A Voice from the Eastern Door
A Voice from the Eastern Door
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BUFFALO. Growing up on the Seneca Nation in Western New York, Rodney Haring, PhD, MSW, learned the concept of “The Good Mind” largely from the matrilineal voices in his community. He calls this philosophy, which is one of the shaping principles of the Haudenosaunee people, “a strength from awareness of purpose, thoughts and actions towards well-being.” “These lessons taught me that every situation you’re in, you do your best to leave the encounter with a handshake or a nod,” Dr. Haring says, “because you don’t know what the next hour, day or...
On Friday, February 7, 2020, as the RCMP were moving in to dismantle the Wet'suwet'en, Gidimt'en and lastly the Unist'ot'en Healing Center, First Nations rallied and set up their own protests across Canada. Rallies were held in Vancouver, Victoria, Toronto, St. John's and locally in Tyendinaga and Akwesasne. The Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs argue the elected councils have the authority only over reserve lands, while the Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs claim title to a 22,000-square-kilometre...
By Melissa del Bosque, Propublica How several agents from a small outpost in Arizona, including recently retired chief Carla Provost, climbed to the top of the Border Patrol, then one by one retired, leaving corruption, misconduct and a toxic culture in their wake. On a Saturday evening in late September, Deputy Chief Scott Luck gathered with family and friends in the crystal-chandeliered ballroom of the Trump National Golf Club, nestled along the shores of the Potomac River in Virginia, to celebrate his retirement after 33 years in the U.S....
Reprinted with permission from ECOWATCH Construction crews began “controlled blasting” of the Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument in Arizona last week, CBS News reported Friday. And Congressman Raúl Grijalva of Arizona, who represents the area, says they did so without consulting the Tohono O’odham Nation which considers parts of it sacred. “This administration is basically trampling on the tribe’s history — and to put it poignantly, its ancestry,” Grijalva told CBS News. Specifically, contractors began blasting in an area called Monumen...
Submitted by Nicole Bonaparte The Salmon River Ski Club is a new program this year that was offered to students in grades 3-12 who attend St. Regis Mohawk School and Salmon River Central School. We had 74 kids join our program making it the largest school club Titus Mountain serves this year! Titus offers a package rate for students that includes their rentals (ski or snowboard), a lift ticket and a weekly lesson for 5 weeks. The program runs on Friday nights throughout the months of January...
Annie McDonald – Born January 6, 1927 and passed away peacefully surrounded by her loved ones on February 11, 2020 at the age of 93 years. She is survived by her children Jennifer David (Charles), Martha Mitchell and Jerome McDonald (Sandra Benedict) and her chosen daughter Charlotte Cook, two stepdaughters Diane and Gail McDonald, by one brother Abraham Caldwell, by godsons Jonathan Caldwell and Randy Day. By her grandchildren Fred, Ange, Tracey, Chris, Robert, Carter, Jody, Kory, Patty, L...
who left us 37 years ago. Louie on Feb. 3, 1983 and Mary on Feb. 23, 1983 In our hearts forever, Joelenne and Roy Adams and Families...
The Chiefs, Clanmothers and Faithkeepers would like to send our greetings and thank yous to everyone that attended and helped out during the Mid-winter Ceremonies. It takes everyone coming together as one and using a good mind to put these ceremonies through for Sonkwaiatison. We could not have done this without the people that brought in and prepared the foods for the ceremonies, and the young men that provided deer meat, cut wood, and took care of the woodstoves to keep the people warm during the Mid-winter Ceremonies. We would also like to...
WEST HENRIETTA, NY (Feb. 10, 2020) – Patients fighting cancer need more blood than patients fighting any other disease, using nearly one-quarter of the nation’s blood supply. That’s why this February, the American Red Cross and the American Cancer Society have teamed up to encourage people across the country to Give Blood to Give Time, ensuring loved ones have the strength and support to battle cancer. According to the American Cancer Society, 1 in 3 people in the U.S. will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime. An estimated 117,910 new c...
