A Voice from the Eastern Door
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Sha'tekohshéhne is to be done every year, 5 sleeps after the first new moon of winter. However, due to the rise of COVID-19 cases in the community, the Chiefs, Clanmothers and Fathkeepers will conduct the ceremonies this year on behalf of the people. It is the duty of the leadership to ensure that our ceremonies continue and to look out for the safety of the people. We hope that everyone will carry a good mind and peaceful thoughts and allow the leadership to carry out our ceremonies in a way...
Babies of 2021...
by Kaniehtonkie The new year began much like last year – with local governments issuing precautions to mitigate the constant threat of COVID. Akwesasne, Kahnawake, and Six Nations all closed out 2021 with renewed safety measures. The Saint Regis Tribal Council’s Emergency Operation Center released on Monday ‘the highest total active COVID-19 cases recorded since the pandemic began.’ Their last report on Thursday, December 30th, the SRMT EOC and Health Services reported forty-six (46) new cases of COVID-19 in Akwesasne’s southern portion t...
The race season runs between April to September and while it's not quite as long as down south, it's enough time to have the time of your life. Even though the race season isn't active doesn't mean the racers and their crews are off, it usually means they are working hard for the next coming season. For some Junior Racers here in Akwesasne, the season-ending was just the beginning of a whole new adventure. RaceLife4Real started with Derrick McGrew wanting to give his son Derrick McGrew Jr more...
By Miles Morrisseau. The biggest story of the year in Canada was also one of the oldest stories in the country. The discovery of unmarked children's graves on the grounds of a former Indian Residential School in Kamloops, British Columbia, sent shockwaves of anger, sadness, shame and remorse across the country and around the world. The discovery led to investigations at other residential school sites and revelations of likely thousands more graves. In response, the Canadian government made...
AKWESASNE – One more leaf has fallen from the Leaf Family into the spirit world. After a lengthy illness, Patrick Sawennakarate "Bucky" Leaf of 2 Recreation Road passed away at his home on Sunday, December 26, 2021. Bucky was born on April 12, 1956 in Cornwall, Ontario, the son of the late Frank and Agnes (Jocko) Leaf. He grew up on Kawehno:ke where he attended schools. Living on Kawehno:ke for all his life, he was known to many as "The Mayor of Cornwall Island." Bucky was a self-taught c... Full story
MOIRA – Funeral Services for Elizabeth G. Russell,93, will be held Saturday (Jan. 8th) at 11 a.m. at St. Mary's Church, Brushton. Spring burial will be held on May 6th, 2022, at 9 a.m. in the parish cemetery. Elizabeth passed away Sunday (Jan 2nd, 2022) at the Alice Center. Arrangements are with the Flint Funeral Home, Moira. A time of visitation will be held Saturday prior to the funeral services from 10 -10:45 a.m. at St. Mary's Church. Memorial contributions in Elizabeth's honor may be m... Full story
10. AKWESASNE. The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe's Emergency Operations Center and Health Services reported seven (7) new cases of COVID-19 in Akwesasne's southern portion today. There currently isn't an update on how many community members have been released from isolation, but there remain 86 total active cases under the Tribe's jurisdiction. There are three (3) individuals hospitalized, but two are not considered active cases due to the amount of time under the hospital's care. We wish...
Students at the Salmon River Middle School have been participating in the Student of the Month Program. The program focuses on the featured character trait from the Book of the Month. The books of the month are chosen based on content that addresses human feelings and encourages the values of empathy and caring. The character trait identified for December was friendship. The St. Regis Mohawk Tribe Alcoholism/Chemical Dependency Prevention Program awarded students who exhibited this trait with...
Generations Park has announced that the Travis Solomon Lacrosse Box will be closed for the next few days for staff to install ice. They will notify community members when they have a good layer of ice and when it will be open it for public skating....
