A Voice from the Eastern Door
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The Seneca Indian Nation is the latest tribe to announce hopes for a casino in the Catskill Mountains. Last month a Michigan-based development company revealed its relationship with the Senecas and their co-plans to construct a casino in the Sullivan County area – 90 miles outside of New York City. The area has been eyed for several years for its profit potential. The Senecas join a long list of Indian groups who have pursued a Catskills casino. The St. Regis Mohawk Tribe came closest to receiving necessary state and federal approvals for t...
Cornwall, ON (Tuesday, January 6, 2008) - The Ontario SPCA Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Branch would like to extend their appreciation and gratitude for the invaluable assistance of the Hogansburg/Akwesasne Volunteer Fire Department in the daring rescue of a local and beloved pet stranded on the ice. The Ontario SFCA received a call regarding a dog stranded on the ice in Summerstown, east of Cornwall on Saturday, January 3, 2009. Inspector Bonnie Bishop arrived at the scene to find panicked...
By Shannon Burns Lauren Adams, a 2008 graduate of Salmon River Central, was awarded the 5th Annual Gerald Sharrow Memorial Award on Monday. The award, named after a longtime Mohawk Council of Akwesasne Department of Technical Services employee, is given annual to an Akwesasne Mohawk who is pursuing an education in the field of engineering, construction or a related field. Adams is a freshman at Clarkson University in Canton, NY where she is studying civil engineering. Joe Francis and Jay...
Mrs. Melissa M. Back, 79, of 1047 Drum Street Road, Hogansburg, died unexpectedly Thursday evening (January 1, 2009) in the emergency room at Alice Hyde Medical Center. She was born January 6, 1929 in Hogansburg, the daughter of Peter and Louise McDonald Back. She attended schools on the Reservation and graduated from Bombay High School. After she graduated from high school she moved to Syracuse, where she worked at Cook’s Coffee Company. She then went to work at Coleman’s Florist in Syr...
Mr. Levi J. Peters, 76, of 2037 River Road, Sugarbush Island, Akwesasne, Quebec, passed away Sunday (January 4, 2009) morning at his home surrounded by his family. He had been in failing health since October 2008. He was born February 18, 1932 in Snye, Quebec, the son of the late John D. and Theresa Seymour Peters. He attended schools in Snye, and he later completed trade school in Hamilton, Ontario. He did his correspondence and apprenticeship in Syracuse. Levi married Marie Mitchell on June 21...
William (Bill) Michael Cook, age 34, of 908 River Road, Akwesasne, died at his residence on Thursday, December 25, 2008. Beloved son of Joan Oakes (Charles) and the late Richard Cook. Dear brother of Steven Oakes, Russell Cook, Robin Oakes (Arnold) and Katherine Cook all of Snye. Loving grandson of Jean Oakes and the late Louis Oakes and the late Richard and Catherine Cook. Dear uncle of Shyla, Aliyah, Starlyn, Kobe and Skylar. Will be sadly missed by aunts, uncles, cousins and friends. He was...
My dear son, I miss you so badly, especially around the holidays. That’s when it hurts the most. You are not someone you can get over quick. You were the fun guy, no matter where you were. I’m glad I have all kinds of memories, that’s what keeps me going everyday. Especially, I’m proud to be your mom. No one can take that away from me. Of course you already know that. I can’t believe you’ve been gone almost 2 years now. It still feels like a dream, when I wake up you will be there. I know you...
A light from our household is gone. A voice we loved to hear A place is vacant in our home which never can be filled But all I have are memories and your picture in a frame My heart still aches with sadness. And secret tears will flow for what it means to lose you. No One will ever know. We all missed your singing to us at Christmas and all your jokes. Now your voice we loved is stilled. I shall always treasure your memories and hold you in my heart. Love always, Mom...
A child and a their parents never part The gift of that child always remains in the heart. Remembering you today and yesterday And every day in between You’ll forever be our strength To move forward another day and Cherish every memory, moment and life. For the gift of you my son will always remain in our hearts. Love Mom & Dad Missing you always, Love your Brothers: Chazz, Taz, Brody and Edward II...
Angus Charles Oakes, age 54, died December 24, 2007, the son of John and Isabelle Bero Oakes. Anne (David) Iakohkiatawitsheriio King, age 74, died January 6, 2008, the daughter of Peter David and Cecelia Terrance. Sean M. Reardon, age 44, died January 3, 2008, the son of John and Beatrice (Cherrier) Reardon. James (Jim) Hansen, age 59, died December 11, 2007, the son of Esther J. Cook (Hansen, Scarpa). Ella A. Jacco, age 64, died January 18, 2008, the wife of Mitchell L. Jacco, Sr. Lionel Lafrance, age 47, died January 27, 2008, the son of...
The Akwesasne Basket Drive would like to give a HUGE NIAWEN to the following people and organizations for their donations. Whether you donated silent auction items, toys, food or money, every effort helps to take care of those in need during the holiday season. Niawen kowa for supporting the Akwesasne Basket Drive & Mountain of Toys for 2008! We raised $42,592.25 in US/CDN Funds and 1,110 families in Akwesasne received toys and food. Della King-Lazore Luann Lazore and Family T Bigtree and Family Sharon Sunday Michelle Mitchell Jamie Brown...
We wish to express our deepest gratitude for the flowers, food, cards of sympathy and memorials sent at the time of the loss of our beloved husband, father and grandfather, Edward Smoke. A special thanks to the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne Ambulance Service for their gentle care and excellent service. We would also like to send a special thank you to the Ladies Auxiliary for coming out on Christmas-eve day to provide the funeral dinner. Thank you to Leona Barnes, Aunt Tootsie and girls for ensuring that the meals in the evenings were pro...
