A Voice from the Eastern Door
A Voice from the Eastern Door
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(May 1, 2017) AKWESASNE – On Friday April 28, 2017, the Investigations Unit of the Akwesasne Mohawk Police Service intercepted a vehicle on Cornwall Island suspected of transporting a large shipment of marihuana. Police arrested one subject, a lone female, with possession of marihuana for the purpose of trafficking just shortly after midnight. The female was arrested without incident and transported to the Akwesasne Mohawk Police Headquarters for processing and was eventually released from c...
AKWESASNE — The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe will be recognizing the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Native Women and Girls on Friday, Onerahtohkó:wa/May 5, 2017; pursuant to Tribal Council Resolution (TCR) 2017-23 signed by the Tribal Council on Onerahtókha/April 23, 2017. Community events have been scheduled for Friday, to help educate and raise awareness, as well as to commemorate the lives of missing and murdered women and girls. “As we move ahead into the future as Native communities, we must never forget those that we ha...
(April 29, 2017) Washington – Native Nations led hundreds of thousands of people in Saturday's People's Climate March from the US Capitol Building to the White House and ultimately to the Washington Monument. Ahead of the march, Leonardo DiCaprio joined the Indigenous Environmental Network and Amazon Watch in a roundtable discussion with Indigenous leaders to better understand their fight to keep fossil fuels in the ground, protect indigenous rights, and stop climate change. "Six months ago, my...
By Katsitsionni Fox This was the third year that the Mohawk Club and Santa Fe Indian School participated in a cultural exchange. The host teachers from the SFIS were Cree Abeyta, Filipita Calabaza and Abby Arquero. Katsitsionni Fox was the host teacher for the SRC Mohawk Club with her sister Katsitsios David volunteering to help out as a chaperone. The students at both schools worked hard fundraising and were given support by their respective communities and tribes. The Mohawk Club received a ge...
Submitted by Diane McDonald Akwesasne – On Friday, April 28, 2017 CKON Radio hosted an adult Sock Hop with a 50's and 60's theme at the former IGA building on Route 37 in Akwesasne. The idea for an adult sock hop came from adults visiting the station and saying how much they loved music and loved to dance but really didn't have any place to go. In January, when CKON was planning activities for the 2017 Akwesasne Winter Carnival the idea for a 50-60's style dance was bounced around and it was f...
May 2, 2017 To The Editor, She:kon. The spring season has sprung upon Akwesasne, and the fair weather is allowing residents to share their often astute local observations. One topic of discussion is municipal real estate. Specifically, an Internet listing with the Champlain Valley MLS # 158999 has appeared for a New York realtor trying to make a quick sale locally on Route 37, “within a few hundred feet” of the tribal casino. Luckily, the area in question is described as Bombay, N.Y., and not the Akwesasne Territory. But, I was reminded, did...
Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe 412 State Route 37 Akwesasne, NY 13655 Chief Beverly Cook Chief Ron Lafrance Jr. Chief Eric Thompson Sub-Chief Shelly Jacobs Sub-Chief Michael Conners Jr. Sub-Chief Cheryl Jacobs Ladies and Gentlemen: A few months ago I called and talked to someone in the Clerk’s office asking what is being done about the native men who bring non-native women to live with them on the reservation. I can name a few and I’m sure some members of the Tribal officials can as well. By the same token we can include native women bringing non...
Last week, the Salmon River Middle School Honor Roll was submitted to Indian Time with a student omitted from the list. Dalton Wilcox also made Grade 8 Honor Roll. Congratulations Dalton!...
The Annual Roadside Cleanup took place once again, with two sign-up stations on both sides of Akwesasne. It was a good feeling to see the community out and taking care of Mother Earth, by cleaning up all the trash that was left behind after the winter thaw. A lot of youth were involved with cleaning up the roads and ditches. There were several sports teams involved in cleaning up, in hopes of winning the grand prize and other prizes raffled off at the end. The two separate sign up stations were...
Date: Saturday, May 6, 2017 Where: Robert Moses State Park, Massena Volunteer on May 6th and be a part of this exciting statewide event to celebrate and enhance New York’s state parks and historic sites. The project involves trash and debris pickup in the park and on the Nature Center trails. There will be raffles throughout the day, and there will be refreshments. Dress for the weather, and bring gloves! For more information: www.ptny.org....
The NNATC hosted a CD release party, on Saturday April 29, at the Mohawk School. They centered it around the social songs, which were the songs that were recorded on the new CD. There was also a few different booths set up, and different activities done throughout the event. The main idea was to promote a healthy good life, which usually goes hand in hand with being traditional. Although this was the release of a CD, it was much more. There was also a book that was sold with the CD, which...