HOGANSBURG – John E. "Jack" Treptow, 96, of Pearl Street, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, December 17, 2021 at Canton-Potsdam Hospital. Jack was born on January 21, 1925 in Weehawken, New Jersey, the son of the late Frederick and Florence Ann (Bartlett) Treptow. He attended schools in New Jersey, graduating from East Rutherford High School. Following high school, he entered the US Army Air Corp, proudly serving his country during World War II. He was honorably discharged as a Corporal w... Full story
AKWESASNE – Philip H. Tarbell, Jr., 79, of State Route 37C, passed away unexpectedly Thursday, December 16, 2021 at his home. Phil was born on January 4, 1942 in Syracuse, the son of the late Philip H. and Sarah (Tarbell) Tarbell. He attended Salmon River Central School, where he graduated in 1959. After high school, he entered the United States Marine Corps, proudly serving his country until his honorable discharge in 1963. He continued his education at Hartwick College, where he was a math maj... Full story
Eleanor Thompson, age 96, passed away on January 7, 2021. Daughter of the late Anna Peters and Tobias Thompson. Martha L. LaFrance “Tewennate”, age 74, passed away on January 16, 2021. Daughter of the late William and Phoebe (Lafrance) Francis. Matayia A. Garrow, age 25, passed away on January 8, 2021. Daughter of Trish Garrow and Joshua David. Thomas David, age 88, passed away on January 8, 2021. Son of the late Andrew and Annie (Jacobs) David. Pauline Jacobs Cook, age 90, passed away on January 13, 2021. Daughter of the late Frank Jacobs and...
On December 28, 2021, the Akwesasne Mohawk Police Service executed a search warrant at a residence in the district of Kawehno:ke, resulting in the arrest of a Kawehno:ke resident. The search warrant execution was the conclusion to a month-long investigation with the help from the Canada Border Service Agency (CBSA). Police seized a number of firearms, ammunition, multi-round firearm magazines, packaged cocaine, and pills believed to be oxycodone. Paul Buckshot, 49, of Akwesasne was arrested and charged with possession for the purpose of...
AKWESASNE. The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribal Council announced that registration is now open for the Tribal Monthly Meeting being held on Saturday, Tsiothohrkó:wa/January 8, 2022. The registration process allows the Tribal Clerk’s Office to verify tribal enrollment, as monthly tribal meetings are intended for membership only. The Tsiothohrkó:wa/January 8th Tribal Meeting begins at 10:00 a.m. and is being chaired by Tribal Chief Beverly Cook. Due to ongoing COVID-19 cases, it will be a virtual meeting that requires advance registration. Please reg...
We direct our attention to the Life Forces on Mother Earth: to the waters, which quenches our thirst and provide for the well-being and the strength of plant life; to the animals, who provide us with food, clothing, shelter and beauty; to the trees of all shapes and sizes, who provide us with shelter and fruits of many varieties; to the medicine plants, who are carrying on the Creator’s instructions to cure disease and sickness. We give our thanksgiving to all of these life forces who have continued to follow the Creator’s instructions. For...
1. Oh nahsákiere shiiohrón'ke? What did you do this morning? 2. Onkwathón:te'ne ne teiohenrehtáhkhwa I did hear my alarm 3. Wà:kie I did wake up 4. Sà:kie kwáh iotshá:tote tsi wakatón:rie I did wake up again freezing 5. Wa'tkateron'wékshi I did open up my eyes 6. Wa'tkatahsiró:kwahte I did pull off my blankets 7. Wa'katkétsko I did get up 8. Wa'tkatkahráhnhake I did put my glasses on 9. Wa'katenaktahserón:ni I did make the bed 10. Wa'kathahíta tsi iohwharotákie I did walk down the hall 11. Át...
