A Voice from the Eastern Door
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Students at the Salmon River Central School were evacuated to designated areas Tuesday morning following a bomb threat. Jane Collins, Salmon River Superintendent, said the call was made at 10:57 a.m. on March 25. New York State Police responded to the scene and searched the school grounds. The individual who is alleged to have made the call was apprehended, Collins said, and the students were permitted to return to school and resume lunch and classes. “I am appreciative of the support from the administration, the staff and the students,” Col...
A seventeen-year-old who reportedly disappeared after getting into a taxi is no longer missing, police said. CKON 97.3 aired a report this week that Ashley Marie Thompson had last been seen over the weekend. Police however said Tuesday that the girl is in Manitoba and is of legal age to be there. They said that no official release was ever issued by police to search for the girl. “There really isn’t anything newsworthy to report,” they said. Police said if there are any further developments the public will be notified....
On March 12th, 2008, with the assistance of the St. Regis Tribal Police, the Joint Investigative Section of the Akwesasne Mohawk Police Service seized 550 pounds of hydroponic marijuana. The seizure was made through interdiction efforts by local police agencies targeting cross border smuggling. Members of the Joint Investigative Team, comprised of Akwesasne Mohawk Police and RCMP officers, were conducting surveillance in the Snye area of Akwesasne when the officers observed several skidoos...
Despite an early Easter and late arrival of springtime weather, Snye Recreation’s traditional Easter egg hunt went on as planned Sunday. Carloads of children attended the event, which was held this year partly indoors. The elders, babies and toddlers searched for plastic eggs inside the gymnasium while the older kids still searched through the grass, mud and snow outside. After collecting as many eggs as possible, participants then opened up all their eggs to find candy inside. A lucky slip o...
Mr. Donald E. Burditt, age 83, of 743 Salmon St. Fort Covington, NY, died unexpectedly Tuesday (March 11, 2008), at his home in Fort Covington, NY. Born February 5, 1925 in White Station, Quebec, the son of James and Mary (Noreault) Burditt. He attended Ft. Covington Academy School. He served in the US Marines during World War II. He married Elizabeth M. Ghostlaw on November 4, 1946 at St. Mary’s Church in Fort Covington with the Rev. Robert Duford. He worked for Massena Terminal as a maint...
Nia:wen kowa: The Akwesasne Freedom School would like to thank the community for coming out to support us at our annual breakfast basket raffle on Saturday. We made $2658! Nia:wen kowa also to the parents who donated baskets and helped cook and clean and set-up, you did a great job. Also, we’d like to thank everyone for buying raffle tickets, we wish we could have more baskets to give away. Our winners this year were: Anahalison King, Bev Cook, Tare Cook, Whenitanoron Seymour, Barbara Seymour, Anne Terrance, Danielle L. Thompson, Xiochitl Rios,...
The Smash Mouth concert scheduled for this weekend at the All-Inn Lounge has been postponed. Details were not immediately known. The concert has been rescheduled for August 29, 2008. Tickets purchased for this weekend’s show will be honored at the new August date....
Dear Editor, Through communications with Akwesasne businesses, as well as the community at large, several topics of interest have developed which bear scrutiny and examination. The issue of exchange of the Canadian loonie in Akwesasne has stirred some lingering debate, following the increased valuation of that currency over the besieged American dollar. This is a topic that does not appear to be ready to go away soon. A recent financial news article online raised some eyebrows recently when the cost of the Iraq war to the United States was...
Prayer to St. Isaac Jogues O God, Who didst consecrate the first fruits of the faith in the northern regions of America by the preaching and blood of Thy Holy Martyr Isaac Jogues, grant that through his intercession Blessed Kateri Tekawitha will be canonized and that the flourishing harvest of Christians may everywhere and ever increase. Through our Lord Jesus Christ Thy Son Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in union with the Holy Spirit, God world without end. Amen. Submitted by: Joanne Reyome...
The following individuals were charged in connection with contraband cigarette seizures that occurred in the past month. The seizure details have been printed in previous issues of Indian Time, but a delay in the release of names occurs until former charges are filed. Dennis Brian GOWAN 45 years old Albert Street Cornwall Tobacco seizure Feb. 26th, 2008 in Cornwall Chantal Louise WHITE 22 years old James Lane Akwesasne, Ont. Tobacco seizure Feb. 27th, 2008 in Cornwall Square shopping parkade. Jacob Angus COOK 31 years old River Road St. Regis,...
Cornwall, Ontario - On March 5th, 2008, at 7:44 a.m., an officer from the Akwesasne Mohawk Police Service observed a 2002 Chevrolet Express cargo van and a Dodge Durango on Island Road in Akwesasne, Ontario speed off northbound on International Road towards Cornwall, Ontario. When the officer attempted to catch up to the vehicles, he was slowed down by the driver of the Durango in an attempt to prevent the officer from stopping the Chevrolet van. The van was observed traveling at a high rate of speed on the Seaway Bridge on very slipp...
SIX NATIONS POLICE SERVICE 1689 CHIEFSWOOD ROAD, OHSWEKEN ONTARIO, CANADA N0A 1M0 Phone (519) 445-2811 Fax (519) 445-4894 CASE NUMBER: 08-306 FOR PUBLIC DISPLAY TASHINA CHEYENNE VAUGHN GENERAL DOB: Oct. 2, 1986 Missing From: Six Nations Reserve, Ohsweken, Ontario Date Missing: January 22, 2008 Description: Female, native, 21 yrs, 5’7”, 150 lbs, brown eyes, wears black rimmed glasses, long brown hair, small T shaped scar on left brow, round dark brown birthmark on back of left thigh. Rem...
