A Voice from the Eastern Door
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by Kaniehtonkie Speaking to an Indigenous delegation, many that traveled very far from their homeland to the Vatican, Pope Francis said he felt "shame" for the role Catholics have had "in the abuses you suffered and in the lack of respect shown for your identity, your culture and even your spiritual values." About 150,000 Indigenous children were taken from their homes. Many were subjected to abuse, rape and malnutrition in what the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in 2015 called "cultural...
by Kaniehtonkie Indian Time is sad to announce the closing of our 2021 – 2022 Kanien'kehá Project. Our project ran from November 4, 2021, to March 2022. Indian Time's first Kanien'kehá Project ran from June 7, 2018, to February 14, 2019. Funding was generously provided by the Mohawks of Akwesasne Community Trust Fund for both projects. During the second project, Indian Time featured one to two timely and pertinent articles translated from English to Kanien'kehá. Articles were written by Indi...
AKWESASNE – The Tribal Referendum to change the Tribe’s name has been rescheduled for a vote by tribal members on Saturday, Ohiarí:ha/June 4, 2022. Eligible tribal voters will have the opportunity to approve or reject a proposed name change of the “Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe” to the “Akwesasne Mohawk Tribe”. Pursuant to Tribal Council Resolution 2022-16 signed by Tribal Council during their biweekly work session on Wednesday, March 30th; the referendum has been scheduled once more and tribal members will be presented with the following qu...
By Montreal Canadiens. MONTREAL. As part of Indigenous Celebration Night on Saturday, the Canadiens will wear special warmup jerseys designed by Indigenous comic book colorist and illustrator, Thomas Deer. A lifelong resident of Kahnawake, Deer also works as a graphic artist, cultural liaison and librarian at the Kanien'kehá:ka Onkwawén:na Raotitióhkwa Language and Cultural Center. Deer never expected the Habs to enlist his creative services, but he's honored they did. The project quickly re...
Grace Point, a proud community member of Akwesasne, is in her third year at Ontario College of Art & Design University (OCAD), University in Toronto where she was accepted into the Indigenous Visual Culture (IVC) program. The IVC is a mix of contemporary and Indigenous visual arts practice and academic theory – where only a limited number of students are accepted into the esteemed program. Point also won a bursary from Scotiabank through Indspire, and the only student at the university to r...
AKWESASNE – Raymond "Kia" Sunday, 66, of 1305 River Road, passed away Tuesday evening, March 29, 2022 at Cornwall Community Hospital after a brief illness. Kia was born on February 7, 1956 in Cornwall, Ontario the son of the late Joseph L. "Jiggy" and Elizabeth "Betty" (LaFrance) Sunday. He first attended Chenail Indian Day School before going to GVSS in Cornwall. For many years, Kia was a laborer for MCA until suffering a stroke at age 45 causing him to become disabled. Despite his d... Full story
MEMPHIS, Tenn. Four more Ukrainian children with cancer and their 11 family members arrived at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital® in Memphis, Tennessee, on Monday, March 28. The families travelled from Poland aboard a medical transport aircraft that was chartered by St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The group joins four other Ukrainian children and their 14 family members who arrived at St. Jude on Monday, March 21 on a U.S. government-operated medical transport aircraft. St. Jude is the first hospital in the U.S. to receive patients f...
THE AUTHORITY AND RESPONSIBILITY OF THE ROTIIANESON The events of 1990 in Akwesasne, Kahnawake and Kanesatake added to the debate about “warriors” and “war chiefs”. One side maintains that all the Haudenosaunee have the right as individuals, to defend their communities and assist one another when attacked from outside; the other maintains that the sanction of the Confederacy’s Grand Council is necessary before any warlike activities can be undertaken, and that there is not and has never been a “Warrior Society”. The reality is likely somewh...
