A Voice from the Eastern Door
A Voice from the Eastern Door
Sorted by date Results 1 - 25 of 79
Akwesasne -The Child Support Enforcement Unit of the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe received approval from the Administration for Children and Families/Office of Child Support Enforcement (ACF/OCSE) to operate a Comprehensive Child Support Program. The Tribe’s Family Support Act was signed into law by Tribal Council on February 4, 2014, after several public meetings, and then submitted to the ACF/OCSE for their approval. The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe is the first tribe in New York State to receive this important designation. Sub-Chief Eric Thompson p...
On Saturday night, the St. Lawrence Centre Arena was the home of SPIRIT FC 4. Eleven fights were on the card including five title fights. Local fighters came out of CNY MMA in Hogansburg and Controlled Chaos in Westville. Many of their opponents came from Bridgeport, NY out of Kountry Boys MMA and some fighters were independent. The band Playback entertained the crowd and Catfish Ben was the announcer. The night started with some awards for SPIRIT FC 3 with Randy Lamb getting Nockout of the...
Here are additional pictures....
Akwesasne Territory - The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe has declared a state of emergency effective April 16, 2014 due to the continued flooding issues in Akwesasne. If you are a member and have received flood-related services from a vendor where you paid them, please keep your receipts. There is a possibility that these services may be reimbursable from a State or Federal Agency. The Franklin County Assessor will be assessing the damaged roads and homes starting next week. The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe’s Emergency Planning Department informs c...
Akwesasne Territory - The National Johnson O'Malley Association (NJOMA) Conference was recently held in Denver, Colorado with Rebecca Smoke, Samantha Phillips and Stephanie Cook from the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe's Education Division in attendance. The association recognizes the "specialized and unique educational needs" of our Native American students and celebrates its 20th Anniversary this year. JOM Director Rebecca Smoke was honored by accepting the Exemplary Award for Region 4. This region...
On Saturday morning the Seniors Center in Hogansburg was the site for the annual Earth Day Celebration and Seed Giveaway hosted by the Akwesasne Task Force on the Environment. There were several booths with all kinds of information, and of course lots of seeds including cucumbers, peas, carrots, beets, pumpkins, radish, corn and much, much more. In fact there were several tables filled with seeds of all kinds. One organizer Margaret George said, "We're hoping that people grow them and then give...
AKWESASNE – Mrs. Pauline M. Boots, 78, of 225 McCumber Road, Cornwall Island, unexpectedly passed Tuesday afternoon, April 15, 2014 at Queensway-Carleton Hospital in Ottawa. Pauline was born February 29, 1936 in Snye, Quebec, the daughter of the late John and Anna Papineau White and attended schools in the Snye. On October 29, 1955, she married Jonas Boots. He predeceased her on October 17, 1996. Pauline was a homemaker and dedicated mother to her children. She was an avid bingo player and t...
AKWESASNE – Mr. Morris E. White, age 83, of 58 Laughing Road, Racquette Point, unexpectedly passed away at his home Tuesday morning, April 22, 2014. Morris was born November 26, 1930 at the family home in Akwesasne, the son of the late Nelson and Adeline White. He attended schools on the Reservation. Morris first married Hilda Mary Bero; they were blessed with three children, Darwin, Terry, and Jamie. Hilda tragically predeceased him on October 11, 1965. On April 21, 1968, he married Josephine M...
Every Tuesday night the St. Regis Mohawk School hosts martial arts classes. Sensei Joe Colarusso, Proprietor and Senior Instructor of He Yee Dao Karate Association, has been instructing classes for about three years at the school. As long as there is school, he will be there. From 6pm to 7pm Joe holds class for kids from about ages six to 12. At 7pm he teaches a teen and adult class. "The Mohawk School has been wonderful, we have a great partnership," said Joe. They usually use the multipurpose...
By Amberdawn Lafrance In the fall of 2007, Chuck Stead, an educator with Cornell University and Ramapo College, came to Akwesasne to talk to the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe's (SRMT) Environment Division Natural Resource Damages (NRD) Program. Mr. Stead brought with him the heart-wrenching story of the Ramapough Nation (a.k.a. Ramapough, Ramapo, Lunaape, Munsee, Delaware Nation) of the Ramapo Mountains on the border of New Jersey and New York. Mr. Stead is not a member of the Ramapough Tribe, but grew...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR April 22, 2014 MISSED OPPORTUNITY! For the past several years a member of the community has been working on a proposal for an economic project that would create jobs, training and revenue. The concept was to take the profits and return them back to the community to assist in areas of need, for example, to supplement funding for students who are in post secondary education. With this concept in mind last year, two facilities were pitched to economic development and one was deemed not to be a viable solution to the needs of...
Thank you, The family of Dolores Phillips wishes to thank everyone who helped out during our difficult time. It was such a comfort to have family and friends around to guide us, especially at a time like this where we didn’t know what to do. Thank you to all her visitors in her last days, it made her very happy and she talked about it for days. And a big thank you to all who cooked, bought groceries, baked cakes and cookies and pies, made sandwiches, cleaned and helped set up things and to all who took the time to come everyday for prayers. T...
