A Voice from the Eastern Door
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By Kaniehtonkie Earlier this March, a young and determined girl set out to hike the Saranac 6er – during the winter. On March 13th, she achieved that goal. Elle Cree, daughter of Annie and Evan Cree hiked six mountains in the Adirondacks to earn the official Saranac 6er patch. Annie stated, "Oh, my sweetheart I will never underestimate you again my brave little girl. You are truly amazing. I'm so beyond proud of this little munchkin!! You are amazing." Elle started hiking when she was three y...
By Kaniehtonkie Ontario Premier Doug Ford issued a second provincial emergency lockdown on Tuesday, January 12, 2021. Facing high rates of COVID-19 that threaten more deaths than seen during the first wave, a slate of new restrictions were announced in an effort to bring the virus under control. Here are the new restrictions in place effective 12:01 a.m. Thursday: Ontario will be placed under a stay-at-home order, which will require everyone to remain at home with exceptions for essential purposes, like going to the grocery store or pharmacy,...
By Kaniehtonkie Once again, the Iroquois Nationals find themselves in a fight not of their own making. This time they are fighting to be included in international competition for the very sport we invented. The World Games' tournament is an eight-team pool, but the Iroquois Nationals are not invited. The team learned it had not been invited to the multisport competition as the sport of lacrosse tries to be included in larger events such as the Olympics. World Lacrosse is pushing to be included...
By Kaniehtonkie The Akwesasne Coalition for Community Empowerment (ACCE) held their annual Trunk or Treat at the Mohawk International Raceway this past Friday to delight of hundreds! Countless children's favorite characters came to life through the creative genius of staff members from local business, programs and services. This marks their fifth consecutive year of hosting such a grand Halloween event – all with the vision of creating a healthy community for individuals, families and youth i...
Indian Time is pleased to announce Dorothy Karihwénhawe Lazore and Mary Ioteneráhtatenion Arquette as new Indian Time staff members. Thanks to a grant from the Akwesasne Community Trust Fund, Karihwénhawe and Ioteneráhtatenion will translate two to three current Indian Time articles from English to Kanien'kéha. With an increasing number of Akwesasronon speaking, reading and writing in Kanien'kéha, Indian Time wants to strengthen this undertaking by encouraging our readers to read our most timel...
The Mohawk Nation at Kahnawake recently sent a delegation of seven Kahnawake Mohawks were "bundled" by the Longhouse (located on Route 207) Chiefs, Clan mothers and Faithkeepers to travel to Standing Rock as representative of Kahnawake to "show it's solidarity with the Onkwehon:we who have gathered there" to stop the Dakota Access Pipeline. They came with good words of encouragement, a monetary donation and camp supplies. The delegation entered through South Dakota, bypassing the National Guard...
