A Voice from the Eastern Door
A Voice from the Eastern Door
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The origin of English bird names is quite interesting. Early naturalists and scientists who came to America named birds in North America. Most of the birds they saw here looked like but were not the same as the birds from their homelands. Although we, Haudenosaunee, have names of our own for the many species of birds, for Europeans coming to Turtle Island in the first half of the century, these same birds were being discovered by them for the very first time. At that time naturalis...
The springtime of the year in Akwesasne is usually punctuated by columns of smoke, blue and red lights and the rush of firefighters organizing to put out a fire. The only thing missing is the sirens. It’s not very often you need to run sirens to a grassfire so we just run lights. My very first fire was a grassfire and I responded all excited to participate in my first ever fire call. I grabbed an Indian tank and a broom and ran out to the fire line. My first mistake was thinking the fire wasn’t as hot as a structure fire. I don’t know why,...
A new favorite thing for Baby T is doing stuff by himself. Of course after he gives up in frustration I am his first choice for help. And he isn’t nice when he asks; it’s me getting yelled at. The scenario plays over like this. He tries to do the impossible (rarely does he want something even remotely doable) I see him and ask him if he would like help. I’m met with a mean piercing glare and him yelling, “NO! Me do it by meself”. Not “my,” but “me”, that’s how he says it. Then I sit back and watch him attempt whatever feat it is. I try not to...
Back row left to right: Teacher Rosemary White, Ryan Seymour, Josh Leaf, Stanley _____, Curtis White, Lee Thomas, DJ White, Wesley Cook, TJ Point, Trevor Skidders and Teacher Joyce Sharrow. Middle row: Teresa Oakes, Donna Johnson, BJ Boots, Annie Cook, Margaret Thompson, Billy Lazore, Katsitsoronkwas Sharrow, JR Herne, Sherry Lazore, Kelly Jacobs, Stacey ____. Front: Louie Cook, Natalie Leaf Thank you to Katsitsoronkwas Sharrow for sharing this photo with our readers....
Mohawk International Raceway, formerly Frogtown International Speedway, will be opening its gates for what plans to be an exciting and action packed 2008 racing season that will feature everything from more special races in all classes, to the return of a fabulous fireworks display scheduled for the end of June. The season kicks off on Saturday May 3rd with the 1st running of the Mohawk 30 for the open wheel DIRTcar 358 Modifieds that will feature 30 laps of great racing and a cool $1500.00 to win. The UMP/DIRT Pro Stocks, Semi Pros, Bandits,...
Mechanicsville, VA, April 21, 2008 – Huron Hockey, the world’s most recognized and successful youth ice hockey program, will offer two weeks of hockey summer day camp sessions in Cornwall, Ontario this summer. Huron’s programs will take place on August 11-15 and on August 18-22, and will be offered at the Cornwall Civic Complex. Huron Hockey was founded in 1970 and has conducted more than 3,450 camps worldwide and hosted in excess of 300,000 hockey players. More than 700 NHL players went through the Huron system and more than 100 NHL coach...
Akwesasne will be highly represented on this years Team Ontario South Female Hockey. Officially, there are Ten (10) players from Akwesasne, which will be members of Team Ontario South who will be participating in the National Aboriginal Hockey Championships that are being held in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario from April 27th to May 3, 2008. These players are Alley Bero, Katie Bero, Olivia Cook, Savannah Francis, Amanda King, Tameka Thompson, Elysia Koostachin, Rori Francis-Herne, Toni Garrow and...
Akwesasne community member Eddie Papineau proudly showed a gold medal Monday that he won over the weekend. The Special Olympics medal was awarded to Papineau and his teammates on the Cornwall Blue Chargers floor hockey team. The team traveled to Quebec City over the weekend to defend their gold medal title in the Special Olympics Provincials. Papineau has been competing in the games for 14 years. Last year he and his teammates won their first gold medal in the sport of floor hockey. Two other...
