A Voice from the Eastern Door
A Voice from the Eastern Door
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The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe’s Tribal Vocational Rehabilitation program first began hosting the annual Disability Awareness Day as a way to bring awareness to the available Tribal Programs. It has expanded since that time to include programs from the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne and New York State run programs. This year’s event drew a crowd of approximately 100 people who were looking for information on how to assist in the daily lives of those with a range of disabilities. “Disability has a broad definition to the word,” said Jason McDonal...
The Ahkwesahsne Mohawk Board of Education held a swearing-in ceremony on Sept. 19 at the Kana:takon School with Carmella Jacobs serving as Commissioner of Oaths. Nominations for the positions were held on August 17 in each district with the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne jurisdiction. In Tsi Snaihne, there were two vacancies and on Kawehno:ke there was one vacancy. For Kana:takon, the Director of Education has recently accepted the resignation of Deborah Thomas. On Kawehno:ke, Joanne Jocko was...
Last year Indian Time reported on a group of entrepreneurs who brought back an old way of living off the land. This group located in Oneida, Ontario – an Oneida settlement just outside of London – worked together to plant and then harvest a tobacco crop that could then be used as an Oneida tobacco blend to be sold or traded. This project was initially undertaken by Edward Jake Doxtador who hired workers to help with the entire process of growing and curing tobacco. Doxtador’s story was broug...
The Mohawk Bingo Palace took up a collection of school supplies this year, donating over 1,000 pieces to the St. Regis Mohawk School. The collection of supplies took place over the course of a two-month period from July 1-September 1, 2011 with patrons from the Palace. The promotion allowed for the exchange of a $4 bingo card each day for one school supply. “Every year we do this promotion for the Mountain of Toys event with free cards in exchange for toys,” said Bingo Manager Brenda Joh...
The Native American Music Awards has officially opened their website to votes from the listening audience to select winners for the prestigious NAMMY Awards. Voting will be available until the date of the awards ceremony, which is scheduled to occur on October 7, 2011 at the Seneca Niagara Hotel & Casino in Niagara Falls, NY. To cast your vote visit the NAMA website at: www.nativeamericanmusicawards.com Theresa ‘Bear’ Fox has been nominated into 3 categories: best folk (Rich Girl), song sin...
19 CKON held their annual end of summer celebration this past Saturday afternoon, having been rescheduled from a rainy mid-August day to the wonderful sun-shining afternoon this past weekend. With a full 3-hour schedule of events that included craft vendors, benefit raffles, food, fun and a free session of bingo inside at Brasshorse on Route 37, the community was definitely shown appreciation during this event. The staff and board of directors were on hand to volunteer their time and efforts...
The St. Regis Mohawk School Grade 1 classes invited grandparents of students in each of the four classes to attend a special day with their grandchildren. ‘Grandparents Day’ took place last Friday and included the students waiting on their grandparents and serving them ice tea and cookies. The students had a project to draw a picture of their grandparent along with answering the question: ‘What is a Grandparent/Tota?’ Here are their responses: Mrs. Hetu’s Class: Ava B.: “Someone who takes good...
The Akwesasne Eagles flag football teams have been entertaining their fans for the last two weeks as they geared up and debuted with back-to-back wins in their inaugural season. After defeating Massena and Malone with high-powered offense, the two Akwesasne Eagles youth flag football teams played each other last Saturday morning at Generations Field. The game turned out to be a defensive battle, as both teams knew each other very well from weeks of practicing together. Both teams turned the...
History was made last Saturday morning as the Akwesasne Eagles Youth Flag Football Teams took to their home field at Generations Park for the first time ever. The Akwesasne Eagles faced off against the Massena Red teams with the age of students on each team ranging from Kindergarten to Grade 2. Team founders are Tsiorasa Barreiro, Rasennes Pembleton and Pamela Pembleton, with the original plan to have only one team but after the overwhelming response of interest there were enough players to...
The weather was hot with a cool breeze off the St. Lawrence River this weekend to keep dancers cooled off as they waited for their turn to compete in the 2011 Akwesasne International Powwow. Spectators traveled from near and far to watch the Grand Entry take place on Saturday with the dancers following the honor guard onto the dance arena at the A’nowara’ko:wa Arena grounds on Kawehno:ke. Vendors were setup to showcase their wares to the visitors who were only too happy to leave with the dif...
The St. Regis Catholic Church welcomed Father Gerome Pastores during last Saturday’s 4:00pm service. Father Pastores has been assigned by Bishop Luc Cyr from the Valleyfield Diocese to serve a 2-year-term here in Akwesasne. After the 4:00pm service a welcome reception was held and attended by local parishioners as well as parishioners who traveled from Father Pastores previous parish St. Patricks in Pin Court, Quebec. Father Pastores is originally from the Phillipines and was ordained on D...
This past weekend was a time of remembrance and unity, with many recalling how they heard about the tragedy on September 11, 2001. I myself was in the 9th grade at Salmon River Central School, rushing through the hallway on my way to 3rd period Social Studies with Mr. Lapage. Walking into the room I immediately noticed a television and wondered if we were about to watch a documentary – that is until I saw the plane fly into the first tower of the World Trade Center. It wasn’t until I grew up...
