A Voice from the Eastern Door
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The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe’s proposed gaming expansion project could generate millions of dollars more per year for the community, according to gaming officials and a feasibility study, but the tribal membership will ultimately determine at the end of the month if they would like to see the expansion take place. The SRMT is planning to hold a referendum on April 30, 2011 asking the voting membership: “Do you support the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe’s Expansion Project at the Akwesasne Mohaw...
AKWESASNE MOHAWK TERRITORY – The Department of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada is now accepting applications for the Secure Certificate of Indian Status for the purpose of border crossing. The secure status card is a Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative-compliant document and can be used to enter the U.S. by land or water. It is only available to individuals registered with INAC under the Indian Act. Individuals will need to schedule an appointment to complete an application, as well as present a current Certificate of Indian Status and a...
MASSENA — A suspect in an Ontario attempted-murder case faces unrelated federal drug charges in Massena for possessing about $1 million in Ecstasy, federal authorities said. U.S. Border Patrol agents on Sunday seized about 20 pounds of illegal MDMA pills, better known as Ecstasy, hidden in several bags in a pickup truck, federal court records show. The bags contained about 36,000 Ecstasy pills. Each pill has a street value of about $30. Roohid Hakimi, 26, Brampton, Ontario, and Cheyenne R. A...
(August 10, 1967 - April 16, 2011) Angela Sawatis at the Ottawa General Hospital on Saturday April 16, 2011 at the age of 43 years. Dear mother of Evan Sawatis of Cornwall. Sadly missed by her loving sister Patricia Sawatis (Kenneth Merpaw) of Cornwall and Karray Sawatis of Sudbury. She will be missed by her nieces and nephews Courtney, Adam, Amber, Jesse and Alexander. Beloved daughter of the late Angus and Eileen (Jock) Sawatis. Also survived by her grandmother Annie Elizabeth (Skidders) Jock...
AKWESASNE – Mrs. Jean F. “Tewatenniheh” Herne, 77, of 1330 State Route 37, peacefully passed away early Saturday morning at Fletcher-Allen Medical Center, Burlington, Vermont, where she had been a patient for the past 2 weeks. Jean was born on October 24, 1933 in St. Regis, Quebec, the daughter of Angus and Hattie Jocko Mitchell. She attended schools in Cornwall and later graduated from Mater Dei. She earned 2 Master’s Degree in Language from St. Lawrence University. In February 1953, Jean ma...
AKWESASNE – Mrs. Mary Lou Phillips, age 60 of 92 Hilltop Drive, Quebec, passed away, after a courageous battle with cancer, early Thursday morning, April 14, 2011 at Cornwall Community Hospital, with her loving family by her side. Mary Lou was born on July 11, 1950 in Bombay, the daughter of the late Harvey P. and Genevieve Leaf Tarbell. She graduated from Salmon River Central School and attended Rochester Business Institute. She also took many courses at St. Lawrence College. On January 17, 1...
Samuel “Sam” Garrow Sr., age 60, died suddenly early morning on April 18th at the Cornwall Community Hospital. He was born October 11, 1951 to the late Mr. and Mrs. Agnes and Alex Garrow. He is survived by his companion Dora Oakes, and his children: Mr. Sam “Pud” Garrow Jr. and his companion (Chantel); Mr. & Mrs. Ross and Amanda Garrow; Mr. and Mrs. Chris and Trish Keese; Ms. Odie Garrow; Ms. Teresa Oakes, Ms. Tracy Oakes and her companion (Mitch), Ryan Oakes and his companion (Kristy) and a c...
Nia:wen The generosity of Akwesasronon has come through once again. With a heart swelled to capacity, I thank the community for their support and attendance at the Taco Sale, Silent Auction and Social held for David King on April 2nd. The final total, the amount that I sent to my brother David is $5,484. I apologize for taking so long to announce how much was generated, but I had to take a break. I’m not kidding. When the last of the silent auction money was in, I recounted all the funds and this was the total. Niawen to all who helped and d...
Thank you, The St. Lawrence Thunder Tier II U12 girl’s hockey team recently participated in the National Championships in Anaheim. California. They competed against the best teams in the Country finishing with a record of two wins and two losses. On Wednesday March 30th the Thunder took on Victory Honda (Michigan) and skated to a 3-1 win. Jayden Young. Maddie Mailhot and Bailey Thomas scored. On Thursday, the Thunder squared off against the East Coast Wizards (Massachusetts). It was a hard fough...
Thank you to all the donators and supporters of the Jefferson Robotic Team that is heading out to St. Louis, Missouri this following week. Along with the fund raising efforts by the parents, students and coaches, the team has continued their after school practices to perfect their mission. These 5th and 6th grade students have really put forward a lot of extra work to get to their goal in attending the World Championship as they face other states and countries in these competitions. The experience alone will be something they will remember...
Niawen Kowa! The Akwesasne Women Warriors Box Lacrosse Team would like to thank the following sponsors for their past and present support. Niawen Kowa!! Executive Services of the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne Akwesasne Employment Resource Center Dr. R Navaneelan, Akwesasne Community Dental Clinic Bear’s Den Trading Post Express Gas T19 Sports Sundance Salon and Spa Wolf Pack Gift Shop LUV’s Tobacco Paul Lazare Brave Packaging Smokey’s Tobacco Stylze Clothing and Accessories Snipe Office Produ...
She:kon, On the afternoon of Friday, April 15th, Theresa Bear Fox entertained the staff and students of Tsi Snaihne School with a concert in the gymnasium. She told stories relating how she came up with the songs she wrote and she sang in Kanienheka, as well as, English. Student and staff performers came up to assist her with some songs and, at one point the whole student population sang a song to Bear Fox. At the end of the concert, students offered gifts to Bear Fox to show their appreciation...
