A Voice from the Eastern Door
A Voice from the Eastern Door
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Akwesasne Mohawk Police Service found over 1000 marihuana plants growing inside two garages at two separate properties on Cornwall Island. Over $ 1 million of pot was seized as a result of an ongoing investigation which uncovered a sophisticated and massive marihuana plantation that occupied most of the garage spaces, “the garage at one location was built for marihuana production and nothing more” said lead investigator, Detective Sergeant Kariwate Mitchell. The two marihuana growing pla...
Saturday turned out to clear of rain, but not of trash. Once again community members stepped up and went out to clean the roadsides of trash that has been thrown out of passing vehicles since – since the last time the roadside was cleaned. The Akwesasne Task Force on the Environment has sponsored this springtime event ever since the early 1990’s. For the past ten years or more we have been cleaning our own garbage in an attempt to make Akwesasne look cleaner and to be cleaner. This year a tot...
Through the combined efforts of a group of community members and agency representatives the Akwesasne Coalition for Community Empowerment sponsored what will probably become a yearly event with the “Me and My Guy Dance.” The dance was held on a sunny afternoon on Saturday, April 27, 2013 at the St. Regis Mohawk School from 4:30 to 6:30pm. The Coalition has organized and hosted a number of pro-social community events such as Girls Night Out, Red Ribbon Week, Diva Challenge, Cookies and Cra...
As an accomplished artist whose paintings are well known across the country, David Fadden now has a new book out, “Kaheriio’s Busy Day.” The children’s book is a self-published book under the direction of the North Native American Traveling College. NNATC’s Executive Director, Russell Roundpoint actually conceived the idea of the book after seeing a number of children’s publications published by the Ojibway. The main character is based on Roundpoint’s grandson Kaheriio. The story is about a yo...
Dr. Jean Dubuc passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his family on Saturday, April 20, 2013 at the age of 81 years. Dr. Dubuc was a renowned local Optometrist and was the Founder of the Cornwall Professional Centre. Beloved husband for the past 51 years of Suzanne (Page) Dubuc. Dear father of Dr. Denis Dubuc (Dr. Christine Suess), Dr. Danielle Dubuc (Paul Carrière), Monique Houde RN (Robert), Dr. Michel Dubuc and Dr. Marc Dubuc (Caroline) all of Cornwall. Cherished grandfather of ten...
By Jim Windle, Tekawennake, Six Nations The 400th anniversary of the Two Row Wampum treaty between the Haudenosaunee and the Dutch settlers will be celebrated this summer beginning July 27, 2013, with many events highlighted a living Two Row canoe trip down the Hudson River. The weeklong event ends August 9th. It will kick off with a festival in Albany N .Y. with stops every 10 or 12 miles along the route. “There will be a row of colonials and of Native people who will paddle side by side in a living Two Row Wampum from Albany New York to N...
Thank you, A Sincere Thank You goes out to all those who donated food, supplies, flowers, sympathies and words of encouragement. We would also like to thank the staff of Home care/Home support and Tsiionkwanonhso:te for an exceptional job caring for Darlene. Thank you to the Pallbearers, The Snye Recreation, Snye Homemakers, The Mohawk Singers, The Hart family, and Darien Gabriel. In closing, God saw you getting tired And a cure was not to be So he put his arms around you and whispered “Come to me” With tearful eyes we watched you and saw you...
Shekon everyone, The Three Sisters Program extends a big nia:wen ko:wa to everyone who donated their time and effort to help make “Walk a Mile in Their Moccasins” a resounding success. We had over 100 participants in the walk, with many bringing their children, and even one very socially conscious pup. We couldn’t have done it without the help of the following groups and individuals: Chief Andy Thomas, the officers of the SRMT Police Department, Sarah Herne with Act Now, Harvey Herne with the Partridge House, Debra Martin with IHS, Steph...
