A Voice from the Eastern Door
A Voice from the Eastern Door
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Johnny Abraham is a young man of 19 years old. He’s tall, quiet, and a bit wary of strangers. He has that native aboriginal stand out in a crowd kind of handsomeness to him. I first met him soon after arriving on Victoria Island. When he first heard of walking to Parliament Hill 1500 miles away from his home in the middle of winter to show support to Idle No More and to bring attention to Aboriginal youth across Canada -he thought it was a good idea. His friend, David Kawapit had thought of t...
Akwesasne is unique in many ways and on Wednesday, March 20, 2013 Akwesasne proved it once again with the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne’s Ononhkwa On:we Program presentation on Medicine and “Weeds for our Needs.” This program is the first of its kind and perhaps the only one in existence. Ever since 1997, Edward Gray and Della Adams have been tending to the health and well being of our nation using what some people see as “weeds.” Weeds are often viewed as a nuisance, something to be sprayed, pull...
Leona Barnes is the Coordinator of Intervention and Prevention at Mohawk Council of Akwesasne’s Holistic Health and Wellness. Leona Barnes is a Certified Prevention Specialist, she along with Carolyn Francis were the first two people of Akwesasne to become Certified Prevention Specialists by the Nashville Substance Abuse Certification Board. She is a Certified Prevention Specialist, but first and foremost Leona is a mom and grandmother. I had a chance to interview her one Sunday afternoon o...
On Friday, March 15, the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne Community Support presented a workshop on “How to Promote Yourself as an Artist and Increase Sales.” At the same time, the Akwesasne Artist Guild held their first “Art Sale and Show.” Both events were held at the Native North Native American Travelling College on Kawehnoke. The Art Sale and Show was set in the gallery and will be showing for another 2 weeks. This would be a great opportunity to view and purchase the work of Akwesas...
Danica Patrick isn’t the first woman in history to race in NASCAR, but she is the first woman in history to earn the Pole to lead the Daytona 500 55th race on Sunday, February 24, 2013. As she walked to her car, she was heavily surrounded by security and cameramen. She still found a way to wave acknowledgements to the fans celebrating her accomplishment. It’s exactly this mindset that has propelled Patrick’s career and resulted in her string of historic accomplishments -- from becoming the f...
The Mohawk Council of Akwesasne invited community members to attend a gathering with the New Democratic Party (NDP) members of Parliament, MP Anne Minh-Thu Quach and MP Jonathan Genest-Jourdain to discuss Federal and Aboriginal issues. Attended by at least 20 youth from Akwesasne and several interested adults, MCA provided a forum to talk directly to each MP. Anne Minh-Thu Quach is a Member of Parliament for the Beauharnois-Salaberry district and is based in Valleyfield. Jonathan...
Akwesasne held its first Beauty Expo on Wednesday, February 13, 2013 with health and beauty experts abounding. You could get your hair cut and styled, make-up applied and ask for professional advice on your skin and health supplements. With 3.6 million dollars spent on beauty and beauty treatments each year, Jamie Lazore from Community Support and the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne said this is just the first Beauty Expo and next year should be even bigger. The St. Regis Recreation Center was...
Konwahahawi Herne has been working at ACT NOW for the past five months and within this short amount of time she has witnessed firsthand how Akwesasne youth handle something so private and the once forbidden taboo of speaking about and acting upon the word “SEX”. The three letter word that gets everyone’s attention from young to old. Since the early 90’s, ACT NOW has been helping Akwesasne and surrounding area residents act responsibly when they do choose to have sex. There are few acts in life t...
VALENTINE’S DAY By the time Indian Time hits the stands Valentine’s Day is today – Thursday, February 14, 2013. And unless you are living under a rock or have the heart of a rock, TODAY is Valentine’s Day. While Valentine’s Day doesn’t bring you the best of sales or savings there is still time to get in on a few interesting ones. And it doesn’t matter if you have a Sweetheart or not – you have friends and family who would enjoy a little something on Valentine’s Day. Check out Godiva’s “Share the Love” on Facebook. Click on “enter” and you can...
On Wednesday, January 30, 2013, Charlie Bishop was presented with the Wayne Castor Fan award for his display of loyalty and dedication as a fan of the Salmon River Central School Hockey Team. The Wayne Castor Fan Award is given each year to a deserving fan that has shown his or her dedication by cheering on all team players, showing good sportsmanship as a fan and being there to help out the team when needed. We all know how much support is needed to make a successful team, from the dedicated...
A local resident of Akwesasne was witness to history on January 26, 2013 as delegates chose the first female Premier after the third round of voting. Beverly Pyke has been active in provincial politics for at least 3 years and she traveled to Toronto and the former Maple Leaf Gardens as a delegate to vote for the next Premier of Ontario. Delegates went through three rounds of voting, leaving three strong delegates down from 5. Sandra Pupatello and Gerard Kennedy made the last two rounds and...
On January 18, 2013 the St. Regis Recreation Center was host to a large number of people who met to discuss the formation of an Artist Guild. Historically, a guild was a group of artists, masons, carpenters and glass workers who controlled the practice of their crafts in a particular town. The earliest guilds were organized in a manner something between a trade union, a cartel and a secret society. The concept of an ancient guild still exists today in the form of a lifetime progression of appren...
