A Voice from the Eastern Door
A Voice from the Eastern Door
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•• The Faithkeepers met on Monday, March 21st at 5:00 p.m. and set the date for Maple Ceremony. Maple Ceremony will take place on Sunday, March 27th at 9:00 a.m. at the Mohawk Nation Longhouse. Tapping of the maple trees has been taking place for about a month. The sap water is flowing abundantly. The tap water will be collected in containers and brought to the Longhouse. The ceremony will open with the Ohenton Kariwahtekwen, a speaker will be selected to explain the ceremony and then 2 Great Feather dances will take place. Then a faithkeeper f...
Traditional Child rearing: as the child grows what did our ancestors do? Here is an excerpt from Jake Thomas’s traditional teachings of the family. As children grow up, they either play among themselves or idle about the house. There are few toys and little supervision. Some corn-husk dolls are made for children but the hoop-and-javelin games and the snow boat (see Morgan, 1901, 1:287-90, 293-4) have been practically obsolete at Six Nations for 15 years. Boys usually acquire snow snakes, bows and arrows, and lacrosse rackets, and both boys a...
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 As far as 10. Ratikahróntha They are making a hole 11. Í:iah teioiánere It is not nice 12. Akonwakenhren’serón:ni They should not hurt it 13. Enhatikahrón:ten They will make a hole 14. Enhati’wahstò:roke Th...
Here are some tips to save money. We all want to save money on the electricity bills, clothing, and other items. We want the extra cash that can come from trying new ideas. • Unplug those kitchen “gadgets” that are not in use even though they may be turned off, they still are using electricity. Tip: There are new “smart” power bars that can be purchased to help you. The “smart” bars automatically turn the power off when the electric gadget is charged or no longer in use. • Are you a coupon saver then this is for you. You can save $100 per w...
I received the best gift for Christmas. My sister in law gave me this book called “Things My Kids Ruined”. Well it’s really a swear word in place of things but I have laughed so hard reading and looking through that book and laughter really is the perfect medicine when you are stressed or down. It is basically a compilation of pictures and captions of things children have ruined in their parent’s homes or other places. You know how usually you have to wait a week or month before you’ll find something your own children have done to you to be...
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AMS Girls participated in the annual Stormont County Basketball Tournament on Friday, March 11, 2011. The results were: Preliminary Round AMS-8 vs. East Front “A”- 28 AMS-26 vs. Gladstone- 0 AMS-8 vs. Viscount Alexander-9 Play-off Round AMS-10 vs. East Front ”B”-0 AMS-11 vs. Central Public-4 AMS wins the “B” Championship. Team members were: Teeweewes Swamp, Kirby Thompson, Karson Porter-Leaf, Mia Point, Rachel Benedict and Raylynn Sunday...
USA Amateur Boxing Sanctioned Event Saturday, March 26, 2011 6 p.m. at St. Lawrence Centre Arena Doors open at 5 p.m. Bell rings at 6 p.m. Akwesasne fighters are: -Rorohronhakies “Lolo”, age 13, New York State Champion, fighting National Champion from Syracuse -Tevin Terrance, age 17, New York State Golden Glove Novice Champ, fighting New York State Golden Glove Open Champ, -Tyler Laughing, age 17 -Ronnie Robidoux, age 15...
Submitted Three Akwesasne youth have participated in the Massena peewee wrestling program this winter. Tehokwirathe Barreiro, Kanatires Barreiro and Rakwirahes Pembleton have taken up wrestling and have worked hard to learn a new sport. All three have earned trophies in tournaments. Tehokwirathe has taken first place at the Massena and Canton tournaments at 56lbs and is 4-0. Kanatires placed 2nd at the Massena tournament. Rakwirahes placed 3rd. Next up is the Ogdensburg peewee tournament April...
Submitted by Vaughn Sunday The Akwesasne Bantam Wolves Hockey team attended the Little NHL Hockey Tournament in Sudbury, Ontario from March 13 to 17th. The team was proudly dressed in traditional ribbon shirts at the Grand Entry of the opening ceremonies. The teams were called alphabetically and Akwesasne was the third team announced. A total of 150 teams and 2200 players attended the tournament, which was the 40th anniversary of the tournament. Akwesasne defeated Birch Island by a score of 2-1...
