A Voice from the Eastern Door
A Voice from the Eastern Door
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The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe held a referendum on Saturday, April 30, 2011 in the lobby of the Community Tribal Building to consider the expansion of the Akwesasne Mohawk Casino. The voters considered the question, “Do you support the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe’s expansion project at the Akwesasne Mohawk Casino?” Voter turnout was 591 voters with 93 absentee ballots received before the noon deadline. The unofficial results reported by the Tribal Election Board was 391 votes for, 286 against and 7 void ballots, the unofficial results for the A...
The 2011 Race Against Drugs kicked off three days of activities with the community night last Wednesday. This event was open to the entire community with dinner and entertainment being provided by the organizing committee. The Hotinoshonni Dance Troupe was on hand to perform the first two days. After showing off their budding talent, members provided demonstrations to willing volunteers from the crowd. Booths were setup by area police agencies and awareness groups handing out pamphlets of...
Salmon River Secondary School Principal, Angela Robert, is pleased to announce the top scholars of the Salmon River Central’s Class of 2011. Derek Dustin has been named Valedictorian for the class of 2011. Derek is the son of Doug and Maureen Dustin of Westville, New York and the grandson of Aileen Lonkey and the late Martin Lonkey and the late Ransom and Corlis Dustin. While in high school, Derek has received the following awards: Clarkson University Leadership Award, Rochester Institute of T...
The Big Bike for Heart and Stroke Foundation made a return trip to the village of Kana:takon last Thursday as 90 participants joined the cause. $3,393.34 was raised by all the teams who rode the bike as it made its route from the St. Regis Recreation Centre to the St. Regis Catholic Church and back again. “I like the exercise and seeing the team fundraise for the cause. I like to encourage people to be more active,” said Kanonkwatsheriio Team Captain Jennifer Standing-Arrow. The first three team...
Akwesasne Mohawk Territory – The Mohawk Council of Akwesasne would like to inform the community that construction has begun on the new low-level Three Nations Bridge connecting Kawehno:ke (Cornwall Island) and the city of Cornwall. As a result, portions of the St. Lawrence River’s North Channel will be closed to marine traffic during specified construction periods. Signs and buoys will be placed in the river marking the construction zones and temporary marine traffic routes. During Phase 1, which began on April 25, 2011, boaters and other mar...
16-2011 Peter Aroniawenrate Blue Cloud Williams passed away quietly on Wednesday, April 27, 2011 at Jewish General Hospital in Montreal, Quebec after a battle with cancer. He is survived by four children: Meyokeeskow Blue Cloud Marrufo, Louis Ariron Blue Cloud Greensfelder, Rainy Kaherine Laura Blue Cloud Greensfelder, and Pishum DeMontigny-Pelletier; by three sisters: Joyce Sherwood, Myrna Galloway and Alma Jacobs. He was predeceased by a brother, Orvel Williams. His parents were Louis...
Massena- Mr. John P. Terrance, age 63, of 48 Willow Street, passed away Friday morning, April 29, 2011, at Fletcher Allen Medical Center, Burlington, VT; where he had been admitted on Thursday. John was born April 29, 1948, Massena, NY, the son of Peter J. and Myrtle E. Roberts Terrance. He attended Salmon River and Massena schools. He was married to Brenda Terrance who predeceased him on January 10, 2008. He worked for Massena Central School as a grounds keeper and also was employed as a truck...
Douglas (Bucky) Thompson Jr. I wish I could see you one more time Come walking through my door But, I know that is impossible I will hear your voice no more I know you can feel my tears and you don’t want me to cry Yet my heart is broken because I can’t understand why someone so precious had to die I pray that God will give me strength and I struggle with this heartache that was caused by losing you In loving memory of Douglas (Bucky) Thompson Jr. who walked through Heaven’s Gate on Mothe...
On behalf of Skkylar Thomas, thank you for your generous donation that helped him get to the peewee U-12 national championships in San Jose, California. Our team made it to the quarterfinals. We started competition on Wednesday, March 30, 2011 and the facilities that we played in were the same that the NHL San Jose Sharks practice in. Our first game was against Allen Park Huskies from Michigan. Going into this game Allen Park was rated 3rd in the nation. We played hard and by the end of regulation the score was tied 4-4 forcing an overtime, sti...
I would like to thank everyone who helped with my birthday party on April 15th, and the family and friends that came. Thank you all so much. Donna Hopps...
AKWESASNE TERRITORY – The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribal Election Board will be holding a caucus on Saturday, May 7, 2011 in the Tribal Community Building at 10:00 am. The purpose of the caucus will be to receive nominations for the following: Tribal Chief for one three-year term and Tribal Sub-Chief for one three-year term. Any community member wishing to nominate must be eligible to vote in tribal elections. If anybody has questions about their eligibility as a voter or as a candidate, they can contact Tribal Election Board members Mark Martin, B...
