A Voice from the Eastern Door
A Voice from the Eastern Door
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On Sunday, March 29, the Safe Zone and the Akwesasne Family Wellness Program (AFWP) celebrated International Transgender Day of Visibility with speakers, food and giveaways. The event began with the Ohenton Karihwatehkwen recited by Bear Fox. Abe Francis and Olivia Cook were the emcees for the event. Everyone who attended received a goody bag with keynote speaker Katie Rain Hill's book and a CD of Bear Fox's song written for the event. MCA District Chief Brian David was the first to speak. He sa...
Dr. Daniel Hovsepian, DMD started working at the Akwesasne Dental Clinic in Kanonhkwatsheri:io part time in 2007. He is now excited to say that he recently purchased the practice. Hovsepian has been here 8 years, and plans on staying a long time. There have been complaints of the lack of a regular dentist and consistent provider at the clinic. "Patients couldn't build a relationship with their dentist, and you really need to do that. It's nerve racking seeing a different person every time they c...
On Saturday, March 28, Iakhihsohtha hosted their first ever Community Scrabble. "Saturday is a big visiting day," said Activities Coordinator Jamie Ross. "It's something different, it doesn't cost any money and it's real casual. It's something fun to do and to just hang out." At the Winter Carnival Scrabble Tournament, Jamie took down addresses of contestants and sent them postcards inviting them to this event. "If there is interest we can do this regularly, like a certain Saturday once a...
You could not ask for a better day during the-winter-that-won't-let-go, to have an Easter Egg Hunt. On Sunday, March 29, the Fort Covington Fire Station was filled to the brim with families enjoying food, vendors, a raffle and Chinese auction and more. Kids could decorate a cupcake and get a picture with the Easter Bunny, and of course, the egg hunt. There were over 300 kids signed up, and up for grabs were 8,000 eggs. The event was put on by the Moms of Fort and it is their second year...
On Tuesday, March 10, the Investing in the Potential Charitable Foundation, an initiative of the Akwesasne Convenience Store Association, presented a donation to representatives of the Akwesasne Little NHL teams. There are eight teams traveling to the 44th annual Little Native Hockey League Tournament in Mississauga on March 16 to March 19, 2015. The donation was in the amount of $27,886, which will be divided among all of the players, helping about 113 kids going to the tournament. "This is...
On Friday, March 6, 2014, the St. Regis Mohawk School honored the Students of the Month for February. They also took the opportunity to celebrate March as Music In Our Schools Month. The assembly started with students receiving their certificates for Students of the Month. Then, the Music Department, headed up by Mr. Warren Potter and Mr. Justin Hahn, took over and gave the audience a great show. It started with the Boomwhackers who played "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" to the delight of the...
On Wednesday, February 18, 2015, a workshop was held at the Anowarako:wa Arena that was hosted by MCA and SRMT Economic Development Departments. The workshop was titled "Plan, Push, Play" and it was created and presented by Akir, which stands for Always Keep It Real. Akir is a NYC based independent hip-hop artist, producer, songwriter and teaching artist. So, what brought Akir to Akwesasne? He and Chris Thompson were schoolmates at Northfield Mount Hermon prep school. Working in the Economic...
On Monday February 23, 2015, the Akwesasne Chamber of Commerce signed a partnership agreement with the North Country Chamber of Commerce in the Winter Ballroom of the Akwesasne Mohawk Casino Resort. Garry Douglas, President of the North Country Chamber of Commerce, started by welcoming everyone to the event and said about the Akwesasne Chamber of Commerce, "You're doing great work and great things, especially how young you are. It's as if you have been around for years." Then he and Dwayne...
The 24th annual Akwesasne Winter Carnival hosted by the Akwesasne Coalition for Community Empowerment was held over this weekend with Opening Ceremonies kicking things off at Iakhihsohtha on Thursday February 12, 2015. Events were held mainly at the St. Regis Mohawk School, Generations Park and the Seniors Center. There were activities for the whole family and food galore from a spaghetti dinner, to Indian tacos, steak and cornbread and chili. Despite the frigid arctic weather the carnival had...
On Saturday morning at the St. Regis Mohawk School a group braved the cold and knee-deep snow for a benefit kickball tournament for the SRC Mohawk Club. They are raising money for students to take a trip to the Sante Fe Indian School for a cultural exchange. Katsitsionni Fox said five students are going in April, and after they return, five students from Sante Fe will come here. Winners of the Kickball Tournament were 1st place: The Wild Turkeys and 2nd place: Kwate Perkins team. Both teams...
On Saturday, Valentine's Day, the St. Regis Mission Church Fund Raising Committee held a Rose Sale at Saint Kateri hall. They sold 50 dozen roses and certainly picked the perfect item to sell on the perfect day. "We had a sign out by the road and people just stopped," said Minerva White. On Sunday morning a steady stream of people braved the bitter cold to enjoy a delicious breakfast at Kateri Hall. They were serving steak and cornbread, eggs and sausage. There was a troupe of volunteers, which...
On Friday night, the St. Regis Mohawk School had a variety of activities for Winter Carnival goers. In the multipurpose room, the Walking With Our Sisters Fundraising Committee served a spaghetti dinner to benefit the installation that's coming to Akwesasne in November 2015. In the lobby, the Akwesasne Family Wellness Program had a booth packed with information and a game for which contestants got a chance to win some great giveaways. There was also a Puppet Theatre at 6pm in the cafeteria....
