A Voice from the Eastern Door
A Voice from the Eastern Door
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Names: Kennadi Mathilda Oakes and Kassadi Dorothy Oakes Born: November 2, 2012 Weight: (Kennadi) 5lbs. 7ozs. and (Kassadi) 4lbs. 12ozs. Parents: Sara McDonald and Stephen Oakes Maternal Grandparents: Maxinne Jacobs and Sherwood “Woody” McDonald Maternal Great-Grandparents: Margaret and Richard “Big Dick” Jacobs, Sarah and Louis McDonald Paternal Grandparents: Cheryl and Jeffery Oakes Paternal Great-Grandparents: Sam and Audrey Oakes...
Name: Carter Marshall Jacobs Born: Tuesday, April 23, 2013 Weight: 7lbs. 9oz. Parents: Chelsea Jacobs & Eric Sisto Sibling: Chandler Jacobs Maternal Grandparents: Tammy Jacobs Maternal Great-Grandparents: Lorene Herne & Louis (Ronnie) Jacobs Paternal Grandparents: Dawn Sisto & Thomas Day Mitchell Paternal Great-Grandparents: Michael Sisto & Margaret Jacobs, Helen & William Phillips, Diane & William Mitchell...
Name: Joey Marquis Tarbell Born: Monday, April 15 2013 at 11:12am Weight: 7lbs. 8oz. Parents: Lindsay Cole & James Tarbell Siblings: Camron, Santana, Mya, Frankie, Parris, Kaide, Jaxon, Jimi & Jia. Grandparents: Marie Cole, Dennis Cole, & the late Perry Cole, Edyth Rybke & the late Francis Tarbell. Great grandparents: Judy Hemlock & Kerney Cole...
Submitted by Charity Lazore “Go Jaguars” Front: Shakoronhiokewen Jacobs Back row L-R: Dylan Lazore, Dash Lazore, Zada David...
Every year, on the first Friday in the month of May, the community of Akwesasne honors an important Akwesasronon named John Saiowisakè:ron Fire. Khia’teiohserá:ke kiokierénhton ronwaia’tanentaktόnhne tsi niwenhní:tes ne Onerahtohkό:wa, ne kaná:ta ne Ahkwesáhsne enhonwahsennakará:tate ne raia’tanό:ron Ahkwesáhsrό:non ronwá:iats Sawátis “Saiowisakè:ron” Otsiénha. John Saiowisakè:ron Fire was born in the year of 1847 and lived in the village of St. Regis in Akwesasne with his wife Teiohsirá:ke...
On Thursday, April 25, 2013 the Tsi Snaihne gym was full of young women learning some serious self-defense tactics. Three guest instructors from the Freedom Taekwon-Do Health and Fitness of Cornwall, Ontario: Betty Anne Villeneuve, and Apryl and Laine Larkin instructed approximately 12 young women and two young men on how to defend themselves when attacked. This event, along with several others was organized and hosted by the MCA’s Akwesasne Justice Program. Brett “The Hitman” Hart was there...
Reprinted from ‘Legends of the Iroquois’ by Tehanetorens (Ray Fadden) Continued from last week....
Mohawk Lesson...
Scenes from the 5th Annual 5 Mile Walk/Run for the Akwesasne Cancer Support Group...
Scenes from the 5th Annual 5 Mile Walk/Run for the Akwesasne Cancer Support Group...
On Saturday, Swamp’s Performance held the Cruising for Kids event at Jacobs Manufacturing, across from the Mohawk International Raceway. The event, which sponsored the Akwesasne Freedom School and the Akwesasne Boys and Girls Club, included a car show and free safety inspections. Donations were accepted, and both the proceeds from the car show’s $6 entry fee and a Chicken BBQ, were donated to each program. Buck Cook was on hand to judge the event, and cutting it up as you know only he can. The...
On Friday April 26th, a dinner was held at the St. Regis Recreation Center to raise awareness for Victims of Crime week. The event had speakers from organizations within the community, all of whom were part of the various teams here who offer services to victims of crime in Akwesasne. Michelle Smoke of the Akwesasne Community Justice Program wrote a grant that secured $3000 for activities during National Victims of Crime Awareness Week. The turkey dinner had approximately 50 participants....
Teacher Angel Brant is a hero and thanks to her quick thinking and training, a simple food mishap did not become more severe. A student in Mrs. Barnes class was eating his fruit rollup that was packed in his lunch, and wadded the whole snack into his mouth. Unfortunately the snack does not dissolve quickly and the student soon lapsed into a full choke. Without much thought, Brant quickly acted and using her First Aid/CPR training quickly stepped in and saved the child. Barnes said, “The kid w...
At the Akwesasne Cancer Support Group Walk Addison Lazore walked in support of her great aunt Emily Tarbell and in memory of her great aunts Mary Lou Phillips, Charlene Curleyhead and Sheila White. Submitted by Charity Lazore....
