A Voice from the Eastern Door
A Voice from the Eastern Door
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“We are teaching our students about sustainable living,” said Elizabeth Perkins, 8th Grade teacher at the Akwesasne Freedom School. “This is something that no other school in the area does.” The Akwesasne Freedom School students in Grades 6 through 8 maintain and operate their own greenhouse to produce flowers and vegetables. This initiative started at their new school site located on Route 37 in the territory of Akwesasne. From that initial development point volunteers like Gary Perkins, Van Ma...
The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribal Police held the first Drug Disposal Day this past Saturday morning. In total 4 boxes (1’X3’) were filled with expired medication from Akwesasne’s medicine cabinets. Community members drove up and handed over a few pills at a time while in some cases full gallon ziplock bags of unused medication. It was up to the person whether they wanted to get out and put the medicine in the box themselves or hand it over to the Officers on duty. “The oldest bottle of prescription...
With all of the loss in the community this past year many of us are probably looking back on happier times. Stories of the old days before the industries moved into the area, before chemicals harmed the water, plant life, and fish. The days before those same chemicals began to make their way up the chain of life – harming women and preventing them from nurturing their children for fear of tainting them with those chemicals. There have been so many environmental catastrophes done to the c...
National Prescription Drug Take Back Day was first held in September 2010 with an overwhelming positive response from the national public. A second date has been set for this coming Saturday, April 30 with one of the drop off locations being the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribal Police parking lot from 8:30 am until 3:00 pm. “This initiative addresses an issue that our investigative unit works on in their daily workload jointly with AMPS and other outside agencies. Recently this work has led up to arrests,” said Saint Regis Mohawk Tribal Chief of Pol...
The Akwesasne Boys & Girls Club hosted an Easter celebration for club members and their families’ this past Saturday afternoon. Children excitedly participated in relay races, an Easter egg hunt, and a cook-out to help fuel the festivities. Nia:wen to the staff who organized this fun-filled afternoon....
The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe’s Animal Control Program organized a cat/dog vaccination clinic for pets of tribally enrolled members on Wednesday, April 20. The clinic was held at the HAVFD Station #1 with the vaccinations administered by the North Franklin Vet Services of Chateaugay, NY. Enrolled tribal members began lining up with their pets for the clinic long before the official 5:00 pm start time. Families arrived carrying cats in their jackets with multiple dogs on leashes only to wait u...
The rainy weather did not put a damper on the Salmon River Shamrocks as they blew past the Potsdam Sandstoners at the first game on their home field this season. “We played really well despite the weather not being on our side for our first game on the home field,” said Head Coach Jim Barnes of his teams’ 15-1 victory over Potsdam. Dalston Day led the Shamrocks with 5 goals and 3 assists bringing them to the top of the Section X Boys Lacrosse standing. Ky Tarbell followed closely in points with 4 goals and 2 assists. Seth Oakes netted a hat t...
The Cornwall Chamber of Commerce hosted the annual Spring Home & Leisure Show this past weekend at the Cornwall Civic Complex. 79 businesses registered for the show, including one Akwesasne business Better Your Home Design. “I come here every year to see what new businesses are around and services I can get for my home. Last year I found the company that I purchased my security system from. It was great to see an Akwesasne business at this event.” Stated Dwayne Thomas, an Akwesasne com...
On the morning of Feb. 12 as part of the Akwesasne Winter Carnival over 25 children attended the Dog Bite Prevention Workshop with a Build-a-Pet activity organized by the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe Animal Control Program and volunteers. “I want to thank the Animal Control Program team for putting on such a great informational workshop,” said Lorraine Thomas who attended with her two grand-nieces Tayla and Watsenniosta. “We really enjoyed it and I personally think all the children in our community...
The Akwesasne Arena Management Board (AAMB) made an announcement early last month that they no longer had funds for individual purchase of training. This is the first time in the AAMB history that they have run out of funding for clients. A component of the AAMB mission is to improve the skill level of the Akwesasne labour force, which encompasses the individual purchase of training for their clients. The AAMB announced that their deadline for submissions for the 2010/2011 fiscal year was in July 2010, and that additional training applications...
The Akwesasne Youth Leadership group held the first of what will be a monthly open mic night for the youth of Akwesasne at Katmandew’s in Rooseveltown last Thursday night. Members of the Akwesasne Youth Leadership group showcased their vocal talent throughout the evening while they also held a benefit lasagna dinner to help with the cost of planning their events. The idea for the Akwesasne Youth Leadership (AYL) group started after a delegation of youth and elders attended a conference in M...
With seconds left to play in the fourth quarter, Abby Kelly stole the ball tossed in by one of the Norwood-Norfolk players to get an assist with 1.6 seconds left in the game. The Salmon River Girls Varsity Basketball team continued their undefeated streak to bring them 10-0 for the season by beating N-N 69-28. This team has many notable players this season who all contribute to the winning effort. Abby and Anna Kelly have been playing basketball since the 2nd and 4th grade with North Franklin’s...
Akwesasne’s “famous homeless dog” is homeless no more. The St. Regis Mohawk Tribe’s Animal Control Officer Jennifer Herne caught the “F.W. Dogg” last Thursday with plans to find a home for him. “I pulled over when I saw him, got out of the truck and he just walked right up to me,” stated Jennifer Herne, Animal Control Officer for the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe. “There wasn’t any struggle, he just got right into the back of the truck.” The much talked about stray dog on Cook Road was picked up ju...
