A Voice from the Eastern Door
A Voice from the Eastern Door
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Cigarette smokers visiting any Akwesasne convenience store Wednesday to fill up on their tobacco goods were taken aback at an unexpected jump in prices. Based on off-reservation taxation action, the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe’s Compliance Department ordered Akwesasne stores to raise their prices on both Native and non-Native cigarettes. Following a meeting with Akwesasne stores and the SRMT’s Compliance Dept. on Tuesday, stores were notified to raise prices on all major brands by $5.90. A carton of Marlboro had previously cost $39. As of Wed...
Representatives from the Men’s Council of the Longhouse in Hogansburg hung signs and flags in the town of Fort Covington Tuesday afternoon, peacefully making a statement that the land there has always belonged to Mohawks. “It’s just to let them know that this is Indian land,” stated Kanarahtiio Jock. The signs and flags were hung over the Little Salmon River in the northeastern part of Fort Covington. According to the men, the state has recognized a line further northeast as the end of the Ft. C...
Students at General Vanier Intermediate School now have access to an interactive computer program that will help to teach the Mohawk language through voice recordings, pronunciation break-downs and a large network learning system. The Can 8 Virtual Lab has already been installed at the Akwesasne Economic Development Agency on Cornwall Island as well as at the Akwesasne Boys & Girls Club. Now, students in grades 7 through 10 at GVIS will be able to access the user-friendly program and the school...
Parents and staff of the St. Regis Mohawk School created a parent-teacher organization on January 21, 2009. The eager group of parents and teachers met in the Salmon River Elementary library to discuss goals and objectives of the newly formed group. The purpose of the St. Regis Mohawk School PTO is to enhance the partnership between the school and its families. One important piece of this partnership is increasing parent involvement in school. We know that parents want to be involved with their...
Mrs. Joanne M. Tarbell, age 53, of 1082 State Route 37, Hogansburg, died Sunday morning (March 8, 2009) at her home. She was born December 2, 1955 in Malone, the daughter of Wayne and Avis Trumble Ghostlaw. She graduated from Salmon River Central School. Joanne married David Tarbell on August 3, 1974 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Fort Covington with Rev. Beaudet, officiating. Joanne worked at Bear’s Den for 20 years. She enjoyed golfing, bowling, going to the casino, and watching football on...
Christine C. “Kanotawaks” Thompson, age 94, of 1441 Island Road, Akwesasne, died at her residence on Monday, March 9, 2009. Beloved wife of Joseph Lawrence Thompson. Dear daughter of the late John Thompson and the late Mary (Delormier) Thompson. She was predeceased by six brothers: Richard, Louis, Noah, Dave, Phillip and Joe Thompson and by five sisters: Harriette Jacobs, Julia Julie, Susan Maryfield, Cecilia Barry-McRae and Lina Thompson. She will be sadly missed by many nieces and nep...
Niawen ko:wa Madisen Mitchell and her family would like to send a big Thank you out to everyone in the community who helped her successfully raise enough money for her stem cell treatment. We are grateful for all the family and friends who came out to help with the different events, and who offered encouraging words and prayers for Madisen. We realize just how lucky we are to have so many people who care. A big thank you to SCP Pools, Betty and Joe Mitchell’s family, and Joe Francis for d...
For the past 10 years I have been involved with the World Parliament of Religions, first as a presenter at its conference in Cape Town, South Africa in 1999 and then as an organizer in Barcelona Spain in 2004 and now as a member of the Parliament’ Indigenous Task Force which has the duty of insuring the planet’s native peoples will have a dynamic presence when the 12,000 delegates, representing all religions, arrive in Melbourne, Australia this December. The notice in last week’s IT was to remind the Mohawk community we have an historic oppor...
This past weekend approximately 35 youth and mentors involved in the Rites of Passage ceremony met a friendly giant, Joe Longshore, who hails from Canton, New York. Joe shared many ancient teachings about being alone in the woods. The day was warm on Sunday as Joe led the group as they tracked about a mile into the wilderness where he demonstrated survival skills along the way. The most important thing about survival Joe said is “awareness”! Knowing and listening to what nature is saying is the...
The Chiefs, Clanmothers, Faithkeepers, and people of the Mohawk Nation extend greetings and offer thanksgiving. The Mohawk Nation Council of Chiefs is pleased to announce that after two years of hard work, the Haudenosaunee Grand Council of Chiefs have signed a contract with Siemens for the production of new Haudenosaunee identification cards and passports. For over 160 years, Siemens has been a technological leader in the area of electrical engineering and electronics. Through its corporate experience and thorough technological expertise,...
On Feb. 27th, SRMT’s ECDP went to the Akwesasne Group Home to have a social put on by Shawn Chubb and Paul Thomas. Theresa Bear Fox and her son showed the children how to dance. The children jumped right up happily and were eager to dance as some of their parents looked on. The next social will be at the end of this month. Parents can look for information in their newsletter....
