A Voice from the Eastern Door
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Mohawk Sun, a private business headed by Brian White of Akwesasne, is currently seeking a loan guarantee from the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne for $7 million in order to start a solar panel plant on Kawehno:ke (Cornwall Island). The plant would generate dozens of jobs and bring millions of dollars through the territory annually, according to White. White has approached MCA to ask for their support as a “co-signer” in his search for loaners and investors. The Ohwistha Capital Corporation has told...
An Akwesasne man arrested in 2010 for his role in smuggling an Irish man into the United States was sentenced last week to three years in prison. Carl Thompson, 44 was arrested on March 31, 2010 along with two others, Dennis Jocko and Nathan Sampson Martin. The three were accused of capitalizing off commercial alien smuggling by transporting an illegal alien by boat from Kawehno:ke (Cornwall Island) to Akwesasne’s mainland, where he was then driven into the U.S. and brought to a business in Massena, NY. Thompson, who pleaded guilty to one c...
An Akwesasne man convicted of conspiring to move untaxed cigarettes from Canada to the U.S. received a 26-month prison sentence last week. U.S. District Judge Glenn T. Suddaby sentenced 39-year-old John David Jacobs to prison for conspiracy to possess and transport contraband cigarettes. Jacobs was arrested on May 19, 2010 after authorities reportedly observed Jacobs and two Canadian men loading and unloading boxes of what was believed to be contraband tobacco into a boat at the U.S. Power Authority’s dock in Massena. The Canadian men – Dar...
The Mohawk territories of Akwesasne, Tyendinaga and Kahnawa:ke united this week to formally oppose a decision to transport nuclear waste through the St. Lawrence Seaway. Bruce Power Inc., a nuclear power plant, is planning to transport 16 used nuclear fuel containers from their plant along Lake Huron in Ontario to the country of Sweden in Europe via the St. Lawrence River and seaway system. Akwesasne and numerous other communities previously opposed the plan, citing environmental fears. A union of towns and cities along the river also jointly...
AKWESASNE – Mr. David Jerry Lazore, Sr., age 75, 24A Pyke Rd., passed away Monday, February 7, 2011, at Massena Memorial Hospital. He had been in failing health for the past few years. Jerry was born on September 12, 1935, in Hogansburg, the son of Harry and Elizabeth Swamp Lazore. He attended St. Regis Mohawk School and Thomas Indian School. While in the army, he served as a paratrooper from September 1953 to November 1955. Jerry married Barbara A. Bonaparte on August 11, 1956, at St. Regis C...
Thomas H. Leduc age 78 of Bombay, NY passed away on February 7, 2011 at the Alice Hyde Medical Center in Malone. Tom was born on November 15, 1932 in Massena to the late Osee and Bernice Reome Leduc. He graduated from Bombay High School. He proudly served his country during the Korean Conflict in The US Army. He was honorable discharged. Tom went to work for Shields Slipper Factory and then went to work for General Motors in Massena as a Die Cast Maker and retired from GM with 30 years of dedicated services in 1988. In his free time, Mr. Leduc...
Germaine L. Trippany, age 84, of Winona, MN, died on Friday, February 4, 2011, at Lake Winona Manor. Germaine was born on November 1, 1926, in St. Anicet, Quebec, Canada, to Joseph A. and Corinne (Duheme) Lauzon. Her parents immigrated to New York, and Germaine attended school in Fort Covington, New York. She married Robert Trippany on June 17, 1946, in Fort Covington, NY. Germaine and Robert had nine children between 1949 and 1960. In the 1960s they ran a grocery store and fuel oil business...
Mae died Saturday morning (February 5, 2011) after a long and courageous battle with brain cancer at the Massena Memorial Hospital. Mae was born June 13, 1951 in Malone, NY the daughter of Clarence and Annette (Decosse) Trombley. After graduating from Chateaugay High School she trained at CVPH as an X-Ray Technician. Mae went on to Hartford CT where she trained as an Ultra Sound Technician and worked 21 years from 1990 until 2001 and was presently employed at Massena Memorial Hospital until her...
On January 30th, 2011, the Akwesasne Mohawk Police Service received a complaint of a theft from a residence on Cornwall Island, Ontario. During the investigation, on February 3rd, 2011, the Joint Investigative Team obtained a Criminal Code Warrant to search the property of Gregory David, 48 years of age, and Tammy David, 40 years of age of Cornwall Island. Police located and seized $122,000.00 in United States currency during their search. Gregory and Tammy David were both arrested and taken into custody. They were charged with 1 count each of...
Dear Editor, In his recent guest editorial, “Mohawk Territorial Claims: The Need to Act,” Doug George-Kanentiio made a few comments regarding the history behind Akwesasne’s American land claim that must be addressed. As he has in numerous of his previous writings, Kanentiio categorically rejects the legitimacy of the Seven Nations of Canada Treaty of 1796, the treaty that set aside a tract “six miles square” for the St. Regis Indians, along with a mile square in French Mills (modern Fort Covington) where we once had a mill, a mile square in...
Wat’kwanonhwera:ton/Greetings - Valued Clients: An Exciting Step Forward! It is with great enthusiasm that I write this letter to you. I am pleased to inform you that I have joined the accounting firm of BDO Canada LLP as an Associate. BDO Canada LLP has offices and professionals across Canada and is a member of BDO International, with offices throughout the World. Effective January 24th I am located at the BDO Cornwall office at 113 Second Street East. The telephone number is (613)932-8691. My new email address is [email protected]. The d...
