A Voice from the Eastern Door
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A police sergeant and constable both endured the beginning of a controversial trial against them this week in the city of Cornwall. Sgt. Kenneth Chaussi and Cst. Michael Biron of the Akwesasne Mohawk Police Service face charges of criminal negligence causing death when a high speed police chase in 2008 lead to the deaths of three people. An external investigation by the Ontario Provincial Police following the accident resulted in the criminal charges against Chaussi and Biron. Biron faces an additional charge of dangerous driving causing...
Two Akwesasne men remain hospitalized with severe back injuries after they were allegedly hit in their boat by a U.S. Coast Guard vessel that was pursuing them on the St. Lawrence River. The incident occurred on Monday, April 12, near Loran’s Marina off of Racquette Point; The Royal Canadian Mounted Police said they initiated the pursuit when members of their Cornwall Regional Task Force were patrolling the river. “RTF officers attempted to stop a vessel for a violation,” the RCMP said. “The...
An Akwesasne woman who was jailed along with her boyfriend in 2008 for their alleged involvement in the murder of a fellow Mohawk has admitted to manslaughter. Amber Rhonda Dufoe, 25, took a plea bargain that will have her behind bars for up to 20 years and requires her to testify against her boyfriend, Richard Oakes, 39 in his second-degree murder trial. As part of the plea, charges of murder and arson were dropped against Dufoe. Authorities have said they believe Oakes was the gunman who shot...
The Canada Border Services Agency announced last week that they have now opened a third lane at their temporary port of entry in Cornwall that is for travelers who are coming only from Kawehno:ke (Cornwall Island). The “Domestic Travel” lane, at the far right, is meant to make reporting faster for those travelers who haven’t left Canada but must pass through Canada Customs as a result of CBSA’s move off the island last summer. “This new dedicated lane for domestic travelers to the City of Cornwall from Cornwall Island (Kawehno:ke) demonstra...
Niawen The family of John R. Jackson would like to thank everyone for their sympathy during this difficult time of our loss. The generous donations, the beautiful flowers and delicious foods that were brought to our home. Thank you to his nieces for the help in the kitchen, you girls are great!!! A special thank you to the Pallbearer’s Louie John Jackson, Roy Tarbell II, John Francis, Perry Francis, Jason Jackson and Derek Comins. Thank you to St. Regis Mohawk Outreach Program, to Donaldson Funeral Home thank you for your compassion and s...
Thank you for helping pay for me to go to the NYLSC conference in Albany. During the conference they taught us how to become a better leader and they helped us with public speaking, goal setting, appreciating diversity, conflict resolution, group dynamics, presentation skills, responsible decision making and so much more helpful things. They made learning all this easy and fun. We didn’t just sit in a room and listen to them lecture us, we did activities to learn it and activities to put what w...
To the editor: The Salmon River Health Club would like to thank several individuals, clubs, groups and business organizations for helping to make the recent National Save a Life Tour event possible. On Tuesday, March 30th, a high impact multi-medium, alcohol awareness program called the National Save a Life Tour of Kramer Entertainment from Grand Rapids, Michigan was presented to the students in grades 10-12. As a part of this program students were able to drive a simulator car that would provide real life experience of feeling intoxicated but...
To the editor: On Sunday, June 13th, we will be participating in NSTAR’s Walk for Children’s Hospital Boston. When the sickest kids need the best care in the world they come to Children’s Hospital Boston. It’s an amazing place where the doctors and nurses are compassionate, creative and committed to saving kid’s lives. Children’s has been nationally ranked as one of the best pediatric hospitals for almost two decades. They care for more than 500,000 patients every year - many with health prob...
Last week, Indian country lost a great champion of Indian rights; Wilma Mankiller. I had the chance to meet this great lady while I was President of the Native American Association at Cornell University. She was then recently elected as the first woman Chief of the Cherokee Nation. When she retired from that post after many years she went on to found or participate in many organizations of political, academic and social importance. A late Seneca scholar and editor of Akwesasne Notes described Mankiller as a “nation-builder, one of those l...
Students from the Akwesasne Freedom School and the SRMT Headstart visit Thatihsestonnia:tha (the Sugar Shack) at Tsionkwanati:io. Shokowennahawe Darrell Thompson with AFS Level I and 2 students give thanks before drinking sap. Dave Arquette tapping a maple tree with SRMT Headstart students looking on. Each students got a small jar of maple syrup to take home....
The Mohawk Council of Akwesasne is currently seeking information about the circumstances surrounding an incident that occurred in the St. Lawrence River on the evening of April 12, 2010 - an incident which resulted in the severe injury of two Akwesasne men. Though facts surrounding the incident are still few, it has been confirmed that two men were traveling by boat on the St. Lawrence River, in Akwesasne waters, when they were approached by RCMP and OPP officers, as part of the Cornwall Regional Task Force. The Akwesasne boaters were then purs...
When we hear the terrible news about two Mohawks suffering serious injuries as the result of their boat being rammed by the US Coast Guard on Akwesasne waters we must do more than react with anger. We have to know not only how this happened but why. And then we have to demand the leadership act quickly to address this crisis before the external police agencies either bring more harm to the people or cause someone’s death. The “how” of the boat ramming will come out in time but the community must have hard facts before rumors and half truth...
ATF Press Release Ronald B. Turk, Special Agent in Charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) New York Field Division today announced that Tarbell Inc., an unlicensed cigarette manufacturer on the New York St. Regis Mohawk Indian Reservation, has agreed to forfeit $1.75 million dollars to ATF for prior violations of the Contraband Cigarette Trafficking Act and additionally has agreed to come into compliance with all Federal cigarette statutes. Tarbell Inc. will also have to pay all of the required cigarette taxes...
