A Voice from the Eastern Door
A Voice from the Eastern Door
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On Thursday, December 8th, the Police forces from AMPS, Tribal PD, RCMP, and OPP gathered together to sing Christmas Carols at Iakhihsohtha in Tsi:Snaihne. After lunchtime, the group gathered to sing some classic Christmas songs for the elderly at Iakhihsohtha. Some well known Christmas songs they sang were Jingle Bells, Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer, Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree, and We Wish You a Merry Christmas. Around twenty of the police forces volunteered their time to come and sing...
On Sunday, December 11th, Tsi:Snaihne Recreation hosted their annual Gingerbread House making event. The room was all decorated for Christmas and everyone was in the holiday spirit. There were around twenty-five gingerbread houses to begin with, but they soon had to get more since there were so many families in attendance. There were a variety of Gingerbread house themes to choose from such as Hello Kitty and Crayola. Along with gingerbread house making, you were able to frost your own pumpkin...
On Monday, December 5th, members of Akwesasne gathered at Generations Park to rally in celebration after the announcement from the Army Corps of Engineers that they disapproved of the location of the Dakota Access Pipeline. Originally this event was scheduled as a protest, however there was a change of plans after this news was announced. Steven Thompson-Oakes, the organizer of this event, had put together a variety of youth and elders speakers who have either visited Standing Rock or were...
This past weekend, Kawehnoke Recreation hosted their Spirit of Christmas event. This year they had around thirty Christmas trees and wreaths donated by the community for this event. This event was a fundraiser for the Kawehnoke Recreation center, so they can continue to hold events year round for the benefit of the community. They also had around fifteen craft vendors set up selling their local creations. Visitors could purchase tickets and enter their name into a drawing to win one of the...
John Thomas, a member of the Akwesasne community, was commissioned by the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne and OPG to paint a mural at the OPG Visitors Centre in Cornwall, Ontario. They wanted something to be created that illustrated the St. Lawrence River before the dam was built. His mural has images of the early Native American people hunting and fishing, and also demonstrates three different sections of longhouses to represent three of the different clans. He wanted to make something that looked...
The Elders Benefit committee has been meeting for years now to discuss a possible elder’s monthly allowance. This allowance would be given to community members within a 15-mile radius who are over the age of 62. The amount would be around $200 a month (given in a form subject to debate), that elders could use to aid in their day-to-day expenses. This committee’s proposal was rejected, which then sparked the idea for a petition. Once the petition got the required amount of signatures and official approval, the elder’s monthly allowance propo...
Over the course of the last few weeks, the St. Regis Mohawk School and Salmon River Central School have been holding various events to celebrate their annual Native American Day tradition. The first events were in the Salmon River Elementary, where they had a social dance hosted by the Native North American Traveling College, and a story telling by Perry Ground from Onondaga. The following week the St. Regis Mohawk School got to participate in a social dance as well, and also had the story...
On Friday, November 18th, the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne had the grand opening of the Tsi:Snaihne Walking Trail. The project came into action earlier this fall, and has been worked on over the course of the last few months. Chief April Adams-Phillips and Chief Joe Lazore gave an introduction and welcome speech at the grand opening ceremony, followed by a partnership presentation by Russell Roundpoint, the manager of the Akwesasne Area Management Board. Tracy Sunday-Cook, MCA Economic...
Living its first 25 years as the Roxy Theater before becoming what it is known as today, the Port Theater, is celebrating its 75th anniversary. The Roxy Theater of Cornwall opened on December 26th, 1941 and was one of nine theaters to open from Hamilton to the Quebec border. The government of Ontario wanted to give the public a new way to gain entertainment and informational value, and this was how they went about doing that. In 1966, the Roxy Theater was taken over by a private company, where...
Last Tuesday, November 15th, there was a Fall Festival for Elders in the community at Kawehnoke Recreation. This year a grant was received from New Horizons and the province of Ontario to set up an event that provided information regarding elder abuse. Booths were set up that included a variety of information and resources about elderly abuse, how to prevent it, and the necessary steps to take if you or someone you know are experiencing abuse. There was also a traditional meal served that...