On Tuesday, March 10th, Bob Shelley, a.k.a. Ish Kabbible, performed his magic for Tsi Snaihne School early years students, as well as for students who achieved their second term reading goal of 60 books. We are encouraging all students and parents to set aside a special time to read each night during this next term. All students are now working on collecting reading tickets for our year end carnival. Students will get one carnival ticket for every 5 books they read. The tickets can be redeemed...
By Pat Hendrick, staff writer North Country Catholic St. Regis - Sister Kateri Mitchell is one of a kind in a couple of ways. Pope Benedict XVI has appointed her consultor with the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue, the first Catholic Native American to hold the position. Plus, Sister Kateri, a Sister of St. Ann, is the first Native American nun from the St. Regis (Akwesasne) Reservation that straddles northern Franklin county and western Quebec, “I was born, raised and edu...
The Beginning with Books Program, sponsored by the St. Regis Mohawk School, has been held weekly at the Akwesasne Library. The Beginning With Books Program is a literacy hour designed for preschool-aged children and their parents and/or caregivers. During the literacy hour children and parents will listen to and discuss a story, sing songs, do finger plays, and work on a craft activity together. This past Tuesday nearly twenty youngsters listened as Mrs. McKane read Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What...
A 17th century woman, known throughout the world as the Lily of the Mohawks, is the subject of a new biography written by one of her countrymen. A Lily Among Thorns: The Mohawk Repatriation of Káteri Tekahkwí:tha is a bold new book about a saintly Mohawk woman that Pope Benedict XVI is considering for canonization. It has the distinction of being the first book about her that was written, illustrated, and published by her own Mohawk people. It has been four centuries since European col...
While visiting one of my 8 brothers a few nights ago, I heard a story. He shared with me a part of his life that I couldn’t stop thinking about. Each of you reading this might be able to relate to his story at some point in your life also. Did you ever go through a period when things just weren’t working out? – Sesi King By Jake Swamp This past December we decided to take a short vacation for the first time ever. Judy and I had travelled to many places before but it was always to share our cultural or political understandings. While our trave...
Continued from last week 28. When a candidate Lord is to be installed he shall furnish four strings of shells (or wampum) one span in length bound together at one end. Such will constitute the evidence of his pledge to the Confederate Lords that he will live according to the constitution of the Great Peace and exercise justice in all affairs. When the pledge is furnished the Speaker of the Council must hold the shell strings in his hand and address the opposite side of the Council Fire and he shall commence his address saying: “Now behold h...
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Elementary students at Salmon River Central and the St. Regis Mohawk School participated in a national celebration of reading to honor the birthday and memory of famed children’s author Dr. Seuss. Read Across America Day was celebrated on March 6 and students at the Salmon River campus school had the right spirit, as did teachers and staff who organized the day’s festivities. First the students were fed green eggs and ham for breakfast. Then, mid-morning, each class was read to by a teacher oth...
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The book this week is a young adult book with a very mature theme. It is about a girls struggle to overcome her fear of a man she is supposed to love unconditionally. But circumstances find her unable to forgive and forget such an act. Meredith and her mother have lived together without her father for three years. For three years she has both ignored and hated him for what he did. Also, because her mother refuses to admit the truth that she is a fool to deny, Meredith resents her mother’s feigned ignorance. Her father killed the little i...
Mohawk Nation at Akwesasne PO Box 1645 Cornwall, Ont K6H 5V6 (613) 551-1971 March 11, 2009 Pyke Phish Farm is a non profit business that has been involved in fish farming activities on a volunteer basis since 1985. Our prime objective when starting was to show that fish could be raised in polluted water without acquiring any of the contaminants. Since that time, we have expanded our focus to fertilizing eggs of walleye, and would like to further expand to include perch as well. Our objective in the near future is to start an indoor hatchery...
serves 4 Ingredients 1 lb. perch fillet 1 cup flour 1 cup cornmeal 16 ounces light beer 1 tablespoon salt 1 tablespoon pepper 2 tablespoons Old Bay Seasoning 1 cup oil Directions 1. Heat skillet fryer with hot oil. 2. Mix flour, cornmeal, beer, salt pepper and seasonings until a batter consistency. 3. Coat filets with batter. 4. Deep fry until golden brown. Approx 3 minutes per side....
I had a dilemma when I had a cut on the top of my thumb. It just wouldn’t heal and really hurt. I finally came up with the bright idea of using crazy glue on it. That would hold it together and still cover it until it healed. Crazy glue comes in a round container containing four one-use only tubes. I punched a hole in one of the aluminum vials and used that to cover my thumb and put the small white plastic cover back on. Then later in the day I thought I’d give myself another protective coat. I got out the vial I used earlier and held...
The SRC Shamrocks won’t be going to Utica this year after all. The team fell to the visiting Burke Catholic Eagles 4-0 in front of a packed arena of spectators and fans. The Section #9 contenders showed themselves as a much disciplined team. It seemed more out of frustration that the Shamrocks tried to get their opponents out by checking into them on the boards. It is a big disappointment for the Shamrocks who are usually one of the top favorites to advance to the ‘final four’ in the NY state...
