A Voice from the Eastern Door
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WASHINGTON – On Thursday, April 1, 2021 Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland announced the formation of a new Missing & Murdered Unit (MMU) within the Bureau of Indian Affairs Office of Justice Services (BIA-OJS) to provide leadership and direction for cross-departmental and interagency work involving missing and murdered American Indians and Alaska Natives. The MMU will help put the full weight of the federal government into investigating these cases and marshal law enforcement resources across federal agencies and throughout Indian country....
Lampsons Falls is a 1.4 kilometer heavily trafficked out and back trail located near Russell, New York that features a waterfall and is good for all skill levels. The trail is primarily used for hiking, walking, and nature trips and is accessible year-round. Dogs are also able to use this trail. It's just over an hour drive from Akwesasne. There are many easy, short hikes located throughout the North Country, check out All Trails at: https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/new-yor...
By Kaniehtonkie On Tuesday, NYS Gov Cuomo announced COVID vaccinations are available for New York resident who are 16 years-of-age and older. “Now that all New Yorkers are eligible to receive the vaccine, it is critical that no one is left behind in our efforts to get New York vaccinated,” Governor Cuomo said. “For over a year, New Yorkers have sacrificed and dedicated themselves to slowing the spread of COVID-19. The light at the end of the tunnel has never been brighter and I encourage all New Yorkers to do the right thing and protect themsel...
My name is Mary Francis. I'm 93 years old and I got my shot. I think that is the greatest thing the community did for everyone. Don't be afraid. Exercise. Eat well. Keep busy. I'm looking forward to seeing all my grandchildren. I would like to thank our health care workers and the ladies that come here. I thank you very much for everything that they do. Screenshot from MCA Communications....
By Mahlon Smoke Since its formation, Kahwatsiraien:ton was designed to show full support to the community through love, knowledge, and language through educational classes, ceremonies, and food distribution. The pandemic has caused a lot of programs in Akwesasne to go virtual exclusively. Kahwatsiraien:ton has taken advantage of virtual meetings, sweat lodges and moon ceremonies and virtual classes to continue their work. Especially when it came to food distribution to help families during trying times. Back in November, the members of...
Clarkson University is moving forward with plans to fully resume all regular campus operations in Potsdam, Schenectady and Beacon, NY for the Fall 2021 semester. Classes in Potsdam for the Fall 2021 semester are scheduled to begin in person on August 31, 2021, as originally posted pre-pandemic. Clarkson’s other campuses will follow schedules tailored for each graduate program. The Fall 2021 plan is shaped by the University’s continued commitment to an in-person experience for all students, expanded vaccine availability around the globe, and...
By Anna V. Smith Before the pandemic, the cedar plankhouse called Cathlapotle would have been full of stories and fire. Every winter, the Chinook Indian Nation and neighboring tribes hold their annual gathering here, on their ancestral lands on a Columbia River floodplain, where red-winged blackbirds sing from the cattails and yellow-and-orange-eyed sandhill cranes strut on stilted legs. It’s not far from the remnants of a village also called Cathlapotle, a major Chinookan trading town established around 1450 that once held as many as 16 p...
AKWESASNE – The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribal Council announced that registration is now open for the April 2021 Tribal Monthly Meeting. The brief registration process enables the Tribal Clerk to verify enrollment prior to the meeting, as monthly tribal meetings are intended for membership only. The next tribal meeting will be held on Saturday, April 10, 2021 beginning at 10:00 a.m. Tribal members who wish to attend are advised to complete registration BEFORE 9:30 a.m. on April 10th to ensure you do not experience a delay in joining the meeting. T...
By Brett Wilkins A pair of Indigenous land defenders locked themselves to equipment at a fossil fuel pumping station in British Columbia on Saturday, vowing to continue resisting a government-owned oil pipeline that is harming the climate, the environment, and First Nations peoples whose unceded lands it traverses. The pipeline protesters - self-described on social media as “accomplices” of the Braided Warriors and Tiny House Warriors - locked themselves to a crane at Trans Mountain Corporation’s Blue River pumping station. The Trans Mount...
Author Unknown Reprint from Indian Time Vol. 26 #44 Submitted by Tom Porter Rise with our Elder Brother, the Sun. Pray often. The Creator will listen if you only speak. Be tolerant of those who are lost on their path. Ignorance, conceit, anger, jealousy and greed stem from a lost soul. Pray that they will find guidance. Search for yourself, by yourself. Do not allow others to make your path for you. It is your road. Others may walk it with you, but no one can walk it for you. Treat the guest in your home with much consideration. Serve them t...
PRINCE GEORGE, BC, April 7, 2021 /CNW/ - Saulteau First Nations (SFN) and Natural Forces are pleased to announce the completion and commissioning of a new 15MW wind project located south of Chetwynd, British Columbia. The Project was developed by SFN and its partner, Natural Forces. It is now the largest majority-owned Indigenous green energy project in British Columbia. “This was a complex project undertaken during very difficult times. I am very proud of our whole team,” said Chief Justin Napoleon. “Our partners, contractors, and suppl...
On Friday, March 26th at the Gwich'in Special Assembly in Inuvik, Gwich'in Tribal Council (GTC) Grand Chief Ken Smith announced that he has completed a process to reclaim his traditional Gwich'in last name of Kyikavichik. Commonly known in the Gwich'in Region as 'Kay', the Kyikavichik last name was changed to 'Kay' or 'Kaye' in the early 20th century as initial settlers and government officials to the area could not pronounce the last name of Kyikavichik ('Kee-kah-vee-chik') which means 'carry t...
