A Voice from the Eastern Door
A Voice from the Eastern Door
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The Haudenosaunee woman is very important and there are a lot of responsibilities as explained by the well known traditional teacher Jake Thomas. The growing of corn required a cycle of preparing seed, planting, cultivating and harvesting. All of these activities were carried out cooperatively by a women’s mutual aid society under the supervision of a Chief Matron. A variety of tools were used. Among them were a wooden or bone hoe for preparing the ground for planting, a stick for punching holes in the ground to plant the seed, a hoe for cu...
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The Mohawk Language Program in our AMBE schools is currently learning about trees common to our territory. By the end of the unit, students will be able to name the trees in Kanien’keha and will also be able to identify specific trees by their unique characteristics. One tree in particular that the students are learning about is Tsionerahtase’ko:wa or the Tree of Peace. The students have created their own Tree of Peace in each of the AMBE schools. The tree symbolizes and reinforces the three...
Ingredients: 1 ½ lb. ground beef 1 pkg. (0.7 oz.) dry Italian salad dressing mix 4 slices provolone cheese ½ cup marinara sauce, heated 4 hamburger buns 4 pieces of green leaf lettuce Combine ground beef and salad dressing mix; shape into 4 burgers. Generously coat large nonstick skillet with cooking spray. Heat skillet over medium-high heat. Add burgers; cook turning once, 6-7 minutes per side for medium. Top each with 1 slice cheese and 2 Tbs. Sauce. Cover; reduce heat to low. Cook until cheese is melted, 1-2 minutes. Serve burgers on buns w...
Salmon River High School students celebrated their school spirit and showed their support for two school teams Friday who were on their way to New York State Quarterfinals over the weekend. The school held a pep rally to give the boys varsity hockey team and the girls varsity basketball team a fresh outpouring of support before they competed in their final weekend of the season. The Salmon River Girls Varsity Basketball Team earned many new fans this season and the entire Salmon River community...
Wednesday, February 23, 2011, Smart City Toastmasters Club #4707, Area 2-Division A, District 61 held their Club Speed contest at St. Lawrence Intermediate School, Cornwall, Club Level I. Contest Chair was Angela Besner, Smart City Toastmaster. The speech contest is to demonstrate confidence and ease in speaking in public, a communication skill acquired in International Toastmasters. The winner for both categories Speech (5-7 min.) and table topic contest (1-2 min.) went to Brad LeClair...
This section will bring to the reader consumer report tips on the best product(s) to buy, tips on how to save money in your life and just tips on every day things. 1. Save on electrical costs by using “smart” power strips and chargers. Once your appliance is charged, turn it off. You can save a bit of money per year. 2. A drying trick: remove cottons and denims 20 minutes before the full load is finished. A recent study showed that the high heat breaks down the fiber in cotton and denim, weakening it. This trick/tip will have your clothes last...
Section 10 Class ‘A’ Championship...
On Saturday, the Blue Team had played their second game to be the best out of 3. Going into Saturday’s game the girls lost one and won a game. Because of their victory on Saturday against the Black Team (5-2), the Blue Team can advance to play Tuesday night against the Red Team. The Blue Team has two girls from Ahkwesahsne.....Rylee Garrow and Millie King. On the Black Team, we also have a player named Autumn Kanerahtison Benedict. Photos to follow....
Akwesasne girlz Field Lax registration will be held this week on Wednesday, March 9th and Thursday, March 10th and next week Wednesday, March 16 and Thursday, March 17, at T-19 Sports Store (located at AK Gas) on State Route 37-from 5pm-8pm. Teams will be made up of Grades 1 /2, 3 /4, 5/6 & 7-9 . Registration fee is $50.00 per player. For more information, please call Tisha Thompson @ 358-3094 or Shari Adams 575-1322...
The Akwesasne Soaring Eagles volleyball club with the financial assistance of the Community Fund will organize and run the 2nd annual March Madness Volleyball Camp for Akwesasne kids ages 6-14 at the Kana:takon school Monday through Thursday March 14th-17th 3:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. The camp will accept 15 participants for ages 6-9, and 15 participants for ages 10-14. We are proud to present the following Volleyball athletes who will be running the program. Coordinator Chelsea Sunday, who is a former Potsdam Bear player, recipient of the North...
Salmon River fell to Cazenovia on a score of 4-3 in front of a jam packed arena filled with spectators. Salmon River played very well throughout the game, the state quarter finals. Cazenovia had quite a few strong and fast skaters and their numbers were spotted as they entered the ice on Saturday. The first liners were Brian Gara, Sam Lewis and Todd Christiansen...all seniors and this line was the one that made the winning goal after being tied up with the Shamrocks. The Salmon markers were...
Last Friday night the place to be was at the Jerry Welsh gymnasium in Maxcy Hall on the SUNY Potsdam campus. Here is where the Class ‘C’ and Class ‘A’ girls basketball champions squared off to be crowned the Section 10 Overall Champions. The Salmon River Lady Shamrocks were looking to protect their undefeated record and make it 21-0. The Lady Raiders were coming in with an eight game winning streak. During the first 4 minutes Salmon outscored the Raiders 11-5. Christina Shriver drained a pair...
The Massena Lady Raiders and the M-W Lady Yellowjackets met in the section 10 overall semifinal at SUNY Potsdam’s Maxcy Hall. The Lady Raiders were able to hold off a second and third quarter surge by the Class ‘C” Champions Yellowjackets to win 44-32. The first quarter saw Massena off to a quick start to outscore the Yellowjackets 17-7. In the second quarter M-W was able to cut their deficit to 5 points, 22-17. M-W continued to close the gap throughout the third quarter. After 4 minutes into...
By John A. Viau If you’re new to the area and you’re thinking of doing some exploring for new fishing spots, here are some of the best: One of the biggest rivers in Franklin County is the beautiful and majestic Chateaugay River, which carries its way through some of the prettiest scenery in the Northern Adirondacks. This pristine mountain flow offers Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout and Brook Trout in abundance and has many public access sites with lots of parking. The Old Forge access site at the...
The Akwesasne Warriors are headed to the FHL finals. Dan Tessier lead the way for the Warriors with 3 goals and 1 assist. Dan Sauve helped the cause with a league record 6 assists in the contest. The Akwesasne Warriors defeated the Privateers 10-4 in game 4 of the northern division finals to take the series 3 games to 1. With the win, the Warriors will now play against the Winner of the southern division final between Danbury and New York. The Warriors controlled the game from the moment the puck dropped. Warriors took a 4-0 lead going into...
