu...
On Sunday May 28th, 2017 the annual Memorial Day parade took place in Hogansburg at 12 p.m. sharp. The parade started at Mill Street and went all the way to the American Legion on Route 37. The parade is a big event, when families bring their children out to enjoy the floats and get some free candy. This year was no different, it started off with a salute to all who have served for their country. The parade was led by the veterans from the area. There was many different groups and individuals...
The MCA General Meeting took place at the St. Regis Recreation Center on May 25th, 2017 at 6 p.m. The Meeting began with the call to order, and Council attendance. The moment of silence followed, to honor anyone who has passed away in the last month. Grand Chief Abram Benedict then went over the rules of order, and council’s agenda acceptance. The first presentation was made by Kawehnoke district Chief Troy Thompson, which was for the Ionkwakwenion, the Book of Accomplishments. MCA has created this new book of recognition called I...
On Monday, June 5th starts National Safe Kids Week and runs until Saturday, June 11th, 2017. This year, the MCA Community Health Program is giving it a spin and notching it up a bit. Using the theme “Superheros” and how safety is part of being a hero, they’ve created a day of fun and learning about Sun Safety, Hydration in the Heat and Water and Road Safety. All kids will go through an age appropriate circuit of fun booths and after each booth the participants will have their ‘passport’ stamped. Once finished, they can stop at the ‘Super Hero S...
The Kawehnoke Corridor Focus Meeting was held on May 15th, 2017 at the Anowara:kowa Arena. The meeting began with a dinner, following with the opening remarks and call to order. The presentation consisted with the history of the Kawehnoke Corridor Improvement Project, also known as Cornwall Island Corridor Improvements Contract 4a & 5 Harmonized Environmental Assessment Plan (Revised). The project was put on hold since 2009. The last draft of the corridor was made in 2009, when the CBSA moved to Cornwall. April 2017- MCA department of...
The 3rd annual C.C.V.S Student Art Exhibition is taking place at the Cornwall Public Library from May 8th through June 8th. Over 200 works of art, which have been created by the students of C.C.V.S have been chosen to be displayed for the duration of the exhibit. The art exhibit is open to the public. All works of art are labeled by number, giving viewers the opportunity to vote for their two favorite pieces of art. At the end of the exhibit the votes will be tallied up and the top 3 three-dimen...
On Wednesday, May 10th 2017, a couple community members decided to do something to help out our neighboring Mohawk community, Kanesatake. As, many people know, Kanesatake has been hit with the mass flooding going on in areas throughout Quebec and Ontario. The flooding began in the first week of May, and it slowly got much worse. Many Akwesasne community members have family members who live in Kanesatake, and were very aware of how much this flood was impacting their community. The Federal...
The 3rd annual Tewa:araton Festival took place on Friday, May 12 and Saturday, May 13, 2017 at the Anowarakowa Arena. The festival was initially started in Akwesasne when a leather ball was passed onto the NNATC by the Seneca Nation. The leather ball is basically a symbol of the true meaning of lacrosse, and by accepting to take it, you are promising to educate your people on the sport that the Creator passed down to us. So, when the leather ball was passed on to Akwesasne, the NNATC took on...
The 9th annual Cancer Awareness 5 Mile Walk/Run took place on May 7, 2017, at the Generations Park walking trail. The event started at 9 a.m. and ended around 1 p.m. Although the weather was not the nicest, it did not stop anyone from participating in the walk/run. Some participants had pledge sheets while others just showed up on the day of the event to show their support to a family member, friend or, they themselves who were survivors of cancer. Anyone who had a pledge sheet got a free sweatshirt, while anyone who showed up and participated...
The Upper Canada District School Board hosted a special Indigenous gathering May 11th, 2017 as part of efforts to discuss reconciliation and provide opportunities for learning, openness and conversations. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission +2 Gathering, which was also called the Reflection and Renewal event. The event took place at the Bridgewood Public School in Cornwall, Ontario. Their main goal is to renew our commitment to the process of reconciliation as envisioned by the Truth and...
On Thursday May 4th, 2017, the Department of Economic Development held a gardening workshop at the Kawehnoke Recreation, which was free to the community. They invited a guest speaker, Mark Leahy from the Indian Agriculture Program of Ontario. The workshop was focused mainly on information and education on gardening for beginners. There was plenty of information shared, even an experienced gardener could have benefited from the workshop. This workshop has been held for the last couple years, and...
Friday May 5, 2017 was the very first National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Native Women and Girls in the United States. The U.S Senate passed a resolution to designate May 5th as the National Day or Awareness for Missing and Murdered Native Women and Girls, from this year forward. In honor of this resolution, the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribal Council and several programs throughout Akwesasne chose to honor the day with an event held at the Travis Solomon Memorial Lacrosse Box. The...
The Annual Roadside Cleanup took place once again, with two sign-up stations on both sides of Akwesasne. It was a good feeling to see the community out and taking care of Mother Earth, by cleaning up all the trash that was left behind after the winter thaw. A lot of youth were involved with cleaning up the roads and ditches. There were several sports teams involved in cleaning up, in hopes of winning the grand prize and other prizes raffled off at the end. The two separate sign up stations were...
The NNATC hosted a CD release party, on Saturday April 29, at the Mohawk School. They centered it around the social songs, which were the songs that were recorded on the new CD. There was also a few different booths set up, and different activities done throughout the event. The main idea was to promote a healthy good life, which usually goes hand in hand with being traditional. Although this was the release of a CD, it was much more. There was also a book that was sold with the CD, which...
On April 25th, the Tsi Snaihne Recreation were the lucky recipients of a large donation made by both the Strong Roots Charitable foundation and by CAA Management. The Strong Roots Charitable Foundation issued a call out for proposals from any community group interested in building a new outdoor sports box. Out of all the proposals, Tsi Snaihne's was the best one, explaining that they plan to use the sports box for more than just hockey and lacrosse, but other non-competitive activities like...
April 27th, 2017. MCA held their monthly general on Thursday April 27, 2017 at the Kawehnoke Recreation. The meeting began at 6:00 p.m. and closed at approximately 8:30 p.m. The meeting had two main presentations; IFN Akwesasne youth delegates’ presentation and overview of conference and MCA’s year in review (Community of Akwesasne’s Goals & MCA’s Strategies and Plans). IFN Youth Delegates Presentation Several of the youth delegates who attended the IFN Conference made a PowerPoint presentation on the experience they had at the confere...
On Friday April 28th, 2017 the Arena hosted an open house for the community. At 5pm, tables were set up for parents and children to see what other activities and sports were available to the community. One table featured The Akwesasne Skating Club. This once big and successful skating club, which ended in 2009, is now on again. This will be their upcoming third season, which runs from October 2017 to March 2018. The coaches are definitely enthusiastic about being able to teach, they are now...
I was able to speak with Troy Thompson, Kawehnoke district chief, about his goal to raise money for AKTIV AKWESASNE. "I decided to run the Quebec City Marathon, for various reasons, one of them was to bring awareness to child obesity in Akwesasne. 100 % of the proceeds will go towards an initiative that I created, called AKTIV Akwesasne. AKTIV Akwesasne was created to promote physical activity through the development of trails, parks, recreational spaces like skateboard parks, bike parks,...