A Voice from the Eastern Door
A Voice from the Eastern Door
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Recently, a very important issue has surfaced with the use of our Kanienkeha given names. Originally, our people in Ahkwesahsne were given one name at birth in a ceremony and this served the purpose of identification. That system was good judgment by our native communities and followed the Traditional way of naming children following a Matrilineal Society and Clan order. This system is still strong in our customs. The child born was the only one to hold the name given with no duplication by others until death. Well, after a couple of hundred ye...
On Sunday afternoon, August 24, 2014, the annual quilt auction took place at the Akwesasne Freedom School grounds with many people present. Also on this day, was the steak and cornbread sale along with the Silent Auction held inside the school with beautiful items donated by the parents of the students who attend this Mohawk immersion school running into its 30th year of operation. The largest fundraiser for the school is the annual quilt raffle and steak and cornbread dinner. The local...
There is a young Mohawk woman with Ahkwesahsne roots and she is becoming very successful in the world of Native films as a writer, producer, and a director. She is Roxann (Karonhiarokwas) Whitebean. She has been in the filming business only one and a half years and has won awards already and has been recognized by many of the Canadian Associations. Impressively, Roxann will have 5 credits to her name as a director while her career is progressing rapidly. Roxann was selected by a jury consisting...
Kenneth Thompson, now 79, has been involved with the NY State Fair for about 32 years. For many years he had driven his mother Katie Thompson (basket maker) to the fairs. She was very actively involved with the State fair for many years also, until her passing just a few years ago on opening day at the fair. Ken also has two brothers, Harvey and a late brother Vincent. It was interesting to find out that each brother chose a different service to join. Kenneth went into the army while nearly the...
Recently, there were very nice visits to two young ladies after returning from China. Mesa Cole and Kariwiiostha Dupree had earned their spots on the list to make this trip after review of their applications. Mesa is a student at Massena Central and entering grade 11 while Kariwiiostha attends Salmon River Central this year a sophomore. Both students have shown high academics and display leadership qualities. These would be the main reasons to be selected by teachers across the US. Their group...
The Akwesasne Young Riders 4-H Club involves a group of young people who are very busy with their horses in the care, feeding and riding skills. There are 6 members presently. They are Mackenzie Garrow, Millie King, Carter King, Karahatirontha Johnson, Alisha White and Angelina Roundpoint. Each year during the Franklin County Fair time, these kids compete in various classes with their horses. They also work on projects to enter along with other clubs from neighboring communities. Again they...
Tom White is a very interesting man who lives midway between Kanatakon and Tekashonkarorens, a place nicknamed as "Bulldogs Hill". He is the son of James (Tom) and Sarah Tarbell White, along with four sisters and two brothers. Three of his siblings are already deceased (Kay, Martha and Charlie) and surviving are Trudy, Bev, and David. He has a daughter, Lynn, and two grandchildren. Tom is proud of her in her chosen career and happy that she doesn't live too far away. Tom also has a stepson...
The official signing ceremony took place at the St. Regis Recreation Center on July 21, 2014 for the Mohawks of Akwesasne Settlement Fund. Chief Larry King acknowledged Rakwirahes and Rarontiiostha Pembleton for the recitation of the Opening Address before this very important day in our history to Ahkwesahsne. He went on to speak about the success of two land claims, the OPG and the Kawehnoke claims, in which proceeds add up to 50 million dollars and have been entered into a trust fund for the...
Friends and family would like to congratulate Natalie S. Gibson for being accepted into the Society for Oncology Massage. Society for Oncology Massage is an international association of massage therapists with the particular interest, specialized training and extraordinary compassion to safely bring healing powers of massage to oncology patients at all stages of the cancer journey. She received her training in Cancer, Hospice, HIV/AIDS and other Life-Altering Illnesses as well as Mastectomy and breast tissue massage. Cancer changes one’s l...
Upon my arrival at Iakhihsohtha, I looked and found two most beautiful sisters from Sugar Bush. My visit with these two women was so enjoyable and I didn't want our time together to be over. Mary Herne and Florence Cook are residents at the home for the elderly in Tsisnaihne. Florence has been there for 9 years already, while her sister Mary has been there 3 years as her neighbor. They are both happy with no complaints and many times visiting each other. When July 15th rolls around next week,...
A celebration of 60 years together shows an incredible ride of a loving couple well known throughout the community of Ahkwesahsne. On July 5th, 1954, Winnifred Arquette Mitchell and Reginald Mitchell were married in the St. Regis Catholic Church with the late Margaret King and the late Robert Sunday as witnesses. They have always been a couple seen riding together in their family vehicle and most likely holding hands as they rode. When you meet them today, you can still see the love in their...
Flying over San Francisco on a Wednesday evening was a total picture of awe. It was like a blanket filled with lights for miles and miles to be seen. What a beautiful sight. This was the beginning of a vacation for four from Ahkwesahsne, Bear Theresa Fox, Liz Nanticoke, Sesi King and Tewentene Fox. They began their visit in California as a thought and turned into a reality to go. It began with Bear scheduled for a singing gig on Thursday at San Francisco State University. The contacts were made...
Brandon Oakes' roots are in Ahkwesahsne, a son of Larry Cook and Patricia Oakes. His late grandparents are Abe Cook and Josephine Swamp Cook as well as Alec Oakes and Irene (Conners). He presently lives in Toronto, Ontario and has traveled to many other areas with his career as an actor, dancer and artist. Brandon has appeared in many movies with other actors whose work he had always admired. To his credit he earned both their respect and their friendship in the process. His career has spanned a...