Continued from last week Reprinted with permission from Polishing the Silver Covenant Chain Opening Since the arrival of the Europeans on North America, the Haudenosaunee have strived to have peaceful relations with peoples from other nations. The protocols and processes underlying these relations have been embodied in the traditional teachings of the Haudenosaunee. They have been embodied in instruments such as the Two Row Wampum, Silver Covenant Chain, and the Canandaigua Treaty of 1794. Haudenosaunee Thanksgiving Address Whenever the...
By Connie Gerow, 4-H Tribal Mentoring Coordinator How does a teen arrive at an event and leave a leader? Do you wave a magic wand and say 'abracadabra'? Or, were they part of a "Star Trek" adventure where "Scotty" beamed them up? The answer - a group of nine Franklin County 4-H Members, who travelled to Syracuse on April 11th -13th were a part of a S.T.A.R.R. trek adventure. S.T.A.R.R. is an acronym for State Teen Action Representative Retreat, which is a three-day, fun-filled event where 4-H...
By Doug George-Kanentiio The origin of the rainbow in Iroquois cosmology is explained in the “Iroquois Creation Story” by the late John Mohawk-Satsisowah of the Seneca Nation. Mohawk edited a manuscript compiled by the Onondaga-Seneca Chief John Arthur Gibson and the Tuscarora ethnologist JNB Hewitt in 1899 and self published the completed work in 2005. In his edition Mohawk writes: “Our story holds that we have much that we should be happy about, and evidence of this great good fortune is the manifestation of the gifts of nature. But even...
Scenes from the St. Regis Recreation Easter Celebration...
On Saturday April 5, Pappy's Bowlmor Lanes in Massena held their annual banquet to celebrate another successful year. LX Herne has participated in the program for five years now and continues to make steady improvements each year. This year he qualified for the sectional tournament in Malone where he placed fifth. He also qualified for the Pepsi Scholarship Tournament in Ogdensburg. At the banquet, LX earned several awards including Most Improved Bowler, High Scratch Game at 144 and League High...
Submitted by Dale White After I read the article last week about the Tribe, and others, being recognized for Land Claims Negotiations I wanted to make sure that my Dad, Lincoln White, and others were also recognized for the work they did on the land claims. I dug out this old photo my Dad had tucked away in a cardboard box. This is a Tribal Land Claim Committee meeting held in September 2000 in Saranac Lake....
Reader Submission...
(April 23, 2014) If you've ever dreamt of being a time traveler like Doc Brown, now's your chance. Starting today, you can travel to the past to see how a place has changed over the years by exploring Street View imagery in Google Maps for desktop. We've gathered historical imagery from past Street View collections dating back to 2007 to create this digital time capsule of the world. Now with Street View, you can see a landmark's growth from the ground up, like the Freedom Tower in New York...
Name: Iehrakwenhawi Karmen Geralynn Thompson Born: Thursday, April 10th, 2014 at 6:44pm Weight: 5lbs. 11 ozs. Parents: Samantha Thompson & Gary Tremblay Siblings: Ienatsotha Thompson, Karonhiohare Alex Thompson, Samson Tremblay & Brady Tremblay Maternal Grandparents: Doreen Lazore-Thompson & the late Frank A. Thompson Paternal Grandparents: Marylin Simpson & the late Serge Tremblay...
The minimum grade point average for Honour Roll is 79.5, while the range for Principals’ List is an average between 74.5 to 79.4. CCVS HONOUR ROLL: Breanne Caldwell Jasmine David Dakodah Delormier Carlie Lafrance Josee Sunday PRINCIPALS LIST: Drake Adams Kendell Adams Montana Adams Aronhiaronnions Beauvais Justina Cornelius Haley Jacobs Keisha Jacobs Tori Jock Joel Jocko Shayla Oakes Kasia Ransom Dalton Thomas Kaytlin Thompson Waverli Thompson Atehawi White-Cree Zachary Williams SEMESTER 2 MID-TERM - APRIL 2014 CCVS HONOUR ROLL: Drake Adams M...
Tampico. Tampico is a city in Mexico with a population of over two million people, and Tampico is an authentic Mexican restaurant that just opened last August located in Cornwall. If all of this seems coincidence it isn't. Tampico is the creation of Ivan Contreas, originally from Tampico, Mexico. When Contreas emigrated from Mexico he moved to Montreal. He was invited to visit Cornwall with friends and that was when he saw an opportunity. There are only a small handful of restaurants with true...
Mohawk Lesson...
Speed in Zone: Saint Regis Mohawk Tribal Police ticketed Garrett L. Loran 33, of Hogansburg NY, for speed in zone (60-35mph zone) and passing in a no passing zone. Inadequate Headlights: Saint Regis Mohawk Tribal Police ticketed Venus Gambill 38, of Hogansburg NY, for inadequate headlights. Inadequate Headlights: Saint Regis Mohawk Tribal Police ticketed AnnMarie Anzaldua 49, of Massena NY, for inadequate headlights. Speed in Zone: Saint Regis Mohawk Tribal Police ticketed Philip T. Everson, of Long Sault Ontario, for speed in zone (59-35mph...
