A Voice from the Eastern Door
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By Kaniehtonkie CKON’s Reen Cook interviewed Mike Cook, Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe Health Services (SRMTHS) Director and Dr. Benson Kelly, Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe Clinical Director on Tetewatha:ren Tuesday, December 12th. The interview focused on the Tribe’s rollout of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for the southern portion of Akwesasne. According to Cook, the Tribe received the first box of vaccines on December 21, 2020. Initially, they administered 100 doses of the vaccine to test their protocols. Each Moderna vaccine includes ‘reams of paper...
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The Department of Health’s (DOH) Community Health Program is announcing pre-registration for the COVID-19 vaccine for community members living, working, or attending school in the northern portion of Akwesasne. The DOH will be receiving the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine within the next week. Initial roll out will be for our long-term care facilities: residents, staff, and frontline workers. Community clinics will be established in the coming weeks. If you are interested in receiving the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, please call the Mohawk Council of Akw...
By Mahlon Smoke On January 1st and 2nd, the Mohawk Assembly of God was discovered to have been visited by vandals who graffiti "M V" "FIND" the letter R and "SNIPE" on the bricks and church door. So far, the police haven't found any suspects but are still investigating at this time. In the meantime, the church is planning to heighten security for the time being and will continue to hold services despite the vandalism. While shocking to see, Pastor April Bender holds that the vandals were trying...
By Dalton Walker. Today. Reprinted with permission from Indian County Today. As a violent mob backing President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday with what appeared to be relative ease, many in Indian Country took to social media to point out drastic differences of past treatment by law enforcement of water protectors and other peaceful protestors. In a chaotic scene in Washington, D.C., that lasted for hours, dozens of Trump supporters rushed the famous building, causing...
Eleanor Thompson peacefully passed away at Tsiionkwanonhso:te Long Term Care on Thursday, January 7, 2021 at the age of 96 years. Loving mother of Tom Thomas, the late Ronald T Woods and the late Janet Vanbuskirk. Cherished grandmother of Lorie White, Cynthia Kalencki, Joyce Ross and Teresa Taylor. Dear sister of Inez Seymour. Preceded in death by her parents Anna Peters and Tobias Thompson, by her brother Leonard Thompson, brother Raymond Thompson and sister Gladys Fetter. Many beloved nieces,... Full story
Martha Louise LaFrance "Tewennate", 74, of 219 Racquette Point Road, passed away Wednesday, January 6, 2021 at Tsiionkwanso:te. Martha was born on October 7, 1946 in Massena, the daughter of the late William and Phoebe (LaFrance) Francis. She attended schools in St. Regis, later graduating from Ithaca college with her bachelor's degree in Speech Pathology. On July 4, 1964, she married Ronald LaFrance at St. Regis Catholic Church. He predeceased her on July 29, 1996. Martha was a speech... Full story
Matayia A. Garrow, "Tekahontsiawakon", 25, of 4 Rooseveltown Road, unexpectedly passed away early Friday morning, January 8, 2021 in Akwesasne. Tayia was born on January 3, 1996 in Massena, the daughter of Trish Garrow and Joshua David. She was a graduate of Salmon River Central School. She was currently working as a front desk receptionist at the Akwesasne Mohawk Casino Resort Hotel. She enjoyed reading, going to concerts, and she cherished the time she was able to spend with her family and... Full story
Thomas David, "Anenhren:te", 88, of 21 David Lane, Kawehnoke, peacefully passed away Friday evening, January 8, 2021 at his home. Tom was born on August 7, 1932 in Cornwall, the son of the late Andrew and Annie (Jacobs) David. He attended schools on Kawehnoke. On March 20, 1965, he married Cecilia Thompson at the Hogansburg Methodist Church. Tom worked as an ironworker for a short time before going to work at Akwesasne Mohawk School as a custodian. Tom was also a lifelong farmer and was an avid... Full story
By Andy Gardner St. Lawrence County’s Board of Health president is urging everyone, especially the young, healthy, and fit, to be vaccinated for COVID-19, who he warns may not die of the disease but could be stuck with what’s called Long Haul Syndrome. Dr. Andrew Williams made the comments during the county legislature’s Monday, Jan. 11 meeting. Long Haul Syndrome is seen in some COVID-19 patients where they experience cardiac, neurological, or cognitive problems weeks or even months after recovering. “Although your risk of death from COVID i...