14. Tó: ní:kon ne orontákeri wahserò:roke? How much sap have you collected? 78. Énska tewenniáwe nikaweró:kwake wa'khnekarò:roke ne orontákeri I did collect 100 gallons of sap 79. Í:iah tewakerò:ron ne orontákeri ón:wa wenhniserá:te. Í:iah teiorontókhas I did not collect any sap today. The trees are not leaking. 80. Wahshenón:wakentste kénh ne orontákeri ohén:ton tsi niió:re ka'nahkowá:nen wahséta'a? Did you filter the sap before you put it in the tank? 81. Hén, wa'kenón:wakentste Yes, I did fil...
by Kaniehtonkie For the past 14 years community members in Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory have had to haul all their water to their homes one jug at a time. Our Mohawk neighbors to the west have lifted five long-term water advisories on March 28 as they expanded connections to a new water treatment plant. The advisories had been in place since 2008. Home to 2,525 community members, the Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte First Nation (MBQ) has extended its water distribution system with funding from...
The locating of unmarked graves at former Indian Residential School sites across Canada is a tragic reminder of the abuse Indigenous children suffered in these institutions. The governments of Canada and Ontario are working with Survivors, affected families, communities and Indigenous leaders as part of efforts to address historical wrongs and the lasting physical, emotional, mental and spiritual harms related to the legacy of residential schools. Part of this work includes efforts being made to locate and commemorate missing children who...
Upper Canada District School Board Student Senators are focused on change and improvement – not just for the school board, but within the community. From April 1 to May 1, Student Senators will lead fundraising events at their schools to raise money for Green Iglu, a charity that works with Indigenous communities in Northern Ontario to help address food security and food sovereignty. “This year’s Student Senate has made it evident that they wish to leave the world a better place than they found it. With our combined goals and interests in mind,...
The Native American Agriculture Fund (NAAF) announces its fourth annual Request for Applications (RFA). NAAF is the largest private charitable trust devoted to serving the interests of Native farmers and ranchers through grant making in areas of business assistance, agricultural education, technical support, and advocacy services. The General grant cycle opens today, April 1, 2022, and closes June 1, 2022. Youth applications close on May 18, 2022. With $12 million in available funding, NAAF seeks grant applications from 501(c)(3)...
Potsdam – Clarkson University’s doctor of physical therapy students and Crane School of Music student musicians are coming together on a common topic: health promotion and wellness. Second-year students in Clarkson’s physical therapy (PT) program are currently in a population health course focusing on the role physical therapists play in health promotion and wellness in the community. On April 4th, SUNY Potsdam’s Crane School of Music student musicians will undergo a health screening performed by Clarkson’s PT students to promote pain-free...
Onondaga Nation – In late February of 2022, the Onondaga Nation was informed by the Organization of American States (O.A.S.) Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Commission that the Onondaga Nation’s Petition against the United States has been accepted. The Commission has ruled the Petition has met all of their initial screening criteria. In meeting that criteria, the O.A.S. has sent the Petition and all of the supporting documents to the United States, which now must respond within 4 months. In April of 2014, the Onondaga Nation fil...
Deborah Terrance, C • Jamie Ross, VC • Kyrie Ransom • Frances Jacobs-Phelix • Rosebud Cook • Elizabeth McDonald, Alternate • Vacant, Alternate The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe’s Election Board will be holding the annual Tribal Caucus on Saturday, Onerahtohkó:wa | May 7, 2022. There are four (4) positions open: one (1) Tribal Chief, one (1) Tribal Sub-Chief, one (1) Chief Judge, and (1) Traffic Court Judge #1. The Caucus will begin at 10:00 a.m. at the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe Ionkwakiohkwaro:ron Administration Building, 71 Margaret Terrance Memoria...
POTSDAM - Applications are open for $100,000 in North Country Arts Recovery Fund grants artists impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The money will be available to individual artists and art organizations in Akwesasne, as well as St. Lawrence, Jefferson, Lewis and Franklin counties. The application deadline is May 31. Grants will be dispersed to cover costs from July 1, 2022 to Dec. 31, 2022. “Funding is available to 501(c)3 nonprofits, units of state, local or tribal government, nonprofit institutions of higher education, as well as i...
