A Voice from the Eastern Door
A Voice from the Eastern Door
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AKWESASNE — On Tuesday, Enníska/February 21, 2017 the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe signed onto an amicus brief in support of the National Indian Women’s Resource Center’s (NIWRC) objection to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers abrupt termination of the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) process and granting of an easement for the Dakota Access Pipeline. The brief focuses on the failure of the Corps to consider the public interest and impact on Native women and children that will result from the presence of significant oil production and transp...
On Saturday, February 25, 2017 the annual Hogansburg Akwesasne Volunteer Fire Department Banquet was held at the American Legion Post 1479. A delicious meal was served after a cocktail hour, followed by the awards presentation done by President Derek Comins and Treasurer Jason McDonald. There were several door prizes up for grabs, including a Casino stay, and many more from other local businesses. Also present were guests from Fire Departments and agencies from surrounding areas including...
In a previous article, “Battle to Use One Name Won After 26 Years”, Indian Time (Vol. 35 #6), was incorrectly stated as, ‘She is now legally recognized as Ienonhkwa’tsheriiostha NLN. The acronym is just as important as her name: NLN stands for “No Last Name”.’ For all legal and practical reasons, a First Nation person choosing to be identified by one name no longer has to use the acronym ‘NLN’ for no last name. To help clarify, as Sheree Bonaparte stated, “She is legally known as Ienonhkwa’tsheriiostha, not Ienonhkwa’tsheriiosth...
More than a dozen artists went brush-to-brush at the Native North American Traveling College's second Art Battle on Feb. 25 at the St. Regis Mohawk School. The live painting contest pitted the artists against each other for a half hour at a time. They would be assigned a random theme and judged. The top three finishers from each round advanced to a final round. The final round theme was "Contemporary Issues." Dukon Harris won first place, Bruce Boots second and Andy Swamp third. In the first...
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On Enníska/February 28, 2017 The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribal Council contributed $4,000 from the Tribe's Room Occupancy Fee to help support the Salmon River Central School Mohawk Club's third annual cultural exchange with the Santa Fe Indian School. The donation complements the club's own fundraising efforts that raised $1,000 and will enable ten Mohawk Club students, along with chaperones Katsitsionni Fox and Kenny Perkins, to travel from April 18-24, 2017 to Santa Fe, New Mexico and share...
This year the Parade of Nations for the Developmentally Challenged (PONDC), helping those artistically inclined, is holding an artistic contest on June 10th during the PONDC Parade and Multicultural in Long Sault (Bethune Park and Long Sault Arena) to celebrate the 150th Canada Day Anniversary. THEME: Artistic representation of an immediate family crest in any shape or form of art. WINNING CRITERIA, AWARDS AND REGISTRATION DEADLINE Five 1st place winners will receive trophies. One each from...
The Mohawk Nation Council of Chiefs, Clan Mothers, and Faithkeepers announce Sap Ceremony to be held on Friday, March 3, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. Please bring tobacco to make an offering to all the trees and shrubs that we asked to come back to us from our offering at Mid-winter, especially for the sap to come back into the maple tree so we have maple syrup for another year. After tobacco burning, we will do O’stowakowa, then we will do Tenhakenrawenrie (stirring ash song) to honor the Basswood tree, then sing Teioshitatihon to honor the Hickory t...
The Francis Family Fundraiser was a huge success! The families of Aidan Peters, Kahentase Terrance, Treyton Mitchell, and Mandy Francis would like to thank the community members for their generosity. With your help these hockey players are off to a great start! Special thanks to our parents, Grama Francis, Tota Cindy, Alvena Delormier, Rosalie Herne, Candy and Steve Thomas, and the St. Regis Recreation....
On Saturday, February 25 HAVFD held its annual banquet and awards dinner in honor of our members and their spouses. The event was a huge success and we would like to thank the following businesses for donating prizes. CAA Management / Twinleaf Stores Truckstop #9 / #9 Fuels Speedway Convenience Brenda Francis Akwesasne Mohawk Casino Resort Three Feathers Cafe Thank You to American Legion Post 1479, Post 1479 Auxiliary and the bartenders for hosting the event and feeding us. Shawna thank you for helping us organize the banquet, we hope you’re f...
The family of the late Mae V. "Tsiohianere" Tarbell wish to express their deep appreciation and sincere thanks to all of those who offered such kindness and support in our bereavement. Your messages of sympathy continue to be a great comfort to us during our time of need. We wish to thank the following groups and organizations: The Staff at Alice Hyde Hospital and Doctor Sanchez; The Snye Homemakers, including Alice Thompson and Sally Ann Adams; the Smokes who cooked the delicious meal after...
