A Voice from the Eastern Door
A Voice from the Eastern Door
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On Thursday night, the Akwesasne Boys and Girls Club was the spot for the Akwesasne Seniors and Parents Financial Aid Night. Norma Sunday, Post Secondary Administrator for AMBE and Rod Cook, from the SRMT Higher Education program went step by step through forms such as the FAFSA, TAP and various other types of funding including loans, about which Rod calls Mr. Stafford and Mr. Perkins. If you don’t know what that means and you are planning college, you need to see Rod ASAP! In fact, if you a...
Ken Sharrow can remember his father playing in a Softball League in the 1960’s that went all the way to the championship. He remembers when Alma Ransom, Lena Martin, Greta Barnes among others, playing with his dad. For a couple of years now he has been thinking of starting a softball league with these memories being a driving force. This year he made it happen, forming the Akwesasne Co-ed Softball League. Ken said he’s been “getting a lot of help. It’s something I’ve wanted to do for a long time.” His helpers include the likes of Tracey Shar...
On Friday, Lynn Thompson presented a check amounting $5,000 on behalf of the Akwesasne Convenient Store Association to PJ Burns to support the 2013 Kids for Fishing. Kids for Fishing is an event centered around prevention and will include presentations on topics like drug and alcohol prevention and boating safety and, of course, a whole lot of fishing! Lynn Thompson said the ACSA is happy to donate to such a worthy cause. PJ Burns said, “We are on schedule and just waiting for May 11. E...
On Friday, the K4 class at Kanatakon School put on a spring concert for their families. Alice King said that they have been practicing the songs for a while. They were directed by teachers Lynell Oakes-Cook and Sheri Lazore. The students sang “Ohniwenhnisero:ten?” (weather), “Kakwitene nikahawi” and “Ohkwar:tare.” The concert was followed by snacks in the classroom, which were well deserved. The students did a great job!...
MCA Administrative building 1 was the scene last Thursday of a bake sale, silent auction and 50/50 raffle to benefit Yvonne Miller. The benefit was a success, in fact it was supposed to end at 3pm, but teachers wanted in on the action so it went another hour to 4pm. Darlene Francis came up with the idea. She said, “I said ‘we should have a silent auction for Yvonne,’ and boom here we are. I wanted to help her.” HR staff and Finance staff, where Yvonne used to work, coordinated the event togethe...
The 14th Annual Native American Music Awards is scheduled for Friday, May 10, 2013 at 8 p.m. at Seneca Niagara Events Center. Public voting will continue on the website, nativeamericanmusicawards.com, through the awards show date. The event will feature more than 35 diverse awards categories. Up for Best Rock Recording is Arcane Belief for their album Wrong Side of Salvation. “We are really excited, it’s such a big deal. It’s a great honor and we are looking forward to the experience,” said Bu...
On Saturday, the Akwesasne Mini Mart held its grand opening celebration. They gave away t-shirts, a mini lunch of hot dogs and chips and CKON was broadcasting live on location. They also gave away a barbeque package that was won by Angela Bero, and a blu-ray player along with movies and popcorn that was won by Bill Sunday. The Akwesasne Mini Mart is a family owned business owned by Lynn Thompson, Wallace Thompson, Angela Thompson and Gordon Delorimiere. About opening the business Lynn said,...
On Thursday, a concert to benefit Emily Tarbell was held at the St. Regis Mohawk School, the event organizer - 10 year old Macy David. Macy told me that “My family has been planning to do something for my Auntie Emily and I wanted to have a concert for her, cause I’m in band. I told my grandma and asked Mr. Hahn for help.” St. Regis Mohawk School band teacher Mr. Hahn was more than happy to help. He said, “This is what we’re all about, we play for the community. I would do anything for any o...
Last Wednesday, LifeNet of New York hosted Helicopter Landing Zone Operations Training for area first responders. Randy Montour, Second Chief of Massena Rescue and Norm Worden, Chairman of the Board of Directors for Massena Rescue, organized the class. Jeff Doyle, Medical Base Supervisor of the Potsdam Branch of LifeNet of NY, taught the class. The class had a great turnout, including first responders from Akwesasne, Massena, Norfolk, Louisville, Brasher-Winthrop, Bombay, MMH and the Border...
The Great New York State Fair runs this year from August 22nd to September 2nd and Kenneth Thompson and Glen Lazore are gearing up already for the Iroquois Indian Village. The village is run by the Six Nations Agricultural Society, which consists of all of the Iroquois Reserves in New York State. Alleghany, Cattaraugus and Tonawanda Senecas, Tuscaroras, Oneidas, Mohawk and Onondagas are all represented. Cayugas come from Cattaraugus with 2 membership rolls from Seneca and Cayuga. As members of the Mohawk Chapter of the Six Nations Agriculture...
On Monday, the Kanatakon School held its Awards Assembly for the month of March. 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 Kan...
On Saturday, the Hogansburg Akwesasne Volunteer Fire Department held its annual Firemen’s Banquet. Jason McDonald emceed the event and other speakers included Tribal Chief Randy Hart, Station 1 Chief Derek Comins and, although he could not attend, a speech by Tribal Sub-Chief Ron LaFrance, who also received the Special Appreciation Non-Member Award. This year, there were a couple of new awards: chainsaw operator of the year and hose layer of the year award. These awards were one of those ...