…Continued from last week TELL PEOPLE WHAT’S ON YOUR MIND – being honest and to the point is a great way to accomplish things quicker. When you beat around the bush things don’t get accomplished as fast. Just think about your last meeting at work, people are hesitant to say what is on their mind, which causes meetings to drag on forever. But be polite, telling your co-worker that red dress makes her look fat might not be a good idea. Be kind. Be to the point. HAVE SOME FUN – all work and no play is a good way to make you feel depressed...
On January 11, Ottawa laid witness to nearly 3,000 people as they gathered to walk from Victoria Island to Parliament Hill as part of the Idle No More Movement. Formed just months ago in protest to indigenous rights and environmental protection concerns, Ottawa’s protest was just one of many held across the continent and around the world to show solidarity; from London, Ontario to London, England, to Germany, Japan and back to Edmonton, Montreal, Calgary, Sault St. Marie, San Diego and New Y...
Raymond Robinson, an Elder from the Cross Lake First Nation continues his hunger strike consisting of water and tea, while Chief Spence continues her fast abstaining from solid food and sustaining herself on fish broth and herbal teas. Robinson started his fast just 10 hours after Chief Spence started her fast. On January 11, 2013, just moments before the Idle No More protest began, he gave a short interview. He sat alone, on a log chopped down for firewood. In the background you could see the...
January is a great time to take a look at the past year and see what you would like to do better. And as much as we are all for saving money, let’s face it, doing things in a new way or different way that can save us time is even better. Then we have time for the things that really count- our family and friends. There are only 24 hours in a day, and many times it doesn’t seem like 24 hours is enough. Ok, it never seems like it’s enough. Actually we don’t need more time in the day; we need to spend our time wisely. You can learn to be more ef...
The distinct scent of campfire still lingers in the air the morning after visiting Attawapiskat Chief Theresa Spence, who on Sunday, January 6, 2013 was on her 27th day of a hunger strike to protest the treatment of Aboriginal people across Canada. Her hunger strike has been supported by the Idle No More movement which has galvanized not only Aboriginal people in Canada but people of all races and beliefs around the world. And the train on which this movement and other political protests in the...
Imagine you believed in Christmas, the magic, the spirit of giving, the toys and the fat man in a bright red suit. And imagine you have six children who believe in it more than you do yourself. And for all the magic in the world things don’t go the way you want and the fat man in the red suit will not in all likelihood find his way to your house. But this time is different, this Christmas magic found its way to unite one family with Noonie Thomas and her annual Christmas give away. Each year Noo...
The Tarbell Management Group approached the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe Social Services to see how they could contribute to making someone’s life a little brighter this holiday season. And that someone turned out to be 122 local Akwesasne children who are under the care of the SRMT Social Services. The employees at The Tarbell Management Group purchased Christmas gifts for children from the ages of newborn to 18 years of age. Agatha Thompson, Program Manager, and Amber Montour, Commissioner, w...
Victoria Ransom, a student at Ottawa University and Akwesasne youth recently organized a support drive to gather food, winter clothing, firewood and water for the supporters of Chief Spence and the Idle No More Movement. Chief Spence is camped on Victoria Island and on January 6 she was on her 27th day of a hunger strike in protest of broken treaties, third world conditions of Canadian Aboriginal nations and the proposed legislation of C - 45 and the Harper government. Ransom rallied several...
The Akwesasne Basket Drive and Mountain of Toys Director Sara Herne is pleased to announce a very successful year, raising over $35,000.00. After months of work, including the gathering of donations of toys, canned goods and monetary donations, it all comes together to make this holiday season that much brighter and better for those less fortunate and struggling financially. This is Ms. Herne’s first year taking over supervision and organization of the entire event. In past years, Sesir Herne a...
Akwesasne has a great reputation for helping out a family member, a friend, a neighbor, or one of their own. But most often when someone needs support, an Akwesasronon will help someone they have never even meet. And this past weekend proved no different. The Akwesasne Boys and Girls Club hosted a chicken barbecue for Joseph Cross of Kawehnoke, the son of Anne Marie Cross. Joseph is currently in Ottawa Children’s Hospital of Ontario being treated for an inoperable brain cancer. Board members, s...
MCA’s Wholistic Health and Wellness Program sponsored the presentation of Michele Caliva of Upstate New York Poison Center, Upstate Medical University, on December 6, 2012. Ms. Caliva gave two presentations at 11am and 7pm at the Hogansburg Fire Station on Route 37. Each hour-long presentation was packed with information on the newest and latest drugs being used and how people are physically reacting to these drugs. Information was given from the perspective of police, EMT’s and ER rooms fro...
The Senior Center was the place to be Saturday afternoon thanks to Dr. Brad Nieder of Denver, Colorado, and the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe’s Office of the Aging Caregiver’s Program. Dr. Nieder, a board certified general practitioner, now practices making people laugh for a living. He travels throughout the United States sharing his advice and humor on how laughter can make your life better socially, mentally, emotionally and even physically. Young and old had the joy of hearing his uplifting mes...
Santa rode in on his sleigh and stopped at Twin Leaf this past weekend. Lucky kids who stopped in with their parents had a chance to sit on Santa’s lap and tell him what they wished for Christmas. Each child also had the opportunity to have their photo taken with Santa and the photo will be mailed to their home this week. If you and your child missed Santa this weekend, Santa also has plans to visit Twin Leaf Diner in Fort Covington this Saturday from 10 to 1pm.....
