A Voice from the Eastern Door
A Voice from the Eastern Door
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AKWESASNE, NY – With the 2012 racing season just over a month away, excitement is beginning to build with the great events that are on the schedule for this season at Mohawk International Raceway. An action packed summer is in store for local racing enthusiasts as MIR continues to offer great weekly racing and special events this year. The 2012 season will get underway with the Annual test and tuner session on Saturday, May 5th from noon to 4 pm as the track hosts an open practice session for all divisions. This will be a great way for local t...
The arena was packed as leftover fans from the first semi-final game between the Ohsweken Demons and Brampton Inferno stayed to find out who their team would face in a championship game dubbed The Creators Cup. The Demons had narrowly made it through with a 17-16 win over the Inferno and awaited the winner between the 1st place Durham Turfdogs and the 4th place Iroquois Ironmen. Throughout the season the Ironmen were unable to defeat the Turfdogs. They came close in a couple games but weren’t ab...
Akwesasne, Ontario – The A’nowara’ko:wa Arena located on Kawehno:ke in Akwesasne is going to be the host site for the Dock Dogs Canadian Eastern Regional Championship on July 13-15, 2012. Dock Dogs is a dog sport with three different events that involve a 10-foot long dock leading into a 40-foot long pool. Now in their 11th year, Dock Dogs World Wide has over 18,000 dog/handler teams registered between 42 U.S. states, four Canadian provinces, and three other countries. “This is a really great op...
Last year the Massena Girl’s Varsity Lacrosse team finished the season with a 15-2 overall record. In 2011 the Lady Raiders went undefeated in the league and went on to win their second Section 10 B/C Championship in a row. The two losses came from Section 3 teams; Watertown in regular season and Oswego in the state quarter-finals. Returning seniors this year include Kallie Barnes (defense), Emmalynn Dupree (midfield), Hanna Gleason (defense), Shaydi Oakes (attack), Megan Poupore (attack) and Bethany Rogers (midfield). Other returning p...
5 is full of promise for the Red Raider Laxmen. The Raiders come off a 9-9 outing last season that saw them compete in five one goal games, winning two in regulation and losing three in overtime. The Raiders hope to learn from their past experience and improve this season. Attack - Zach Hopps (Senior) is the Raiders top returning point getter from last season with 79 points. He is followed by Grayson Phillips (Junior) (59) and Rhoades Tarbell (sophomore) (20). Sako Rourke (freshman) will compete for playing time. Midfield – Returning at m...
The North Franklin 10U girls basketball team coached by Karen Francis, Billy Cook and Jocelyn Kelly won both tournaments that it entered this spring, the Potsdam Blue and Orange tournament held at SUNY Potsdam on March 10-11 and the Richard McLean Memorial Tournament held at Salmon River on March 30-31. Congratulations coaches and girls....
The Canadian Amateur Boxing Association is holding the “Pan-American” 2012 Women’s Elite Continental Boxing Championships at the NAV CENTRE in Cornwall, Ontario, from April 4th to April 7th, 2012. 15 countries have registered and close to 150 athletes and officials have confirmed their participation. These championships are being held under the Association International de Boxe Amateure’s rules, i.e.: the Olympic Games’ rules. Confirmed and registered countries include Argentina, Barbados, Brazil, Canada, Dominica, Ecuador, Honduras, Jamaica,...
AKWESASNE MOHAWK TERRITORY – The Mohawk Council of Akwesasne has learned that Citizenship and Immigration Canada has recently changed its criminal inadmissibility policy for entry into the country. In the past, if you have been convicted of an offense, such as mischief or driving under the influence, you were not able to enter Canada without a permit, which had a processing fee of $200. To support Canada’s Federal Tourism Strategy, Citizenship and Immigration Canada and the Canada Border Services Agency have made it easier for individuals wit...
Akwesasne Territory — The entrepreneurial spirit is strong in Akwesasne with over 300 businesses in the territory. Not only do these businesses provide jobs and support the local and regional economies, they provide financial support to community members through alcohol, petroleum and tobacco fees paid to the tribe. These fees go to support programs and services in the community such as drug and alcohol prevention, chronic health care, scholarships and residential treatment. Other businesses are not assessed fees. “The Akwesasne business sec...
During March Break Kana:takon School’s Early Years’ playground equipment was vandalized. The plexi glass on the slide was broken. The playground was closed for the students until the damage was fixed. Last week nine windows were shot with a BB gun at Kana:takon School. The area affected borders the Early Year’s playground. This week another window was shot with a BB gun and the windows that were previously shot are now smashed. The glass from the windows was found in and around the playg...
This spring there will be some new coaching faces on Salmon River’s playing fields and the on track. Shawn Martin will be taking the helm of the track and field team with the assistance of Kim Russell. They are taking over the reins from long time coach Danny Mainville. Martin and Russell are well experienced in the SRCS running programs. Martin was the boy’s track and field head coach in 2000 and assistant cross country coach in 2002 when the Salmon River boys won the Class C NYS Cross Country Championships. Russell was the assistant coa...
The following is an outline of a cross curriculum unit done in my 6th grade classroom here at Salmon River School District. The writing piece is a letter to the editor. Dear Editor, I am writing to say that Red Diamond Oil Company is making illegal oil wells on Black Vine Swamp Property destroying the homes of Florida’s protected Black Panther. This drilling is illegal because Florida State owns the property. Doing the drilling will destroy parts of Nature and can kill some of the rare species. There have been a few sightings of the Florida P...
