A Voice from the Eastern Door
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On Saturday, the Hogansburg Akwesasne Volunteer Fire Department held its annual Firemen’s Banquet. Jason McDonald emceed the event and other speakers included Tribal Chief Randy Hart, Station 1 Chief Derek Comins and, although he could not attend, a speech by Tribal Sub-Chief Ron LaFrance, who also received the Special Appreciation Non-Member Award. This year, there were a couple of new awards: chainsaw operator of the year and hose layer of the year award. These awards were one of those ...
At the crack of dawn on March 23rd, five members of the Northern SKY Warriors team started their run to Ottawa to meet the Nishiyuu. They didn’t do it for publicity or recognition; they did it to answer the call that someone from Akwesasne be there in Ottawa when the walkers arrived. In fact, as Kiohontathe Alan Chubb put it, it was suggested lightly, and then it “became a serious idea,” and then they just did it. They left from the Longhouse and ran to Twin Leaf. They then took highway 2 to Mor...
In honor of National Aboriginal Language Day, which was March 31st, last Wednesday the Kanatakon School was the site of Tetewakieron:nion, the Annual Language Show. There were two shows, and the morning show included performances by the daycare, headstart, K4, K5, and first grade. The night show included performances from the upper grades of the Kanatakon School plus acts by several groups from AFS, the SRCS Mohawk Club, AEDA & MCA, Skahwatsi:ra Ronwatirihonnien:ni and a movie made by the...
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HOGANSBURG – Mr. Barney J. Cole, Sr., 82, of 526 State Route 37, passed away in the comfort of his home on Thursday afternoon, March 28, 2013 surrounded by his loving family. Barney was born October 25, 1930 at the family home in Hogansburg, the son of the late Joseph and Elsie Garrow Cole. He attended St. Regis Mohawk School. He later received his honorary high school diploma for Veterans through Operation Recognition in June 2009. Barney was a Korean War Veteran who proudly served in the US A...
AWKESASNE – Gregory Benedict, 60, 803 Island Road, Cornwall Island, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, March 28, 2013, at the Cornwall Community Hospital. Greg was born on December 12, 1952, in Bombay, NY, the son of Robert L. and Germaine Jock Benedict. He attended school at Kawenoke, Ontario, and General Vanier in Cornwall. He first married Jean Benedict, that marriage ended in divorce. He then married Loretta Bero, on May 30, 1998, who survives him. He worked on the bridge for R...
Niawen: kowa to the Community Community Health would like to take this opportunity to thank all the people that participated in our Falls Prevention Survey, providing valuable feedback on the promotional items, and also to the people that participated in answering the questionnaire that was submitted in the Indian Time paper. We would also like to acknowledge and thank all the programs that provided assistance in the distribution and returning of the surveys to our program: Meals on Wheels Tsiionkwanonhso:te site Meals on Wheels Iakhihsohtha...
Thank you, Thank you from the JR B Indians to the community for their generous support at the fish fry fundraiser at Brass Horse on Good Friday. Special thanks to Dave and Ronny, staff at Brass Horse, Ross Garrow and the parents who came out to help. We appreciate everything you do to make JR B Indians so successful! Submitted by Angela George...
Thank You The family of the late Annie David would like to thank the pallbearers, Alex Thompson, Andy Square, Jason Cree, Tyson Thompson, Sakweienteres White and Rasentonkwa Tarbell, the Smoke girls for the dinner, the singers and all the people who sent flowers and donations. Thank You...
To the People of Akwesasne, I, Sarahlee Skidders have this incredible opportunity to attend the Stem Cell Institute in Panama City, Panama from June 3, 2013 through June 28, 2013. They will be providing me the treatment I need to hopefully walk once again. The type of stem cell found in the tissue of umbilical cords (mesenchyme stem cell, MSC) can help to repair damaged and severed spinal cords. However, this treatment involves a lengthy process and is very expensive. So I would like to personally thank everyone who has helped out, attended,...
TERRITORY OF AKWESASNE – The results of a cross-border smuggling study conducted and released by the MacDonald Laurier Institute this week is misleading and unfortunately can not be considered objective or accurate due to its lack of fair and thorough research. The Border Integrity, Illicit Tobacco, and Canada’s Security 40-page study takes a broad look at the issue of smuggling in the “401 corridor” region (Montreal, Quebec to Kingston, Ontario). “While components of this study are accurate, the overall position seems to be pushing an agenda...
On Saturday, March 30, the St. Regis Recreation Center held an Easter egg hunt. Those who attended numbered nearly 200 as estimated by the organizers of the event, the Akwesasne Attack Girls Lacrosse Team. Activities included the obvious Easter egg hunt, which was “Fabulous,” as Laura Thompson described it, but there was also a blind Easter egg hunt, where Adults guided by children had to go out and find chocolate bunnies, as well as an Easter bonnet contest for adults. The event was set up to...