(AKWESASNE, NY) – On Saturday, February 18, 2017, the Akwesasne Mohawk Casino Resort (AMCR) concluded its Mercedes Benz Giveaway. Shelley Hale, from Watertown, NY was declared the GRAND PRIZE winner of a new 2017 Mercedes-Benz GLA 250! The Mercedes Benz Giveaway promotion started on January 1, 2017. To be eligible, guests earned entries for every 25 points earned. Of the ten finalists, Shelley was the sixth participant to make her selection. The previous five (5) participants received a consolat...
(Enníska/February 23, 2017) Construction of the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe's new facility to house its Planning & Infrastructure Division is getting closer to being completed. The building is located at 2817 State Route 95 in Akwesasne and was designed by Tisdel Associates and being built by Danko Construction Inc. of Massena, NY. When substantially completed in April 2017, the pre-engineered metal building will include 11,600 square feet of space; 5 vehicle bays, eight work stations, conference...
Kyla Smoke, an 18-year-old high school senior, was named 2017 New York State Fair Indian Village Princess. She will represent the Onondaga Nation for 13 days at the fair. She'll be the lead dancer and an announcer. Her duties will also include greeting visitors and answering questions about Haudenosaunee culture and history. Smoke is the daughter of DJ Smoke and Onondaga Nation Clan Mother Ev Powless. Each year the member nations -- Seneca, Cayuga, Onondaga, Oneida, Mohawk and Tuscarora -- of...
The Community Health Program is please to announce Beginner Yoga. Yoga has been known to help reduce stress, lower blood pressure and lower heart rate. Yoga classes are to take place from 6pm-7pm at the following locations: Mondays: Tsi Snaihne School Tuesdays: Kawehno:ke Recreation Wednesdays: Kana:takon School Thursdays: Kawehno:ke Recreation Please bring a yoga mat and a bottle of water (some mats are available). For more information please call: 613-575-2341 ext. 3247. You can also sign up for classes online at: https://...
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The Raisin Region Conservation Authority (RRCA) is once again proud to offer watershed residents the opportunity to beautify their property with a variety of conifers as well as deciduous trees and shrubs. All seedlings are indigenous species often unavailable at local nurseries. Tree seedlings come in multiples of ten per species and must be ordered before the March 31st deadline. In total, 27 species are available this year and includes conifer trees such as White Spruce and White Pine, deciduous trees like Black Walnut and Butternut, and...
Submitted by Daniel Sweet, 4-H Educator This week at the 4-H Tribal Mentoring program at Salmon River Central and St. Regis Mohawk schools, 4-H'ers engaged in an exciting chemistry project: Elephant Toothpaste. The Elephant Toothpaste experiment shows a chemical reaction that occurs between hydrogen peroxide, yeast, and dish soap. In this hands-on project, 4-H'ers experienced the properties of a chemical reaction. For the experiment, 4-H Mentors and Mentees split up into small groups, and were...
MCA’s Akwesasne Child & Family Services is hosting a Parenting Conference this Sat., March 4, 2017 from 8:30 am- 4 pm at the Akwesasne Mohawk Casino. There are 150 seats available and breakfast and lunch will both be provided. AnneMarie Churchill is a mental health consultant specializing in psychological resilience and mental health promotion. She is the co-author of Person-Centered Diagnosis and Treatment in Mental Health, and co-founder of the adult resilience program, Realizing Resilience. A second speaker, Michael Scott, is a university s...
The Community Health Program is inviting you to take the Real Food Challenge. This is a contest for one week to eat only real food dinner meals with your family. You’ll take photos of what you eat for dinner and submit your photos at the end of the week. Participation is between March 6th - 10th. Please register online at: https://studiobookingsonline.com/MCAcommunityhealthprogram A participation info package will be emailed to you once registered. REAL FOOD is what nature gives us: plants, roots, fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, meats, f...
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Reprinted from Wampum Belts of the Iroquois by Tehanetorens It is provided thus: Any Chief of the League of the Five Nations may construct shell strings or wampum belts of any size or length as pledges or records of matters of national or international importance. When it is necessary to dispatch a shell string by a war chief or messenger as a token of a summons, the messenger shall recite the contents of the string to the party to whom it is sent. That party will repeat the message and return the shell string, and if there has been a summons,...
(February 22, 2017) NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has revealed the first known system of seven Earth-size planets around a single star. Three of these planets are firmly located in the habitable zone, the area around the parent star where a rocky planet is most likely to have liquid water. The discovery sets a new record for greatest number of habitable-zone planets found around a single star outside our solar system. All of these seven planets could have liquid water – key to life as we know i...
Submitted by Paul Hetzler Bad-hair days might be a personal frustration, possibly even a social calamity, but bad-air days can send the population of a whole region into a tailspin. Literally. By “bad air” I don’t mean urban smog, although that certainly merits an article, if not an actual solution. And while the fetid pong in one’s dorm room after an Oktoberfest all-you-can-drink bratwurst bash and sauerkraut-eating contest might bring tears to one’s eyes, that’s not the bad air I’m considering. Under certain weather conditions, air becomes l...