Niawenkowa My thanks and gratitude go to all who made my benefit concert/bake sale and Mohawk Auction such a memorable night. Special recognition must go to my great-niece Macy David who came up with the idea and put it into motion with the help of her Grandma Mamie David. Niawenkowa to the St. Regis Mohawk School for opening their doors for the event. Steve Benedict and Paul Gratton did an awesome job in setting up the gym for the concert and the lobby for the bake sale and auction. They kept themselves available for whatever was needed by...
Sakahàn, meaning “to light [a fire]” in the language of the Algonquin, is the National Gallery of Canada’s largest survey of recent Indigenous art. AXENÉO7 is proud to be one of the partnering venues and to present Victoria Ransom. Victoria Ransom is an emerging Indigenous contemporary artist, born and raised in Akwesasne Mohawk Territory. Through her practice, she attempts to lay down the foundations to awaken the public on Indigenous issues. Ransom is a multi-disciplinary artist, addressing long standing problematic issues between Indigen...
The Voice of the Youth... The Youth of Akwesasne have finally woken up and are starting to speak, but many youth still do not know what to do and many others do not listen to them. I will tell you a story where this same problem arose in our past. In the story of the Seven Dancers, the people of the Haudenosaunee neglected their duties. It was a small group of seven youth that asked why are we not performing our ceremonies, dances and songs? When the people tried to explain, none could, and many then tried to discourage the youth. They tried...
Fourth-graders at the St. Regis Mohawk School received chokecherry tree seedlings as part of Alcoa’s 10 Million Trees program and in celebration of Arbor Day. Launched in 1998, the goal of Alcoa’s 10 Million Trees program is to plant 10 million trees by Alcoa employees and their families in Alcoa communities by 2020. Each April, Alcoa’s Massena Operations distributes tree seedlings to its employees and to local elementary students as part of this program. Over 33,000 tree seedlings have been...
Wednesday at Akwesasne Mohawk School, children in grades 1-8 participated in a public speaking event. The event is rooted in the Kanienkahaka tradition of oral language, and has been going on for at least 15 years. AMS teacher Anneke Fisher-Fay said, “The kids are starting at grade 1, and they’re learning to use their voice to present their ideas.” The event consists of the younger children telling a story about a subject of their choosing, for instance, one young man, Dryden Adams, shared a sto...
Submitted by Deanne Jackson On June 28, 2013 two young Akwesasronon women will be departing on a 2 day trek finally reaching their destination of Dukuduku, South Africa June 30th for 14 days with the Reach Out Volunteer Program. Shaylan and Haylee Jacco have made the decision to join this group in assisting their humanitarian efforts. Their first week will be spent working at a crèche for local children, building a playground and teaching basic English are just a few activities they will be involved with. Their second week will be spent...
On Friday, Lynn Thompson presented a check amounting $5,000 on behalf of the Akwesasne Convenient Store Association to PJ Burns to support the 2013 Kids for Fishing. Kids for Fishing is an event centered around prevention and will include presentations on topics like drug and alcohol prevention and boating safety and, of course, a whole lot of fishing! Lynn Thompson said the ACSA is happy to donate to such a worthy cause. PJ Burns said, “We are on schedule and just waiting for May 11. E...
Akwesasne Territory — April 15, 2013 -- a juvenile male of Hogansburg, NY was arrested at 9:57a.m. for having an existing warrant of arrest. The male was then arraigned before Judge Main and later turned over to the care of his caseworker. April 17, 2013-- Darren Mitchell, 52, of Akwesasne, PQ was charged by Tribal Police with aggravated unlicensed operation in the 3rd degree and failing to use his signal light. Mr. Mitchell was issued his tickets and scheduled to appear in court at a later date. April 18, 2013-- Jolene W. Jackson, 38, of A...