In celebration of the 53rd Annual Law Day, the Franklin County Bar Association will host a dinner on Wednesday, May 12 at the Malone Golf Club. The program will highlight the 2010 Law Day theme, Law in the 21st Century: Enduring Traditions, Emerging Challenges. In 1958 President Dwight Eisenhower established Law Day as “a day of national dedication to the principle of government under law.” Commemorated annually since that date, Law Day programs are conducted throughout the country by bar ass...
After being closed for some time, the Country Kitchen Café on Route 37 has reopened under new ownership and management. Tassie Rourke along with her husband and daughter Cara Diabo, are now operating the diner, located adjacent to the Mohawk Bingo Palace. “This is what I’ve always wanted to do and I’m finally doing it,” said Rourke, a retired teacher who spent 22 years fulfilling her first dream and is now on to her second. “My daughter (Shar-lan) and I looked at some places before, and when t...
Submitted by H.E.T.F. Kakwitestsi Ni Kahawi (Spring time) is my favorite time of year because that is when Sonkwaiatison (Our creator) pours sap in the maple tree for the people to make maple syrup. It all started on March 7, 2010 when all the people gathered at the longhouse to perform Ratihsesta:tas (putting in the sap). We select a speaker to burn tobacco for the trees and small bushes and we gave thanks especially the maple trees for coming back from the deep sleep to give maple syrup to...
Revamp your routine “The more you do a particular physical routine, the more your body adapts to it and the less challenging it becomes, so you stop seeing results.” In order to keep building new muscle and improving your cardiovascular fitness, give your body new challenges. Research suggests that engaging in a variety of physical activities is also good for your mental health: A study by The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found that seniors who regularly engaged in a wide variety of physical activities had a sig...
1 cup oats 1 cup flour 1 tbsp allspice 2 bananas ¼ cup brown rice syrup ¼ cup maple syrup ¼ cup rice milk 4 tbsp canola butter In a medium bowl mash bananas and add brown rice syrup, maple syrup, and rice milk. Mix dry ingredients in another bowl. Slowly add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and mix well. Heat canola butter in a stainless steel skillet and pour pancake mixture into the pan in 1-inch diameter pancakes. Brown on one side, flip, and brown the other side. Serve with maple syrup....
Last week we reviewed some very basic points about truth and how the body is actually a walking lie detector. The mind is programmed like a child so that we as humans don’t discriminate against any ideas. The body is programmed like an adult so it can guide the mind as to what ideas are safe and what ideas are dangerous. The mind wants to have fun and the body wants to let it have fun, as long as the ideas are safe/healthy. The body will manifest “pain” if the idea the mind is playing with will end life prematurely. The body will manif...
Sister Kateri Delia Mitchell was a “surprised “ guest of honor at the Kateri Hall on March 27, 2010. Many of her friends and relatives gathered to witness and to hear her story about the award she received in Pennsylvania. The people of Ahkwesahsne are very familiar with Sister Kateri as she grew up here , a daughter of Lena and Alex Mitchell. She is a sister to AnnMarie Mitchell McDonald and the late William Buster Mitchell and an aunt to Alexandra, Alyson and Charlotte. Her combination of wor...
Members of the Hogansburg United Methodist church sent 38 health kits to UMCOR (United Methodist Committee on Relief). These health kits provide basic necessities to people who have been forced to leave their homes because of human conflict or natural disaster. Health kits are also used as learning tools in personal hygiene, literacy, nutrition and cooking classes. The first call out came from Haiti which was stricken with an earthquake and then Chile who was hit next. UMCOR is the humanitarian...
Cambridge, MA…Failure to comply with medical recommendations around breastfeeding is costing the U.S. $13 billion per year, with 911 excess preventable deaths, according to a study published today by Pediatrics. The authors compared the costs of 10 pediatric diseases at current U.S. breastfeeding rates to projected costs for 90 percent compliance with the medical recommendations to breastfeed exclusively for six months with continued breastfeeding for at least the first year of life. For each disease, costs were calculated for direct cost of h...
The following is the unofficial result of the nominations for one seat on the Membership Board for Kawehno:ke. There were five nominations as follows: Cheryl Jacobs nominated by Clarissa Jacobs Seconded by Esther Mitchell. Laura Morris nominated by Rosemarie White Seconded by Ellen Lazore Helen Benedict nominated by Ellen Lazore Seconded by Rosemarie White Kateri Benedict nominated by Wanda Sharrow Seconded by Helen Benedict Sara David nominated by Helen Benedict Seconded by Wanda Sharrow Election for the Board Member is scheduled for May 8,...
GRANT AWARD ANNOUNCEMENT The Mohawk Indian Housing Corporation, Inc. (MIHC) wishes to announce the recent grant award of $191,695 for the rehabilitation of Iroquois Village Apartments located in Rooseveltown, NY. The grant is from the North Country HOME Consortium administered by the Development Authority of the North Country (DANC) and will provide for rental rehabilitation of the low/moderate income apartments. MIHC will match the grant with $50,000 from its capital reserve account. Mark E. Jacobs, President of MIHC, said “We are very p...
Akwesasne Territory – The St. Regis Mohawk Tribe is seeking candidates for the Board of Directors of its Mohawk Electric Cooperative (MEC). To be eligible for appointment to the Board, individuals must be at least 25 years of age, knowledgeable and/or have experience or is capable of being trained in the following fields: financial management, human resources, natural resources, utilities management, law, engineering, economic development, accounting, general business or other areas as determined by the Tribal Council. The Board will hold m...
