A Voice from the Eastern Door
A Voice from the Eastern Door
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Almost every school in the North Country let their kids out early on Monday with a few schools delaying on Tuesday morning. Just about every event in the North Country was also canceled Monday night. A high wind warning was issued from Monday October 29, 2pm to Tuesday October 30, 11am. Hurricane Sandy swung away from the North Country, with most of the brunt of the storm staying to the south. Winds in St. Lawrence County peaked at 40 miles an hour around 9:10 p.m. Monday night in Potsdam....
It was solid glass about 1/2 inches thick; a good 10 inches high and around 14 inches in length. It had 2 bronze circles embedded on the glass - one on each side One image was but of Kateri and the other was Kateri in the forest (I resume representing she is known as patroness of ecology). Between the 2 bronze circular images at bottom was embedded the Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha first class relic which was about 1 inch in diameter. I was chosen to present the relic because I was the one that was...
Bueuno! Thanks to the nice people of Italy, the trip members from Akwesasne were able to add a few Italian words to their vocabulary. Not much, but tourist language. Thanks to a good tour guide, we were able to see spectacular sights. In Venice, participants were able to ride a gondola in the narrow water canals and dine at an outside café. The parts of Venice where there were streets were crowded with tourists, hustlers and beggars. The tour was able to take a two-deck boat to two islands....
Akwesasne Territory – Hurricane Sandy has damaged some equipment in New York City, which has left some tribal units without internet service. No internet service means no email. The following units DO NOT have email access: the Tribal Community Building, Food Distribution, the Planning and Infrastructure Division, the Environment Division, Family Support, the Three Sisters Program, the Senior’s Center, the Maintenance Department and the Early Childhood Development program (Head Start and day care). These units CANNOT send or receive emails. The...
POTSDAM, N.Y.—The SUNY Potsdam men’s hockey team has drafted Hunter Cooke to be an honorary Bear for the 2012-13 season. Potsdam has joined with Team IMPACT to welcome Cooke into its family. Cooke, a 10-year old Akwesasne resident with cystic fibrosis, met Coach Chris Bernard and Bears Brett Waters, Mike Arnold, Vinny Buttitta, Max Fogel and Ken Simon on Oct. 19, at Maxcy Hall. He talked hockey and video games with the players, watched a highlight video and was interviewed by Voice of the Bea...
Cornwall, Ontario - October 30, 2012 - On the evening of September 29, 2012, while conducting anti-smuggling surveillance in South Stormont, Cornwall Regional Task Force (CRTF) members observed a black van leaving a storage unit in a known smuggling area. The van was stopped by police as it left the unit. The driver, Jacques BEAULIEU (age 72) of Cornwall, was arrested as one case of contraband tobacco was found in his van. Further investigation also resulted in the arrest of a co-accused,...
Ann Elizabeth Lazore-Elward, age 68, died October 27, 2012 in Plattsburg, NY. She was born February 3, 1944 in Ontario, Canada, the daughter of Elizabeth Papineau and Louis Lazore. Ann married Bernard Elward at the St. Regis Church with Rev. Michael Jacobs officiating on September 28, 1963. She is survived by her husband Bernard of 49 years, her children Timothy & Rhonda Elward, James Elward, Jeff Elward, Lanora Elward, John & Roxy Elward, by 12 grandchildren, 2 great-grandchildren and her...
Marita Skidders (Kaierithon), age 78, of 23 Skidders Road, Cornwall Island passed away peacefully surrounded by her family at Tsiionkwanonhso:te Nursing Home on Cornwall Island on October 30, 2012. Resting at 56 Skidders Road Cornwall Island from 7 p.m. Thursday. Funeral Saturday, November 3, 2012, for Mass of Christian Burial in St. Regis Church at 11 a.m. Burial in Family Cemetery, Cornwall Island. Funeral arrangements under the care and direction of Lahaie & Sullivan Cornwall Funeral Homes,...
October 28, 2012 Letter to the Editor Unilingual, Bilingual, Trilingual! In the Onkwe’take issue for September 2012, there is a letter from the Grand Chief Michael K. Mitchell to the newly elected Premier of Quebec, Pauline Marois. I take exception to his notion that not one of the 16,000 community members of Akwesasne speaks French. There are many people from Akwesasne that have two or three languages that they communicate in. French is one of the languages that I personally can communicate in. My education began at the St. Regis Mohawk S...
This is in response to an article from Indian Time on Oct. 25 2012. Re: CKON It states CKON is a non-profit organization. Funds raised by CKON flow back to the community of Akwesasne by way of donations to the community members, events and programs, etc., and to administer the daily business operations of CKON. Let it be known that there are much needed services in the community who haven’t seen a donation from CKON in several years. Akwesasne Fire Department, Akwesasne Rescue Squad, the hot lunch program, just to name a few. It states that C...
The family of Steve Smoke would like to thank all who participated in or supported the 4th annual Josh Mitchell (Smoke) Pool Tournament. Niawen kowa Hope to see you next year....
NOVEMBER TRAFFIC ACTION PLAN Cornwall, ON- The Cornwall Community Police Service’s Traffic Action Plan for the month of November will consist of targeted enforcement on Intersection related violations, such as improper turns, failing to stop for amber lights, failing to stop for red lights and stop signs violations. Fines for these offences are as follows, Section 141(2) or (6) H.T.A Improper Turn Fine $110, 2 demerit points Section 136(1)(a) H.T.A Disobey Stop Sign- fail to stop Fine $110, 3 demerit points Section 144(15) H.T.A Amber Light- f...
The Akwesasne Task Force on the Environment and the St. Regis Mohawk Tribal Council’s Environment Division hosted a community gathering to share information on the Proposed Environmental Protection Agency’s Grasse River Remediation. This meeting was held on Sunday, October 28, 2012 at the St. Regis Mohawk School Multipurpose room as part of EPA’s public participation responsibilities under Section 117(a) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act of 1980. This reg...
