A Voice from the Eastern Door
A Voice from the Eastern Door
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On Tuesday May 13, the Akwesasne Mohawk Police Service in conjunction with the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribal Police held an event to celebrate Police Week. Police week is celebrated nationally in Canada and this year the theme was "Building Community Partnerships." About 15 officers from both departments were on hand for the event and there was something for everyone at the St. Regis Recreation where the event was held. There were power wheels races for the little ones, lacrosse with the police,...
If you haven't been watching the TV series "Hit the Ice" then you've been missing Akwesasne's own Cory Garrow. "Hit the Ice" is a reality TV show that showcases the best young male Aboriginal hockey players as they come together for a 2-week NHL-like training camp. From physical training, on ice drills and different team building activities, these prospects experienced the highs and lows of the "Hit The Ice" experience. Cory Garrow landed a roll in the TV series "Hit the Ice" at the 2013 Nationa...
The Mohawk Council of Akwesasne hosted a temporary relocation ceremony on May 1, 2014, the 115th year anniversary of his passing, for the statue of John Saiowisakeron Fire. The event was held in front of the Angus Mitchell Memorial Building in the village of Kana:takon, which is directly across the road from Saiowisakeron's original homestead. For several months, MCA has been seeking input from the community on where the statue should be permanently located. The Angus Mitchel Memorial Building...
Last Thursday night, ten students in the St. Lawrence University (SLU) class "Multicultural Education" shared their experience learning and serving in Akwesasne with a poster presentation. The course has a Community Based Learning (CBL) component so students have been travelling to Akwesasne all semester long. Some students spent time at the Akwesasne Boys & Girls Club, while others did Branching Out With Books at the St. Regis Mohawk School. Brenda Papineau is the Director of Community...
On Tuesday, the St. Regis Mohawk School held its Student Achievement Assembly for the months of March and April to recognize students that showed excellence with the traits Honesty and Self-Discipline. These Students of the Month also exemplify the schools motto: Sken:nen Ratiha:wi. The group will get special privileges like early dismissal in the morning from buses, a pizza party and ice cream social. Congratulations, students, on a job well done! The following students are Student of the...
On Saturday, the Akwesasne Youth Leadership (AYL) in conjunction with Kanenhi:io Ionkwaiontonhakie held a Youth Planting Workshop. At least a dozen kids took part. They learned planting methods, how to start and save seeds, the benefits of organic growing, companion planting, composting, medicine plants and did a variety of hands-on activities like making corn mush, planting seeds and building a simple trellis. Teiosakentison from AYL said they try to have about three activities a month. Next...
Do you know you can grow different types of apples on the same tree? Do you know what a scion is? Or a rootstock? Did you know you cannot plant an apple seed and get the apple you want? In order to get a specific type of apple you have to graft; and that's just what the people who attended the Apple Tree Grafting Workshop on Sunday morning at the St. Regis Recreation learned. The workshop was hosted by MCA Tehotiiennawa:kon Environment Program and presented by the Cornell Cooperative Extension...
On Saturday night, the St. Lawrence Centre Arena was the home of SPIRIT FC 4. Eleven fights were on the card including five title fights. Local fighters came out of CNY MMA in Hogansburg and Controlled Chaos in Westville. Many of their opponents came from Bridgeport, NY out of Kountry Boys MMA and some fighters were independent. The band Playback entertained the crowd and Catfish Ben was the announcer. The night started with some awards for SPIRIT FC 3 with Randy Lamb getting Nockout of the...
On Saturday morning the Seniors Center in Hogansburg was the site for the annual Earth Day Celebration and Seed Giveaway hosted by the Akwesasne Task Force on the Environment. There were several booths with all kinds of information, and of course lots of seeds including cucumbers, peas, carrots, beets, pumpkins, radish, corn and much, much more. In fact there were several tables filled with seeds of all kinds. One organizer Margaret George said, "We're hoping that people grow them and then give...
Every Tuesday night the St. Regis Mohawk School hosts martial arts classes. Sensei Joe Colarusso, Proprietor and Senior Instructor of He Yee Dao Karate Association, has been instructing classes for about three years at the school. As long as there is school, he will be there. From 6pm to 7pm Joe holds class for kids from about ages six to 12. At 7pm he teaches a teen and adult class. "The Mohawk School has been wonderful, we have a great partnership," said Joe. They usually use the multipurpose...
Nolan Terrance received the Most Valuable Wrestler award for Massena Central last Tuesday night at the Massena Peewee Wrestling banquet. Nolan couldn't make his own banquet because he was wrestling at the Cadet Juvenile Canadian National Wrestling Championships. Scott Perrine and Frank Perry coach wrestling for Massena Central and said it's the first time in 20 years two wrestlers received the award. The team has an excellent senior wrestler who was a definite for the award; but they said, they...
The Three Sisters program hosted an Internet Safety Seminar last Thursday night at the Seniors Center. They invited Special Agent Timothy Losito from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to do his presentation on internet safety and cyber bullying. He does the presentation as part of the Homeland Security's Community Outreach. "The goal is to protect the children," Tim said. Carrie Marlowe of the Three Sisters Program organized the event. She said, "We wanted to do something different. We...
The Cornwall Power Dames will be at the Anowarakowa Arena on Friday April 19th in the "Rumble on the Rez Part II" hosting the Kahnawake WagonBurners at 7pm. The Dames are the first travel team for the Seaway Roller Derby Girls League. They are a competitive, not for profit, women's flat track roller derby league based in Cornwall. Though still in the process of becoming established in this area, roller derby is making a comeback. Alicia Herne has been on the team since October. "It's not for the...
