A Voice from the Eastern Door
A Voice from the Eastern Door
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On Apr. 24, gardening and environmental enthusiasts from in and around Akwesasne gathered at the Wolf Clan Banquet Hall on Route 37 for a very important Earth day celebration. The St. Regis Mohawk Tribe’s (SRMT) Environment Division joined forces with the Akwesasne Task Force on the Environment (ATFE) and the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne (MCA) to bring together for the first time the ATFE seed and tree giveaway with interesting speakers and exhibits. The day started early at 9:00am with a rush o...
On Apr. 24, the SMILE Theatre performing group made their return to Tsiionkwanonhsote Adult Care facility on Kawehno:ke (Cornwall Island) for a special performance of “Raging Grannies”. The group is a favorite among residents and quickly becoming popular throughout the community. SMILE Theatre is a professional touring theatre for senior citizens. They provide a host of shows that incorporate song and dance as well as story telling that engages their unique audiences and allows them to take a w...
Rachel’s Challenge is an inspiring presentation traveling to high schools and communities across the US and Canada. On Apr. 21, Rachel’s Challenge made its way to Kana:takon School sharing the compassionate words and compelling challenges of Rachel Scott, the first victim in the Columbine High School Shooting that took place on Apr. 20, 1999 in the small town of Littleton, CO, with grade 5 and 6 students from Akwesasne Mohawk School and grade 7 and 8 students from Kana:takon School. Derek Kil...
On Apr. 24 from 10:00am till 4:00pm Mohawk artisans assembled at the A’nowara’kowa Arena on Kawehno:ke (Cornwall Island) for the first ever Arts Fair with the intentions of creating a unified voice for promoting and supporting local artists and their businesses. The idea was proposed by the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe (SRMT) and Mohawk Council of Akwesasne’s (MCA) Economic Development Offices as part of the Cultural Tourism Plan for Akwesasne, and it promises to secure a place in the economic futur...
The Akwesasne Thunderbirds opened the 2010 lacrosse season with a bang on Apr. 24 by declaring victory over defending Quebec Senior Lacrosse League champions the Kahnawa:ke Mohawks with a final score of 12-10. The Thunderbirds stormed forward early on with a score of 5-0 and ending the first period well in advance of the Mohawks with an impressive 7-1. However, things seemed to slow down for the Thunderbirds during the second period, allowing the Mohawks to catch up with a close 10-7. But, not w...
On Apr. 25 the Massena Girls Raiders Varsity and Modified Lacrosse teams held a benefit breakfast at the Elks Lodge in Massena, NY. The Massena girls lacrosse program is only three years old and still developing and the Elks have hosted a benefit breakfast for them each year. Each girl pre-sold tickets to the morning event held at the Elks Lodge for a home-style breakfast complete with scrambled eggs, French toast, hash browns, bacon, sausage, and choice of juice or coffee. They girls worked...
On Apr. 16, families of this year’s Rights of Passage Ceremony participants hosted a Fish-Fry Fundraiser complete with live entertainment and an Iroquois social at the Mohawk Nation Longhouse. The event was initiated by the Uncles of this year’s participants who felt it was an important opportunity for young men to learn about their culture by taking part in the fishing season and to serve their community by working together. The walleye cooked for the fish-fry was caught right in Akwesasne by...
There are many things that we can do to help the environment this Earth Day. But, Earth Day should really be every day. So, why not make this Earth Day count by making a commitment to do something that improves the environment all year? Composting is the purposeful biodegradation of organic matter, like kitchen scraps and plant material, into nutrient rich soil that is very beneficial to the environment, and starting one for your home is an excellent way to be environmentally conscious all year...
On Apr. 19, at 5:00pm the Let’s Get Healthy Program sponsored a walk-a-thon at the Generations Park across from the Seniors Center in Hogansburg, the first of many events organized in partnership with the Akwesasne Coalition for Youth Empowerment taking place all week in honor of TV Turn-Off week Apr. 19-25. Many community members and their families turned off their TV sets to come have a refreshing walk outside in the nice weather, and for a chance to win some really terrific prizes. The L...
Mohawk Plumbing located on State Route 37 is pleased to announce that in addition to their many hardware products and services they now offer something special for the ladies. On April 22, Mohawk Plumbing would like to invite the community to the grand opening of their new Wall-to-Wall Home Décor Center. The center features everything needed for exquisite home decorating. Their show room is filled with beautiful one-of-a-kind photo frames, mirrors, vanities, clocks, wall and lawn ornaments and...
The St. Regis Mohawk Health Services (SRMHS), in collaboration with the University of Albany, is conducting a research project that will examine the impacts of environmental pollutants, such as PCBs and lead, and their affect on the reproductive health of Akwesasne women. Previous research has proven influential and they are asking for community participation. The study is expected to continue over the next four years and requires the participation of 180 women from both the American and Canadian sides of Akwesasne who are between the ages of...
On Apr. 3, the Akwesasne Soaring Eagles Volleyball Club was excited to host the Second Annual “Hyrdo Yatch - Eagle Cup” which was an all day volleyball tournament held at the Kanatakon School gymnasium in Kanatakon (St. Regis) with an awards banquet following at 37 West. The tournament also featured 50/50 raffle to support Soaring Eagles 13U &15U High Performance teams attendance at the Ontario Provincial Championships, a pool board, So You Think You Can Serve contest and the chance for particip...