At the crack of dawn on March 23rd, five members of the Northern SKY Warriors team started their run to Ottawa to meet the Nishiyuu. They didn’t do it for publicity or recognition; they did it to answer the call that someone from Akwesasne be there in Ottawa when the walkers arrived. In fact, as Kiohontathe Alan Chubb put it, it was suggested lightly, and then it “became a serious idea,” and then they just did it. They left from the Longhouse and ran to Twin Leaf. They then took highway 2 to Mor...
In honor of National Aboriginal Language Day, which was March 31st, last Wednesday the Kanatakon School was the site of Tetewakieron:nion, the Annual Language Show. There were two shows, and the morning show included performances by the daycare, headstart, K4, K5, and first grade. The night show included performances from the upper grades of the Kanatakon School plus acts by several groups from AFS, the SRCS Mohawk Club, AEDA & MCA, Skahwatsi:ra Ronwatirihonnien:ni and a movie made by the...
On Thursday, a benefit Comedy Show was held at the Snye Rec. for Maya Swamp and Sarahlee Skidders. The show included a viewing of “Diary of a Mad Mohawk Woman” and the premiere of “Diary of a Mad Mohawk Woman 2,” which was directed by Kanera Phillips. Kahontineh Swamp said the film was made with the idea to have a drug and alcohol free activity, and the second film saw many more participants. The comedy portion benefited Maya Swamp who is raising funds to travel to California for a nationa...
On Friday, the Kanatakon School held its Awards Assembly for the month of February. Principal Alice King emceed the event, and the Kanatakon School has a few 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 get cau...
On Tuesday, the Snye Rec. was the site of the Family Health Fair, a collaborative effort between Catherine Ciampini a Registered Dietitian, and Debbie Mayer a Community Health Nurse. The event started with family fitness activities including what looked to be very invigorating dancing. Around noon a healthy lunch was served and the event was capped off with a health fair that featured booths on immunizations, diabetes, nutrition and oral health, just to name a few. Fair goers were given a...
On Friday, the St. Regis Mohawk School had its Student Achievement Assembly for the month of February to recognize students that showed excellence with the trait “Self-Discipline.” Three students from each grade were chosen by classroom and special area teachers on not only self-discipline, but also exemplifying the schools motto: Sken:nen Ratiha:wi. To promote college and higher education, the St. Regis Mohawk School will feature a college each month and promote it. Clinton Community Col...
The most important locus of language revitalization is the home, the primary place where first language acquisition occurs. Thirteen autobiographical accounts of language revitalization, ranging from Irish Gaelic to Mohawk, Kawaiisu to Mori, are brought together by Leanne Hinton, professor emerita of linguistics at UC Berkeley, who for decades has been leading efforts to preserve the rich linguistic heritage of the world. The book is titled, “Bringing the Language Home: Language R...
After only two weeks since the last Gun Buy Back program the guns are still pouring in. On Tuesday, what was supposed to go until 6pm, had to end around 2pm because the $4,000 that the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe had given for the program was already used up. That brings the total to $7,000 the Tribe gave for the Gun Buy Back program. Det. Sgt. Matt Rourke said, “It’s impressive for only being 2 weeks from the first one. We got a lot more handguns this time, some sawed off shotguns, rounds, mag...
The Kanatakon School has been looking pretty awesome with all those great science projects hanging up. But a select few students’ projects especially impressed a couple of independent judges, Missy King and Maggie King. They chose the winners whose projects will now go to the United Counties Science Fair and will be judged again on April 6 at St. Lawrence Secondary School. A special thank you to Missy King and Maggie King for being the independent judges. Congrats students!...
On Monday, the St. Regis Mohawk School had its Student Achievement Assembly for the month of January to recognize students that showed excellence with the trait “Generosity.” Students from each grade were chosen by classroom and special area teachers on not only generosity, but also exemplifying the schools motto: Sken:nen Ratiha:wi. Principal Thomas emceed the event. To promote college and higher education, the St. Regis Mohawk School features a college each month and promotes it. Onondaga Com...
As her first public appearance after winning the election, Ontario’s premier-in-waiting Kathleen Wynne attended the Ontario Public School Boards’ Association conference in Toronto on Friday. Wynne was both Minister of Education and Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and it seems that winning an election has not made her forget that. Most notably, she began her speech recognizing the territory of the Mississaugas of New Credit, as well as reiterating her continued focus on raising the level of edu...
Originally showcasing comic books, science fiction/fantasy and film/television, and related popular arts, Comic Con conventions now include a larger range of pop culture elements, such as horror, animation, anime, manga, toys, collectible card games, video games, webcomics, and fantasy novels. Akwesasne Komic Kon is a Winter Carnival event that will be held on February 16th from 6pm to 10pm at the St. Regis Rec. and is put on by the Akwesasne Coalition for Community Empowerment. See notices and ads in this issue for times of specific events....
On Wednesday, January 23, 2013, Fire Station # 1 was the scene of the Gun Buy Back Program, which was sponsored by the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribal Police, the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe, Franklin County District Attorney’s Office, New York State Police and the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department. They were offering a unique opportunity to turn in guns with no questions asked. Chief Ron LaFrance said, “In the aftermath of Newtown, Connecticut we want to get unwanted guns off the streets. We just...