The Potsdam Ice Storm age 19 and under team, which won the state championship on March 13, is traveling to Anaheim, Calif. March 28 to April 4 to participate as one of 12 teams in the National Championship Tournament. Team members are: Emily Babcock from Massena, Monique Cornett from Potsdam, Karley Cree from Akwesasne, Kamrie Dandrow from Russell, Jessica Denoncourt from Ogdensburg, Darby Eldridge from Winthrop, Morgan Garlock from Alexandria Bay, Laura Gonzales from Massena, Makenzy Grant from...
Buffalo Bandits Goaltender Mike Thompson is the National Lacrosse League’s Overall Player of the Week for the games played on March 4-6, Week #9 of the 2011 regular season. Thompson had a tremendous weekend in net for the Bandits by posting two wins. In his first game, he made 40 saves on 48 shots in an 11-8 victory against the visiting Rochester Knighthawks. He continued his strong play less than 24 hours later in Sunday’s game against the Boston Blazers. Thompson only let 8 goals against one...
By Todd Hambleton The Akwesasne Warriors are a win away from a Federal Hockey League playoff championship. Akwesasne made it a weekend sweep on the road in Brooklyn Sunday night, rallying past the New York Aviators 6-4, to take a 2-0 lead in the best-of-five FHL final. The series resumes with Game 3 on Friday night at A’nowara’ko:wa Arena on Cornwall Island. Game time is 7:35 p.m. If Game 4 is necessary, it’s Saturday night, also at A’nowara’ko:wa. The Warriors in Game 2 had a huge third-period rally that knocked the FHL’s regular season top...
On March 14th through March 17th the Soaring Eagles Volleyball Club held their annual “March Madness Volleyball Camp”. The camp was open to all volleyball athletes, ages 6 to 14, from 3:00 – 7:00 p.m. The athletes were exposed to many different components that help to build a well rounded volleyball player. Each day, the participants had access to healthy snacks and water and refueled at the end of practice with a nice hot meal. It is important that athletes pay attention to the foods that...
By Craig Revelle With the 2011 season just a few short weeks away, Mohawk International Raceway inched a little closer to the first green flag of the new year by waving the checkered flag on 2010 as MIR honored the champions and top finishers from the past year. Nearly 250 people gathered at the Brass Horse Banquet Hall in Akwesasne, New York to formally crown the champion in each division, as well hand out the stunning trophies and plaques that went to the top finishers. The top rookie in each...
Submitted Skkylar Thomas and the St. Lawrence Thunder Peewee Hockey Team played in the New York State Championships last weekend in Skaneateles, New York. They played their 1st game Friday night against the Syracuse Blazers winning 9-0. Their 2nd game was against Tonawanda. It was heavy weight battle with numerous score changes, tied 3-3 in the 3rd period with 7 minutes left. Skkylar Thomas got the go ahead goal and they held the lead and won 4-3. The team played their 3rd game against the...
Submitted by Maggie King On March 22, 2011 The Akwesasne Peewee B Hockey team showed Akwesasne they could play with pride. In a crowded arena, the peewee team played their final playoff game beating Cornwall 2 with a score of 4-0. With no scoring in the first period Akwesasne took the lead in the second period. Scoring in the second period was Justin Terrance assisted by Nawen Mitchell and Nonkon Thompson, also scoring was Nonkon Thompson assisted by Kaine Ransom. Going in the third period with...
Submitted Champs Eastside Boxing Club was in action Saturday March 12th in Albany, NY. Representing Champs was Tevin Terrance of St. Regis. Tevin 152 lbs, 14 bouts, 18 years old was matched against John Murray 21 years old, 12 bouts, 148 lbs. of Albany, NY. Tevin was in fine form and his speed was too much for John. Tevin was countering well and delivered his punches with speed, accuracy and precision. In the last round the referee was forced to administer 2 standing 8 counts for John Murray’s protection. This was a good comeback bout for y...