The Tri-District Elders received a beautiful sign for our building. It was donated by Tim Thompson, from Kawehno:ke (Cornwall Island). Thompson put the sign up at the lodge over the holidays and was invited in by the elders for lunch. After eating, the elders asked him what the cost of the sign was, and he replied, “If I can have some more fried bread you can have it for nothing.” We really appreciate the time and effort and the work that Thompson and his wife Rebecca put into it. He is wel...
On behalf of Akwesasne Child & Family Services, we’d like to take this time to thank Mrs. Goss’s Grade 6 class of AMS for generously reaching out this Christmas and donating presents to the children in need this year. Instead of having their usual Christmas exchange with their peers, they chose to “give back” to the children in need. And we would like to recognize the youth for their act of kindness for they have made other children and youth happy this Christmas. Keep up the good deeds!...
The unseen quality of prayer: What is your spirituality? Submitted by Kanonsa In my younger days, I regularly witnessed elderly prayer leaders like Harriet Lafrance, Warisosa, and others eagerly and energetically form prayer circles to pray for a gravely sick or deceased loved one. I asked them questions about why they prayed? Harriet would say, for this person, mine are healing prayers. Later, I asked them about God’s will and how it is intertwined in life. Warisosa’s immediate reaction was to...
DREAMS What scares me most? What fills me with dread? It’s going to sleep And laying down my mind; That’s when dreams come While I’m sleeping in bed; To invade my head; With images of you and me Images I cannot bear to see. Waiting for daylight to come and awaken me; The sun, my savior for all eternity. MY PLACE Where do I live, Where do I reside? It’s a place called the inside. It’s a lonely place where hundreds dwell, Yet I am still alone in my hell. It’s a place of violence, A place of strife, A place of oppression, Where I spend my li...
According to one Customs official, a new “informed compliance” policy is in effect beginning today. This policy does not change what documents are currently accepted, but it gives border agents new instructions about informing travelers about the new rules that will be in effect starting June l, 2009. CBP has been misinforming Haudenosaunee travelers about the status of the Red Card. If you or anyone you know is told by a CBP agent that your Red Card is not acceptable for passage into the U.S. by land, please know that this is not true. Tak...
The $5000 winner of the Krunch lacrosse team raffle was Travala Back, daughter of Travis Back and Kana Mitchell. Thanks for all who helped make the fundraiser such a big success....
Members of the Tarbell family gathered over the holidays for skating fun at the Salmon River Arena. Back row l-r: Emily Tarbell, Aryanna Jacobs, Quinlyn Jacobs, Alyssa Lazore, Julie Jacobs, Brad Lazore, Delmar Iserhoff. Front row l-r: Dylan Lazore, John Jacobs Jr. and McKenzee Lazore...
Akwesasne Territory—The Akwesasne Mohawk Casino held a special event on the morning of December 18, 2008 to recognize their top-performing employees, who then presented the St. Regis Mohawk Tribal Council with a check for $9,000,000. “Casino revenues provide financial support to many worthwhile programs and projects within the community, such as the new Generations Park,” remarked Sub-Chief Ron LaFrance, as he made opening remarks for Tribal Council. “And I am proud to have been part of dev...
Pictured above is the ocean vessel SENECA in the Eisenhower Lock. The SENECA cleared Snell Lock on December 29, 2008 at 1:45 PM and St. Lambert Lock, Montreal Quebec, at midnight on December 29, 2008 closing the Montreal-Lake Ontario 2008 navigation season....
“What does it mean to be a man? What does it mean to be a woman?” The true measure of being a human being only becomes real when you have been tested. Not until you have sacrificed and suffered through an ordeal and survived can you begin to find meaning in the life given you. Trenched deep in an ordeal against the forces of Mother Nature can bring forth the experience necessary to help awaken your being to your life’s purpose. Out in the middle of creation with only Mother Nature as your counsel supernatural elements can give rise to the o...
Akwesasne Territory— A $600,000 Indian Community Block grant from Housing and Urban Development (HUD) will assist the tribe to expand its sewer system. HUD programs for the SRMT are administered through its Office of Native American Programs. (ONAP) The office is located in the Chicago, IL area and administers HUD programs for 66 eastern tribes. The St. Regis Mohawk Tribe participated in this annual competitive grant process in order to get funding for the project. “We’ve been working on funding for two years,” said Ernie Thompson, Direc...
(St. Andrews, Ontario - Monday December 22nd, 2008) – A 23 year old male driver identified as Stuart Davie from Cornwall, Ontario was charged under the Excise Act 2001 for possession of a tobacco product not properly stamped. He was also charged for failing to comply with a probation order. These charges are a result of a traffic stop by the Ontario Provincial Police on Highway 138 near St. Andrews, Ontario. On December 18th, 2008, officers from the OPP stopped a 1996 Ford F150 pick-up truck on Highway 138 at a R.I.D.E. checkpo...
On December 17, 2008, Smart City Toastmasters International Club of Cornwall held their annual Christmas dinner at Mustache Joe’s Restaurant on Pitt Street. Toastmasters International’s mission is to provide a mutually supportive and positive learning environment in which every member has the opportunity to develop communication and leadership skills which in turn foster self-confidence and personal growth. Mustache Joe’s is not your typical restaurant; the atmosphere is very loud, inten...
