A Voice from the Eastern Door
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The Cornwall Power Dames will be at the Anowarakowa Arena on Friday April 19th in the "Rumble on the Rez Part II" hosting the Kahnawake WagonBurners at 7pm. The Dames are the first travel team for the Seaway Roller Derby Girls League. They are a competitive, not for profit, women's flat track roller derby league based in Cornwall. Though still in the process of becoming established in this area, roller derby is making a comeback. Alicia Herne has been on the team since October. "It's not for the...
Since 2010, the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne has been hosting its annual SPIRIT awards to recognize the hard work and dedication of the organization's employees. It entailed a nomination process that engaged all MCA employees, including non-permanent, and recognized those that best exemplified one of six categories: "S"-Safety and Health, "P"-Professionalism, "I"-Integrity, "R"-Respect, "I"-Inspiration, and "T"-Tradition. This year's award ceremony had a very special theme however, as there is a...
Submitted by Maggie Rourke-Bay Students at the St. Regis Mohawk School created a Haudenosaunee Village Mural recently. We had 25 pre-k students, 57 grade 1 students, 59 grade 3 students and finally 72 grade 5 students, all work very hard and diligently to create this masterpiece. We learned about what a Haudenosaunee village would look like and other components that would have made up the village. For example, we included the 3 sister crops grown in mounds, tobacco and strawberry crops, as well...
These pictures show just some of the flooding and ice that has caused, and will surely continue to cause, massive damage in Fort Covington. One Fort Covington resident said, "I have lived here many years and have never seen anything like this. The damage to homes and property, the many hours of repair and clean up, and the money spent by the people every year is outrageous. When we had the dam, we had high water in the spring, but not like this. I always had a dry cellar and never even needed a...
The Indian Bowling Association recently held their annual awards ceremony this past Friday, April 5, 2014 at the Akwesasne Mohawk Casino Resort. Their day started early with members bowling at the Lucky Strike Lanes in Malone and continuing the awards banquet at the Akwesasne Mohawk Casino at 6:30. Members were served a buffet dinner and listened to the music of DJ Roger Mitchell. Local representatives Anna Delormier and Leona Benedict were pleased with the entire event, from the service of the...
HOGANSBURG- Thomas R. "Tommy Bear" Terrance, Sr., "TEKANARATAKENTATE", age 74, of 82 Rooseveltown Road, passed away April 7, 2014 at his home, with his wife and daughter at his side. He had been in failing health for the past five years. Thomas was born March 16, 1940, in Hogansburg, NY, son of the late Mary E. Thomas and George Terrance. He attended St. Regis Mohawk and Bombay Schools. He served in the U.S. Marine Corp. League from 1957 until his honorable discharge in 1962. On May 17, 1975 he...
April 7, 2014 Dear Editor, She:kon. I am writing in reference to a response that I received from an employee of the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe following the publication of a recent letter to the editor submission to Indian Time. Following publication of the letter I was informed that the unnamed employee suffered a family tragedy. At no time was my offered opinion intended to demean the employee’s family or make light of their family member(s) circumstances. The usage of the phrase “give them more rope” is rooted in historical times. Today, the u...
April 7, 2014 Letter to the Editor APF SAY NO WAY TO THE PLEBISCITE! Prior to our court date of March 27, 2014 of Federal Bridge Corporation Limited (FBCL) versus Akwesasne Peoples Fire (APF), the defendants received the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne (MCA) and Grand Chief Mitchell’s brief for the settlement conference by Nathan Richards. This is a charge of civil trespass for the defendants. The MCA and the Grand Chief were added as defendants in May of 2011. They intervened due to the “Seaway Proceedings” (Federal Court file number T-2210-76) an...
Microsoft Corporation is no longer providing support for Windows XP, and Better Business Bureau is warning consumers and businesses that they need to take immediate steps to secure their computers and data. Starting April 8, 2014, the company will not provide technical support or security updates for the 12-year-old XP operating system, or for its Office 2003 software suite (which includes Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.). This means users will become more vulnerable to computer viruses and malware. Some security experts have speculated that...
D'Arcy O'Connell To celebrate National Aboriginal Languages Day (March 31, 2014), Bear Fox and Kenny Perkins visited the students of Tsi Snaihne School on Friday, March 28th. Staff and students eagerly gathered in the gymnasium to enjoy the concert. Before singing each song, they told stories about the origins of the song and its importance to their people. Songs focused on the coming of Spring and the importance of women and water in our culture. Songs included the Passenger Pigeon Song,...