The 2011 ‘Stuff the Bus’ campaign grew this year as 250 students in the Akwesasne area were provided with book bags this year, this is up from last years number of 160. Staff at Mohawk Vision spent 3 days sorting through the donations provided to the project to get ready for the book bag distribution just before school started. “We couldn’t give every student everything this year because we didn’t get enough donations to match the demand but we did the best we could,” said Hillary Pyke, one o...
Puppy Kindergarten is a class run by the trainers at Shannoncourt V.I.P (Very Important Pets) in Martintown, Ontario. Group classes are run by Certified Pet Dog Trainer and Shannoncourt owner Shannon Spooner along with her assistant Kendra Mackinnon. The 6-week program is open to all breeds of dog under the age of 5-months-old. “I found out about Shannoncourt online when I was looking for training to do with our new puppy,” said April White whose puppy Ada is a Miniature Schnauzer. “It has b...
The atmosphere was tense in the A’nowara’ko:wa Arena on Sunday night as the Snake Island Muskies were once again facing off against the St. Regis Braves in a championship game. Fans from both sides packed the Turtle Dome and the line-up to Cornwall was well over the bridge and then some as more fans tried to make it for this much-anticipated gold medal round. Both teams had something to prove based on their history together this season; with the Snake Island Muskies taking the Three Nations Lacr...
Section X Champions, Class B Champions, Robotics Champions, movie premiers and tremendous school spirit marked by a graduation ceremony is where Salmon River Central School District left things off last school year. A year marked by many milestones all while dealing with a $49.8 million renovation and expansion project. With the great strides in extracurricular activities last year coupled with the improvements being implemented on the academic front Salmon River Central School will only be...
It was a joyous event as the many years of hard work culminated in the grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony of the Walking Trail on August 25th. Lynne Thompson addressed those in the audience and provided a bit of history on the entire project, which began as a dream 17-years ago. “When I joined the HP/DIP committee and for many years after we talked about the need for a trail such as this one,” said Thompson. “To give people a safe place to walk.” In 2010 Lynne Thompson along with Kim McEl...
The Akwesasne Minor Lacrosse League honored players during the intermission periods at last Thursdays round-robin game between the St. Regis Braves and Snake Island Muskies. Players wore their jerseys onto the floor with their teams to be acknowledged by the community for the season-long dedication to the sport. Teams did very well this year bringing home lots of hardware from different tournaments. The following are the lists of teams and players who were acknowledged during the ceremony:...
The Akwesasne Freedom School Survival Race was an extreme test of endurance for the five participating teams. The race took place on Saturday morning starting at 9:00am in Raquette Point with the swimmers being brought out into the middle of the river and having to swim the long distance to shore. The swim was difficult for swimmers, especially those used to competing in a pool as there were no guides and it was easy for swimmers to get off course. A strong showing of Salmon River Central High...
The first annual Paws In The Park event was held on Saturday at Lamoureux Park in Cornwall, all proceeds to benefit the Ontario SPCA. The organizing committee consisted of the SD&G Branch Manager along with other dog lovers from around the area to put together a great event for the entire family, most importantly your dog. Hill Top Dog Training Club was on hand to provide demonstrations of the sport, club members competing with all breeds of dogs. Free balloon sculptures and face painting for kids made this an exciting activity as volunteers an...
The Native American Music Awards has officially opened their website to votes from the listening audience to select winners for the prestigious NAMMY Awards. Voting will be available until the date of the awards ceremony, which is scheduled to occur on October 7, 2011 at the Seneca Niagara Hotel & Casino in Niagara Falls, NY. To cast your vote visit the NAMA website at: www.nativeamericanmusicawards.com Theresa ‘Bear’ Fox has been nominated into 3 categories: best folk (Rich Girl), song single (Rich Girl) and songwriter. Corn Bred has been nom...
The Three Nations Lacrosse League (TNLL) Championship series is one that will be talked about for years to come. A great prelude to the Presidents Cup Tournament being hosted next week by the Snake Island Muskies, the final two games in the best of five series kept fans on the edge of their seats. Both teams played exceptionally well with spectacular goaltending efforts – unfortunately only one team could be named the TNLL Champions. Game #4 was held last Thursday night at the A...
Tragedy has struck again on the St. Lawrence River over the weekend as a boating accident resulted in one fatality. The accident occurred on the waterway in front of Loran’s Marina in the main shipping channel. Eyewitness reports have indicated that two men who were operating a small watercraft hit large waves created by a passing yacht. Upon hitting those waves one of the men, later identified as John Billings, was ejected from the watercraft and entered the water. The driver of the watercraft remained in the vessel, but was rendered u...
It is a mere two days away from the 2011 Annual Dinner and Quilt Auction, which will take place this weekend at the Akwesasne Freedom School in Raquette Point on Saturday and Sunday. This event is the biggest fundraiser of the year for the school, which operates entirely from private donations and fundraisers. This Mohawk Language Immersion School currently teaches 60 students about the Kanienkeha language and culture. Parents and staff of the AFS have been trying new events and methods this year with the most notable addition the online quilt...
The second month of the Green Food Box program ran more smoothly than the first as organizers work the kinks out of this innovative program. By bringing the food over in bulk with the help of Buggo Oakes and Perry Francis’s trucks and racecar trailers, workers at the distribution site were able to sort the produce there at the St. Regis Recreation. The distribution day took place on Wednesday, August 17 beginning at 2:00pm. “By bringing the food to Akwesasne in bulk and then dividing it up on...