Charlotte’s Convenience Store opened their doors to the public on Dec. 31 and business has been booming. Located at 86 Kateri Tekakwitha Street just a few doors down from the St. Regis Catholic Church, Charlotte’s is a one-stop shop for those who live in the village of Kana:takon (St. Regis) and do not want to make the trip to Massena for everyday items like laundry detergent or dish soap. “We even sell penny candies here,” said Janet Swamp, one of the five cashiers who work for the store d...
Those who commute Cook Road regularly might have noticed a strange development that has progressed since mid-summer. It started with an adolescent dog with long chocolate brown mottled fur sitting roadside watching as cars drove by. To some the dog appeared to be waiting in vain for its master that would never return to bring the poor pup home. To others it was a nuisance breaking into the neighborhood garbage. Weeks went by and the dog remained until an unusual set of events began to take place...
The Akwesasne Child Care Program (ACCP) has expanded its services and facilities once again. After successfully opening an infant room in their larger facility in the District of Kawehno:ke, another was slated to be setup in the Kana:takon site. As of October 2010 the Kana:takon facility extended their age range to include an infant room for babies’ 3-months up to 18-months of age. The ACCP has been approved by the Ministry for 6 infants in the new room, which has been recently painted in c...
“What are some of the most memorable experiences you want people to take away from Akwesasne?” This is the question that Susan Fuller of Fuller Communications posed to the group that had gathered for a workshop this past Saturday morning. On behalf of the Adirondack North Country Association (ANCA), Fuller Communications hosted the community workshop at the Office for the Aging to provide a comprehensive overview of the grassroots process being used in developing the North Country Scenic Byw...
The Mohawk Council of Akwesasne has passed the halfway mark in their 2009-2012 term of office. To date this Council has seen the close of some long term projects like the Old Age Security file and Kawehno:ke/Easterbrook land claim which are both on the cusp of being completed. Closing out those old files has been just one of the many other areas that Council has been working on over the past year and a half. One important item that is being developed is the fight against prescription drug abuse and working on an awareness campaign. Council...
ESP Psychic Fair made a stop at the Best Western in Cornwall on Jan. 6, 7, & 8 of last week. Ten psychics with abilities ranging from stellar astrologists, palmistry and tarot card readings were on hand to provide insights into the lives of the crowd who came by the show. The ESP Psychic Fair travels from Toronto to Newfoundland, with around 30-40 shows per year. The number of psychics at each event ranges from 10 up to 30 at any given show. Each participating psychic offers their unique gifts...
The St. Regis Mohawk Tribe held the first of three public meetings to discuss the Broadband Initiatives Program (BIP) on Jan. 6 at the Community Building. Jamie Bay and Steve Cook are two members of the Project Support Team and were on hand to give the background on the project and explain what future steps will be happening. These meetings are intended as sessions to provide all of the general information about Broadband and the project itself before it moves onto the next phase in development. History of the Project In 2006 the region of...
In the movie, “It’s a Wonderful Life”, who is George Bailey’s guardian angel? If you can answer this question then you should have attended the Kids Trivia Night at the Snye Recreation Centre last Thursday. This event was co-hosted by the Snye Recreation Committee and the St. Regis Mohawk School Parent Teacher Organization. No, the guardian angel is not Roger Mitchell or Joe Lazore as some seem to believe, though they did both attend this event along with the 21 teams that were registered. Each...
The Akwesasne Warriors faced off against the 1000 Islands team this past Friday night at the Anowara:kowa Arena. With the addition of two defensemen recently signed to the team, Pat Brunet and Jeremy Van Hoof, having a strong defensive force has really shown on the ice. The home team crowd eagerly cheered on the Warriors, especially the children from the AMBE schools who were given free admission into the game courtesy of Express Gas. The first goal of the night was made by the Warriors’ A...
Chocolate, at home spa treatments, candles, flameless candles, sports memorabilia; these are just a few of the types of businesses that showed up at the Snye Homemakers Shopping Fair over the weekend, showcasing their wares to the community during the holiday season. Around twenty vendors participated in the second shopping showcase hosted by the Homemakers group this holiday season. The idea of providing an opportunity for the different consultants, small businesses and craftspeople to...
There are many types of intestinal parasites that your family dog or cat can contract. If your family pet goes outside, plays with other animals, walks in sand boxes, or digs in the dirt they are at risk of catching an intestinal parasite. The more common parasites are roundworms, hookworms, whipworms, and tapeworms. Each are easy for the pets to get, and without treatment can be passed onto their human owners. Signs that your pet might have an intestinal parasite include: diarrhea, weight...
Christmas was in the air at the Kawehno:ke Recreation Centre this past weekend as they celebrated with their annual Christmas wreath fundraising event. Activities that took place over the weekend included lunches and dinners for sale, raffles, the silent auction of the wreaths and Christmas trees, and vendors selling their wares. The wreaths and Christmas trees that were donated to this event were varied in theme, like the “Christmas in the Garage” tree, donated by Julia Roundpoint and Fam...