One in three women, one in six men, and one in two transgender will experience sexual assault in their lifetime. This is just one of the many facts and statistics about sexual assault that was learned at the Teal to Heal Family Walk/Run held at Generations Park Tewatahita Walking Trail last Saturday, April 29th. Walkers registered upon arrival, and were then given a list of questions that only could be found at the booths that were scattered all across the walking trail. Once all questions were...
Submitted by Lynda Brown Students, staff, and family members enjoyed performances by over 30 students in the Student Council Talent Show at Tsi Snaihne School on Friday, April 27th. Performances included an artist, comedians, dancers, singers, and piano renditions. Everyone enjoyed the performances, which included some family members from the school community who performed with students. Everyone was impressed by the many talents of the students and enjoyed the 1 1/2 hour show. Nia:wen to the...
Carl McCall, Chairman, SUNY Board of Trustees, will host two Excelsior Scholarship Information Sessions in the North Country. WHEN: Friday, May 5, 10:00 AM WHERE: SUNY Potsdam Raymond Hall 8th Floor Lounge 44 Pierrepont Avenue Potsdam, NY ========================= WHEN: Friday, May 5, 11:30 AM WHERE: SUNY Canton Miller Campus Center Room 218-220 34 Cornell Drive Canton, NY...
On April 25th, the Tsi Snaihne Recreation were the lucky recipients of a large donation made by both the Strong Roots Charitable foundation and by CAA Management. The Strong Roots Charitable Foundation issued a call out for proposals from any community group interested in building a new outdoor sports box. Out of all the proposals, Tsi Snaihne's was the best one, explaining that they plan to use the sports box for more than just hockey and lacrosse, but other non-competitive activities like...
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AKWESASNE – On Onerahtókha/April 24, 2017; Saint Regis Mohawk Tribal Clerk Betty Roundpoint conducted the swearing-in for incoming Tribal Election Board Member Theresa A. Connors. The short ceremony was held in the Tribal Council's Boardroom located in the Community Building at 412 State Route 37 in Akwesasne. Connor's appointment to the Election Board follows the adoption of TCR 2016-77 that expanded the Election Board to no less than five (5) members. The resolution is intended to ensure a un...
Submitted by Lynda Brown The Tsi Snaihne School staff and students would like to give a big THANK YOU to our amazing Administrative Assistant, Char Cook. Without her hard work and dedication throughout the entire year Tsi Snaihne School would simply not be the same. Some of our students presented Char with a token of our appreciation on April 26th, 2017, in honor of National Administrative Professionals' Day....
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND), James Lankford (R-OK), and Steve Daines (R-MT) reintroduced bipartisan legislation to make sure Native American students who are eligible for federal learning resources that can help address their unique academic and cultural needs are not prevented from accessing those critical programs. Although the Bureau of Indian Affairs’ (BIA) last official count of eligible Native students took place more than two decades ago, the federal government still relies on this severely outdated data to det...
Reprinted from Wampum Belts of the Iroquois by Tehanetorens Long ago when the Mohawk People lived in the villages beside the Mohawk River in what is now New York State, the Mohawk Clans lived in separate villages: Bear Clan People lived in one village, Turtle Clan People in another, and Wolf Clan People had their own village where there lived three Mohawk girls. These girls could never meet without quarreling with each other. They quarreled so often that other people began to notice them....
Submitted by Matthew Rogers, President Malone Chess Club, Inc. The Malone Chess Club, Inc. a local charitable youth organization, will be hosting two upcoming Chess Tournaments. The events are free to enter with advanced registration. Both tournaments will be held at Franklin Academy High School in Malone, NY. Beginners are welcome as well. Everyone is guaranteed at least five games at both events. Event: Sunday, May 13 - Qualifier The first event will be a Qualifying tournament open to all...
On April 18 attorney Jessica Braude from the Wilson-Christen law firm in Toronto came to Akwesasne to meet with possible claimants in the Sixties Scoop class action suit against Canada. After nine years of work Ms. Braude was able to report that the government Canada has accepted liability in the $1.3 billion case. On February 14th Ontario Superior Court Justice Edward Belobaba ruled that Canada had breached it obligations to work in tandem with Native governments in regards to foster care and that as a result thousands of Native children were...
By Karonhiaton ♪ "One, two, three o'clock, four o'clock, rock, Five, six, seven o'clock, eight o'clock, rock, Nine, ten, eleven o'clock, twelve o'clock, rock, We're gonna rock around the clock tonight." ♪ That is what people did Friday night as part of the 97.3 CKON Sock Hop. Greasers and dolls with poodle skirts filled the dance floor of the former IGA building as people enjoyed listening to rockin' tunes from the 1950s. There were four formal dance competitions that evening, which inc...
April 26, 2017. New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman led a coalition of 16 Attorneys General in urging Congress to reject the rollback of critical protective ozone air quality standards. In letters to the chairmen and ranking members of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works and the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, the Attorneys General detailed their opposition to S. 263 / H.R. 806, the Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2017, which would substantially delay the ozone standards promulgated by the...
