A Voice from the Eastern Door
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AKWESASNE – As the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe works towards the development and adoption of an Adult Use Marijuana Ordinance in consultation with tribal members, the Tribe takes this opportunity to remind individuals that the commercial cultivation, processing, and sale of marijuana remains illegal under tribal jurisdiction (pursuant to TCR 2021-17). In accordance with the tribal referendum approved by membership on December 14, 2019; the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe is taking steps to legalize adult use (recreational) marijuana under the T...
The Tonawanda Seneca Nation made a large donation to the Akwesasne Mohawk Nation's fight against COVID-19. Rick Oakes, a Mohawk Nation Council of Chiefs representative traveled Tonawanda to pick up two full pallets of hand sanitizers. Since his return, Oakes has been delivering the hand sanitizers to several businesses, schools, programs and organizations in Akwesasne. Hand sanitizers have been donated to the Akwesasne Freedom School, the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe and Mohawk Assembly of God food...
By Kaniehtonkie On Friday, April 23, the Canadian Supreme Court ruled any U.S.-based Indigenous group, whose ancestors lived in Canada before first contact with Europeans - could claim rights laid out in Canada’s constitution. This landmark decision opens the door to other First Nations with similar ties to assert their rights on matters from hunting to environmental concerns. The Canadian constitution guarantees the right of indigenous people to hunt in their traditional lands. The case was brought a Sinixt descendant who lives in Washington s...
Akwesasne Task Force Members have been very busy last week preparing for the Annual ATFE Seed and Tree Giveaway. From ordering non-GMO seeds and trees saplings, packaging, labeling and sorting and preparing orders, ATFE handed out a record number of seeds and trees this year. With the success of last years' gardens, AFTE has now placed in the hands of Akwesasne gardeners the literal seeds to plant another successful garden this year. Members of ATFE include Dave and Mary Arquette, Craig...
By Kaniehtonkie A former US senator and CNN political commentator has sparked outrage among Native Americans prompting calls for his dismissal. Rick Santorum told a group of students at a right wing students’ conference that European colonists who came to America “birthed a nation from nothing”. CNN has been urged to fire Rick Santorum after his racist comments saying, “There was nothing here. I mean, yes we have Native Americans but candidly there isn’t much Native American culture in American culture.” Santorum spewed this racist and white s...
AKWESASNE – Betty Joyce (LaFrance) Sunday "Karenhà:'es", 85, a longtime resident of River Road, Tsi Snaihne, passed away peacefully on Friday evening, April 23, 2021. Betty was born on February 12, 1936 in Ogdensburg, the daughter of the late Louie and Christie (White) LaFrance. She first went to schools in Ogdensburg before moving back to Akwesasne, where she attended Mohawk School and schools in Tsi Snaihne. On June 23, 1952, she married Joseph L. "Jiggy" Sunday at St. Regis Catholic Ch... Full story
AKWESASNE – Margaret C. "Maggie" Terrance, 69, a longtime resident of Terrance Road, passed away late Saturday evening, April 24, 2021 at The Alice Center in Malone. Maggie was born on September 7, 1951 in Malone, the daughter of the late Eugene and Margaret (Jacobs) Terrance. She attended Salmon River Central Schools, graduating in 1969. She continued her education at D'Youville College in Buffalo, where she achieved her Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing. Maggie started her career in h... Full story
AKWESASNE – As part of the ongoing legal complaint that the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe filed against Monsanto in November 2018 for exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls (“PCBs”), notice is being provided that the defendant will be conducting property inspections in the Akwesasne community on Tuesday, April 27th and Wednesday, April 28th. The purpose of inspecting tribal properties and those belonging to individual tribal members is due to the Rules of Discovery, which allows Monsanto’s defense team to visually inspect the damages. Individ...
Art New England selected ten emerging artists, among them Mohawk Margaret Jacobs. According to Art New England, the artists are "fully engaged in a well-developed artmaking practice, their work commands attention - by the art-viewing public, art institutions, galleries, across New England and beyond. The artists selected by this year's seven nominators speak to issues of racial, gender, and socio-economic equity in surprising and compelling ways and through diverse media - from text-based...
By Mary La France If you have chickens and are considering expanding your flock, consider ducks. Raising ducks is almost identical to raising chickens so chances are you already have the necessary equipment from nursery to feed to coop accommodations. Like chickens, ducks also lay eggs, they lay larger and arguably more nutritious eggs with less cholesterol. There are many different breeds of ducks, the most popular seem to be Pekins, which are those large white ducks from the Aflac commercials....
AKWESASNE – Margaret A. "Anna" (Jackson – Jacobs) Dillon, 54, a resident of Toby Roundpoint Road, Tsi Snaihne and Stoughton Ave, Massena, passed away Sunday afternoon, April 25, 2021 at Upstate University Hospital after a brief illness. Anna was born on January 22, 1967 in Cornwall, the daughter of the late Anthony and Margaret (Gray) Jackson. She attended schools in Cornwall and graduated from General Vanier High School. She first married Foster Jacobs and was blessed with 4 children. Their mar... Full story
Niawenhkó:wa The Chiefs, Clanmothers and Faithkeepers would like to send our greetings, thank you and gratitude to everyone that helped in cleaning the graveyard site on Kawehno:ke. It takes everyone coming together to do something good for the community. We could not have done this without the help of the people. We would also like to send a Niawenhkó:wa to the following people that helped out and donated equipment for the cause, Josh Leaf, donation of backhoe and trailer, Stanley Thompson, donation of trailer, Richard Mitchell, tractor, F...