12 million dollar expansion… a vote between the ‘haves, and the ‘have nots; Dear Editor 4/19/2011 I recently read a letter written by Agnes Terrance and I wanted to comment and support her position of ‘being of one mind’, which in my opinion is the only solution to the proposed expansion of the Casino. Maybe her past candidacy should have been taken more seriously by the voters. I don’t feel the answer to this proposal is to character assassinate Tarbell Management. After all, this business is credited with providing jobs to everyone fo...
The Akwesasne Arena Management Board hosted a youth workshop on a program called Summer Company this past Monday at the Akwesasne Youth Resource Centre in Kana:takon. The Cornwall Business Enterprise Centre (CBEC) has been administering this program since 2001 and will do so again for the summer of 2011. Youth between the ages of 15-29 have the unique opportunity of becoming their own boss for the summer. Last year 15 participants from the Cornwall and SD&G area were accepted into the program to create their own business with $1,500 in...
AKWESASNE MOHAWK TERRITORY – From time to time, federal elections are held to choose the leadership for the Government of Canada. As the date closes in, the various political parties and mainstream media target populations of people who do not usually vote, such as the Mohawk community of Akwesasne. Historically, the people of Akwesasne have not participated in the federal elections and it is something that continues to this day. There are a range of reasons based on principles of national identity and the manner that the elected system of g...
The Boys & Girls Club of Akwesasne is pleased to announce it has received funding to establish a mentoring program. With funding from the U.S. Department of Justice, the National Congress of American Indians is providing program awards to 23 Native American Boys & Girls Club organizations. The Boys & Girls Club of Akwesasne is pleased to have been selected as one of the 23 grant recipients for this exciting program. Club staff participated in a two-day national training with the other National Native American Mentoring Program sites in...
On Thursday, April 14th, kindergarten students from AMS and Kanatakon Schools came to Tsi Snaihne School. They were introduced to the grade 1 staff who will be their teacher(s) next year. The principal welcomed them in the school gymnasium and presented them with gifts, they were given a tour of the school and they spent some time in each of the grade 1 classrooms. The visit ended with a snack in the cafeteria. While in the classrooms, some grade 1 students welcomed them by reading a short...
On Friday, April 15th, the students of the month for March enjoyed a pizza party with the principal in the library. A student of the month is determined in each classroom by the following criteria: 1) attends school on a daily basis; 2) completes all tasks regularly; 3) shows respectful behaviour towards his/her teachers and peers; 4) always puts forth his/her best effort. Congratulations to the March students of the month!...
On April 22nd the world will observe Earth Day. Earth Day is a day designed to inspire awareness and appreciation for the Earth’s environment. What a tremendous, sacred gift we have been given to live in this beautiful world! Do we truly hold it dear to our hearts, or do we take it for granted? “In all things of nature there is something marvelous.” -Aristotle- What has happened in our world? I am sad and dismayed when I read in the newspapers that ethics have been put aside in favor of greed and financial gain. Our Earth was created as a sac...
With the assistance of the Environmental Protection Agency, The HETF has taken on the task of creating a Haudenosaunee Environmental Education Curriculum (HEEC). The goal of this project is to use the foundations of Haudenosaunee traditional teachings to establish an environmental curriculum that will also fit within US and Canadian education standards. The time frame for the HEEC development is two years, with a completion date set for December 31st, 2012. HETF will be organizing several focus group discussions throughout the Six Nation’s t...
You have been partying with your friends all night. It’s three in the morning; You remember talking with your friends. You remember dancing and laughing. You wake up and someone’s on top of you, You have it inside you right now. It kind of hurts. You’ve had one too many Twisted Teas. You think his name is Andrew, but you’re not really sure. You thought you would never be that girl, but there you are, in your drunken haze. You wake up the day after to an unfamiliar ceiling, some guy who smells like booze, AXE body spray and, well, somethi...
A struggling addict or alcoholic might ask: “How do I live without drugs and alcohol?” The proposition can be mind-boggling for someone who is still caught in the grip of addiction. Typically, the addict or alcoholic cannot even picture their life and what it would be like without self-medicating with drugs and alcohol. Furthermore, even if they could imagine such a life without chemicals, most of us do not want such a fairy tale existence. The idea of sobriety repels us, because we imagine that we will be miserable without our drug of cho...
Parents can take many steps to protect their kids from illness and disease. You teach them to wash their hands, cover their mouths when coughing and ensure they’re up to date on vaccinations and doctor’s visits to keep them healthy. When it comes to the disease of addiction, the most important preventative step a parent can take is to become aware of your child’s risk. Did you know that scientists have found that genetic factors contribute to addiction – that alcoholism and addiction can run in families? There’s no surefire way to predict who w...
The hereditary Chiefs are usually called Head Chiefs; but are known to the Indians themselves as Nobles or “Lord” Chiefs (Royaner). The original names are maintained and pass to the successors as hereditary titles and pass to the successors as hereditary titles so among other people, so that the Head Chiefs of the present day bear the same names as their ancestors of 1459. The succession is by descent, traced in the female line, and is not simply hereditary, but is partly elective also; there is no person in whom the right of succession ves...
• This coming weekend, April 23rd, will be Six Nations Sing at the Oneida Nation territory near London, Ontario. The Sing will start at noon with lunch and then the different singing groups doing new verses to the women’s song. Of course, dinner is served and then a big social in the Oneidas spacious log cabin longhouse. Enjoy. • There will be no condolence practice this weekend due to the Six Nations Sing. A reminder: a “big” condolence is scheduled for April 30th at the Tonawanda Seneca Longhouse for 9:00 a.m. • A Standing Committee meeting (...