(February 11, 2020) On Friday, February 7, 2020, local supporters gathered on Kawehno:ke (Cornwall Island) to demonstrate their support for the Wet’suwet’en Nation in British Columbia, who are currently defending their First Nation territory against the proposed Coastal GasLink pipeline. At approximately 2:30 p.m. last Friday, the Seaway International Bridge Corporation (SIBC) restricted traffic to Kawehno:ke from the US and from Canada, due to the Wet’suwet’en supporters occupying the middle of Akwesasne International Road. The SIBC is respons...
Taiki Waititi is the first person of Māori descent to win an Academy Award. In fact, he's the first person of Indigenous descent to win an Oscar in the Best Adapted Screenplay category. During his acceptance speech, he dedicated his Oscar to all Indigenous children. "I dedicate this to all the Indigenous kids in the world who want to do art and dance and write stories, we are the original storytellers and we can make it here, as well," said Taika Waititi....
Submitted by Meagan McDonald, SRMS Attendance Officer Wayde Adner, Gr. 3 Mrs. Wells Kaientake Allen, Gr. 2 Mrs. Wells Zayden Arquette, Gr. 5 Ms. Spinner Karma-Dave Back-Pinette, Gr. 2 Ms. Sabatine O’nahkwiio Barnes, Gr. 3 Mrs. Phippen Aleah Benedict, Gr. 3 Mr. Bish Colten Benedict, Gr. 4 Mrs. Bradley Kaydence Benedict, Gr. 3 Mrs. Phippen Cadence Benedict-Summers, Gr. 3 Mr. Bish Christopher Benedict-Summers, Gr. 4 Mrs. Cook Marley Bigtree, Gr. 1 Mrs. Thompson Raniehtaha:wi Boots, Gr. 1 Mrs. Homer Terry Brown Jr., Gr. K Mrs. Homer Kendal Buckshot...
Reprinted with permission from Traditional Teachings by the Native North American Travelling College …continued from last week THE ARTICLES OF KARIWIIO NOW THE MESSENGERS SHOWED SKANIENTARIIO ANOTHER, AND THEY ASKED HIM TO EXPLAIN EXACTLY WHAT HE SAW. He said: I saw the Punisher call upon another woman to come and play with a figure that looked like a man’s penis made of red-hot iron. Now the Messengers will explain why this happened. When this woman lived on earth, she used a medicine that attracted men to her and she enjoyed having all dif...
1. Ka'serehshòn:'a - Many cars 2. Tóka' nón:wa áhsen niwáhsen nika'seréhtake - Maybe 30 cars 3. Wa'thontate'serehtoia'ákhon - Many cars did hit each other 4. Wa'thiatate'serehtoia'ákhon - The cars of 2 men (or a man and a woman) hit each other 5. Wa'tkiatate'serehtoia'ákhon - The cars of 2 women did hit each other 6. Khia'o'tonió:ta'ne - It was a pile up 7. Ken' nika'serehtà:'a - It is a small car 8. Wa'kiao'tsísko - It slipped 9. Onte'serehtakahrhátho - The car turned over 10. Ohrón:wakon...
By Derrick Lafrance The first awards ceremony of the new decade and the kids are working hard as ever. Last Wednesday, February 5 the ceremony was held at the Kawehnoke facility and although a sick bug swept through the ranks, those who were able to attend were honored for their dedication....
Ryan Hill, who is known for his wood and soap stone carvings doesn't stop in the winter – he takes his craft outdoors and creates ice sculptures. Hill's ice sculptures can be seen in the Byward Market, Ottawa as part of Winterlude 2020. This year, Hill teamed up with Julio Martinez to make semi-permanent ice sculptures for all the enjoy. The Ottawa Winterlude is still in action, ending on Monday, February 17, 2020....
By Doug George-Kanentiio One of the fundamental teachings of Skennenrahowi was that we have a duty to ensure our descendants unto the seventh generation have the things they need to live in peace and freedom on lands which are clean and fertile. This is a prime directive, a lawful obligation which compels us to think seriously about the effects our collective and individual actions have on the unborn, those who faces are yet in the earth. That phrase is a powerful one for who among us would scar the faces or our grandchildren or deny them...