A Walk of Honor to show support to sexual assault victims was held on Thursday, April 25, 2013. Part of April’s Sexual Assault Awareness Month events, several organizations collaborated on this walk: the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe Department of Social Services, The Three Sisters Program, Konon:kwe, Haudenosaunee Coalition for Women’s Empowerment, Indian Child Welfare Office and Akwesasne’s ACT NOW worked together to raise awareness and to help prevent sexual assault. The walk started at the St. R...
As the Elders at Iakhihsohtha took part in observation of Earth Day activities, it was difficult to see who was having more fun – the presenter Julie Jacobs of the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe Environment Division or the residents themselves. Ms. Jacobs shared quite a bit of information on the several different topics including; safe home remedies for getting rid of insects, rodents, and much more. The residents also participated in a making a bas relief model of “Earth” out of shaving cream and f...
Denise Paquette and Rob White of the Akwesasne Mohawk Police gave a presentation of Elder Abuse. The workshop lasted only an hour and within the hour they covered the definition of Elder Abuse, the rights of the Older Person and what to do if you or someone you love is being abused. There are different types of abuse to an Elder. Of the different types at least 45% is financial abuse where the caretaker is wrongfully spending, stealing or mismanaging the Elder’s finances. At least 12.5% is p...
Salmon River Central High School is pleased to announce the selection of the Valedictorian and Salutatorian for the Class of 2013. The honor of Valedictorian goes to Samantha Monette and Salutatorian is Kaitlyn Pickering. Samantha is the daughter of Shawn and Janet Monette and is from South Bombay. She has taken the highest level courses available to her every year and has many accomplishments such as National Honor Society, University of Rochester Bausch and Lomb Honorary Science Award,...
On Friday, a social benefiting Sarahlee Skidders was held at the Mohawk Nation Longhouse. Skidders is currently raising money to pay for stem cell treatments. After having undergone one round already, she saw improvement. The next round will be much longer, but comes at a great expense. Skidders is holding several benefits all over the community and this was done for her on behalf of the community, and the Akwesasne Women Singing Society. There were drinks, corn soup and frybread for sale, as well as a cake walk, where numbered plates are sold...
The 14th Annual Native American Music Awards is scheduled for Friday, May 10, 2013 at 8 p.m. at Seneca Niagara Events Center. Public voting will continue on the website, nativeamericanmusicawards.com, through the awards show date. The event will feature more than 35 diverse awards categories. Up for Best Rock Recording is Arcane Belief for their album Wrong Side of Salvation. “We are really excited, it’s such a big deal. It’s a great honor and we are looking forward to the experience,” said Bu...
Akwesasne is represented in an exhibition currently taking place in Germany. The exhibition was curated by Sylvia S. Kasprycki, who published extensively on Native American history and art, and previously co-curated two international exhibitions of contemporary Iroquois art (IroquoisART: Visual Expressions of Contemporary Native American Artists, 1998, and Lifeworlds-Artscapes: Contemporary Iroquois Art, 2003). The exhibition was organized by Henriette Pleiger, Exhibition Manager at the Art and...
On April 30, 1999, Assembly of First Nations Grand Chief Phil Fontaine proclaimed the first Friday in May as “National Aboriginal Diabetes Awareness Day”. The Akwesasne Diabetes Education Center would like to take this opportunity to increase awareness on this disease which can lead to many debilitating complications if not well controlled. However, with good control and actively managing diabetes, you can live a healthier life. Listed below is some helpful information on diabetes, if you are at risk, the signs and being active. Inf...
This program, Kidney Screening Program is a free health screening program offered by the National Kidney Foundation (NKF). The program will give “at risk” individuals of the North Country an opportunity to detect early kidney disease. Massena, NY -- The National Kidney Foundation of Northeast New York and the Massena Memorial Hospital will be holding a free Kidney Screening at Massena Memorial Hospital’s Dialysis Center this Sunday, May 5, 2013 from 9:00am-12 noon. The program will give “at risk” individuals of the North Country an opportuni...
Bottom row-L-R: Bobby Lazore (Akwesasne), Mike Benedict (Akwesasne), Oren Lyons (Onondaga), Ronnie Shenandoah, Oliver Hill, Ronnie Lafrance & Sherwin Hill (Onondaga) Top Row: Onondaga players-Jerome Lazore, unknown, Bobby Shenandoah, Sid Hill, Freeman Bucktooth, Kenny Papineau, Clyde Jock, Unknown, Unknown, Bobby Delormier (Akwesasne), Belson Tarbell, Frank Benedict (Akwesasne), Russ George, John Thomas, Sid George and Dave Benedict (Akwesasne) Do you have any old photos that you’d like to s...
Comic: Border Wait Times...