On March 30, the seniors of the Tri-District Elders in Kawehnoke (Cornwall Island) held their annual Easter dinner and exhibited the quilt work and sweet grass crafts of a group who have been working since Jan. Alice Jacobs, Yvonne Chubb, Julia Roundpoint, Charlene Curleyhead and Margie Thompson got creative with left over quilt blocks from a quilt contest that happened during the 1997 Akwesasne Winter Carnival. They creatively reworked these blocks into quilts that they would like to share...
The Sun Dance Salon has become a highly reputable beauty center in Akwesasne where both men and women can find a variety of services in hair care, nail care, massage and tanning services, custom tattooing and more. Shelley, the manager of The Sun Dance Salon since January, is committed to improving their services for their customers and wants to introduce Akwesasne to the new staff and salon services. The hair salon welcomes three new experienced hair technicians to their staff: Leah, Doogie...
On March 31, Family Home Visitors from Healthy Babies Healthy Children program, Cheryl Thompson and Sarah Peters, instructed a baby moccasin making class at Kawehnoke (Cornwall Island) recreation center for parents and crafters. The class stared at 9:00am and lasted to about 1:00pm. Healthy Babies Healthy Children covered the cost of materials and lunch. Baby moccasins make beautiful gifts for new babies and also gave the class a chance to socialize. “It was awesome,” said Tracie Fuller. “I...
On March 30, Salmon River Central (SRC) school invited the Save a Life Tour to campus to encourage their students to “take the keys” from friends or anybody they suspect to have been drinking. The Save a Life Tour is a drunk driving campaign reaching-out across the country in an effort to reduce the number of people affected by drunk driving each year. SRC brought guest speakers and one of three portable drunk driving simulators to engage students and get them learning about the risks. The dru...
Everybody knows of an absolutely incredible kid who has influenced their lives and those around them in some way. In order to give these kids the recognition that they deserve the Akwesasne Coalition for Community Empowerment asked the community to nominate a child they knew and write a letter about why they think they are an absolutely incredible kid. On March 24, Akwesasne Coalition for Community Empowerment spotlighted thirteen absolutely incredible kids from Akwesasne during their annual...
On March 27 to 28, the Snye Recreation Center in Tsi Snaihne (Snye) held their Annual Easter Egg Hunt and Flea Market. The event is one of the largest that the center organizes and was fun for the whole family. Easter festivities started early Saturday at 10 am with the flea market followed by Pie Bingo and the adult Easter Bonnet contest at 1:00pm. Winners of the Pie Bingo received fruit baskets and $50 grocery gift cards and the jackpot winner received a $75 grocery gift card. The winners of t...
The community at Akwesasne has always talked about having their own unique walking trail where people could go for fresh air and exercise. But, for many this was only a dream because the realization was that there was no land for a project of that magnitude. If people wanted to get outside to walk they had to do it along side unsafe roads. That is, until a community member donated land designated for the community. Now, a group of committed community members, who call themselves the Friends of ...
On March 25 the cultural organization, Pamoja International Cultural Exchange, Inc., (PICEI), held a social hour at the Seniors’ Center in Hogansburg. PICEI is an umbrella organization that fosters cultural exploration and understanding through events and activities. There was much food, conversation and story sharing about the exciting 21 day trans-Atlantic cruise that 24 local members took for a recent culture sharing seminar. The trip was designed to expose people of different cultures with o...
On March 26, 28 ironworkers and community members gathered at the Hogansburg Akwesasne Volunteer Fire Department (HAVFD) Station 1 for a very important training course in forklift safety. The course was organized by Mike Swamp from the Ironworkers Local 440 at no cost to its members thanks to the help of the Akwesasne Area Management Board and the State Department of Labor. “Everything is all about safety nowadays,” said Swamp, who has been busy organizing safety-training courses like these for...
On March 26, the Salmon River Central School (SRCS) Teachers Association in and the Akwesasne Coalition for Community Empowerment hosted their first ever Trivia Night at the Brass Horse Banquet Hall to benefit the SRCS All Night Grad Party. The night brought out 17 teams at four players per team. Favorite MC Danielle Oakes was on hand rolling out the trivia questions for the night. There was also pizza and wings and a 50/50 raffle. SRCS education departments and St. Regis Mohawk School grades...
On March 23, the Alzheimer’s Disease Assistance Center (ADAC) through its affiliation with the Eastern Adirondack Health Care Network and the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe’s Office for the Aging held a free Mood and Memory Clinic and lunch presentation on “Growing Old Mindfully” with Dr. Sally White, M.D., at the Seniors’ Center in Hogansburg. The ADAC is located in Plattsburg, NY and they hold satellite clinics at least once a year in all three counties, including Akwesasne. These clinics offer fre...
On March 25, the Cornwall Regional Art Gallery, located at 168 Pitt Street, Cornwall, ON, held their first annual juried photography exhibition. Over 132 original photos were put on display: from digital images to classic film, simple black and white to explosive colors and in categories from landscape to the abstract. There is something for everybody. During the awards ceremony, a panel of experienced judges were assigned the difficult task of selecting five of their top favorites to receive...
Are you tired of the same old workout routine? Zumba is a new fitness idea revolutionizing the way you work out. Zumba is a type of Latin dance aerobics influenced by dances from around the world proven to burn 1,000 calories in one hour. And, it is being offered right here in Akwesasne. Zumba classes are instructed by Tai Martin, a representative of Malone Greater YMCA. She is a certified Zumba instructor and does her own choreography for each class. She teaches Zumba Gold for beginners to...