April 6, 2021. While noting that it is still analyzing the final State budget bills now undergoing approval, the North Country Chamber of Commerce is pleased to see two items it has been supporting and hoped to see included. “The final budget has a $1 billion package of COVID relief aid we supported,” says Chamber President Garry Douglas. “This includes $800 million for a new COVID-19 Small Business Recovery Grant Program, a $25 million Restaurant Resiliency Grant Program, a $40 million Arts and Cultural Organizations Recovery Grant Progr...
Gatineau, Quebec, April 1, 2021 – Due to the latest COVID-19 restrictions, the Canadian Museum of History will be closed to visitors and all other groups as of 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 1, and the Canadian War Museum will be closed as of 4 p.m. on Friday, April 2, until further notice. All on-site events and programs have also been cancelled. This closure is in response to the latest public health directives from the governments of Quebec and Ontario. We regret the impact of this decision on the individuals, families and groups who use our faci...
By Kalle Benallie. Reprinted with permission from Indian Country Today. Food sovereignty has been important to tribal communities like the Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College on the Fort Berthold Reservation in North Dakota, but the pandemic amplified the need for it. “With the COVID-19, we saw a renewed interest in returning to holistic ways and traditional ways of living and being and part of that is food,” said Lori Nelson, director of agriculture and land grants at NHS College. And in early February, the college received a two-year $100,000 gra...
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced a partnership between the Empire State Trail and the nationally-known Boilermaker race to create the “Empire State Trail Challenge” - a four-month virtual race where participants can register and log their miles to reach milestones tied to virtual progress along the Empire State Trail. Earlier this year, Governor Cuomo announced completion of the Trail, now the nation’s longest multi-use state trail. Following New York’s historic canal systems and rail trails, the new recreational trail spans the state f...
WASHINGTON, April 5, 2021— The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) today announced the availability of $2 million to establish partnerships with organizations to provide outreach and technical assistance to socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers. The funding was made possible by USDA’s new Pandemic Assistance for Producers initiative, an effort to distribute resources more broadly and to put greater emphasis on outreach to small and socially disadvantaged producers impacted by the pandemic. Today also marks the...
Paul Hetzler Senescence is the decline in vigor that happens to all creatures great and diminutive as they approach their species’ life-expectancy limit. Individual genetics matter, too, as does environment. For us, eating and sleeping well, cultivating gratitude, and laughing a lot can keep us healthier for longer. But at some point, even the best-preserved specimen can’t avoid the end. Trees go through senescence at different rates, each species having an approximate timeline beyond which no amount of TLC can keep them alive. As a genus, pop...
By Doug George-Kanentiio Akwesasronon are aware of the strict limitations as to the powers and authority of the St. Regis Tribal Council and the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne. As entities created by New York State and Canada they are agencies responsive to the rules and regulations of any other such subsidiary such as the Department of Corrections, Education and Environment or the various ministries in Ottawa. All of these entities have specific rules which give them limited enforcement powers. They may not assume to act beyond their mandates....
By Sarah Peck Living in a world of scarcity means that we’re constantly searching for the next thing to fill us up, the next destination or achievement to make us whole. Our world is filled with messages that tell us we don’t have enough space, enough stuff, enough clothes, enough fitness. We’re never skinny enough or pretty enough or good enough or rich enough. This scarcity model drives consumption and accumulation; it spurs us to want more, to buy things because we think it will fill the void. We press to work harder, to get fitter, to buy m...
By Mary LaFrance Easter weekend is a test of my self-control every time I go to Tractor Supply or Runnings for chicken supplies. This is because the stores are getting in weekly shipments of chicks, and they are so CUTE! I already have 15 chickens and I get on average about a dozen eggs a day. I. Do. Not. Need. More. Chickens. But if you have ever considered adding chickens to your backyard, now is a good time to shop around. Besides being cute as babies, and providing eggs, here are some other...
The Mohawk Council of Akwesasne’s Department of Health (DOH) reminds the community of Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s ordered 4-week province-wide “Emergency Brake”, the highest level of restrictions in the provincial COVID-19 framework. The Emergency Brake order went into effect on Saturday, April 3, 2021 at 12:01 a.m. The territory of Akwesasne falls under the Eastern Ontario Health Unit region, which means Akwesasne will follow suit. Despite Akwesasne’s reduction in COVID-19 numbers, the virus and Variants of Concern (VOCs) are rapidly s...
The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe’s Election Board will be holding the annual Tribal Caucus on Saturday, Onerahtohkó:wa | May 1, 2021. There are three (3) positions open: one (1) Tribal Chief, one (1) Tribal Sub-Chief, and one (1) Tribal Clerk. The Caucus will begin at 10:00 a.m. at the former IGA Building. Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic and to ensure the safety of our community members, there will be no observers allowed. In order to minimize the amount of people gathering in an enclosed space, the nomination time for each position will be st...
The Mohawk Council of Akwesasne’s Community Health Program reports four (4) new active cases of COVID-19 in the northern portion of the community as of April 6, 2021. The four new positive cases were identified over the Easter holiday weekend. Current COVID-19 Statistics for the Northern Portion of Akwesasne: New Positive Cases: 4 Current Active: 8 Total Cases: 278 Note: 4 new cases identified over Easter weekend. There have been no further COVID-19 related fatalities The Department of Health would like to remind the community that we need y...
AKWESASNE – The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe's Emergency Operations Center (EOC) is reporting two (2) new cases of COVID-19 – making eight (8) total active cases under the Tribe's jurisdiction. No relatives were released from isolation and eighteen (18) family members and friends remain in quarantine. We extend appreciation to everyone who is helping to keep our numbers low, but we must hold the line longer and encourage individuals to get vaccinated. The Tribe's Health Services is conducting a COV...
