A Voice from the Eastern Door
A Voice from the Eastern Door
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15. Whenever a foreign nation enters the Confederacy or accepts the Great Peace, the Five Nations and the foreign nation shall enter into an agreement and compact by which the foreign nation shall endeavor to pursuade other nations to accept the Great Peace. Rights and Powers of War 79. Skanawatih shall be vested with a double office, duty and with double authority. One-half of his being shall hold the Lordship title and the other half shall hold the title of War Chief. In the event of war he shall notify the five War Chiefs of the Confederacy...
Initiates from this year’s Rites of Passage ventured to our sister Mohawk community of Tyendinaga for a community exchange this past weekend. The group of 35 was well treated with fine food and good company. On Saturday evening, despite the rain, the youth went spear fishing until midnight and were taught how to fillet their catch the next day. Early Sunday morning after a hearty breakfast the youth launched their canoes for a 5-mile journey down into the Bay of Quinte. Fun was had by one and a...
On Thursday, April 9th, Tsi Snaihne School held a Science Day in the gymnasium. Grade 7 & 8 students from Kana:takon School came to our school to lead students through some fun experiments. Students were put into groups and rotated through stations set up in the gym. The Kana:takon students taught a mini-lesson and guided students in various activities. Some scientific areas covered included: Sorting by 1 or more Attributes; Color Mixing; Reduce, Reuse, Recycle; Magnets; Air Pressure; Buoyancy...
Do you have any old photos that you’d like to share with our readers in Blast from the Past? Bring them in! Our offices are located on Hilltop Drive in the same building as CKON Stop letting your photos gather dust in the basement and bring them in for us! All photos are returned to their owner....
I saw a relative I hadn’t seen for a while and she asked me if I like to cook yet. I used to tell some horror stories about my cooking when I worked two or three jobs at a time and didn’t have much time for preparing meals. I remember one time when we were watching television and saw some poor family saying sometimes they only had cereal for supper. I said to my kids at least we never had to eat cereal for supper. One them piped up and said “Sure we did.” Of course I was outraged and said “We never did! When?!” He said, “You know, ma, whe...
As I have fallen into my role as the stay at home mom of two boys I find myself getting ready to go places earlier and ending up arriving even later. It is as if Murphy’s Law is playing some sick joke on me to see how much I’ll take and if I will eventually just give up and stay home. Determination makes me keep trying because it might take me two hours to get out of this house but I’m telling you the fresh air and outing we get for a whole half-hour or hour does wonders. Little Brother usually falls asleep in the truck and Big Brother just...
This simple recipe is a nice alternative to fried walleye at shore lunch sites. It tastes almost like lobster! You’ll really be surprised! Serves 6 12 - 18 Walleye fillets 1/2 # Salted Butter 3 Fresh Lemons 1 Tablespoon Dill Old Bay Seasoning Fillet and skin walleyes, rinse and pat dry. Slice one lemon thinly and set aside. Have your camp fire going so your coals and flames are about 8-12 inches below your grate. Use heavy duty aluminum foil and triple it up for strength (make this large enough to accommodate all filets in a single layer). U...
Summer games for seniors in Stormont, Dundas, Glengarry, Prescott-Russell and Akwesasne get under way April 22 and continue until June 8, in 16 different events. The games are open to seniors 55 and over. A $10 entry fee allows competitors to enter as many events as they like. Over 200 seniors are expected to take part in this year’s games, which are billed as “Friendly” because winners do not qualify for provincial competitions. Events coming up in the local games, which are part of the Ontario Senior Games Association, include bocce, bid e...
On Friday April 17th, the ladies Ontario South hockey team rounded up trivia teams for an evening of fun and fast thinking on the subject of movies and television. Also on the slate for the night was a Mohawk style auction using items that were donated by each player and family. To add to the night’s festivities was the appearance of one of NHL’s newest and youngest players who is from the neighboring town of Massena. Atlanta Thrashers’ Zach Bogosian was present most of the evening as he met,...
The Akwesasne Soaring Eagles Awards banquet was held on Saturday, April 18th, at the St. Regis Recreation, which hosted 175 people to a traditional meal prepared by Soaring Elder Janet Tatro. A music & video photo flash back was prepared by Craig Mari and presented by 94.7 FMHITS and Special Guest Soaring Eagles role models in attendance 2002-03 Chelsea Sunday, 2005-06 Chantel Francis and 2008-09 Ciera Jacobs. Master of Ceremonies was Kahnastasti Jacobs who expressed that all role models are...
On Saturday April 18th Soaring Eagles held their Inter district ladies league championships at Kanatakon school, these are the results: A Division Championships: Gold -Kawehnoke: Veronica Jacobs, Meagan Thomas, Kayla Skidderes & Allison Skidders Silver - Kanatakon: Tsiakwas Porter-Lazore, Sara Bero, Raechel Lazore & Kahnastatsi Jacobs Bronze - Akwesasne: Nicole terrance, Alyssa Lazore, Carrie David, Jori Rourke, Whitney Thompson B Division Championships: Gold: Tsisnaihne - Kelly Cook, Julie...
The following are the winners of the Akwesasne Authority’s Anniversary Logo Contest. Congratulations to all Akwesasne Artist that participated in our Anniversary Contest! They all did a fantastic job on their entries....
