A Voice from the Eastern Door
A Voice from the Eastern Door
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The Lady Raiders open up the 2012 lacrosse season with an 18-0 win over the Lady Shamrocks at the Mike Nicholas field in Massena. Erin Francis struck for four goals and helped set up five to lead the Raider offense attack. Alisha Jacobs fired off four goals while Courtney Manly generated three goals and a helper. Ashlynn Olson netted two goals and two assists. Carlie Leary hit the back of the net twice and Emma Dupree, Hanna Gleason and Shaydi Oakes each added one goal. Felicity Love stopped...
TIME: 9:00 am – 12:00pm PLACE: T19 Sports Boardroom DATE: Saturday April 14th, 2012 REGISTRATION: Go on akwesasneathletics.com website to register. Deadline April 13th, 2012. CURRICULUM WILL COVER, · Referee Officiating Programs · Uniform · Code of Conduct · Attitude and Composure · Fitness and Appearance · Referee Pre-Game · Field Dimensions · Field Safety · Thunder and Lightning · Pre- Game Duties · Coaches · Captions · Equipment · Safety Issues · Face-off · Player Positions · Referee Signals · Communication · Rules • 1 and 2nd grade • 3rd...
On April 10th at the Akwesasne Mohawk Casino, the 2012 Planning Committee received donations from the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne and the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe. The co-hosts for the conference include the Akwesasne Kateri Prayer Circle and the St. Regis Mission Kateri Tekakwitha Circle. Alma Ransom, the public affairs officer and a committee member of the 2012 Tekakwitha Conference Planning Committee, thanked the Councils and spoke about the importance of the conference on the east coast, the...
April 7th was the opening reception and start of ‘A Retrospective’ art show by Mohawk artist John Thomas. The exhibit is on display at the Native North American Travelling College (NNATC) on Kawehnoke (Cornwall Island) until Friday, April 28th. The more you view a painting, the more you can see how John uses his artwork as a teaching tool of culture and history. Most special is how he incorporates his traditional teachings, learned from his mother and father, the late Georgia and Frank Sta...
The 1491s appeared at the Brass Horse on Thursday April 5, 2012 for a night of entertainment. They are a collective of Native writers, performers, poets and filmmakers who have created a firestorm of dialogue in Indian Country. They use satire and comedy as a means to engage the public on various issues affecting Native people today, creating spaces for open, social dialogue. But no matter whether the content is slap-stick or serious, the 1491s are here to make a resounding statement for all...
AKWESASNE – Mrs. Sarah “Kwanen’tawi” Mitchell, 87, of 1840 River Road, Snye, unexpectedly passed away Thursday afternoon, April 5, 2012, at the Cornwall Community Hospital. Kwanen’tawi was born April 4, 1925 in Snye, the daughter of the late John and Theresa Seymour Peters. She attended schools in Snye. On September 25, 1951, she married Mose Mitchell at the St. Regis Catholic Church. Mose predeceased her on May 20, 1988. She worked for many years for Canadian Canners in Stanford, Ontario a...
AKWESASNE – Mr. Patrick Angus Chubb, 86, of 66 Helena Road, peacefully passed away early Tuesday morning, April 10, 2012 at his home under the loving care of his family and Hospice. Pat was born March 31, 1926 in Hogansburg, the son of the late Louis and Josephine Garrow Chubb. He attended schools in Hogansburg. On April 18, 1949, he entered the US Army, serving his country in Europe as a chef and a mechanic. He was honorably discharged on October 1, 1954 as a Corporal. On October 28, 1961, h...
When I sat down to write this column, I wanted to tell you about how well ICTMN is doing in promoting our (Indigenous) interpretation of the world through presenting our view of news, events and thoughts. But that will have to take a back seat. Richard Milanovich passed away. The Onondaga nation lost a Clan Mother of Clan Mothers. And a handful of grannies and grandpas did their part out in Lakota country, slowing the progression of the Killer Pipe Line that the Americans call Keystone Pipeline XL. First, I want to clarify my ethnicity. My...
Letter to the Editor RE: District Attorney Duve’ and New York State Assault Mohawk Success. Over the last several months, the State of New York has initiated a campaign against federally licensed Mohawk tobacco businesses in Akwesasne. The attack has been thinly disguised as a “legal” challenge to the ability of tribes in New York to ship cigarettes beyond their limited reservation boundaries. NYS has been chiseling away at the only vibrant economic engine left in the North Country, the Mohawk economy. Although these Mohawk manufacturing busin...
April 07, 2012 To the Akwesasne Community; The Akwesasne Cancer Support Group is planning for the 4th Annual Walk/Run on April 29, 2012. The support group started almost 5 years ago when a group of cancer survivors and others in the midst of their fight against this same disease, formed a strong circle of support for each other and for others affected in the community. The support group has grown in their original goals, offering not only emotional support but also offering some financial support as well. With the cost of living raising yearly...
Tsi Snaihne School celebrated their star students with a monthly awards ceremony on Thursday, April 5th. Students of the Month were chosen in each class for showing respectful behaviour, completing their work and consistently putting forth their best effort. A pizza party with the principal was held on Tuesday, April 10th. Awards were also presented for showing good character, physical education and Mohawk language. March Students of the Month They are: Back Row (L-R): Ia’teharonhianiharas T...
Thank you everyone who came out to see the movies! It was great to have all the discussions and share ideas. It sounds like a lot of people will either be starting a garden for the first time or have new ideas to make their existing garden more organic! Congrats to Tehrenhniserukhas for winning the last $50 gift certificate to Peasant’s Craft Organic Farm. All the movies are at the Akwesasne Library for you to borrow and share with your friends and families. Niawen kowa, big thanks to Peasant’s Craft Farm for donating the gift certificates. Tha...