Ann Mitchell is a young woman of 24 and is our featured artist for this week. Her basket making skills are growing steadily and are becoming more known to the Ahkwesahsne community. She has already made her mark at the New York State Fair this past summer as she entered and won second place in the Traditional category. With the same basket, Ann entered it to the Seneca Nation Fall Festival where she won honors with first place. In addition to her wins, Ann also presented Kerry Kennedy (daughter...
A family is so important and especially if the family takes time out of their busy lives to enjoy quiet time and each other. Our mother was the center of our existence as, in most cases, a mother is. She always wished to have brothers and sisters while growing up as an only child. Since her passing 23 years ago, us sisters promised to keep each other’s company often. That promise continues. We are six sisters in a family of 14, Sesi, Shirley, Janice, Betty, Josie and Theresa in order. We take t...
Three girls are on the Massena Soccer team with two of them being seniors. Serena Hall and Iakokwenienstha Porter are about to complete their senior year with Massena. This duo has been giving their all to help to make goals and assists for the Raiders and are quite successful at it. Alanna Pyke is also a team player and is very talented....
Peter Back has been busy as he competed in his two latest tournaments bringing home trophies. On June 9th he competed at South New Berlin Open and came home with a victory. Following that one, he entered Pine Grove Open on July 27th of this year. Again, it was a championship, but not until breaking a draw with a man called James. They each only had 1 loss so the tie had to be broken. After these matches, Pete had a standing record of 8 wins to one loss. Quite impressive, Mr. Back. Peter has...
Another year of fair enjoyment touched the young lives of a newly formed 4-H Cub in Ahkwesahsne. There are 7 members to date. They are Mackenzie Garrow, Angelina Roundpoint, Millie King, Carter King, Alyssa White, Ariana Roundpoint and Kaharatirontha Johnson. The Club leaders are Pudgie and Brandi King of Tsisnaihne. It is a new undertaking for some of the members, and for some, it is their 2nd or 3rd year. The children are learning so many things about caring for, raising and training their...
A success story this week comes from 14 year old Ethan Buckshot, a student at Massena Central School. Nine months ago he became interested in a totally new adventure, the sport of Mixed Martial Arts. Ethan’s uncle Sheldon Cole asked him if he would like to give it a try and so he wanted to check it out. Sheldon has been his trainer along with Jason LaPage and the club they work at and belong to is in Malone called Controlled Chaos. This is a new venture for Ethan and has provided new e...
Congratulations to Ted and Sarah Jackson Mitchell who celebrated their 57th year of marriage on July 7th. They were surrounded by their loving children and their spouses, Raymond, Pete, Merv, Brian, Keon, Dion, Lori and Al. Many grandchildren and great grand children were also present to help enjoy the delicious foods prepared for the cook out. It’s always interesting to find out where the couples first met so the couple was asked. Teddy was anxious to answer that question, “I first saw her at T...
Nolan Terrance leaves for New York City soon and will continue to train for one week at Mount St. Vernon. After that, he will board the train along with his NY State Wrestling Team to compete in Fargo, North Dakota for the Nationals. Nolan was spotted at the NY State Wrestling Sectional playoffs in Albany. Nolan matched up against last year’s runner-up at the high school playoffs and he won. The NY State Coach Joe DeMeo came right over and he was very convinced that he wanted Nolan on his t...
There is a six year old boy that lives on the River Rd. in Tsisnaihne. His name is Teheronhiokens Carter King and he, along with his sister Wakiatiiosta Millie, age 10, attend the Kanatakon Kanienkeha Language School. Both of them enjoy horseback riding at the annual Franklin County Fair as well as at their home. Teheronhiokens horse’s name is “Buster” and he came to live with them a month ago. Buster is 20 years old and is very content with his new family. Wakiatiiosta’s horse is named Copper,...
We would like to acknowledge and congratulate a popular couple, Alma and Orlo Ransom. Their marriage took place on June 14, 1958 at the St. Regis Catholic Church with Father Michael Jacobs S.J. officiating. Alma’s parents were the late Elizabeth and Joseph Jacobs of Kanatakon. Orlo’s late parents were Sarah and Noah Ransom of Rt. 37. The couple have two children, daughter Chrystal, married to Frank Cree, and son William Ransom, married to Kim. The number of grand and great grandchildren has tot...
June 5, 2013 - The Massena Central School named the award winners from the school year 2012-2013. Good luck to the students as they move on to college. Louis Armstrong Award - Lucas Benedict Mixed Chorus Achievement Award - Lucas Benedict Lamson Award - Lucas Benedict Red Raider Female Athlete of the Year - Erin Francis Letter “M” Winners - Erin Francis and Sydney Thompson St. Regis Mohawk Education Committee Scholarship - Tyler Sunday, Jeff Cook and Tristan Thomas St. Regis Mohawk Tribe Gam...
They met in grade school and as they got older, the attraction became stronger. Norman Tarbell and Elizabeth Cook were united in marriage 50 years ago on June 15th, 1963 in the St. Regis Catholic Church. It was a beautiful day with many family and friends in attendance. Many best wishes to a still wonderful couple. At first they were going to different schools, Norman at Massena and Elizabeth at Salmon River Central. They were now beginning to be a dating couple and Norman went to the Navy. His...
