A Voice from the Eastern Door
A Voice from the Eastern Door
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On March 11, 2009 at approximately 2:45 AM, St. Regis Mohawk Tribal Police responded to a call of an armed burglary in progress at a home on Sweet Grass Lane, Akwesasne NY, near River Road. The home owner reported that when returning home from a week-long trip, he noticed that all the lights were on and the front door was partially opened. After entering the premises, the victim was confronted by an armed intruder who then fired one shot towards him. Fortunately, the bullet missed him, continued through the front door and struck the victim’s c...
The Salmon River High School auditorium was packed full this past Friday and Saturday evening for the student-lead production of “The Wizard of Oz” that featured an amazing cast of students talented in singing, acting, dancing, choreographing and directing. The roughly 3-hour production was a hit with audience members who were impressed and excited to see the classic story brought to life by their own community’s youth. Playing Dorothy, Holly Shearer was spot on with lines and her anima...
Kana:takon School students who were uprooted last month will get to move back in to their repaired school next week. The school’s student population consists of 7th and 8th graders, pre-kindergarten, kindergarten and Head Start students. They were all relocated to different schools when a break in the sprinkler system caused massive flooding to the entire school. Several classrooms were destroyed and a team of workers salvaged what they could of the rest of the school. The 7th and 8th graders took up a temporary home at the Ahkwesahsne M...
Akwesasne residents interested in purchasing a modular home will soon be able to do so from an Akwesasne owned and managed company, Route 37 Homes. Rosalie Jacobs has just announced her plans and work is already underway in building the model home that will also be used as the Route 37 Homes office. On Tuesday morning, ground was broken and the home is under construction. It will be completed by April 20th and a grand opening celebration of Route 37 Homes will be held on April 24th. “We’re off...
The angels gathered by your side Then gently led you home To a place of matchless beauty. Where you will never be alone. But loving thoughts of you ma Will always linger here And the memories we once shared Will never disappear. Forever loved and remembered in our hearts. Families of Louise Herne, Sarah Jacobs and Lillian Herne...
Our Village will never be same when I get home without my friend, Guma. I’d look out my window and Guma would be coming up the street. I’d know what the weather was like if she wore her blue hat. Cold. When she came up the street on her bike, it was a beautiful day. When she came up the street with her coffee, she was ready for bowling. When I didn’t find her around the Village, she didn’t feel good, and wasn’t coming with us. She wasn’t well for a long time, but when she went bowling, she was a very happy gal. She had lots of fun, laughed...
She:kon Akwesasnenoron, I write this letter today directed at all drivers out there who honk their horns at me as well as show me their middle finger, because of my horrible bad luck with law enforcement in the North Country, I will continue to obey the speed limit. I do this because I have no intention of giving a dime to New York State, I am proud to say I’m Kanienkehaka, and I love my people but I would rather support my people in other ways financially than the traffic court. I do have some suggestions if in the event you are pulled...
To the Editor, In “Cigarette Prices Jump” Indian Time failed to report the real story. Is the price increase going into our Tribal General Fund to pay for, oh say, the Clinic budget short fall, or into the deep pockets of the already fat store owners association? Where is the money going and how is it being spent? Is scares me every time the Store Owners Association in Akwesasne meets with tribal officials, the non-store owning Tribal membership seem to lose a little more of their sovereignty. Talk about the tail wagging the dog. The pop...
OH, HAPPY DAY Governor Paterson, the best governor of New York State, he went so far as to convince your elected leaders that not only will we accept his tax agreement to tax non-native from buying cigarettes from our local stores but that they will also increase (whose taxes are these?) the locally made cigarettes for all customers that walk into these same stores. With the last taxes mentioned who will benefit from these taxes and how will they benefit? You see, we are now extinct peoples when your own elected leaders refuse to recognize...
We are asking for donations for Iowisennewen Quintyn Jackson. He is the 10-day-old son of Joey Jackson and Karakwahawi Ransom and the grandson of Bruce and Linda Jackson. He was born March 7, 2009 in Massena and brought to Crouse Hospital in Syracuse on March 10, 2009. His right hart values shut down which requires him to have surgery. He is currently in Syracuse until Tuesday March 17, 2009. Then he will be sent to Strong Memorial Heart Institution in Rochester, NY. We have put jars out at various stores in the community to help pay for...
The NYSPA is the ultimate “Indian giver”. We, as a community, have an absolute right to Niionenhiaseko:wane (Barnhart Island). It was never sold to anyone. It is ours as are the waters, which flow on both sides of the island. We have a right to demand a fair percentage of the profits generated from the St. Lawrence Power Dam. We made a huge mistake when we agreed not to challenge the licensing of the dam. In 1988 we estimated we could have assessed an annual fee of over $33,000,000 for the use of our land and water. That amount would be...
On March 6th, 2009, at approximately 1:05 a.m., Akwesasne Mohawk Police Service were advised of a Hit and Run which had occurred between two vehicles in Kanatakon. The suspect vehicle was driven onto the Ice Bridge after hitting the complainant’s vehicle. Upon investigation, a 39 year old male of Massena, New York was charged with Failing to Remain at the Scene of an Accident and Failing to Report an Accident. On March 6th, at approximately 1:36 p.m. Akwesasne Mohawk Police Service were patrolling on Kawehnoke when they observed a passenger i...
The Cornwall Community Police Service were conducting a routine traffic stop when an officer was involved with a vehicle taking flight from police shortly after 1:19 a.m. on the 18th of March, 2009, in the area of Brookdale Avenue and Tollgate Road in Cornwall. An officer activated emergency lights and siren in an attempt to stop the vehicle. The vehicle allegedly sped off at a high rate of speed taking flight from police and travelled west bound on Tollgate Road. The vehicle completed a u-turn and proceeded south onto Brookdale Avenue. The...