Thank You The family of Sarah David appreciate all the love and compassion in the time of our sorrow. Thank you to Tsiionkwanonhso:te for all the care, all the family and friends helping at Kateri Hall, money donations, food, gift cards, flowers, well wishers, Donaldson’s Funeral Home, Pall Bearers, Mohawk Singers, Volunteer Firemen and Grandchildren and friends that stayed all night. Our Mother was always the happiest with family and friends. She will be sadly missed. Niawen...
Niawenhko:wa Kontiwennenhawi -Akwesasne Women Singers would like to congratulate the winners of the recent raffle they held. Neil George won the iPad2; Jade Gabri won the Longhouse Basket and Darrel Nanticoke won the Quilt. Konwiwennenhawi would also like to say Niawenhko:wa to all who bought a raffle ticket....
Thank you, The family of Robert D. Arquette wish to thank friends, relatives and the community for their donation of flowers, gifts of money and food at the time of our brother’s passing. Sincerely, Simone, James and Henry Arquette...
The Akwesasne Coalition for Community Empowerment brought to the community a one-woman play called The Yellow Dress. It is a dramatic telling based on stories of young women who were victims of dating violence. The play begins when ‘Anna’ comes onto stage and begins to tell the story of how she fell in love. She engages the audience by asking them to help her pick out a dress for prom. The first was a beautiful mid-length black dress with flowers down the side. She then starts to tell how thi...
AKWESASNE MOHAWK TERRITORY — On Friday, April 27th, Iohahi:io Akwesasne Adult Education and Training Center will be hosting Career Fair 2012. This highly anticipated event will be held at the A’nowara’ko:wa Arena on Cornwall Island (Kawehno:ke) from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. This will mark the 11th Career fair hosted by Iohahi:io. “As local economies continue to struggle, the Career Fair creates opportunities for individuals searching for direction or considering prospective career paths,” said Vincenette Cook, Program Manager of Iohahi:io...
You could hear the snap, crackle and pop of intellectual athletics when a different kind of all-star team - “The First Thirteen” - assembled at the University of New Mexico Law School on March 16. These were the first Native American attorneys to argue federal Indian law cases before the U.S. Supreme Court from 1980 through 2001. The event was sponsored by the American Indian Law Center and others and the attorneys donated their time and travel. Proceeds benefited the Pre-Law Summer Ins...
Hydraulic Fracturing, commonly referred to as Hydro-fracking is a process used to push high volumes of water and chemicals into deep vertical wells to break up the shale to release the natural gas pockets and extract them to the surface. Drilling companies are using this technique with horizontal drilling to reach more of the gas pockets in deep shale. This technique has raised major questions about the environmental and social impacts in other areas of Turtle Island including Colorado, Texas, Ohio, Pennsylvania. Drilling companies have bought...
SIMPLE DEEP BREATHING Begin with a full exhalation. You can’t inhale fully until you empty your lungs completely. It is also important to breathe in through your nose. Try this: Sit in a comfortable position with your hands on your knees. Relax your shoulders. On your next exhalation, breathe out slowly through your nose, counting to five. Tense your abdominal muscles, drawing in your diaphragm to help your lungs deflate. At the bottom of your breath, pause for two counts, then inhale slowly to the count of five. Expand your belly as you b...
When our people tell the story of Kateri Tekakwitha, it is told with great affection and admiration for her devotion to her faith; first as a traditional Okwehonwe, then later following her conversion to the Catholic religion. There are positive stories to tell about the two lives of Tekakwitha, which begins with her parents. Her father, a traditional Mohawk Chief and her mother, a practicing Christian Algonquin married and started a family that produced a daughter (Tekakwitha) and brother. It...
BREACHES Cornwall, ON- Richard Sawatis, 27 of Cornwall was arrested on the 6th of April, 2012. He was bound by a recognizance with the conditions of to be in his residence between the hours of 10pm-6am. He is also bound by two probation orders with the relevant condition to keep the peace and be of good behaviour. It is alleged that on the 6th of April, 2012 shortly after 11:00 p.m. members of the Cornwall Community Police Service Patrol Division conducted a door knock and found him to be away from his residence. He was located and charged...
• The Kahnawake Longhouse 207 was the site for the spring Six Nations Sing on Saturday, April 7, 2012. There were 13 Singing Societies that participated. They came from Six Nations, Oneida, Allegheny and Akwesasne. Most of the Six Nations have Singing Societies and some Nations have more than one Singing Society. A Singing Society can be young, adults, elders or a combination of young/adult/elder. A Singing Society helps their community with the Elders, fundraising for those who have hard times, helping their community and the people. The four...
Continued from last week Purple wampum used in calling a mourning council or condolence for raising a secondary chief or war chief. Invitation Wampum String Purple wampum, used to call a condolence council for a principal chief White wampum to call a religious council. The number of notches on the sticks tell the number of days before the council. - Okkwehonweneha or Indian Way School - It is provided thus: Any Chief of the League of the Five Nations may construct shell strings or wampum belts...
1. Ora’wísta Pancakes 2. Kera’wistón:nis I am making pancakes 3. Kaksowá:nen kátsta I am using a big bowl 4. Othè:sera, Iontten’kwáhtha tánon otsikhè:ta kéta’s I am putting in flour, baking powder and sugar 5. Onòn:ta ienkáweron I will pour in milk 6. Teke’nhonhsahríhtha I am cracking eggs 7. Teke’nhonhsawénries I am stirring eggs 8. Iehwatstonnià:tha teiewenrienia’táhkhwa kátstha I am using a whisk 9. Ke’nhonhsáta’as I am putting the egg in 10. Kera’wistóntha I am cooking pancakes 11. Wakera’wistárihton I am frying pancakes...
