A Voice from the Eastern Door
A Voice from the Eastern Door
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In celebration of American Heart Month the Let's Get Healthy program held "A Healthy Heart Life," an American Heart Month Celebration on Friday at the Diabetes Center for Excellence. It is an annual event for the program and everyone was wearing red to celebrate Wear Red Day. The celebration was a day to bring awareness to women's heart health and to highlight positive steps you can take to reduce your risk of heart disease. Events took place from early morning into the afternoon starting with...
Casey Swamp, owner of Swamp's Performance Automotive, is very proud to announce that his shop is going Blue Seal. That is, his shop is part of ASE's Blue Seal of Excellence Recognition Program. What does that mean? Well it requires at least 75% of technicians performing diagnosis and repairs to be ASE certified, and each area of service offered in the shop must be covered by at least one ASE-Certified Technician. ASE (Automotive Service Excellence) certified technicians must have a combination...
On Saturday February 8th four girls from the St. Regis Mohawk School travelled to the Malone Middle School to perform in the Franklin All County Music Festival. Tanyr Laffin, Ienonkwahawis, Sophia Mitchell and Hattie Laffin-Almond are all in 5th grade at SRMS and are in band and chorus. In order to go to the festival, students must be selected by their music teachers, and Mr. Justin Hahn said this is a special group. They are selected on their behavior, and singing and music reading abilities....
Every morning, Headstart teachers Anen Wheesk and Kanerahtaroroks have Kakwiroton Oakes come into their class at the Kanatakon School. Kakwiroton teaches what you could call a cultural lesson. He starts by holding up pictures of things such as the four winds and the moon. Through these pictures the students learn the basic components of the Ohen:ton Karihwatehkwen. Then Kakwiroton leads the class in songs. Lastly the class is learning dances and on Tuesday they did the Round, Smoke and...
Danielle and Jonathan Lazore opened Blooming Beauty about a month ago, and if you need a gift for someone, for any occasion, just stop in, you are sure to find something there. They sell native made baskets, paintings and jewelry, most locally made. Jonathan said, "We try to keep as local as possible." Blooming Beauty also carries smudging supplies, incense, Stonewall sauces, box signs, greeting cards, coffee mugs and much more. And of course there are the beautiful floral arrangements, flowers...
Last Thursday night, the Salmon River cafeteria was filled with anxious sixth grade students and their science projects. Four groups of three students were chosen to go to the regional finals in Syracuse for the Ying Tri Region Science & Engineering Fair (Ying TRSEF) on March 22nd and 23rd. Pictured are the four groups who are going to regionals. If they win the regional competition they go on to states, and if they win there, they will go to nationals. Two alternate groups were also chosen:...
On Thursday, Iakhihsohtha was honored to host the Opening Ceremonies for the 2014 Akwesasne Winter Carnival. Ceremonies were kicked off with the crowning of five queens, one from each clan. Tribal Sub-Chief Eric Thompson shared the meaning and history of the Ohenton Karihwatehkwen with residents and then Kahsenniiostha Jacobs and Kahahseri:ne Brenna Burns-Barnes said the Address in both English and Mohawk. Kanienkehaka Ratirennahawi came and led everyone in a Round Dance. Then the party kicked...
Blizzard conditions and work delays didn't stop members of the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne and the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe from duking it out. On Friday afternoon, members of MCA and SRMT got ready for battle starting with a lunch of chicken, rice and beans. With full bellies they donned their winter gear, and some their puzzling brains, and went to compete in several events. The puzzlers started right away and others went out to start the outside events with a game of broomball. Other...
On Saturday night a Fashion/Hairstyling Show was held in the Snye Rec gym as part of the 2014 Akwesasne Winter Carnival. The show was coordinated by Katy Tarbell with help from several partners. Before the show began, Tara Tarbell of The Indigenous Spa did a presentation on a Bio Slimming Body Wrap. Tara demonstrated the wrap on a very brave volunteer and at the end of the show she was deemed to lose a couple inches with just one treatment. Lisa Jock also presented on Essential Oils and had a...
On Friday night, the Snye Rec gym was filled with people awaiting some great singing from people of all ages. A fire alarm and blizzard conditions didn't hamper the crowd from attending "The Voice – Akwesasne Winter Carnival Edition," and it was certainly worth seeing. A beautifully decorated stage housed the singers and the show was emceed by Marlon Johnson of Big Mama Productions and DJed by Tray Benedict....
On Saturday morning, as part of the 2014 Akwesasne Winter Carnival, Iohahiio was host to MCA Environmental Presentations. The Tehotiiennawakon Environment Program includes four divisions: Environment, Emergency Measures, Economic Development and the Anowarakowa Arena. Several booths were set up throughout Iohahiio with tons of great information. There were also lots of presentations, a film premiere and a lunch catered by Velma Cook. Bob Stevenson had a booth on the Ionkwanikonri:io Thompson...
On Friday, the St. Regis Mohawk School had its Student Achievement Assembly for the month of January to recognize students that showed excellence with the trait "Compassion." A couple of students from each grade were chosen by classroom and special area teachers on not only compassion, but also exemplifying the schools motto: Sken:nen Ratiha:wi. Congratulations students on a job well done!...