Country singing star Adam Tucker made a pit-stop at the Brass Horse Lounge Friday evening to entertain a crowd of country music fans. The up-and-coming artist has had at least two songs receive widespread play on radio and Internet: “Honky Tonk USA” and “Come Noon on Judgment Day.” Raised in Charleston, West Virginia, Tucker lives and breathes country music and is promoted with the slogan “Country Music Never Looked or Sounded So Good.” Brass Horse regulars and staff members had laid-back c...
FLIGHT FROM POLICE – Tanya Oakes, 35 of Akwesasne, Ontario was arrested and charged with flight from police, fail to stop when directed by police and breach of probation (keep the peace and be of good behavior) on the 15th of March, 2008. It is alleged that officers conducting a RIDE on Seventh Street East spotted a vehicle make an abrupt turn prior to reaching the officers stopping traffic. An officer approached the vehicle on foot and was forced into the snow bank by the turning vehicle. The officer struck the rear window of the vehicle sha...
Twelve year-old Akwesasronon Collin Tehorahkose Jacobs attended the National Young Leaders State Conference in Tarrytown, New York from February 28 to March 2. There are strict requirements for nomination and attendance to the NYLSC. In the fall 2007 school year, only 97 outstanding 8th and 9th graders nationwide are nominated. Someone who has directly witnessed their academic and leadership abilities in action must personally select these nominees. Perspective students must also have a grade...
By Shannon Burns Students at Salmon River Central pulled off an incredible weekend of acting collaboration. The student actors and actresses, stagehands and understudy cast members entertained crowds in two performances of Bugsy Malone Jr. The production was put on by the school’s theater department (in its second year of productions) as well as the music department. It is the first musical put on by students at Salmon River in eleven years. Unlike many high school productions, middle school s...
On Wednesday March 12, 2008 children from the St. Regis Mohawk Early Childhood Development Program went on a field trip to Robert Moses State Park. They visited the nature center where they got to meet Axel the Parrot and Iggy the Iguana. They also met turtles, fish and other little animals. The children learned about the ecosystem and taking care of it along with their parents and Totas. At the end of the visit they each made a bird feeder to take home and were invited back...
Congratulations to the following students who have achieved 80% or above for Term Two, February 29, 2008. Grade Three Mrs. Jackson Rachel Benedict Haley Jacobs Teiowisontakie Oakes Cameron Roundpoint Quinten Roundpoint Kaytlin Thompson Kobe Skidders Grade Three Miss Smyth Dante David Drake Adams Tatyana Papineau Carlie Lafrance Chase Thompson Taylene Hall Shea Skidders Grade Four Miss Pilkington Madison Delormier Kiana Jacobs-Thompson Aryanna Jacobs Aidan Francis-Forgues Travis Thompson Amanda...
Indian Time interns Adam and Samantha asked Mr. Jock’s kindergarten class at St. Regis Mohawk School what they saw as signs of spring....
Gathering maple syrup is an ancient and still practiced Haudenosaunee tradition. There is a special ceremony, prior to sap collection, it is a tobacco burning that gives thanks and asks that the people be protected from falling branches as they walk beneath the tree. Maple is the leader of trees and plays an important role in our culture. The maple tree’s sap is a medicine, a spring tonic. The process and timing of tapping for maple syrup depends solely on Mother Nature. The best time t...
1. Kakwitéhstsi....................................Early spring 2. Ronterontahrá:raks..........................They are tapping trees 3. Enniskó:wa..... ................................March 4. Tsi niwenhnì:tes.............................During the month 5. Ionnihsnonwatase’táhkhwa.............Hand drill 6. Róntstha..........................................They used 7. Énska sha’tesewahsén:nen.............One & a half 8. Niionhkarà:ke khók.......................Only 1 inch 9. Niió:re.........
1st row left to right: Mrs. Erma Smoke, Delores Lazore, Glenda White, Louise Wood, Martha Herne, Darlene Jacobs 2nd row: Freda Millett, Joan White, Anna Sawatis, Eva White, Dolores Jacobs Thank you to Dale White for sharing this photo with our readers....
We have to operate on site and we don’t get to choose the locations that we respond to when the alarm goes off. Quite often when you see us we’re putting our gear on alongside the road. This causes some predicaments that can be hilarious or dangerous and that’s the burden of being a firefighter. For example, our gear is prepackaged with the boots already in the bunker pants to make it easier and quicker to put on. I can’t recall how many times I put my bunker pants on with the suspenders caught either between my legs or under my boot. This make...
As Baby T gets older I begin to see what his own person he is. To think that over the course of three years he has gone from a cooing baby to a running while talking boy with his own ideas, plans, and personality. I have had to learn to follow him through each phase. And I have somehow overcome the strong urge to hold his hand and guide him. He does just fine on his own but that doesn’t make me not worry. For example, I still cringe on the inside when he wants to go up or down stairs. He has become quite fond of his friends. During long w...
This book is in an interesting format. It’s entirely letters and notes between a whole cast of interesting characters. It’s really an interesting book because it’s very humorous and entertaining. Elizabeth had only one best friend, Celia. Celia has a habit of running away from home, sometimes days, sometimes weeks, leaving Elizabeth to deal with her disappearances. Elizabeth is forced by her English teacher to write a letter to a pen-pal at another school, Christina. They soon begin, after only a few letters, to become good friends. Eliza...