By Doug George-Kanentiio. Akwesasne Mohawk There is a reason why the Six Nations-Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) were not invited to Rome to meet the pope and secure an apology for the victims of the residential schools - we don’t want an apology we want justice. Tens of thousands of Native children suffered abuse by the residential schools administered by the Roman Catholic Church with the compliance of the provincial and federal governments and it may well be proven thousands died either by murder or neglect by the priests, nuns and staff at the s...
By Ionatarí:shon Kirby. Iohahi:io Communications Class. The western dietary pyramid consists of dairy and grain, two things we did not eat for centuries up until recently. Because of this Onkwehonwe communities show a high rate of diabetes, obesity, and cardiovascular disease. Since these health problems are new, we should be able to find answers in our strong agricultural history. Eating in season helps our heart rate change with the weather and keeps us in tune with Mother Earth. Our ancestors were born and raised on a land they ate from,...
By Steve Bonspiel. Eastern Door. On a special night to honor all Indigenous Peoples, Kahnawake took center stage. Kahnawa'kehró:non Teiowí:sonte Tommy Deer's artwork on an orange Habs' warm-up jersey, including the Two Row Wampum belt bookending the Montreal Canadiens' logo, was front and centre at the Bell Centre on Saturday. The special orange t-shirts and hoodies that emulated the Habs' warm-up jerseys didn't even make it to game time, selling out before puck drop, as a smattering of O...
Dr. James Brooks, MD, FRCPC, of Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) has issued an advisory that the new variant of COVID-19, BA.2, is quickly becoming the dominant strain among new infections across Ontario and First Nations communities. Despite having the tools to address the ongoing pandemic, the COVID-19 virus continues to surprise health officials and experts with its ability to change and find ways to transmit more efficiently. BA.2 is part of the Omicron family and shares most of the same characteristics as the current BA.1 Omicron variant....
The Center for Disease Control (CDC) announced new guidance on masking and COVID-19 Community Levels. The updated metrics provide a picture of disease and strain on the health care system for new hospitalizations, current hospital bed use by Covid patients or capacity and new COVID-19 cases. Last week Governor Hochul announced effective March 2nd, the statewide masking requirements for K-12 schools and children 2+ in childcare settings will end. Franklin County Public Health Services (FCPHS) supports the Governor’s lifting of the statewide m...
AKWESASNE – Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe Health Services and Indian Health Services is announcing that the second COVID-19 vaccine booster is available if you feel it will be beneficial to your health. If you have questions regarding your decision, please reach out to your primary care provider to discuss your concerns. The FDA has authorized a second COVID-19 vaccine booster dose of either Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna COVID-19 vaccines are available for those aged 50 and over and for certain immunocompromised individuals. The Center for Disease C...
First Nations Epidemiological summary of COVID-19 cases in First Nations communities as reported to Indigenous Services Canada from March 27 to April 2, 2022. Atlantic – 234 Cases Quebec – 126 Cases Ontario – 322 Cases Manitoba – 47 Cases Saskatchewan – 57 Cases Alberta – 36 Cases British Columbia – 23Cases Canada Wide The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of April 6, 2022. Canada: 3,521,498 confirmed cases in Canada. First Nations: 96,577 total cases, 2,589 active cases (with 692 deaths) British Columbia: 357,758 total...
Statistics for Wednesday, April 6, 2022 Total New Cases Today: 19 Current Positive Cases: 70 At home tests reported: 15 PCRS reported: 4 Statistics for Tuesday, April 5, 2022 Total New Cases today: 15 Current Positive Cases: 51 At home tests reported: 7 PCRS reported: 8 Statistics for Monday, April 4, 2022 Total new: 17 Current Positive Cases: 56 At home tests reported: 7 PCRS reported: 10 Statistics for Sunday, April 3, 2022 Total new: 12 Current Positive Cases: 50 At home tests reported: 7 PCRS reported: 5...
