A Voice from the Eastern Door
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The Snake Island Muskies competed against the Tyendinaga Thunderbirds in a challenging match that ended in a 17-7 victory for the visiting Thunderbirds on June 29 at the Massena Arena. Tyendinaga's Shayne Jackson scored the opening goal in just over 2 minutes in the first period. He was answered by a Muskies goal scored by Ross Cree. The Muskies managed two more goals in the first, while the Thunderbirds impressed with seven more goals. The Muskies had one goal in the second stanza and three in...
In Senior B lacrosse action the Snake Island Muskies hosted the St. Regis Braves. The two Akwesasne teams took to the floor at the Massena Arena on Thursday, June 21. The Braves won in a 14-3 victory in the match-up. In the first period, the Braves outscored the Muskies six goals to two. The Braves defense and goalie held the Muskies offense scoreless in the second, while the Braves attackers tallied four goals. In the closing frame, the Muskies were only able to generate one goal. This was not...
Kanatakon School recently celebrated students who maintained perfect attendance as part of the 2016-2017 school year. Students in Headstart to grade six were rewarded with a day at the Aquatic Center and a kickball game and BBQ with local law enforcement officers from the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribal Police and the Akwesasne Mohawk Police. Students who maintained three to six months of perfect attendance were invited to the Aquatic Center, while those who maintained 12 consecutive days of perfect...
The Onake II Board of Directors for the Tsionkwanatiio Heritage Site invited community members to come out and help to make Tsionkwanatiio a nice place again on Saturday May 27 at 10 AM. A small group of individuals lent a hand to clean, organize, and perform various maintenance tasks at the heritage site. Saturday's cleanup activities carried over into Sunday as volunteers focused on clearing out various barns on the property. Various items that were left to collect in the barns over the years,...
Law Enforcement Officers and First Responders recently participated in the Akwesasne Mohawk Police- 5th Annual Law Enforcement Benefit Hockey Tournament. In the past, this annual tournament helped to raise funds for such organizations as the Akwesasne Cancer Support Group, the Akwesasne Epilepsy Support Group and the Iakhihsohtha Lodge. This year the Akwesasne Mohawk Police Association coordinated the tournament in support of the A'nowara'ko:wa Arena's need for a new Olympia ice resurfacer. At...
Before Massena Central High School (MCHS) let out for Christmas break the Mohawk Club hosted their annual Native American Day Celebratory activities took place on December 20, 2016 and were expressed through the sharing of language, art, food and dance. Robin Logan, Native Resource Teacher, said, "Native American Day takes many months to coordinate and organize." Current student officers of the MCHS Mohawk Club include: Taylene Hall, President, Kaeliana Smoke, Vice President, Amanda Rourke, Secr...
The Akwesasne Cultural Center held two community meetings on December 27 and 28. The December 27 meeting focused on the revitalization of the cultural center and there were 5 people in attendance. The December 28 meeting provided a review of the Citizen’s Institute on Rural Design (CIRD) Workshop and there were 12 people in attendance. Sue Herne led the two meetings. December 27 Community Meeting- Revitalizing the Cultural Center The Akwesasne Cultural Center was awarded an Institute Museum and Library Services Grant for Hawaiian and Native A...
The Three Sisters Program recently held a Zumbathon on October 5 to highlight October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month. There were 43 people who came out to dance their evening away. From 6-8pm participants danced to high-energy music with beats that one could not resist moving to. The lights in the gym of the Heart to Heart Fitness Center were dimmed to accommodate the dance-club like mood of the event. Participants were gifted with a bag filled with goodies and their name was entered into...
On Sunday, October 2, 2016, a Harvest Festival was hosted by Iakhihsohtha Caring Hearts Team. The Harvest Festival activities were held at the Iakhihsohtha Lodge and included fall themed wreath making for the resident's doors, a pumpkin ring toss and photos with harvest themed props. Belly Buttons the Clown was also on hand providing face painting and animal balloons for the residents and their families. A delicious Sunday supper topped off the evening with a menu of turkey, mashed potatoes,...
On Thursday, September 22, 2016 the Rotary Clubs of Cornwall and Cornwall Sunrise hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Rotary Outdoor Gym located in Lamoureux Park. The ribbon cutting ceremony marked the handing over of the Rotary Outdoor Gym to the City of Cornwall. Members of both Rotary Clubs saw the need and took the opportunity to serve not only the Cornwall community, but also surrounding communities, including Akwesasne. The new Rotary Outdoor Gym is specifically located between...
The Akwesasne Convenience Store Association (ACSA) and Investing in the Potential Charitable Foundation is proud to announce the commencing of the LAX 365 Training Center. This project will focus the community's love of lacrosse. The LAX 365 Training Center will be housed in the former Mohawk Bingo Palace and will be open year-round for training, winter league and tournaments. Paul Tatlock, ACSA and Investing in the Potential, discusses the early development of this project, "There was a group...
The Mohawk Council of Akwesasne held their General Monthly Meeting on September 1, 2016 at the Tsi Snaihne Recreation Center. Originally, this meeting was set for August 25, but was cancelled due to the unfortunate passing of two community members. The meeting was called to order at 6 pm and a moment of silence was taken in their memory. Presentations: Traditional Harvesting: Sturgeon Found on St. Lawrence River - Scott Peters, Environmental Assessment Technician On August 8, several community members reported that they had seen dead sturgeon...