Akwesasne – The World Series of Poker held annually in Las Vegas will have three representatives this year from the Akwesasne Mohawk Casino. “We are extremely excited to send three of our players to this prestigious tournament” states Bryan Garrow, Poker Room Manager. Each Akwesasne Mohawk Casino Poker qualifier will be flown to Las Vegas with the entry fee inclusive between May 27 and July 16, 2012. Plattsburgh native Ed Bouissey won the coveted prize in last year’s qualifier. Three dates have been determined to host the qualifiers at the Pok...
No persons were injured in a fire at Alcoa on Friday, March 30th. The fire was in the casthouse in the Massena, NY operation. Photo by Arnold Printup...
Albuquerque, NM – March 30, 2012 – “Kontiwennenhawi and Bear Fox” from Akwesasne, Mohawk Nation. will perform at the 29th Annual Gathering of Nations, the world’s largest gathering of Native American and indigenous people. “Kontiwennenhawi and Bear Fox” will perform on Friday, April 27 at 10:20 a.m. on Stage 49, and Saturday, April 28 at 5:30 p.m. in Pow Wow Alley. The Gathering of Nations, considered the most prominent Native American powwow in the world, will host tens of thousands of...
Like many Akwesasronon before her, Natasha Thompson-Barnes expresses herself through art. She has been drawing and beading since she was young. She picked up sewing along the years and has only recently started to paint. Photography is also new to her but she enjoys it just as much. Ever since she was young, Natasha would search and search for pencils so she could draw and color pictures for her grandmother. At just 10 years old, after watching her mother and grandmother bead and sew, she fell...
Reprinted with permission from Indian Country Today It seems like no one realizes that Tekakwitha lived a full life of learning and practicing our traditional culture and knew how to survive before she became a Catholic. There were missionaries who had learned our language and dialects among the Iroquois and she learned their prayers. At the age of 20, a Mohawk woman is very strong in her ways and determined when making a decision. Consider my remarks for those people that might want to imply that Tekakwitha was abused or forced by the...
Students at the Salmon River Middle School have been participating in the Student of the Month program. The Student of the Month is based on the featured character trait from the Book of the Month. The Books of the Month are chosen based on content that addresses human feelings and encourages the human universal values of empathy and caring. The Book of the Month for February was “Memoirs of a Goldfish” by Devin Scillian and the character trait identified in the book was friendship. Megan Bus...
“Guys and Dolls” was presented by Massena High School Music and Drama Departments and took place on March 23 and 24th. The cast included the students who performed a wonderful play that was absolutely enjoyed by the audiences on each night. It was as if people were watching professional actors and actresses during the two shows. The play was funny and romantic and very entertaining and ideal for audiences of any age. While looking around, it was so evident that all were amused by the cast and th...
Niawen: kowa for attending our Parent-Teacher Interviews on Thursday, March 22nd, 2012. We had 117 parents/guardians attend. If you were unable to pick up the report card, it will be sent home with your child. Students are asked to review and sign page three, parents sign page four and return the forms to the classroom teacher. If you would like to discuss your child’s progress, please call the school (613-575-2291) to make an appointment. Congratulations to Warren Oakes from the grade 2 S...
Ganondagan Seneca Historic Site hosted the Haudenosaunee Seed Workshop on March 24th of this year. It was well attended from farmers and seed growers across the Confederacy. The workshop started with Pete Jemison doing the Ohenton Kariwahtekwen or Ganiono in his Seneca language since it was hosted by the Western Door. Our main mission is to share the knowledge and keep our main food source growing like Hegowa, the main corn needed for our ceremonies. Pete wanted to share with everyone what is...
Akwesasne Territory -- The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe’s, Solid Waste Management Program is pleased to announce that it is now an electronic waste (E-waste) collection center. The Solid Waste Program is utilizing Sunnking, Inc. of Brockport, NY as it E-waste service provider. Sunnking is a certified R2 electronics recycler. This service will begin on Onerahtokha/April 2, 2012 at the Transfer Station located at 179 County Route 43, Fort Covington, NY. E-waste is restricted from disposal with regular household trash to keep it from entering l...
Salmon River Secondary School Principal, Alison Benedict, is proud to announce the top scholars for the Class of 2012. Sean Godard has been named the Valedictorian for the Class of 2012. He is the son of Girard Godard of Cornwall, Ontario and Gerry and Linda McElwain of Bombay, New York. Sean’s paternal grandmother is Marie Godard of Cornwall, Ontario and maternal grandfather is Leon Richards of Bombay, New York. Sean is a member of the National Honor Society and the Mu Alpha Theta M...
On March 26th, 2012, Cornwall Regional Task Force (CRTF) members received information that a boat was approaching shore in the East end of Cornwall. As members arrived in the area two males were observed loading cases of cigarettes into the back of a van at a waterfront residence. CRTF members moved in and arrested Daniel MALETTE (age 24) from Cornwall, Ontario, and Jesse COOK (age 23) from Lancaster, Ontario. MALETTE and COOK have both been charged under Section 32(1) Excise Act, 2001, Section...
On March 21, 2012 the Akwesasne Mohawk Police responded to a disturbance at the Kanonhkwa’tsheri:io Medical Clinic located at 41 Hill Top Drive, Kanatakon. Upon arrival police found a male subject sitting at the South entrance of the building who appeared to be intoxicated. The male subject failed to cooperate with police and continued causing a disturbance. Police arrested and transported the male subject to the police station to be processed on the charge of Cause Disturbance answerable in court at a later date. On March 24, 2012 the A...