Last Thursday, the Kanatakon School held its Annual Language Show. The gym was decorated for the event, complete with a beautiful stage. Each grade put on a performance; singing songs, dancing and acting out skits. The Headstart kicked the show off singing "Na'taronni." Then the K-4 sang "Kana'tarakhonwe tanon Takwaashon." The K-5 used puppets and performed "Ohkwari Ohkwari" and grade 1 followed with "Ienthinistenha Ohwentsia." Grade 2 performed "Soraneha tanon Ratiweras Raotironna." A short...
On Tuesday, the Akwesasne Mini Mart celebrated its one year anniversary. They had tons of specials and giveaways. Since Lynn Thompson, Gordon Delorimiere and Angela Thompson opened the doors of the Akwesasne Mini Mart, it has grown a lot. They now make subs to order, and have sandwiches and salads already made. They also make all sorts of platters like veggie, meat, sandwich and fruit. They have hamburgers and hotdogs and a soup of the day. They carry fresh baked breads, cookies and muffins....
The Brass Horse was decked out in Disney on Friday night for the Music 4 Miracles Trivia Fundraiser. It's the organizations biggest event, which included a huge Mohawk auction, and all sorts of Disney characters filled the tables. Teams consisted of two adults and two children and they received extra points for coming dressed as a Disney character, which many teams took advantage of. Winners of the Disney Trivia were Julie Thomas-White, Justin White, Jocelyn White and Tori Jacobs. They won two...
If you haven't seen the Mosaic that the Onkwehon:we Arts Council, with the help of many community members, put together, then you should stop in to the Kanonhkwatsheriio lobby. Better yet, if you have seen the mosaic, you should stop in to see how many tiles you never noticed before, because the more you look at it, the more you see. Even Charlotte King, who has seen the mosaic more than most, noticed something new just the other day. If you didn't know, besides beautiful acrylic paint, some...
The Seniors Center was packed last Thursday night for the Akwesasne National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. The event was hosted and sponsored by the ACT NOW Advisory Committee. There were several booths from community programs and businesses all to promote mental, spiritual, physical and emotional health, and to highlight what each has to offer in this area. There were also three guest speakers at the event including National Aboriginal Youth Council on HIV/AIDS – NAYCHA's Tommi Hill, E...
On Saturday, despite the blizzard outside, it was spring inside Blooming Beauty Floral and Gift Shop as they celebrated their grand opening. A steady flow of customers came through and enjoyed complimentary refreshments, samples of the Stonewall sauces that Blooming Beauty carries and entered to win great prizes. Customers were also treated to a complimentary carnation just for stopping in and seeing the many great things Blooming Beauty offers. If you are a last minute gift giver Blooming...
Last week, MCA's Community Health program hosted a March Break Odyssey Youth Event at the St. Regis Recreation. All week, kids went to the Rec and spent 9am to 4pm doing a variety of activities. The students did several cultural crafts including fan making with Bill Loran, moccasins and leather bags with Shirelle Tahy and Gina Jacobs, and painting with Tammy King. On Friday as a cultural learning tool, the students helped Joyce King make corn soup and fry bread. The staff also made a focus of nu...
On Saturday, the former IGA was the site for the 2nd Annual Akwesasne Children's Powwow. There were dozens of food and craft vendors and the IGA was packed. The powwow was put on by the Native North American Travelling College with the help of several sponsors. The powwow started at noon with the Ohenton Karihwatehkwen and the Grand Entry started soon after. Lance Delisle emceed the event. Head Male was Dudes Thompson, Head Female was Stevie King and Head Veteran was Fyl Tahy. The Flag Bearers...
On Friday, Author/Illustrator Dave DeVries visited the St. Regis Mohawk School. Dave has worked for companies like DC Comics and Marvel. He has worked in many different mediums including comic books, films, toy packages, video games and even a theme ride. Dave has drawn characters like Spiderman, Storm, Sonic the Hedgehog, Dare Devil, the Green Goblin, the Iron Giant and the Human Torch. Dave started The Monster Engine, which is also a book he authored, a few years ago and has been travelling...
On Tuesday, the Kanatakon School held its Awards Assembly for the month of February. Principal Alice King emceed the event. The Kanatakon School gives four different awards to motivate their students to excel in different areas. There are Students of the Month, for which students receive a certificate and a Physical Education Award, which earns students a necklace. Showing Good Character gets students a feather and an award called "Caught You Speaking Kanienkeha" for students who speak...
Last Thursday at the Kanatakon School Leona Lafrance's 5/6 grade transition class put on a play. They performed an adaptation of the 1940's story "Caps for Sale" by Esphyr Slobodkina. Kaweienon:ni Margaret Peters translated the work into Mohawk and the title became "Ratenonhwarotsheratkerons." Earlier on Monday, Ross Lafrance came to the school and taught the students some theatre lessons to help them perform the play like professionals. The students did a great job!...
On Saturday morning the Akwesasne Museum held a fan making class taught by Ian Clute. Ten participants dedicated their Saturday morning to the very detail-oriented and patience-demanding project of fan making. But after many hours, the finished product was worth it as there were some very beautiful fans made. More importantly, an important tradition is in the hands of 10 more people who can pass it down to future generations. Sue Ellen Herne said the Akwesasne Museum holds about 10 Traditional...