By Rich Gast, Cornell Cooperative Extension Franklin County February is generally the coldest month of the year; the heart of winter; a time that finds many of us patiently waiting, if not longing, for spring. Perhaps that's why the preferred gift for a cold, wintry Valentine's Day is a fresh bouquet of colorful, fragrant, cut flowers. Valentine's Day is when, more than at any other time of the year, people declare their undying love; often with cut flowers. What could possibly be more...
(January 9, 2020) Rising from the center of the southeastern Utah landscape and visible from every direction are twin buttes so distinctive that in each of the native languages of the region their name is the same: Hoon’Naqvut, Shash Jáa, Kwiyagatu Nukavachi, Ansh An Lashokdiwe, or “Bears Ears.” For hundreds of generations, native peoples lived in the surrounding deep sandstone canyons, desert mesas, and meadow mountaintops, which constitute one of the densest and most significant cultural landscapes in the United States. Abundant rock art, a...
Lawrence Martin Sr. Family, 1944. Third from the left Bertha (Cook) Martin, behind Bertha is Alex, next to Alex is Cecelia (left). Also in picture is Dave, Helen and Simon. Do you have any old photos that you'd like to share with our readers in Blast from the Past? Bring them in! Our offices are located on Hilltop Drive in the Communications Building. Stop letting your photos gather dust in the basement and bring them in for us! All photos are returned to their owner....
St. Regis Mohawk Tribal Police: On Feb. 2, Kirbie Lazore, 29, of Hogansburg was charged with suspended registration, aggravated unlicensed operation and plate display violation. Tickets are returnable to Bombay Town Court on Feb. 18. On Feb. 5, Nakkita M. Lazore, 32, of Hogansburg was charged with speeding (51-35 mph zone). Ticket is returnable to Tribal Court on Feb. 24. On Feb. 5, Savannah R. Buckshot, 18, of Hogansburg was charged with inadequate headlight and unlicensed operation. Tickets are returnable to Tribal Court on Feb. 24. On Feb....
SUMMARY OF RESPONSIBILITIES: Under the supervision of the Maternal and Child Health Service Supervisor, the incumbent provides visitation services to families with children prenatal to age 6. The primary focus is providing services in the home to clients consenting to services. QUALIFICATIONS: • Post-Secondary education in Early Childhood Development, Social Service Worker or Teacher’s Aide; OR • Post-Secondary education in a health-related field. • Two (2) years’ experience working with children and families; • Must be able to sew traditional...
SUMMARY OF RESPONSIBILITIES: Under the supervision of the Program Manager, the incumbent is responsible for assisting all MCA personnel in regards to HR inquiries, concerns and issues and acts as Compensation Specialist for the organization. QUALIFICATIONS: • Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resources or related field with two (2) years of experience in the HR field; OR • Post-Secondary Diploma in Human Resources or related field together with four (4) years of experience in the HR field. • Certified Compensation Professional (CCP) designa...
SUMMARY OF RESPONSIBILITIES: Under the supervision of the Program Assistant, the incumbent is responsible for routine, preventative and remedial housekeeping duties, for laundering the personal clothing of residents, and to meet the linen requirements of the facility. QUALIFICATIONS: • High School Diploma or equivalent; • One year demonstrated work experience in an institutional setting to include: • Basic knowledge of cleaning and laundering processes, familiar with the use of commercial equipment and tools, safe use of chemicals & associated...
SUMMARY OF RESPONSIBILITIES: The Diabetes Nurse Educator will utilize current Canadian Diabetes Association Guidelines, Public Health and Health Promotion frameworks and the Ontario and Quebec nursing scope of practice guidelines standards to: provide client care, promote health, build individual and community capacity, facilitate access and equity, demonstrate professional responsibility and adheres to Nursing Code of Ethics. The Diabetes Nurse Educator will plan and implement programming to encompass a multidisciplinary team approach to...