By Tekonwakwenni Nanticoke The year after Christopher Columbus “discovered” the new world, Pope Alexander VI issued a doctrine known as the Papal Bull Inter Caetera. The document supported Spain’s plan to ensure its exclusive rights to the land that Columbus discovered the previous year. The Bull specified that any land not inhabited by Christians was available to be claimed and exploited by Christian rulers and declared that “the Catholic faith and the Christian religion be exalted and be ever...
By Tekonwakwenni Nanticoke Over the years, White Pine trees were planted throughout the world spreading the message of Peace, Power, and Good Mind. This message comes from the time when our 5 nations (Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga and Seneca) were fighting with one another. The Peacemaker instructed the warring nations to throw their weapons, hatred, and negativity under the Great Tree of Peace. With this message instilled in their minds, the Hotinonsonni were able to concentrate on the...
On Friday, the K4 class at Kanatakon School put on a spring concert for their families. Alice King said that they have been practicing the songs for a while. They were directed by teachers Lynell Oakes-Cook and Sheri Lazore. The students sang “Ohniwenhnisero:ten?” (weather), “Kakwitene nikahawi” and “Ohkwar:tare.” The concert was followed by snacks in the classroom, which were well deserved. The students did a great job!...
Students in Mrs. LaFrance’s 5/6 grade transition classroom at the Kanatakon School are doing a Diversity of Living Things unit and during that unit they learned about dinosaurs. They created their own dinosaurs and dioramas. L-R: Mitchell Thompson, Kahawis Lazore, Iohahes Lazore, Ronnie Thompson, Kahnekanoron Tarbell-Lazore and Raniehtenhawi Benedict....
MCA Administrative building 1 was the scene last Thursday of a bake sale, silent auction and 50/50 raffle to benefit Yvonne Miller. The benefit was a success, in fact it was supposed to end at 3pm, but teachers wanted in on the action so it went another hour to 4pm. Darlene Francis came up with the idea. She said, “I said ‘we should have a silent auction for Yvonne,’ and boom here we are. I wanted to help her.” HR staff and Finance staff, where Yvonne used to work, coordinated the event togethe...
On Friday, the newly opened Akwesasne Mini Mart was the place to get a spaghetti dinner to benefit ECDP Headstart students. Parents of ECDP Headstart students volunteered their time to raise funds to ensure their children have a great graduation. Photo by Samantha McMillon-Wilkinson....
Submitted by Connie Gerow, 4-H Tribal Mentoring Coordinator Equipped with wheelbarrows, rakes, gloves, paint and paintbrushes, the 4-H Mighty Shamrocks from the Salmon River Central Tribal Mentoring program elected to spruce up Rainbow Park in Fort Covington, New York. As a part of Global Youth Service days (April 26-28), sixteen 4-H Members arrived at the park at 10am on Saturday, April 27th and met Connie Gerow, the site coordinator for the Mentoring program, to survey the park and create a pl...
Principals List Grade 4 Kayla Cunningham Rachael Cunningham Patrick Ghostlaw Jared Showen Meadow Tarbell Honor Roll Grade 4 Myranda Collette Celeste Humiston Donovan Lauzon Keira Rousseau Brendan Schaeffer Makhia Snyder Zachary Durant Emily Healy Connor Lewis John Miller Bryanna Sears Brayden Smithey Larissa Brown Raynee Lazore Jacobi Mitchell Lisa Seward Gavin Cook-Avery Taylor French Lane Oakes Cadence Simpson Karahkwenhawe White Principals List Grade 5 Timothy Cook Shannon Cree Delanie DeShane Ian French Katelin Griffin Adam Hubbard Dixie...
On Friday, a benefit spaghetti dinner and bake sale was held for baby George Jacobs. George is three years old and is in need of a kidney transplant. He has been on dialysis for two years. The family has been traveling to Ottawa three times a week and he will hopefully have the transplant soon. George’s mother Sabrina Mitchell said, “He’s still fighting and still going strong.” She had a team of great volunteers at the benefit on Friday. Photo by Samantha McMillon-Wilkinson....