Community Input Sought on Tribal Ordinances AKWESASNE TERRITORY – A public meeting has been scheduled for Wednesday, March 18, 2009 at 5:00 pm in the lobby of the Tribal Community Building. The Tribe is seeking input from community members to review the Final Draft Land Dispute Procedures Ordinance. The land dispute procedures ordinance was presented last fall and comments have been incorporated. This ordinance will allow tribal members to seek appeal of land dispute decisions in tribal court. Copies of this ordinance are available in the...
Commencing on or about March 26, 2009, the Canadian Coast Guard Icebreaker CCGS Martha L. Black from our Quebec region along with the United States Coast Guard Cutter Thunder Bay from the east coast will be conducting icebreaking operations in support of the commercial shipping through ice covered sections of the St. Lawrence River and as far as Lake Ontario and sections of the St. Lawrence Seaway. Ice Fishermen, snowmobilers, ATV operators and other recreational users of the ice are strongly advised to remain well clear of the icebreakers...
Monday, 16, 2009 Re: Cecilia “Goma’ Johnson On behalf of all the Johnson family we would like to express our gratitude to the following for their kindly contributions as we struggled with our heartbreaking loss. Donaldson Funeral Home Father Belgarde MCA American Legion Post 1479 (Ladies Auxiliary) Leonard Oakes Jr. & Mohawk Bingo Palace Staff HVFD Akwesasne Mohawk Police (Leanne O’Brian & Bill Lafrance Jr.) Cooks Greenery Kateri Circle Members & Singers Kathy Herne Kahnastatsi Geraldine Jacobs; Veronica King; Melissa Johnson & Les Lazor...
Niawen ko:wa Sorry it’s taken me a little while to do this ‘Thank You’ but I still haven’t been feeling well. Anyway, I am so overwhelmed by the kindness and generosity of this community. I have so many people to thank. First of all, my daughter Kelly and my sister Franny, who organized the benefit dance and went out and got the donations. You two are the best and I love you! Thank you to my family-Aunt Marianne Loran, Aunt Esther, my Mom, Bern & Holly, Dawn, Ace & Karen, Mike, Tira Benedict, Nichelle Loran, Lacey Chubb, ‘Baby Brown’ La...
AKWESASNE, ONTARIO ─ The Mohawk Council of Akwesasne is continuing to collect written statements from Akwesasne community members on issues, concerns, and complaints involving the Canada Border Service Agency (CBSA) at the Kawehnoke (Cornwall Island) Port of Entry. Information that Akwesasne residents provide will support efforts to develop solutions and protocols for the safe and secure passage of all travelers through the border crossing. To file a complaint against the CBSA, community members are asked to contact Joyce King at the MCA Justic...
This weeks’ late winter rains, warming temperatures and shifting icepacks serves as a reminder to Akwesasne to review their emergency plans to be prepared for flooding. At this time of year, snow melt coupled with ice thaw and much-welcomed warm temperatures can cause flooding, sometimes with little or no warning, and affect the safety of our residents, their homes and property, and their communities. The most common place of where flooding to occur in Akwesasne is along the St. Regis River. Stay tuned to CKON 97.3 FM for information from l...
The United States Army awarded Staff Sergeant Austin Boots with the Bronze Star Medal on Wednesday, March 11, 2009 during an awards ceremony held at the Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. Boots, a native from Akwesasne, belongs to Bravo Company, 1-14 Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, Hawaii. Boots’ company was deployed to Iraq from December 2007 until March 2009. During his deployment the United States Army recognized him for his outstanding performance and expertise, which w...
By Ken Smith and Dan O’Farrell, Indian Time Interns Mona Via was on hand at the St. Regis Mohawk Senior’s Center Wednesday, offering instructions in the card game of cribbage. Via had set up at her own folding card table, the usual sort of table found in every home, for the kitchen euchre game. “When I first started here, all we had for card games were the big, round tables,” said Via. “They are too wide to reach across, so we needed the real thing.” It was a surprise to find out that cribba...
Students off for March Break this week were invited to sign up for a week of fun at the St. Regis Recreation Centre. The St. Regis Rec teamed up with the friendly staff of the Akwesasne Child and Family Services to offer fun activities for the kids throughout the week. On the first day the participants made crafts of blankets, dreamcatchers and box art. On Tuesday, they were taken to the Aquatic Centre in Cornwall for swimming, where they mingled with children from other schools also trying to...
They may not have known why they were sent to school in green, but student at the St. Regis Mohawk Early Childhood Development Program (Head Start) learned all about St. Patrick’s Day Tuesday. Different classrooms had different activities and the assortment of Irish spirit found throughout the school was amusing, from green hair to green faces. Children proudly showed what green items they were wearing and some even had the chance to make St. Patrick’s Day-themed crafts, like paper bag shi...
For years, residents of the Iakhihsohtha Home for the Elderly in Tsi Snaihne (Snye) have made do with what they had. Every few months when their hair needed a trim, color, perm or style, they sat in an old bathroom and let Margaret, a hairstylist from Fort Covington, do her work. The surroundings weren’t perfect. An old toilet was within arm’s reach and hampers held soiled laundry. However, residents were getting their hair tended to and that’s all they cared about. When Maureen Benedict was h...
As part of their March Break activities, the St. Regis Recreation and Akwesasne Child and Family Services invited teens to come in Tuesday for a cooking class. Carolyn Francis and Leona Barnes taught the participants the basics of cooking, from what knives to use to how to do things in a sanitary way. The group learned to make biscuits and macaroni soup. “We’re just going over a lot of basics that they’ll need to know when they go out into the world,” Francis said. The participants learned...