On Saturday, the Snye Recreation Hall held its annual Halloween Party. The gym at the rec. was full of families with their costumed ghoulies. On the way in, tickets were given for door prizes. Sweets, snacks and other refreshments were for sale. Ahead of the costume contest there was a contest to pick the new faces for SRMT Environment’s Spokes-characters, Tiio and Kwis. In the role of Kwis, Dallas Caldwell was selected in the 18 and over category. Nolan Jacobs was picked as the new Tiio. A y...
On Thursday night, at the Snye Recreation hall, Dr. Neil MacDonald gave a lecture on the Indian Act, which was sponsored by the Entewatatha:wi Program. A dinner, including desert, was served preceding the lecture. Healthy conversation amongst the community members present was had around the tables before the lecture started. Dr. MacDonald, a leading Canadian Educator in the field of Aboriginal awareness, spoke on a variety of matters, all having to do with the Indian Act. The main subjects were...
Everyone loves a Halloween party and the Salmon River Central School students are no exception. The Yearbook Club threw a big party in the form of a Homecoming Dance on Saturday, October 20th, in the high school gymnasium. The décor was Halloween minus the costumes as the students dressed in their ballroom best and danced the night away with moves from the Macarena to slow dancing. Music was provided by DJ “E” AKA Eric Spaulding. A Dance Off was the highlight of the night with Victoria Thom...
Last Wednesday, Casey Swamp opened his garage to a group of ladies hoping to fill them with valuable information about cars, and that’s exactly what he did. From service lights, fluids, brakes and tires, to filters and what to do in an emergency, if you didn’t get in on the clinic this round, Marissa Vickers, marketing/customer service for Swamp’s, hopes to have more. This is the second ladies car care clinic because as Casey said, “The first one went really well. It didn’t get done until 9pm...
Last Thursday was a perfect fall day with a blue sunny sky, mild temperature and a hint of a warm breeze that held the musty smell of fallen leaves . It was a fitting stage for a Fall Fest as the Salmon River school community was treated to a day of treats, hay rides, animals, cider and getting out of class for a while. This year was the 33rd annual Fall Fest at Salmon River Central School. It was first launched by a former Agriculture and Future Farmers of America Advisor, Bruce Bonesteel, and...
Halloween started early for the Akwesasne Toastmasters and their families at the spooky themed chapter meeting and Family Night, which was held on October 24 at the Akwesasne Mohawk Casino Training Center. This was a special night for members who got to dress up and share the evening with their kids, who are the future generation of Toastmasters. Family Night is one night out of the year where members invite their family to a meeting. The idea arose from Adrian McDonald, Akwesasne Chapter...
On Thursday October 25th, Victim Services of Stormont, Dundas, Glengary, and Akwesasne held an open house. In a joint open house with their neighbor’s Sani-sol, a cleaning company located below Victim Services, the agency saw some 60 people attend. A barbeque with refreshments was offered to attendees, as well as door prizes. The purpose of the event was to raise awareness. According to Kayla Dumoulin, Volunteer Coordinator for Victim Services, “we wanted to promote services and get our nam...
Two Sweet Aimee Marshall and Terra Lewis, owners and operators of “The Chocolate Chicks,” along with the Economic Development Office of the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe recently held their 3rd Annual Craft Fair at the Akwesasne Senior Center this past Saturday, October 27, 2012. Ms. Marshall stated that the Economic Development office’s Steve Cook and Kasey Thomas have been very helpful in giving support to make this event a reality each year. And by the number of vendors and buyers it turned out t...
On Saturday October 6, 2012, PICEI once again held its Annual “Last Shall Be First 50/50 Fund Raiser” and dinner for its devoted members who always do their share to make the fundraiser a success. The evening was exciting as always for those who dined with PICEI and those who came to watch the actual drawing. Each person in the room had an opportunity to pull a ticket until all the tickets that were sold had been selected. The top ticket seller was Betty Swamp, who sold $1,500.00 worth on her...
1. Kwah ken’ nihá:ti Several of them 2. Onkwehshón:’a People 3. Onkwehón:we Natives 4. Thiionkwehonwehtsheraténion Other natives 5. Onhwentsiakaión:ne (Rome) Old Country 6. Iehonenónhne They went 7. Tsi nón:we Where 8. Thanákere He lives 9. Arihwawá:kon The Pope 10. Tékeni thousand nihá:ti 2,000 11. Kanien’kehakahró:non Mohawk 12. Kahnawà:ke tánon Ahkwesáhsne iehonenónhne Kahnawà:ke tánon Ahkwesáhsne went 13. Kenténha October 14. Tewáhsen énska Twenty first 15. Shiská:rahkwe Date 16. Tewáhsen tewen’niawe’ékhon tánon tékeni i...
It is provided thus: It shall be the duty of all of the chiefs of The Great Law of Peace or the Longhouse People from time to time, as occasion demands, to act as teachers and spiritual guides of their people and remind them of their Creator’s will and words. They shall say, “Listen, that peace may continue unto future days! Always listen to the words of the Great Creator, for he has spoken. United People, let not evil find lodging in your minds, For the Great Creator has spoken and the cau...
Signs of a Physically Abusive Alcoholic Alcohol abuse and physical abuse are two problems that often lead to one another. When alcohol is used, one’s inhibitions are lowered and people sometimes overreact to things in the form of physical violence, often causing serious harm. Physical abuse may lead to drinking in the life of the victim as a means of coping. How can you tell if you or someone you know is being physically abused? In most cases, women are physically abused by alcoholic men, although there are a number of cases of male abuse by a...