Last weekend Tsi Snaihne Recreation held their annual Christmas Enchantment event. This four day event began on November 10th with a meal for the Elders in the community. They were served corn soup and biscuits, and afterward they were able to preview the decorative trees. Five pickles were hidden amongst the tree displays and if found they were given a chance to win $10 in free tickets. The meal was sponsored by Indian Time Newspaper. On Friday, November 11th, school students got to view the...
Last Wednesday and Thursday (November 9th and 10th), the Akwesasne Family Wellness Program hosted their nineteenth annual Celebration of Life Conference in the winter ballroom at the Akwesasne Mohawk Casino Resort. This years theme was Enabling and Helping the Addicted. This two day event was filled with various presentations by different speakers. The first day speakers Kristina Wandzilak and Constance Curry, co-author's of the addiction memoir "The Lost Years: Surviving A Mother & Daughter's...
On Sunday November 13th, Project Good Mind hosted a 5K Walk/Run at Generations Park, Tewatahita Walking Trail to include the community in National Native Youth Health and Wellness Day. This day of celebration includes ten thousand youth across the country and involves around one hundred communities. All this week students were asked to pre-register for the walk in their school classrooms, and registration could also be done upon arrival. Once participants completed their walk/run, they were...
Last Monday was the annual St. Regis Village wide Halloween event. The streets were flooded with members of the Akwesasne community of all ages dressed in costumes to celebrate the holiday. There were tents giving out candy and goodies all lining the streets, that kids could trick or treat at. Early in the evening witches were dancing at the "Y" in St. Regis to old and new music to get everyone excited and ready to kick off the night. Hidden golden tickets were attached to some of the candy...
Michael David, a resident of Tsi Snaihne, has had a passion for gardening all his life. This year he was caught by surprise when he harvested his potato crop to find they had grown as large as nine inches in length. He planted the potatoes in about the middle of May earlier this year, and just harvested them within the last couple weeks. He said he owes this remarkable growth to the compost he has. All year long he collects the necessary materials to make his compost to get ready to plant the...
Last week the Akwesasne Alcohol/Chemical Dependency Prevention Program sponsored various events for Red Ribbon Week to promote healthy living and a drug free community. On Monday, October 24th, they held a Red Ribbon Awareness walk at Generations Park, Tewatahita Walking Trail to kick off the week's events. Walkers were able to enter their name into a draw to win one of three gift baskets. Each time they completed a lap they would get a ticket to enter the draw, and also got an extra entry if...
Despite the first snowfall of the season, Akwesasne Child and Family Services (ACFS) held a walk for Child Abuse Awareness last Thursday, October 27. Due to the weather the event was moved to the Travis Solomon Memorial Lacrosse Box at Generations Park. Around fifty people came out to walk, all bundled up in layers to keep warm. Walkers were given a handout to test their knowledge on child abuse facts and statistics, and once completed it could be handed in for a chance to be entered in one of t...
Last Thursday October 20th, Salmon River Middle School Parent Teacher Organization hosted the first Mental Health and Wellness Fair in the middle school gymnasium. Groups from all over the community came out to volunteer their time and services for this event. Some of the booths included the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe, Malone YMCA, the "Let's Get Healthy" Program, the Akwesasne Boys and Girls Club, Natural Way Health and Food Store, the Akwesasne Wellness Program and many more. This provided...
Akwesasne Child and Family Services (ACFS) sponsored "Wear Purple Day" last week at AMS school (October 18th), Kanatakon School (October 19th), and Tsi Snaihne School (October 20th). Students were asked to wear purple to advocate against child abuse for Child Abuse Prevention month. Each student who wore purple to school was marked and entered in a random draw to win a large gift basket filled with goodies. Three winners were picked from each school to reward them for their participation in...
