A Voice from the Eastern Door
A Voice from the Eastern Door
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On Wednesday, June 11, 2014 the Akwesasne Mohawk Board of Education and Salmon River Central School once again, and for the ninth year, presented the "Native Student Film Festival" at Galaxy Cinemas in Cornwall. Premiering films showcased the talent, creativity and depth of their understanding of our culture and our Mohawk language in student created films from the Akwesasne Freedom School, the SRCS Native Film Class, and AMBE's Skawatsira. The films were refreshing and entertaining, but there...
The Akwesasne Boys and Girls Club held their second "Run" after dark. Dubbed the "Glow Run" participants started just after sunset at 8:00pm, decorated and accessorized with glow in the dark sunglasses, hats, and glow sticks, the park was alight with bouncing lights and walkways glowing with candles. It was a magical night watching bouncing lights flow around the park and knowing those are children raising money for the Akwesasne Boys and Girls Club. After the ABGC were notified they would be...
Akwesasne took part in the 2nd Annual International Native American Responsible Fatherhood Day on June 14, 2014 at the Generations Park. The day was filled with a variety of activities designed to entertain and delight every young child and their father, grandfather, uncle, and/or father figure. This was an opportunity for father and father figures alike to spend quality time with their children. The First International Native American was held in Honolulu, Hawaii and now Native American...
We are privileged to live in a time and place without war. Unless you make a conscious decision to enlist, we can live a lifetime without ever hearing a gunshot intended to take a life, a cannon or bomb intended to demolish its target, or to be ambushed in the dark. Think for moment what it would be like if you lived in the 1800's. War was all around. The Haudenosaunee Nations, the communities, the families, all were touched by war. Every man, woman and child was affected by the drama and...
I ran into my niece at the post office, she was driving her small, used and rusting car. She was so excited about being accepted at a local university and looking forward to starting classes in the fall. She said she was getting everything in place to commute and that meant looking for a more reliable vehicle. Unfortunately what was setting her back temporarily was her credit score. Like many young people her age, their credit score isn’t high enough to take them to the next level – a new vehicle, a college loan, home improvement on a fix...
Akwesasne is taking part in the 2nd Annual International Native American Responsible Fatherhood Day on June 14, 2014 at the Generations Park. The day will be filled with a variety of activities designed to entertain and delight every young child and their father, grandfather, uncle, and/or father figure. This is an opportunity for father and father figures alike to spend quality time with their children. The First International Native American Responsible Fatherhood day was held in Honolulu, Haw...
For the past two weeks, apprentices had the opportunity to hone their gardening and horticulture skills at the Kanahiio community garden. As part of the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe's Environment Restoration Project, the Apprentice Program includes; Fishing and River Use, Hunting and Trapping, Medicine and Healing, and Horticulture and Basket Making. Apprentices receive three hours of Mohawk language instruction a day as well as concentrated field work for two weeks in one of the five areas....
Summer is here and after our long winter – we all want to be OUTSIDE! With the rising numbers of people getting skin cancer it is better to take precautions than end up with potentially harmful sunburn. While most of us walk outdoors with darker, protective skin, ultraviolet rays are stronger than they used to be. If you are thinking of buying the most expensive, highest rating SPF (sun protection factor) beware, most studies have shown that sunscreens do not actually contain the amount of SPF protection as promoted and listed on the container...
The Akwesasne Boys and Girls Club recently held their first ever ABGC Lacrosse Clinic on Friday, May 16, 2014. Organized by ABGC staff member Annie Cree, the clinic had 17 participants in ages ranging from 13 to 18. The ABGC Lacrosse Clinic was funded in part by the generous donations from Twin Leaf Express, T19 and Traditional Lacrosse. Local lacrosse players Stevie Ray Adams (ABGC staff member) and Isaiah Thompson (Massena High School) were happy to share their skills and knowledge of...
Tara Tarbell has faced adversity. When staring at a very uncertain future and the biggest medical challenge a person can face in a lifetime, she took this experience and its myriad of emotions and chose to walk the path of being positive. She refocused her attitude from feeling bad and upset and redirected her attention to the positive things in her life. Soon after, she realized she had the time and focus to finally develop the skin care line she had been thinking of since her teen years. Ever...
Vagabond Theater proudly presents their latest production, "A Sting in the Tale", a thrilling comedy written by Brain Clemens and Dennis Spooner, and directed by Katie Burke. "A Sting in the Tale" is co-produced by Dan Youmelle and Laurie McRae Bingley and features local actors Bruce Baker, Michael DeWolfe, Cathy Doyle-Parent, Bob Blackadder and Nikaiataa Skidders. The play is about two playwrights who have lost the shine of their former hits under a growing mound of debts and struggle to...
Remember the saying, "I found her/him on the side of the road?" On Saturday, May 3, 2014 you could find many on the side of the road cleaning the garbage that had been tossed out of vehicles. The garbage was collected on the roadside by people who care enough about Akwesasne. They care enough to throw their garbage in a proper container, they care enough to bring their children and grandchildren along, teaching them to be responsible and caring. They care enough to spend three hours of their...
I am sure every has heard the expression once, if not a hundred times, “it was a long and cold winter”. With truth to every bit of that expression we can finally start enjoying warm weather activities. It may be a bit too cold to take a swim but just think of how glorious it is to take a walk in the woods, fly a kite in the fields, or take a hike in the mountains. Just think – the sun shining down on you, beautiful scenery all around, clean crisp mountain air and your family and friends by your side. What could be better? Being prepared is wh...