By Andy Gardner POTSDAM – SUNY Potsdam will be a regional COVID-19 vaccination site, and the St. Lawrence County Public Health Department expects to have four more lined up by the end of the week. Dr. Dana McGuire, St. Lawrence County Public Health director, discussed the development with the county legislature’s operations committee during their Monday, Jan. 11 meeting. She said they’re seeking five regional sites. The SUNY Potsdam site, at Maxcy hall, will be a New York State-designated regional vaccination site, one of two in the North...
By Kaniehtonkie Ontario Premier Doug Ford issued a second provincial emergency lockdown on Tuesday, January 12, 2021. Facing high rates of COVID-19 that threaten more deaths than seen during the first wave, a slate of new restrictions were announced in an effort to bring the virus under control. Here are the new restrictions in place effective 12:01 a.m. Thursday: Ontario will be placed under a stay-at-home order, which will require everyone to remain at home with exceptions for essential purposes, like going to the grocery store or pharmacy,...
In November 2020, the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne reinstated the community curfew in accordance with the Akwesasne Emergency Curfew Law. This was due to the increase of COVID-19 cases in the community. The Akwesasne Mohawk Police Service have been actively enforcing the Akwesasne Emergency Curfew Law and have noticed an increase in traffic during curfew hours. Police have also reported an increase in Dangerous Driving and Failure to Stop for Police (Flight). Dangerous operation of a motor vehicle and failure to stop for police (flight) are...
HALIFAX. Twenty-three people were arrested by the Nova Scotia RCMP in connection to a pair of incidents that occurred outside of a lobster pound in southwestern Nova Scotia. In October 2020 the Sipekne’katik First Nation were storing their lobster when a mob of angry locals stormed the pound. The Sipekne’katik First Nation were exercising their ‘moderate living fishing’ rights. After the incident, the RCMP had confirmed that about 200 people were present at the October 13, 2020 incident facility in Middle West Pubnico, N.S. Photos and videos of...
By Tsionatiio "The greatness of a community is most accurately measured by the compassionate actions of its members," Coretta Scott King. The "Welcome Home Circle" (WHC) is a vision of tiny homes to help those who have been previously incarcerated; members of our community who are transitioning back into society. 'The Circle' is providing a sense of community with peer support and a safe living environment with the possibility of expanding to the northern portion of Akwesasne. Jonel Beauvais,...
By Brett Wilkins, EcoWatch A report published December 29, 2020 by the eco-advocacy group Environment America urges President-elect Joe Biden to immediately restore critical environmental protections gutted by Trump administration regulatory rollbacks. The report, First Things to Fix, notes that President Donald Trump has overseen the reversal or weakening of around 100 environmental regulations during his nearly four years in office. “His administration has steadily loosened oversight of polluting industries, eroded protections for endangered...
By Sandra Hale Schulman. Special to Indian Country Today. Reprinted with permission. A striking new stamp by Tlingit/Athabascan artist Rico Lanáat' Worl will be issued in 2021. It features Raven - a figure of great significance to the Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast - and merges traditional and contemporary tribal design. "Among the cultures of the region, Raven plays an essential role in many traditional tales, including stories about the creation of the world," the Postal...
The Akwesasne Mohawk Police Snowmobile, ATV, and Vessel Enforcement Unit (SAVE) would like to remind the community to stay off the ice. Akwesasne and the surrounding area are prone to fluctuating weather conditions. Air temperatures may compromise the integrity of the ice, making the ice unsafe. This includes rivers, ponds, and wetlands utilized for travel, skating, and other outdoor activities....
By Mary LaFrance I always enjoy the Nicandri Nature Center at 19 Robinson Bay Road in Massena, NY. Just a short drive from Akwesasne with miles of outdoor trails, no two visits are ever alike. In the wintertime, they carefully groom the trails for snowshoeing and cross-country skiing with free equipment rentals on-site. They even have pull-along sleds for young children to enjoy the trails as well. When I went last winter, the trails were packed with people. So, understandably I was weary to...
