A Voice from the Eastern Door
A Voice from the Eastern Door
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I was aware that female heart attacks are different, but this is the best description I’ve ever read. Women and heart attacks (Myocardial infarction). Did you know that women rarely have the same dramatic symptoms that men have when experiencing heart attack ... you know, the sudden stabbing pain in the chest, the cold sweat, grabbing the chest & dropping to the floor that we see in the movies. Here is the story of one woman’s experience with a heart attack. I had a heart attack at about 10:30 PM with NO prior exertion, NO prior emotion...
Akwesasne’s own Nikaiataa Skidders landed on stage at the Glen Building in Cornwall as one of the lead actors in an Agatha Christie murder mystery entitled “The Unexpected Guest”. Nikaiataa graduated from the University of Vermont with a major in Theater and a minor in Film Studies. She was involved behind the scenes on several productions in her program at Vermont. “The Unexpected Guest” is Nikaiataa’s first major role and her first production with Vagabond Theatre, a local community t...
Our Community Health Nurses sponsored a benefit for the Cancer Support Group on Friday, October 3rd at the Snye Recreation Center. A Trivia Night was the event for the evening and thirteen teams of four showed up to support a good cause and have some fun too. Volunteer Danielle Oakes-Jacobs acted as Emcee and moderator for the evening. Thanks to Leonard Lazore, Wanda Thompson and Ramona O’Brien for also volunteering and doing a tremendous job in the tallying of the points and keeping score. G...
The Moving Wall, a smaller scale portable replica of the Vietnam Wall in Washington, D. C., was on display from Sept. 25-29th at the High School in St. Regis Falls, NY. A parade of police and motorcycles escorted the Moving Wall into town where it was put together by a dedicated committee of volunteers. The Moving Wall was completed in 1984 after nearly 2 years of design and building. It has crisscrossed the United States many times over. Previously, the Moving Wall was in Massena, NY in 1990....
The Iroquois Museum in Howe’s Cavern, NY held their 27th Annual Festival over the Labor Day weekend. Mother Nature contributed to the program by providing lots of sunshine and cool breezes for the festival goers, the arts and craft vendors, the volunteers and the workers. Each day began with the reciting of the Ohenten Kariwahtekwen. The Jim Skye Dancers of Six Nations were there to demonstrate various social songs and dances for the enthusiastic crowds. The Friendship Dance was a favorite of t...
The Iroquois Nationals played during the International Lacrosse Federation World Games U-19 Field Lacrosse Championships held in Coquitlam, B.C. The Nationals came away with a Bronze Medal, the second time they received the Bronze (Australia 1999) since the games began. The Nationals defeated the team from England by a score of 19-10 to win the Bronze medal. Team USA defeated Canada by a score of 19-12 to capture the Gold Medal again. The Teams are divided into two Divisions, the Blue division for countries that have played field lacrosse for...