Letter to the community: The Mohawk Council of Akwesasne wishes to clarify to the community and its neighbors that the current situation involving the relocation of the Canada Border Services Agency relocation was created by the abandonment of the Canadian port of entry by its guards on June 1, 2009. The Mohawk Security has always maintained its presence at the abandoned port, and the Akwesasne Mohawk Police have continued to patrol and keep order within the Akwesasne territory. The Mohawk Security and AMPS have been essential to public...
Niawen from the Akwesasne Bantam Hockey Team The Akwesasne Bantam team held a Super Bowl square fundraiser for its trip to the Little NHL tournament held in Sudbury, Ontario in mid March. The squares were sold for $20 each and the winner of the $1,000 was Jr. Cook. The Akwesasne Bantams would like to offer a sincere Thank You to all of those Akwesasronon who supported the team by purchasing a square. We will do our best to represent Akwesasne at the Little NHL Tournament next month. Niawen...
Niawen ko:wa 13U high performance team would like to thank everyone for purchasing their football pool this past week, the Winner is Margret Thompson. All proceeds will benefit the 13U Ontario provincial championships hotel/accommodations costs in April. Niawen ko:wa...
Submitted by the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe The winter season deserves special attention by Akwesasne homeowners/property owners with heating oil tanks located along the outside of their homes or businesses. The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe’s Environmental Response Team urges everybody to carefully remove the overhanging snow and ice from roofs, especially in areas where the heating oil tanks are located. This will reduce the risk of the heavy snow and ice from knocking over the tank or breaking the fuel line and causing a fuel leak. If community m...
United States Attorney Richard S. Hartunian announced the sentencing of TIMOTHY J. FLEURY in a significant drug prosecution. United States District Court Judge Gary L. Sharpe sentenced FLEURY yesterday in Albany to ten years and one month (121 months) in prison, to be followed by four years on supervised release. FLEURY was remanded into custody immediately after sentencing to commence service of his sentence. FLEURY, age 28, of Westville, in Franklin County, New York, was convicted following a four day jury trial in September 2010 on all...
The St. Regis Mohawk tribe’s environmental division has produced a report called Integrated Resource Management Plan,. This is a report on the natural resources of Akwesasne. It is important for Akwesasronon to know and understand their territory and our natural resources. The installment this week is on Water Resources. ISSUES AND CONCERNS • There is a concern about the quality of the water. • There is a concern about the lack of river recreation use by the community. • there is a concern...
I recommend all people stay off roofs, you may cause more damage by walking on the roof than the snow and ice. Submitted by Norman Peters For most houses, never -- let nature handle it. The reason for that is that most roofs are built to handle the snow that is piled up on it, removing snow is dangerous to you and often the process of snow removal causes more damage to the roof than the snow would. Those were the conclusions that were drawn by several studies carried out after the infamous...
•• The Onondaga Nation is in the final days of their midwinter ceremonies. On Monday, February 7, was Children’s Day. From Tuesday to Friday will be the 4 Sacred Ceremonies. They will then take some rest time (February 12th to 17th) and then the final day will be Friday, the 18th, when the Haduwi ceremony will take place that evening. •• Battles continue to this day with the United Stated government, however, the battles are not on the land but in the court systems. In this case the Blackfeet Nation has won their long legal battle with the...
The culture page is for the reader to learn about the Haudenosaunee history, culture and traditional teachings. The content is from various resources from the Confederacy. They are valued experts in our nations. They have taken the time to listen to the elders, to read and to do research. These resource people are young and old, many have passed on and many continue to share to this day. A noted educator, a condoled Cayuga chief and a historian, Jake Thomas, from Six Nations took the time to put many traditional beliefs on paper. For the next...
1. Tsi Nahò:ten Kionkhiiá:wi Ne Wáhta What the maple gives us 2. Kakwitè:ne nikahá:wi It is spring time 3. Iowísto ne átste It is cold outside 4. Iakón:kwe wa’é:ron A woman said 5. “Konién:’a” “My child” 6. “Wakenonhwáktani” I am sick 7. “Katonhkáriaks” I am hungry 8. Tewakato’ktá:ni “We have run out 9. “Enhskwé:ni ken ahsesákha nahò:ten áhskenonte?” Will you try to find something to feed to me 10. “Enkíhiie” I will die 11. Kwah kaní:io’k As soon as 12. Wa’óhrhen’ne It did become morning 13. R...
OH-O-WAH was a big snowy owl, and a curious bird he was. Oh-o-wah wanted to be like the swan and have a long neck. He wanted to be like white heron and have a long beak. He wanted long legs. He wanted everything other birds had. It was good time to want things. In those days Ra-wen-io was making the animals and the birds as they wanted to be. He walked through the forest and asked each fur-coat and feather-coat how he wanted to be. Ra-wen-io was very patient. One day he came to the bushlands where he saw Hippity Boy, the rabbit. Rabbit was sitt...
The last few weeks Big Brother has been a real sweetheart. I think it may be true that no matter what, boys are their mama’s boys because Big Brother seems to always look out for me even at the young age of six. It’s little things that he does that I notice the most. Like holding doors open for me and sharing his favorite cars with Little Brother to keep the peace. Big Brother genuinely wants to help me out and I have to wonder where he learned to be so compassionate and considerate. He is just like any other six year old who talks back fro...
Winners of the coloring contest sponsored by Wholistic Health & Wellness program. Congratulations to Kahontiio White, age 4 and Lexis Jacobs, age 10. Missing is winner Keera Oakes, age 8....
Indian Time is lucky to receive many visitors every week. Whether it’s a parent bringing in a new baby for a photograph or an elder who wants us to look at photos with him, our doors are always open and we love our visitors. We love them so much we want to share them with you. Our new “We Love Visitors” series is simply a way to share members of the community with you. So, don’t be scared to come and visit us (we’ll only photograph those willing) but if you have something special you want to s...