(AKWESASNE, NY, April 1, 2014) – Akwesasne Mohawk Casino Resort (AMCR) is celebrating its 15th Anniversary during the month of April with property discounts, dining specials, increased bingo payouts, commemorative t-shirts, promotional giveaways and more! On April 11, 1999, AMCR opened its doors to a 60,000 square foot property featuring 90 table games, a buffet restaurant, small bar, and gift shop. Video gaming machines did not arrive until June 1999. In 2004, the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribal Council renegotiated the state gaming compact to a...
Submitted for Louie Jacobs The children of Beatrice Deer Jacobs gathered at the Akwesasne Museum on Sat. April 5th to view the Wolf Belt. According to family history and from a book published in 2012 titled "In Search of Princess White Deer – A Biography" by Patricia O. Galperin, the belt was at one time in the possession of their great grandfather, John Deer, known as Chief Running Deer. He the last hereditary chief of the Mohawk tribe. He was born in 1834 on the St. Regis Reservation in C...
As we travel about our ancestral lands in what is now New York State it is good to see how many places have Kanienke (Mohawk) names. The names are a source of pride to those who call these places home even if few New Yorkers know their true meaning. The following is a partial list of place names which are distinctly Mohawk or as described by the Mohawk people. Think about this the next time you are passing through our homelands. Schenectady: Ska-na-ta-ti: other side of the pines Cohoes Falls: Kahon:ios: canoe falls Schoharie: Sko-ha-li:...
Break Away...
On Thursday, March 27th, Salmon River Middle School parents were treated to the first Academic Showcase where each grade level shared a selection of their year-long learning with a variety of critical-thinking projects. The evening started off in the auditorium with speakers from Clarkson University, Potsdam State, North Country Community College, North Country Workforce Investment Board, ALCOA, King and King Architects, Cornell Cooperative Extension, Siemans, Franklin-Essex and Hamilton BOCES...
Reprinted from Legends of the Iroquois By Tehanetorens...
Mohawk Lesson...
Just think. Think of all of the crazy things we do and say in one day, all of the crazy things we see and all of the crazy things that happen to us because we are Onkwehonwe. Yea, that's The 1491's, a group of guys who take our daily life and mix it with laughing gas and tear gas and then give it back to us to leave us rolling in the aisle and wiping our tears from laughing so hard. It's a funny hard look at how we are perceived by non-Natives. And we can all relate to each video and every...
Submitted by Teres Seymour On April 5, 2014 the SRMT Transfer Station had their first Earth Month event which was called Coloring the 4 R's. The categories and winners were: Age 3 and under: Noah Oakes Age 4-6: Kingston King Age 7-9: Miley Age 10-12: Tisha Benedict The scalehouse attendant Teiothorake Seymour suggested we ask a 2:00 pm customer if he would be willing to judge our coloring contest. The customer agreed and we offered him a $5.00 gift card for Dunkin Donuts as an incentive for his...
Hogansburg, NY (April 7, 2014) – The Comfort Inn & Suites Akwesasne hotel of Hogansburg, NY was recently announced as a recipient of a prestigious 2014 Platinum Hospitality Award from one of the world’s largest hotel companies, Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE: CHH), franchisor of the Comfort Inn brand. Platinum Award status represents a tremendous accomplishment for a hotel and its entire staff. Each year, only the very top hotels in each brand are eligible to receive this elite distinction. As a top performing property among the com...
Egg carton compartments make good containers. Be sure to poke holes in the sides near the bottom of the containers you use. A Citrus Peel Starter Pot For Seedlings - Half a lemon can provide a perfect first home for any seedling. Robust yet decomposable, there is no need to even take the seedling out when re-planting outside. Egg Shell Pots – Instead of throwing old egg shells into the compost, rescue them by giving them another job – start seeds in them. K-Cup Recycling – If you are fan of those little K-Cup coffees then you will probably real...
We're in 75 degree weather - how bout you?...
Current Measles Activity Please be aware that laboratory-confirmed measles cases have been reported in southwestern Ontario, notably in the London, Hamilton and Halton regions. The attached Measles Fact Sheet provides information on measles including; signs and symptoms, how measles are spread and what to do if you suspect measles in yourself or your family members. Please note that people at most risk are those that are not immune (not vaccinated or have not had the disease) or those that are vulnerable. Infants under one year of age,...
WASHINGTON (April 7, 2014) – More than 100 leading scientists and economists are calling on the Obama Administration to deny the proposed Keystone XL tar sands pipeline because it will trigger massive development of the world’s dirtiest oil, and escalate climate change. They include Nobel Prize winners in physics and economics, and lead authors of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reports. “We urge you to reject the Keystone XL tar sands oil pipeline as a project that will contribute to climate change at a time when...
Flooding Devastates North Country...
