A Voice from the Eastern Door
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The Mohawk Council of Akwesasne’s Kawehno:ke district went to the polls Saturday for a by-election for the four Kawehno:ke district chiefs. The special election was called following an appeal that was made regarding the original regular election results back in June of this year. A total of 224 eligible votes were cast Saturday and Island residents voted to keep the four chiefs they originally elected. Abram Benedict, Wesley Benedict, Brian David and Cheryl Jacobs were each successful in being elected again after having all been elected in J...
A tense situation worsened this weekend at the temporary Canadian Border Services Agency port in Cornwall when an Akwesasne man who was a passenger in a vehicle allegedly refused to show identification and was subsequently pepper-sprayed by CBSA officers, according to witnesses. Stephen Barnes, 56, is a resident of Kawehno:ke (Cornwall Island) and he and his wife were traveling home to the island from another Akwesasne district. Responding to CBSA’s requirement that they report to Cornwall before returning to the island, the couple waited in l...
By Shannon Burns More than forty Akwesasne veterans received a standing ovation Wednesday from hundreds of family members and community members present to witness them receive their state high school diplomas, years after giving up their education to enlist in the armed forces. Operation Recognition was originally created under Gov. George Pataki to give high school diplomas to World War II veterans. The program has been expanded to include Korean and Vietnam War veterans and this was the first...
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It’s been what 8 years now Ma since you’ve been gone But it still seems like Yesterday when I held Your hand and told you good bye You are dearly missed Ma By all your children, Grandchildren & all The Great Grandchildren You never got to see But I know that you are watching over all of Us always Niawen & Konoronhkwa...
The Friends of Robert Moses State Park Nature Center recently held two very successful annual events: the Fall Clean-Up Day and the Halloween Woods Walk. Alcoa workers and more than 45 volunteers donated more than 4 hours on October 17th for the Fall Clean-Up Day, making the Friends eligible for a $3,000 Alcoa Community Action Grant. This award will be used to support the Environmental Education programs offered to area schools, special interest groups and the general public. On Friday October 23rd, the Friends welcomed more than 50 children...
The winners of the girls hockey World Series Baseball board # 1 was Courtni Day and Board #2 was Rosebud Cook. Thank you to everyone who supported girls hockey....
To the people of Kahwenoke: Nov. 9, 2009 Appeals once again! Why? Once again you, the community, have been denied a fair election process. The By-election that took place on November 7, 2009 was a sham. The Kahwenoke people have been taken for a ride, again! Why an appeal? In a nutshell, it is because the Court decision made on October 6th 2009 called for a By-election and Kahwenoke “Chiefs” remained in office when the Election Law clearly stated they must resign to be eligible to run again and not one minute, one hour or one day before the...
The Malone Chamber of Commerce will be holding our annual “Santa in the Park” activity at the Arsenal Green on Friday December 4th 2009 at 6:00 pm. Just like last year, the children that participate will receive a bag filled with goodies to include: toys, coloring books, crayons, toothbrushes, healthy treats, candy canes, etc., they are also able to meet Santa in person. This is a Chamber Event that has been done for a number of years and we are very excited that we are able to do it again this year; it allows everyone to participate as a Com...
This fall season has been very exciting. The 6 Nations will gather this week to hold up and reinforce the 1794 Treaty of Canandaigua, a contract negotiated at the request of the young United States. In those sessions and in the signed contract our lands are guaranteed and our inherent rights, liberty and protection from State aggression are reinforced. Yet, we still find ourselves involved in a border issue that has been boiling since before the Mitchell decision was handed down in Canadian federal court; even back to the days of Jake Fire....
Submitted by Alison Benedict, Home-School Coordinator On November 4th, Salmon River Central elementary students participated for the first time ever in the Halloween Candy Buy Back program. In just one day, sixty-five students ranging from pre-k through 6th grade participated and brought in over 100 pounds of candy to the Champlain Dental office in Plattsburgh. Champlain Dental has been graciously promoting this program over the past few years. Students received $1 per pound of candy brought int...
Raising children fulltime, with their high energy levels and behavioral changes, can be a difficult task for any parent. But, being a grandparent raising a grandchild full, or even part time, can have its own challenges. Raising young children is even more difficult for grandparents who are aging who may be dealing with their own health issues. Surprisingly, the most difficult issue for grandparents is finding help with childcare. This is why with the help of Kanietahawi Sharrow, Mental Health...
No Mohawk, wherever they live, should assume that the assault on Steve Barnes was isolated or of no concern to them. The Canadian Border Service Agency has been trained as to how to bring crippling physical force on any Mohawk who dares to defy their commands and assert their rights as Onkwehonwe. They have the mace, the steel cuffs and the firearms. They have the paramilitary uniforms and are hyped up on their own myths. They see the Mohawks as the enemy and have been conditioned to respond to us not as human beings but as cartoons. For this...