On Tuesday, August 30, 2016, the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne (MCA) Department of Technical Services (DTS) presented the Ontario First Nations Technical Service Corporation (OFNTSC) Student Achievement Award and the Gerald Sharrow Memorial Award to two deserving students committed to Post-Secondary studies in Engineering or a relate field. Jay Benedict, Director of MCA DTS, nominated 4 students this year with help from Ahkwesahsne Mohawk Board of Education Post-Secondary Administrator Norma...
On Thursday, August 25, 2016 the Akwesasne Cultural Center hosted a book signing and discussion with Cindy Amrhein, author of "A History of Native American Land Rights In Upstate New York." Akwesasronon will likely remember Cindy Amrhein's weekly columnist work from 2004- 2007 in the former Akwesasne Phoenix Newspaper. As a weekly columnist she signed with the pen name HistorySleuth. Today, she continues to use the name online in her blog (http://historysleuth.blogspot.com/), where she posts...
By Karonhiaton On the weekend of August 20 and 21, Upper Canada Village hosted Food Lovers' Field Days. On Saturday, audiences were entertained by the Third Annual Iron Pan Competition. Four chefs competed in a cooking competition amongst a live audience. Chefs were issued a box of local mystery ingredients and were given an iron skillet and pot that they were expected to use to prepare their competitive dish. Mystery ingredients included two proteins, wild boar and venison, maple syrup, smoke...
On Sunday, August 21 the Akwesasne Freedom School held the Annual Quilt Auction & Dinner. Despite the rain showers, local community members and visitors from surrounding areas came to came out to show their support by bidding on beautiful quilts varying in size, pattern and color. Attendees also had the chance to enjoy a steak and cornbread dinner and had the opportunity to take part in the silent auction, which was held inside the school with beautiful items donated by parents and students who...
A well rounded student must be actively involved in their community, must take initiative and be responsible for their successes and failures in school, all while participating in extracurricular activities, like sports, community groups and school clubs. The Akwesasne Convenience Store Association (ACSA) Investing in the Potential was recently in search of a well-rounded high school student from Akwesasne that had an interested in pursing a college business degree. After an extensive review of...
The St. Regis Braves currently have a record of one-win, two-losses, with three games under their belt as they continue a five game series against the Tyendinaga Thunderbirds. The five game series began on Friday, August 12 on the Braves' home turf at the Massena Arena. The Thunderbirds took the first game, winning 11-10. Game two was held the following day at the Kingston Memorial Arena, again the Thunderbirds won in an 8-6 victory, leaving the Braves in a do or die situation for game three....
On Tuesday, July 19, 2016 the Akwesasne Tourism Working Group (ATWG) held a public presentation at the Akwesasne Housing Authority Training Center. The presentation addressed the Akwesasne Tourism Strategic Action Plan (ATSAP), a plan developed to address the unique challenges and opportunities to promote tourism in the Territory of Akwesasne. ATWG is comprised of representatives from a number of community organizations located throughout Akwesasne, including: Native North American Traveling College, Akwesasne Cultural Center and Museum,...
On Saturday, July 23, 2016 vendors showcased their meatball skills in a friendly Meatball Madness competition held at the 4th Annual Cruisin' for Kids Car and Bike Show. The Akwesasne Chamber of Commerce members and volunteers hosted the Meatball Madness competition and concession at the event. Vendors prepared 100 meatballs each for the competition. People in attendance voted for the best meatball between the hours of 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m., just paying $3 to taste. Additional vendors were...
Cornwall joins others throughout Canada as the community works to organize and take part in the 5th annual Parkinson SuperWalk set for Saturday, September 10, 2016 at the Civic Complex and Lamoureux Park. There are over 100,000 Canadians living with Parkinsons, a number that is expected to double by 2013. Parkinson's disease is a neuro-degenerative disease. Cells that normally produce dopamine die, therefore causing the onset of the disease. The most common symptoms of the disease include...
On Tuesday, July 5, 2016 Star Mason generously gave her time to teach young girls the basics of jingle dress dancing. The jingle dress dance has origins attributed to three different Ojibwa communities: the Mille Lacs, Red Lake Band of Chippewa and the Whitefish Bay Ojibwe. The story tells of a medicine man, Midewinini, who had recurring vivid dreams depicting four women dancing and wearing the dresses. The dream gave Midewinini instructions on how to assemble the dress, the songs that went...
On Thursday, June 30, 2016, more than 300 people packed into the T.R. Leger auditorium to watch the Cornwall Collegiate and Vocational School Class of 2016 Convocation. One hundred and twenty-one students received diplomas and awards. Twenty-one CCVS graduates hailed from Akwesasne. Antoine Barnes, Gage Benedict, Lindsay Benedict, Kobryn Chaussi, Madison Delormier, Tashawna Francis, Aidan Francis-Forgues, Cherri Jacobs, Nita Jacobs, Kiana Jacobs-Thompson, Taelor Jock, Anthony Jock, Drayton Johns...
On Wednesday, June 22, 2016, the Ahkwesahsne Mohawk Board of Education honored individuals involved in language preservation. This event was held at Kana:takon School in the gymnasium. The gymnasium was decorated with sunflower artwork created by students and tables were accented with sunflower centerpieces. Teachers, parents and community members in attendance were also treated to a chicken BBQ catered by Darius White. Twelve teachers were honored for their commitment to the Kanien'keha languag...
Kanata:kon School students in grades 4 and 5 were treated to Water Fun Day on Tuesday, June 19, 2016, as part of the end-of-the-school-year activities. Students made water balloons, ran through sprinklers and played on a wooden pirate ship playground. Students also had to opportunity to watch and interact with Aaron and Pudgie King's farm animals, which include pigs, horses, cows and chickens. Ida Oakes was surprised to find the students outside of her house that morning. She said she heard...