Niawenhkó:wa The Akwesasne Task Force on the Environment (ATFE) would like to thank all the people responsible for making the Seed and Tree Giveaway a huge success. We would like to thank the following for their generous donation of seeds: Childstock Farms, Dave and Mary Arquette, and Fedco Seed Company. We would also like to thank Franklin County Soil and Water Conservation District and Nichole Casanova and Root to Heaven for their donation of trees. We would like to thank the following people that volunteered to package and distribute seeds...
With each passing year, fewer community members are able to recall a time when the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe faced financial hardship — a time when the Tribe struggled to fund essential services and keep community members employed. Even fewer may recall the creativity, ingenuity, and cooperative efforts of tribal leadership and business owners at that time to develop a revenue stream that continues to benefit the Akwesasne community decades later. In stark contrast to today, the limited availability of federal and state grant programs placed a...
THANK YOU I am writing to thank family and friends for all the food and the many cards I along with my granddaughters received at the time of my daughter Dawn’s passing. We received so many thoughtful cards; the words were so beautiful they helped uplift me. Thank you to all who came to the funeral home, and for all the kind words and flowers. Your thoughtfulness is truly appreciated. Again I thank you, Dolores Thompson...
From Indian Time Vol.27 #6 1. I am Dekanawidah and with the Five Nations’ Confederate Lords, I plant the Tree of Great Peace. I plant it in your territory, Adodarhoh, and the Onondaga Nation, in the territory of you who are Firekeepers. I name the tree the Tree of-the Great Long Leaves. Under the shade of this Tree of the Great Peace we spread the soft white feathery down of the globe thistle as seats for you, Adodarhoh, and your cousin Lords. We place you upon those seats, spread soft with the feathery down of the globe thistle, there b...
She:kon AMBE Families, Please note that due to the increased risk of transmission by Covid-19 variants, AMBE is diligently working to prevent the spread of the virus in our schools and centers by implementing new safety precautions. We are asking for your understanding and cooperation in order to ensure that our schools and centers remain operational and safe for all children. Therefore, if a member of your household has come into contact with a confirmed or suspected positive case of Covid-19, all children within the household will be...
April 26, 2021. “Before I correct the record, let me address Rick Santorum directly without mincing words: Rick Santorum is an unhinged and embarrassing racist who disgraces CNN and any other media company that provides him a platform. Televising someone with his views on Native American genocide is fundamentally no different than putting an outright Nazi on television to justify the Holocaust. Any mainstream media organization should fire him or face a boycott from more than 500 Tribal Nations and our allies from across the country and w...
The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe’s Election Board will be holding the annual Tribal Caucus on Saturday, Onerahtohkó:wa | May 1, 2021. There are three (3) positions open: one (1) Tribal Chief, one (1) Tribal Sub-Chief, and one (1) Tribal Clerk. The Caucus will begin at 10:00 a.m. at the former IGA Building. Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic and to ensure the safety of our community members, there will be no observers allowed. In order to minimize the amount of people gathering in an enclosed space, the nomination time for each position will be st...
I Got My COVID-19 Vaccine...
AKWESASNE – The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe’s Emergency Operations Center is reporting two (2) new cases of COVID-19 in Akwesasne’s southern portion. No community members were released from isolation – making eight (8) total active cases under the Tribe’s jurisdiction. There are 26 family members and friends in quarantine and following guidance from public health. Though our case numbers remain low, we ask everyone to please get vaccinated to help protect those who cannot get vaccinated, such as small children and those with immunocom...
First Nations Epidemiological summary of COVID-19 cases in First Nations communities as reported to Indigenous Services Canada as of April 18, to April 24, 2021. Atlantic – 0 Cases Quebec – 0 Cases Ontario – 2 Cases Manitoba – 81Cases Saskatchewan – 2 Cases Alberta – 0 Cases British Columbia – 0 Cases Canada Wide The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of April 27, 2021. Canada: 1,194,989 confirmed cases in Canada. Quebec: 346,596 total cases, 10,007 active cases (with 10,898 deaths, 325,691 resolved) Ontario: 452,596 total...
Daily Statistics for Wednesday, April 28, 2021: New Positives: 2 New Probable: 0 Active Cases: 45 Community Active: 45 New Deaths: 0 New Recovered: 2 Individuals in Isolation/Quarantine: 171 Active Cases by Correctional Facility: Bare Hill Correctional: 0, Franklin Correctional: 0, Upstate Correctional: 0 Cumulative Totals: Cases: 2652, Confirmed Positive: 2520, Probable: 132, Deaths: 16, Recovered: 2591 Daily Statistics for Tuesday, April 27, 2021: Daily Statistics: New Positives: 3 New Probable: 0 Active Cases: 45 Community Active: 45 New...
Daily COVID-19 data for Wednesday, April 28th: 14 (fourteen) new cases of COVID-19 were reported today, bringing the total number of confirmed positive COVID-19 cases to-date to 7,150 (seven thousand one hundred fifty) 110 (one hundred ten) cases are active – please go to: https://www.stlawco.org/ to check out the COVID-19 Cases by Town map layouts. 6,944 (six thousand nine hundred forty-four) cases have been released from isolation. 5 (five) cases are hospitalized. 96 (ninety-six) deaths have occurred; this fatality data comes from the New Yor...
From left: Louise Wood Cooke, Hilda Bova Smoke, Eve White, Nancy Arquette Hopps & Yvonne Skidders Chubb. High School 1946-1951, photo taken & submitted by Ann Marie Sawatis-Lambert. 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 Communications Building. Stop letting your photos gather dust in the basement and bring them in for us! All photos are returned to their owner...