Have you ever watched a short film or video and think, "I could do that, I could write, illustrate, design or produce something like that?" Two very young girls have found out by submitting their video to the Boys and Girls Club 12th Annual Digital Arts Festival. Starting their movie making career early and successfully, Rayanne Lafrance and Shyah Terrance, members of the Akwesasne Boys and Girls Club, with the assistance of staff member Annie Cree won the Northeast Regional Award with the...
It is estimated that cancer affects at least one in every three families in Akwesasne. So if you stood on your front steps and looked down the road at your neighbors, you could find someone who has cancer, had cancer or died from cancer. If it affects one person in Akwesasne, it affects everyone in Akwesasne. The Akwesasne Cancer Support Group started six years ago when a group of cancer survivors and their family were in the midst of their fight against this same disease. They formed a strong...
The Akwesasne Coalition for Community Empowerment, a collaboration of Akwesasne's community service programs and agency representatives sponsored the second, "Me and My Guy Dance." The dance was held on a rainy afternoon on Saturday, April 27, 2013 at the St. Regis Mohawk School from 2:00 to 4:00pm, but the rain didn't deter any of the beautiful little girls from age 4 to age 10 and their "Guys" from attending. According to the organizers, attendance was up as was the spirits and energy of this...
Tampico. Tampico is a city in Mexico with a population of over two million people, and Tampico is an authentic Mexican restaurant that just opened last August located in Cornwall. If all of this seems coincidence it isn't. Tampico is the creation of Ivan Contreas, originally from Tampico, Mexico. When Contreas emigrated from Mexico he moved to Montreal. He was invited to visit Cornwall with friends and that was when he saw an opportunity. There are only a small handful of restaurants with true...
In the first match of the season, the Cornwall Power Dames won at 262 to the Kahnawake Wagon Burners 105. With the revival of an 80's and 90's staple of entertainment, roller derby has since seen a national resurgence of newly formed teams and leagues across the United States and Canada. Most teams and leagues are DIY, a do-it-yourself team formed by the sheer need to give a hit and take a hit. The Cornwall Power Dames are a not-for-profit team where teammates take turns running the scoreboard,...
As of 7:30pm on Tuesday evening at least 20 roads in the Franklin and St. Lawrence Counties were closed due to flooding from spring rains and melting snow. The St. Regis, Raquette, Salmon and Grasse River all flooded with their river banks flowing into back yards, side lawns, pastures, and school yards. St. Lawrence County Emergency Services reported closing at least 5 roads due to flooding and unsafe crossings. CR 53, RT 420, CR 49, CR 15 and State Highway 58 all had partial closing re-routing...
On Friday, April 11, 2014 the Akwesasne Mohawk School received a huge boost to their Art Block classes with a visit from the 2010 JUNO award winning band "Digging Roots." The band consists of lead guitar and vocalist ShoShona Kish and Raven Kanatakta, on drums is Paul Brennan and bass guitar is Leo Valvassori. Kish and Kanatakta met in college and played at open mic sessions and gigs in between studying. Then they went on to form the band "Digging Roots." They made a few albums and toured often...
The St. Regis Mohawk Tribe's Solid Waste Program recently held their second in a series of four events to mark World Earth Day. As part of their celebration they are calling April "Earth Month." On April 12, they had Adirondack Wildlife Refuge and Rehabilitation Center members at the Transfer Station, April 19 is "Every Day is Earth Day" and on April 29, the last event, is "Free Format Family Art." Families were encouraged to collect one grocery bag of litter from the roadside and bring it to...
The Indian Bowling Association recently held their annual awards ceremony this past Friday, April 5, 2014 at the Akwesasne Mohawk Casino Resort. Their day started early with members bowling at the Lucky Strike Lanes in Malone and continuing the awards banquet at the Akwesasne Mohawk Casino at 6:30. Members were served a buffet dinner and listened to the music of DJ Roger Mitchell. Local representatives Anna Delormier and Leona Benedict were pleased with the entire event, from the service of the...
Just think. Think of all of the crazy things we do and say in one day, all of the crazy things we see and all of the crazy things that happen to us because we are Onkwehonwe. Yea, that's The 1491's, a group of guys who take our daily life and mix it with laughing gas and tear gas and then give it back to us to leave us rolling in the aisle and wiping our tears from laughing so hard. It's a funny hard look at how we are perceived by non-Natives. And we can all relate to each video and every...
Akwesasne had the honor of hosting one of the most decorated athletes (male or female) in the history of the Olympics on Tuesday, March 25, 2014, Clara Hughes. Hughes is a Canadian cyclist and speed skater who has won multiple Olympic medals in both sports. Hughes won two bronze medals in the Summer Olympics in 1996 and four medals (one gold, one silver, two bronze) over the course of three Winter Olympics. She is tied with Cindy Klassen as the Canadian with the most Olympic medals, with six...
This past week the Akwesasne Boys and Girls Club recently participated in the National Celebration "Open the Door and Take the Tour" week. The ABGC held several activities throughout the week as part of this celebration and to bring awareness to the goals and objectives of the Club. Nearly 4,000 Boys and Girls Clubs are located in cities, towns, public housing, Native lands and on US Military installations across the world. The Boys and Girls Club of America's first goal is to provide a safe...