You could hear a pin drop in the cafeteria of the St. Regis Mohawk School for the puzzle contest on Saturday, a stark contrast to the gym where Belly Buttons the Clown was putting on a Magic Show. The puzzle contest was put on by Akwesasne Child and Family Services. There were three family and health oriented prizes including a juicer, a Magic Bullet and a Swirlio frozen dessert maker. Foster recruitment also had a table at the event giving away Valentine's Day themed goodies...
Valentine's Day evening was snowy and frigid but the runway in the St. Regis Mohawk School gym was heating up with the Lacrosse My Heart Fashion Show. This family fun event was part of the 24th Annual Akwesasne Winter Carnival and a fundraiser for the Salmon River Varsity Girls' Lacrosse Team. There was also a silent auction and a roast beef dinner with proceeds going to the team. Local vendors were on site selling treats and beautiful handmade beaded jewelry, dream catchers, moccasins and much...
Last Thursday, a heartwarming scene took place at the shop of Andria Cooke. Logan Mitchell, daughter of Keith Mitchell, went to pick up a puppy that is sure to be seen around this spring. Logan stopped at Smoking Arrow last Wednesday morning to check out the cutest little Shih-Tzu you've ever seen. Later that evening, Keith stopped in and saw the puppy as well. Andria's kennel carries Maltese, Pomeranian, Poodle and Shih-Tzu puppies when her pairs have litters every one or two years. The little...
The first grade at the St. Regis Mohawk School has been doing a Listening and Learning Astronomy Unit and the students were so interested, teachers decided to add a family project to the unit. Mrs. Yando, Ms. Lauzon, Ms. Ellsworth and Mrs. Thompson gave the students full creative freedom, allowing them to pick any subject and use any type of material for their project. Mrs. Thompson said, "This is the second year we have done a family project, and parents really out-do themselves. It's great to...
On Wednesday, December 17, Wholistic Health and Wellness hosted an Addiction Services Expo at the St. Regis Mohawk School. There were about 14 programs and services in attendance and organizers hope to put on another expo, bigger and better, in the spring. They expo was designed to feature services to treat every aspect of addiction. Those that had booths included ACDP, Canton-Potsdam Hospital, MCA Justice, Author Bridget Johnson, MCA Department of Health, Tribal Police, Akwesasne Family...
Kateri Hall was the spot for the first annual Christmas Cookie Sale and Chili Cook-off. The event was put on by the Fundraising Committee and Friends of the St. Regis Mission Church. For $5 you got the chance to test out and vote in the chili contest, and it also got you a meal ticket. Ten dollars got you a dozen cookies of your choice, and there were many to choose from. All benefited the St. Regis Mission Church. There were 10 contestants in the chili cook-off said Everett Lazore, key...
On Friday, December 12, Joseph's Fine Jewelry, located in the Akwesasne Trading Post, held its grand opening. They opened a couple of weeks before, but celebrated the opening on Friday with hourly drawings and a fabulous door prize of a Pandora bracelet. They gave away Pandora ornaments, bags and purses, and offered refreshments to patrons. "We have a variety of jewelry for any budget with no sales tax," said David Mainville, who owns Joseph's along with Joey Cappione. Joseph's carries gold;...
On Sunday afternoon, the Snye Recreation smelled of the holidays as the committee held Gingerbread House and Pumpkin Roll Making. A couple dozen kids came out and made some great looking gingerbread creations, snacking and building simultaneously. The Snye Recreation Committee has been putting the event on for about seven years. There were about 20 gingerbread creations available, and the committee makes about 150 pumpkin rolls for kids to frost, wrap and take home. The kitchen was an assembly...
On Saturday, the St. Regis Recreation was full of vendors for the Pie Sale and Christmas Craft Fair. There was a wide variety of products available with about 30 vendors on hand. Products ranged from Thirty-one and Tupperware, to a variety of beaders and jewelry, to art from Ryan Hill and Jordan Thompson. You certainly could have wrapped up your Christmas shopping at this event. A Meat Pie Luncheon was held at the rec on Friday and pies were for sale on Saturday. "Annie King, the famous pie...
On Thursday, December 11, the Personal Development and Employment Program class put on an Alumni Gathering called "Journey Together." The event took place at the St. Regis Recreation and was open to all past alumni of the PD&E Program. About 50 alums gathered and enjoyed a night of reminiscing and more importantly networking. They enjoyed a delicious meal of southern style ribs and chicken. Buck Cook emceed the event. There were tons of door prizes and Dan Garrow and Linda Lalonde were given...
Laughing Crow Winery first open its own bottled wine in the fall of 2008. The Winery made a red wine, a white wine, but the most popular was some unusually sweet and unusually strong wine made in the Southern Carolina's tradition using watermelon, apples, and/or blackberries. The Skidders family, Nikaiataa, Sawentanon, Teiohontsiakwente and Niiohontaa, started the winery along with their mom, Marjorie, about six years ago. They also operated a vineyard with 300 Marquette vines growing in...
On Saturday night, the American Legion was the place for a jigging contest to benefit the Senior Center and Iakhihsohtha. Don Woodcock, champion fiddler, provided the jigging music along with the River Mohawks, Bobby Herne and Terry Terrance. Despite the numerous other events going on, the Legion was packed. Organizer Dave Mitchell said, "There were such great dancers, I wish everyone could have been a winner. But it was for a great cause, everything was for the elders, and it was a lot of...
On Friday, the St. Regis Mohawk School had its Student Achievement Assembly for the month of November to recognize students that showed excellence with the trait "Honesty." A few students from each grade were chosen by classroom and special area teachers on not only Honesty, but also exemplifying the schools motto: Sken:nen Ratiha:wi. Ellen Cook emceed the event. Mackenzie Garrow, National Elementary Honor Society Secretary, also did a presentation on Columbia University. To promote college and...