January 7, 2021 Vol. 39 #1 Update on Jan 5, 2021 COVID-19 Outbreak at Tsiionkwanonhso:te LTC Facility Draft Hemp Regulations Available for 30-Day Comment Period Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe Administers First of COVID-19 Vaccinations in Akwesasne January 14, 2021 Vol. 39 #2 Photos of the Year 2020 CKON Tetewatha:ren with Reen Cook. Michael Cook and Dr. Ben Kelly Vandalism on Mohawk Assembly of God Church Use of force: Capitol vs. Standing Rock Vol. 39 #3 January 21, 2021 Joe Biden, Kamala Harris sworn in Tsiionkwanonhso:te COVID-19 outbreak kills...
by Kaniehtonkie The new year began much like last year – with local governments issuing precautions to mitigate the constant threat of COVID. Akwesasne, Kahnawake, and Six Nations all closed out 2021 with renewed safety measures. The Saint Regis Tribal Council’s Emergency Operation Center released on Monday ‘the highest total active COVID-19 cases recorded since the pandemic began.’ Their last report on Thursday, December 30th, the SRMT EOC and Health Services reported forty-six (46) new cases of COVID-19 in Akwesasne’s southern portion t...
AHKWESÁHSHNE. Teiotsteríha Ononhkwa'shòn:'a Kaia'takenhnháhtshera kenkiohkwakè:ron skátne ne Kanón:no Ohstoronón:ke wa'thoti'nikonhrhá:ren tsi nahò:ten ronahtenkià:ton é:so iohserá:te. Í:iah eh tehshá:ti tehshonkia'táhrha, ken'nihsatì:'a shontahshnié:nons, ratiia'tarónnion nó:nek rotiio'ténion wahontoríshen tsi rotiió:te, tóka ò:ni ákte' nón:we shotiio'ténhseres tsi nón:we í:iah eh teiokie'níhtha ne kaio'ténhsera, ká:ron tethonhtká:was ne ohwísta tsi ronwati'terónhnhes, í:iah é:so tehonatkarià:k...
By Mary Annette Pember. An Apology to Native Peoples of the United States was signed into law in 2010, included on page 3,453 of the 3,475-page-long Department of Defense Appropriations Act. The language of the law is brief. “Congress recognizes there have been years of official depredations, ill-conceived policies, and the breaking of covenants by the federal government regarding tribes,” it states. Passed during President Barack Obama’s tenure in office, it “recognizes on behalf of the people of the United States to all Native Peoples...
First Nations organizations and the Federal government, along with class-action lawyers announced details of two agreements in principle that, if ratified, could end a nearly 15-year-old legal battle over the racist underfunding of child welfare services on reserves and in the Yukon. The deal is worth $40 billion and would respectively spend $20 billion compensating tens of thousands of families victimized over the last three decades and another roughly $20 billion over five years on program reform. It’s the largest settlement in Canadian h...
Although President Biden’s Build Back Better package is in limbo, the president is incorporating climate action and environmental justice into government decision-making. Critics say he should be doing more. President Joe Biden’s first year in office, which began with the launch of the most ambitious climate action plan of any administration, ended with its derailment due to harsh political reality in late December. Up against a Senate that gives outsized power to members from sparsely populated states such as West Virginia, who are allied wit...
First Nations Epidemiological summary of COVID-19 cases in First Nations communities as reported to Indigenous Services Canada from December 26, 2021 to January 1, 2022. Atlantic – 45 Cases Quebec – 127 Cases Ontario – 80 Cases Manitoba – 37 Cases Saskatchewan – 17 Cases Alberta – 41 Cases British Columbia – 35 Cases Canada Wide The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of Tuesday, January 4, 2022. Canada: 2,355,243 confirmed cases in Canada. First Nations: 55,347 total cases, 2,667 active cases (with 566 deaths) British Colum...
Daily Statistics for Wednesday, January 5, 2022: New Positives: 83 Active Cases: 331 DOCCS Inmate Active: Bare Hill 4 New Deaths: 1 New Recovered: 38 Individuals in Isolation/Quarantine: 581 Cumulative Totals: Cases: 7148, Confirmed Positive: 7231, Probable: 143, Deaths: 32, Recovered: 6867 Daily Statistics for Tuesday, January 4, 2022: New Positives: 69 Active Cases: 279 DOCCS Inmate Active: Bare Hill 4 New Deaths: 1 New Recovered: 38 Individuals in Isolation/Quarantine: 569 Cumulative Totals: Cases: 7148, Confirmed Positive: 7005, Probable:...