The following details are seizures from October 29th to November 5th, 2009. A total of 3,750 re-sealable bags of contraband cigarettes, 1 vehicle and arrested five people: On October 29th, 2009, RCMP officers from the Cornwall Detachment observed two males on a boat offloading garbage bags to a male who was placing them in a 2004 Ford F-150 pick-up truck near the St. Lawrence River in Cornwall, Ontario. RCMP officers approached the vehicle and observed the garbage bags contained cardboard boxes of contraband cigarettes. Two males on the boat...
It is indicated by several medical associations that the number one reason that people will go to see their doctor is because they are tired. Being tired, however, can be the result of numerous medical conditions, as well as lifestyle circumstances. It is the job of the family doctor to create a ‘list’ of possible causes of the fatigue (tiredness) in the case of each individual patient. With this ‘shopping list’ of possible causes, the doctor can then begin ‘scratching off’ each possibility from the shopping list through proper testing (bl...
CYBER BULLYING Although there are several definitions regarding the topic of Cyber Bullying, it can generally be defined as sending or posting harmful or cruel text messages or images using the Internet or other digital communication devices. SOME SPECIFIC EXAMPLES OF CYBER BULLYING WOULD INCLUDE • Sending cruel, vicious, and sometimes threatening messages • Creating web sites that have stories, cartoons, pictures, and jokes ridiculing others • Posting pictures of classmates online with intent to embarrass them • Breaking into an e-mail...
Many people have been conditioned to believe that their disease is based on genetics and that their genes are their fate. Research conducted by Dr. Dean Ornish and released in his book The Spectrum shows that a diet of whole, live, organic foods in conjunction with exercise and stress reduction techniques can do everything from reverse heart disease to reverse certain forms of cancer. Test subjects with arterial clogging were shown to have dramatically unclogged arteries after a short time living a healthy lifestyle. Although expensive bypass...
With adult and childhood obesity now a national concern, parents need to be on the lookout for processed sugars that sneak into family foods, from cereals to condiments.Refined sugar has no upside other than its flavor; it contains no fiber, no minerals, no proteins, no fats, no enzymes, and has a glycemic (GI) index of 65, which is high. (GI index measures how much your blood glucose increases after eating a particular food.) So the next time a recipe calls for sugar, experiment with one of the many natural alternatives; some have fewer or eve...
Serves 8 / Prep tips: Try using sprouted whole-grain bread for added texture and nuttiness.Serving tip: If some of your guests are vegetarian, use the stuffing to fill portobello mushroom caps; brush caps with olive oil, fill, and bake at 375 degrees until tender. advertisement 4 ounces fresh spinach leaves (about 4 cups packed) 3 tablespoons olive oil 3/4 cup diced celery (1/4-inch dice) 3/4 cup diced onion (1/4-inch dice) 3/4 cup diced carrot (1/4-inch dice) 2 cups stemmed, diced white button mushrooms (1/4-inch dice) 1/8 teaspoon sea salt 1/...
Bringing Honor Through Education is the theme for the U.S. Department of Education, Office Indian Education’s 2010 Native American Student Art Competition. The competition, which celebrates the values and successes of education in Native American communities, is open to all American Indian and Alaska Native students in grades Pre-K through 12. The deadline for submissions is January 29,2010. By supporting this competition, the Office of Indian Education hopes to inspire students to explore the connection between their education and culture t...
The Akwesasne People’s Fire held a raffle to help with expenses for their new building. The winner of the print by Charlotte King was Natalie Gibson. A passerby drew the winning ticket....
On Thursday, November 5th, 2009, St. Regis Mohawk Tribal Chief James Ransom attended the White House Tribal Nations Conference. As part of President Obama’s outreach efforts, this conference provided the opportunity for leaders from the 564 federally recognized tribes to interact directly with the President and representatives from the highest levels of his Administration. The Obama Administration invited each federally recognized tribe to send one representative to the conference. “This is part of the President’s efforts to have a more open...
The Akwesasne Library and Museum hosted a meet the author on Nov. 6 with Dr. Sally Roesch Wagner, nationally recognized lecturer, author, and performance interpreter of woman’s rights history and the executive director of the Matilda Joslyn Gage Foundation, which is dedicated to recognizing the contributions of Matilda Joslyn Gage to the woman’s rights movement. Dr. Wagner is also the author of She Who Holds the Sky: Matilda Joslyn Gage, (Sky Carrier Press, 2003) the story and journey of a forgo...
Story and photos by Debbie Cook-Jacobs The first of New York States ‘Polar Plunge’ fundraising events was held at NYPA’s Hawkins Point Visitors Center in Massena on Saturday, November 7th with 88 people taking the plunge. The water wasn’t terribly cold but chilly enough at 49 degrees. Money raised was between $12 and $13 thousand. Quite good for the first year of the event. Plunge teams were from the NY State Police, US Customs, Border Patrol, NYS Corrections, and the Massena Volunteer Fire De...
