A Voice from the Eastern Door
A Voice from the Eastern Door
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If you're driving down St. Regis and you find yourself at the four corners of School Road you may notice some women made of wood wearing brightly painted shawls and placed neatly on the lawn in front of the well-loved Tammy Bonaparte. A woman who has taken a shine to paint after her children grew up and started families of their own. Bonaparte is an example of someone who is not afraid to try new things and encourages everyone around her own age to do the same. Bonaparte began painting around th...
Akwesasne - In honor of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, the Elder Abuse Prevention Committee held an event to do just that; having various programs come together to promote good health, contacts, health insurance information, and more. The event was for the Elders in the community and those who love them to have the opportunity to understand what is available to them in terms of support. Theresa Gardner, who works as a Nurse Practitioner for the St. Regis Mohawk Medical Clinic, gave a speech...
Peace Tree Mall, Akwesasne – The Ionkwanikonhriiosne Creative Sewing Center held a two-part session class to teach men how to create their very own ribbon shirts. This class was held by Sheree Bonaparte and instructed by Kelly Marshall, both of whom helped teach the group the basics of sewing a ribbon shirt. The purpose of this class is not only to teach basics but also to allow men of all ages within the community to express themselves in creative and practical ways. The reason for holding t...
In the Akwesasne Housing Authority training room, booming voices could be heard singing in honor of the many women who have gone missing and murdered over the years. The Missing and Murdered Native American Women Awareness (MMNAW) meeting opened with Harvey Herne and Pray Lazore singing in honor of said women and the still-grieving families. After they were done they thanked everyone for coming to the MMNAW Awareness meeting. The was also an introduction to Sarah Rourke who works for the...
The MCA May General meeting opened at 6pm at the Kanatakon School gymnasium. Presentations were given on: Recreational Cannabis Survey Results, Bill S-3 Descheneaux Case, and the MCA Budget. Updates were given on: Akwesasne Mohawk Police Commission, the Corridor Project, Land Claims, the Proposed Natural Gas Expansion onto Kawehno:ke and the Cannabis Survey Results 576 respondents from February 16, 2018 to April 6, 2018 Q4 Are you Aware that Canada is legalizing the recreational use of Cannabis in July 2018? (576 respondents) 89% respondents...
Over the weekend I was able to get an interview with Niio Perkins about an amazing opportunity for her fashion line and business. Q - You were invited to Toronto's first Indigenous Fashion Week; what was your reaction to being included? A - I applied to be included in Indigenous Fashion Week Toronto, same as all of the other designers. The application was the most extensive I've seen yet. I was relieved, and thrilled to know that I'd be participating in my first fashion week ever. Q - How long h...
On May 10, 2018, Akwesasne Housing Authority Executive Director Retha Herne held a launch meeting to showcase an new Initiative funded through various stakeholders. They are hoping to build a program that is accessible for low-income housing. The St. Regis Mohawk Tribe has set aside 25 acres of ground mounter for the solar development project. The Go Solar! Initiative is set to occupy 8-10 acres of land for the Solar Farms; while the remaining land will be reserved for any future solar development projects from the Tribe. Herne said that they...
For the last few years, different environmental programs have been collaborating to help with restoring and healing the environment. The programs working in collaboration with Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe and Akwesasne Cultural Restoration are National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration, United States Fish and Wildlife service, and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. They collectively make the St. Lawrence Environmental Trustee Council. The purpose of this meeting was to show the progress that they have made and future proj...
For the past 3 years, Twin Leaf has hosted a Car Show that invites everyone with a love of cars and trucks to show off. From vintage cars and trucks to newer built models and those built from the ground up, every Wednesday for the summer, the Twinleaf parking lot is filled with classic cars. Craig Lawrence, Assistant Manager of Twinleaf convenience store, stated that this show is for people to show off and present vehicles that many have lovingly built or refinished with their own hands. He also...
For the fourth year, Mohawk Council of Akwesasne Economic Development held a gardening workshop for anyone wanting to get a jump start on their gardens. This year each participant was given seeds and a starter kit to begin their garden. A representative of the Indian Agricultural Program Ontario, Mark Leahy came to talk about the basics of gardening as well as new trends that can help current gardeners with their crops. Nola Benedict, Economic Development officer of MCA, has been running this wo...
The first week of May was Small Business week, dedicated to promoting and networking many upstart and current small businesses. All week the Economic Development Department held various open houses to introduce different services that could be offered to local businesses. All these services are open to anyone who has always wanted to open their own business. On Monday, April 30th, the Akwesasne Small Business Incubator Office held their open house. LaToya Rourke, Manager of the Incubator...
For the past two years, Sustainable Native Communities Collaborative and the Akwesasne Housing Authority have been working in creating brand new Eco-Friendly housing for Akwesasne. The first stage was presented to a group of community members to summarize what the SNCC would like to build with the benefit of Akwesasne community members in mind. “There is a need for housing and that is something that we want to help with,” said presenter Nathaniel Corum, who is a SNCC Architect, who has spent the last two years designing and working to cre...