Question: We are receiving reports this morning about a change in policy that went into effect on April 2, 2013 requiring ID to enter Canada. Is this indeed the case? If so, please provide information regarding this change of policy so we may share it with our readerswho cross the border daily. Responses: Documentary requirements to enter Canada have not changed: For Returning Canadian citizens and permanent residents: The Government of Canada recommends that Canadian citizens and permanent residents travel with one of the following travel...
On Thursday, a benefit Comedy Show was held at the Snye Rec. for Maya Swamp and Sarahlee Skidders. The show included a viewing of “Diary of a Mad Mohawk Woman” and the premiere of “Diary of a Mad Mohawk Woman 2,” which was directed by Kanera Phillips. Kahontineh Swamp said the film was made with the idea to have a drug and alcohol free activity, and the second film saw many more participants. The comedy portion benefited Maya Swamp who is raising funds to travel to California for a nationa...
Dear Monica, Do you have any fun ideas for a few April Fool’s Jokes I can send to my online friends? Nia:wen, Akwesasne Foolist Dear Akwesasne Foolist, April Fool’s Day is one of my favorite holidays. Of course a Google search will provide you with awesome joke ideas. This year, YouTube tricked naive online users that it was actually just a temporary contest website and no more videos were going to be allowed after midnight. I actually had one online friend that contacted me about it to remind me that I should make sure I have a copy of all...
On Saturday at Building 34 on McCumber Road in Kawehnoke, a community meeting was held to discuss plans to purchase the Iroquois Water plant and build it into a metal fabrication plant. Nelson David White and Laura Morris have been working for the last eight months, at their own expense, to develop a plan that will bring jobs to Kawehnoke. The idea is that they wish to purchase the factory, after receiving a plan from the current owners, which would give them the building as well as the 10...
We’ve all heard of Murphy’s Law and I even once wrote about how it directly affects moms. Well I’m just going to go and name things I think fall under Mom law; things that happen, or seem to happen, to mostly us moms. My favorite is when you get a baby ready in a snowsuit and are walking to the car when they poop up to their necks. Last week I took some time off from work to have a break and get some projects done. Well, I ended up with barely enough time to take a shower. Little Brother became sick with this crazy weather. It’s spring! It’s wi...
The Parent and Family Involvement Committee at the Ahkwesahsne Mohawk School thought it was time for parents and children to have some fun. On Friday, March 29th, families were treated to a delicious spaghetti dinner prepared by Darius White (the Head Cook at AMS) and then the Akwesasne Coalition Committee ran the ‘Minute to Win It’ Family Challenge. Each family team had to compete at 12 different challenges and collect tickets for participating. The top 5 team with the most tickets won som...
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Submitted by Molly Gushea Students in Salmon River’s Middle School and High School JOM program recently received awards for making the Honor Roll or higher for the second marking period. There were 73 students enrolled in the program at this time, and only 11 students achieved a high enough GPA to be awarded these awards. Students received an award, a Nerd’s Rope, and a $10 iTunes gift card. JOM is the Johnson O’Malley Program. In 1934, Hiram W. Johnson and Thomas P. O’Malley introduced identica...
Article submitted by Pascale Delormier On April 2, 2013 World Autism Awareness Day marked its sixth anniversary this year, a campaign that brings attention to the disability that affects many children. What’s important on this day is getting the message out about the community’s understanding and acceptance. In Akwesasne we celebrated this event at the BMO, the sponsor of this event, along with Autism Ontario. As many of you know from this week’s headlines, a new United States government healt...
Humans and donkeys worked together (or didn’t) to play basketball at the Salmon River high school gym to raise money for the All Night Grad party. Salmon River high school seniors, staff, parents, radio personalities and police officers were among those who rode donkeys while playing basketball. It was SRCS seniors against the teams of SRCS staff and community celebrities. There was one game of four nine-minute quarters with team members substituting in and out. Donkeys were provided by Green M...
Local Boys Playing College Lacrosse...
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) issued guidance on preventing conflicts with coyotes and nuisance bear encounters. Guidance about the bear population can be found on the DEC website. With the onset of warmer weather, coyotes are setting up denning areas for soon-to-arrive pups. Conflicts with people and pets may result as coyotes become territorial around den sites and increase the frequency and intensity of foraging to provide food for their young. COYOTES People and coyotes can usually coexist if the coyotes...
Most people want to save money and there are countless ways to save. Just keep the numbers in mind when you go throughout the day saving money. Here are 10 quick ways to save money all backed up by numbers. So when that coffee shop coffee starts to look so appetizing – just remember how much you are saving bringing your own coffee to work or making coffee at the office – but most of all, remember the reason why you are saving. Before we get to “It’s All in the Numbers,” there are 4 very important things to remember: You need to have a reason to...