On Thursday night, a parent workshop called "Raising Resilient Kids" was held in the high school library at Salmon River Central School. Christine Venery from SRMT Mental Health, Mohawk Ombudsman Kim Russell and Parent Engagement Committee member Kim Forkey held the seminar. This was the first parent workshop. Along with a program called Sources of Strength, which has been going at Salmon for about 5 years now, they have been trained in a new program Lifelines, a program that promotes whole...
On Tuesday, the Baby Bookworms held their second session at the Akwesasne Library. The little ones were making valentines after hearing a story, and then enjoyed a snack. The Baby Bookworm program is collaborating with the St. Regis Mohawk School program Beginning with Books, and gets extra hands in Ellen Cook and Stephanie Griffin. Ellen mentioned, "All the kids who come get to take home a free book for their own at home library." There are still lots of sessions left of Baby Bookworms, which...
Every Wednesday the Akwesasne Quilting Club meets at the St. Regis Recreation to do what they love to do, quilt. The club has been around for about 15 years. Right now there are four steady members, all retirees, but they have had many come and go. Member Louise Cook explained the way the quilt is made, saying, "When we finish, we hang it and sew it by hand. We do it the way our great grandmothers did it, the old fashioned way." Last Wednesday the club was doing a new project, paper piecing on...
On Saturday February 1, the Akwesasne Mohawk Casino Resort celebrated Chinese New Year with a traditional lion dance. This marks the fifth year the Casino has hosted such an event. Super Star International, INC from New York City travelled up north to entertain a great crowd at the Casino, despite the blizzard outside. Six performers got into dragon gear, although they are actually called lions, and took up instruments for the dance. They began at the main entrance and made their way to the bing...
Flint Communications has been serving Akwesasne for over 5 years. For those years they have been providing wireless internet services, but they are now also an agent working with the broadband initiative. If you live on the Southern portion of Akwesasne and had a fiber optic wire run to your house, then you can get broadband internet from Flint. If you live on the northern portion, Flint can also provide service as they have been doing for years. The team at Flint Communications are all local Ak...
On the last Friday of every month, Iakhihsohtha Lodge has the Akwesasne Mohawk Singers come in and sing for residents. Activities Coordinator Jamie Ross, who has also done a great job with Iakhihsohtha's new bimonthly newsletter, set the event up. The singers come in around noon for lunch, and after, head to the piano, get out their sheets and do some great singing. The singers sang several hymns in Mohawk like "Holy God We Praise thy Name" and "How Great Thou Art." Jamie said residents "love...
On Friday January 31, Kateri Hall was host to a benefit spaghetti luncheon. Monies raised will go to the family affected by the tragic house fire in Akwesasne last week. In less than an hour the dinners were sold out. The volunteers said that the lines were crazy, and people weren't just buying dinners, but also dropping off generous donations. Lauralee Thompson organized the event and said, "We've had such a great response from the community and businesses. It's amazing how Akwesasne comes...
On Tuesday, the K-5 class at the Kanatakon School held a presentation for their families. All year they have been working with Kakwiroton Oakes and teachers Maureen Benedict and Kanerahtahawi Mitchell to prepare for this performance. They started with the Tekanon'teneha Alligator Dance. Then students performed a play Tekwanonhweratons Sonkwatsi:a and Kiohkehnekha Karahkwa. The students then sang the song Wakatshennon:ni Tsi Wakenonhsion:ni. The class did a fantastic job and the hard work of the...
On Sunday, the Akwesasne Mohawk Casino Resort hosted its first annual Spring Bridal Show. The event took place in the Winter Ballroom, a beautiful room to have a wedding in, and there were dozens of vendors on site and hundreds of patrons. Brides and attendees were given a card listing the vendors. They stopped at each table and the vendor would initial their card. A completed card got them entered into drawings for fabulous prizes. A Fashion Show started at 1pm featuring bridal gowns, tuxedos...
Akwesasne Child and Family Services recently got a huge donation from the Parade of Nations for the Developmentally Challenged, an organization out of Cornwall run by Marie Morrell that seeks to promote awareness, acceptance and inclusion of developmentally challenged individuals and those with special needs living in Akwesasne, Cornwall and SD&G. The Parade of Nations has worked within the community before, and they do a ton of fundraising, recently holding a Multicultural Bazaar. Marie...
It was an exciting night of basketball last Wednesday night January 15th as the Salmon River Modified girl's basketball teams took on the St. Lawrence Larries at St. Lawrence. Wins were split between the teams as the 7th grade Larries won their game, but the 8th grade Shamrocks pulled out their win in a thriller. The entire 8th grade game was neck in neck as neither team could pull away, but only traded baskets. The teams were evenly matched, a nice change for both teams as they have both had...
Last Wednesday night, January 8th, the Snye Recreation was packed with Elvis fans young and old. The younger crowd, who may not have known the music of Elvis Presley, sure know it now. And TJ and the band "To Memphis and Back" surely made them fans. The event was a benefit to raise money for the Akwesasne Winter Carnival, which the Snye Recreation is putting on this year. Kudos to the Snye Rec for coming up with such an awesome idea as January 8th was Elvis's birthday, which made it the perfect...
The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe's Broadband Initiative is finally coming to the use of Akwesasronon. The fiber cable coming into the houses of residents who live in the southern portion of Akwesasne holds unlimited possibilities, but for now, in simpler terms, it will get you super fast internet. Wideband Networks is a new company in Akwesasne located at 477 Frogtown Rd, in Suite 205. They provide high speed internet and telephone services with video services coming soon. Fallan Davis, Executive Ad...