All through the month of April, SUNY Plattsburgh in collaboration with a few organizations from Akwesasne are hosting an event revolving around Native American individuals in the Plattsburgh area. The main event revolving around a novel by Louise Erdrich called The Round House, which will be given out for free at the Akwesasne Cultural Center and Library, SUNY Plattsburgh library and Plattsburgh Campus Bookstore. One of many events included Seven Dancers Coalition outreach worker Jonel...
The last 10 years of Stephanie Elizondo Griest's research has led up to the launch of her newest book "All the Agents and Saints" where she discusses the U.S. Borderlands and the effects it has on a community. This event was held at the Akwesasne Library where Griest would discuss the process of writing this book, what she had learned during that time, and how grateful she is for all the people she met while working on this book. Stephanie Griest has been writing what she describes as a trilogy...
For the days of March 28th and March 29th, renowned Hip-Hop artist and motivational speaker KASP Sawan is holding a workshop about empowering yourself and exercises in building confidence. This event is being held by Wholistic Health who arranged for the event to be held in the Mohawk Casino Winter Ball Room, with food provided by the Casino staff. The two days were run by KASP to help build confidence in our youth and to tell his story through how he was abused, stuck in foster care, and how he...
The Salmon River Drama Club's annual musical production premiered over the weekend with their version of The Lion King JR, all of which had been months in the making with set designs, costumes and more, all with the help of the school's art class and students from other music classes and others. They presented their show on Friday, March 16th and on Saturday, March 17th in the Salmon River Central Auditorium. "This was all a collaborative effort from everyone," said Dave Bish, "I picked this...
At the Snye Homemakers a group of young children gathered to participate in a colorful and engaging challenge with an array of fruits and vegetables. Each child was tasked with creating an original piece of art with different and delicious foods. With laughter and children proud of their artwork, it marks a perfect end to Food Nutrition Month. Throughout March, the MCA Community Health Center held several events at schools, the Snye Homemakers, and the Tsi Snaihne Recreation Center - all of...
In this two day event, on March 28th and March 29th at the AMCR Winter Ballroom; comes the Hip Hop Artist, K.A.S.P Sawan to give a workshop based around empowering and inspiring Native youth in times of struggle. K.A.S.P. (Keeping Alive Stories for the People) Rob Sawan is someone who grew up in such struggle, having lived in the rough side of East Vancouver. Surrounded by drugs and alcohol abuse and constantly in and out of child welfare services added to the trauma no child should ever...
Kana:takon - Within the last 50 years, the people of Akwesasne have been trying to negotiate terms with the Government of Canada about the Tsikaristisere/Dundee land. On February 26 of this month, an educational session had been called to discuss the future of the Dundee land purchase and where to go from there. The panel was led by the Aboriginal Rights and Research Office to explain the history of the Dundee land and the terms of the Dundee Claim. During the presentation, ARRO researcher...
This weekend I went to go see Game Night and it was pretty okay. Now that isn't to say it's bad, I did laugh more than I didn't and I did enjoy some aspects of this movie. However, there were some parts and running gags that got on my nerves fairly quickly as well as some jokes that didn't quite land leaving me just feeling awkward and maybe a little uncomfortable. In a strange way, I did kinda like this movie and I'm not upset that I saw it, but it's not a movie I would be clamoring to see agai...
At the Native North American Traveling College, Dave Fadden works to help educate and teach people about the culture and art. In his 6th year at the Traveling College, Fadden has a long and extensive history as an artist and educator. Fadden comes from a family of artists, who encouraged him to paint and be creative. This positive encouragement lead to Fadden working and painting throughout his life, his skills got him noticed at age 19 where he landed his first job as a painter. From there, Dav...
Within the Longhouse, a young water drum singer named Don J. White or DJ sings powerfully and with all the might a 4-year old can muster at that age. It's due to those years as a powerful drum singer for the Longhouse and at powwows, that gave him the range he needed to be a singer. Now into his late 30's, he is singing on stage with a band and for an eager audience to hear. Though DJ White had been singing all his life, as of last year his lifelong hobby began to open opportunities to perform...
Every year, St. Lawrence College, Cornwall Campus awards several Indigenous and first-generation First Nation students with bursaries to assist them in their educational journey. On Friday, February 16 the winners were announced by Shirley Chaisson, Indigenous Students Advisor and presented by Dean Deb Stava and Assistant Dean Jennifer Haley at the Eagle Learning Center, Cornwall Campus. There were 7 winners in total all of whom were granted a check and a gift bag with several items to help...
With the Akwesasne Winter Carnival starting on Thursday, Feb 8, Iakhihsohtha Snowflake Gathering announced this year's King and Queen are Lily Benedict and Dennis McDonald. They were crowned at Iakhihsohtha and surrounded by friends and family to help celebrate their crowning. According to Sue Smoke, Activities Supervisor, the King and Queen are usually chosen by the front line staff through a ballot. While there is no criteria for who they pick, the staff will usually pick who they feel would...
February 10 - In the morning, a small but determined group of runners and walkers came out to the Tewatahita Walking Trail dressed in red and ready to run/walk to promote a healthy lifestyle. Even as the snow and sleet were slowly coming down, this wasn't enough to stop them. The runners and walkers earned chances to win prizes for first place and for the Winter Carnival Grand Prize. Inside the Senior's Center, two nurses offered to check the blood pressures of anyone who had come out to the...