Dear Editor, She:kon. I am writing after learning of the demise of Osama Bin Laden on the news. There is an Akwesasne connection, as usual. On 9/11/2001, I sat in front of a television and watched from the time the first aircraft had hit the World Trade Center. I called a few people, including my brother in Washington D.C., who hit the street just as a plane flew overhead on its way to the Pentagon moments later. The world got smaller that day, especially when the news flash came across the screen, that terror suspects in the incidents may...
Principal’s List Grade 4 Madison Collette Cameron Jock Gina Seward Honor Roll Grade 4 Shaylin Herne Morgan Phelix Seanna Jacobs Brandon Adams Dillon St.Ann-Spinner Gregory Burdash Natasha Mitchell Christopher Bailey Tyler Bilow Brooke Martin Chelsie Chamberlain Iikonhahes King Krysten Thompson Darren Reardon Carli Romeo Collin Blair Tyler Shorette Arielle Benedict Cameron Cartier Ashley Ghostlaw Colby Jacobs Kode Jacobs David Laughing Emma Mitchell Jayden Slyman Mackenzie Taylor Alex Thompson Ainslee Thompson Principal’s List Grade 5 Jared Big...
On April 15th, students from Ahkwesahsne Mohawk School took part in the annual “Kaweni:io’s iakwata:ti’ We Speak Good Words” public speaking contest. Congratulations to all those who participated and to the winners of the competition. Grade 3 1st Place Kanenstenhawi “Three little Pigs” 2nd Place Brandi Buckshot “My Trip to Florida…next December” 3rd Place Janie Johnson “My Little Sister” Grade 4 1st Place Skylar Mason “Hockey” 2nd Place Roriwaientakie Thomas “All About Me” 3rd Place David C...
“We are teaching our students about sustainable living,” said Elizabeth Perkins, 8th Grade teacher at the Akwesasne Freedom School. “This is something that no other school in the area does.” The Akwesasne Freedom School students in Grades 6 through 8 maintain and operate their own greenhouse to produce flowers and vegetables. This initiative started at their new school site located on Route 37 in the territory of Akwesasne. From that initial development point volunteers like Gary Perkins, Van Ma...
There are some signs you might be able to see. If someone is high on marijuana, he or she might: • seem dizzy and have trouble walking; • seem silly and giggly for no reason; • have very red, bloodshot eyes; and • have a hard time remembering things that just happened. When the early effects fade, the user can become very sleepy. Parents should be aware of changes in their child’s behavior, although this may be difficult with teens. Parents should look for withdrawal, depression, fatigue, carelessness with grooming, hostility, and deteriora...
Question: Are lawn fertilizers and pesticides harmful to my children and pets? The safety of lawn chemicals found in fertilizers and pesticides is a subject that inspires passionate debate among proponents of chemical usage and environmental advocates. The most important aspect is proper use, since most of the danger involved with using lawn chemicals is from improper usage and handling. Answer: Lawn chemicals have come under tremendous scrutiny in recent years and have been blamed for everything from poisoned wells to sickness in children and...
On April 02, 2011 the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe (SRMT) Compliance Department Inspectors initiated a controlled buy of alcoholic beverages from SRMT licensed businesses. The controlled buy program is a mechanism to ensure that alcoholic beverages are sold to individuals who have reached the minimum of twenty one (21) years of age, as required by the SRMT Alcohol Beverage Control Act. The following businesses were issued Notices of Violations: Lindsay Roundpoint, licensee at Treetop Gas and Convenience First Offense: Sale of alcoholic beverages...
Plan to visit the OPG St. Lawrence Power Development Visitor Centre on Saturday, May 7 for a family-oriented workshop about spring wildflowers. Before the leaves come out on the trees, many beautiful flowers like violets and trilliums will take advantage of the spring sunshine. Elizabeth Boileau, from the St. Lawrence River Institute of Environmental Sciences, will tell you about the local flowers you might expect to find this spring. You will learn about their interesting natural history and traditional uses. The May 7 programs will be...
1. Ensathón:te’ne kontirén:note otsi’ten’okón:’a You will hear birds 2. Ó:nen ensehshé:ken ne otsi’nahkontahkwá:ne tánon tsiktsinón:nawen. Now you will see the bees and the butterflies 3. Kakwitè:ne otsi’tén:’a tentkón:ne. The birds will come back in the spring 4. Okwira’kéhshon tsik nón:we ó:ni otsi’ten’okón:’a kontirennó:ton tánon konttsi’nahkón:nis. Everywhere birds sing in the trees and make their nests 5. Rotikiohkowá:nen ratiksa’okón:’a átste ronatkahri’tsherón:ni A lot of children play ou...
In last week’s issue of Indian Time the culture page had an article on the “Warrior Chiefs.” According to the traditional teachings and historical research and knowledge, when the Peacemaker and Ayonwatha brought the Great Law of Peace to the Haudenosaunee Nations the weapons of war were (symbolically) put under the uprooted Great White Pine Tree. The Great Law, the four sacred ceremonies, the Kariwiio is representative of a good mind and peace. There is no Warrior Chief. There is no tithe for a Warrior Chief. There is no condolence for a War...
Niawenkó:wa Akwesasró:non! Everyone give yourselves a pat on the back. Sonkwaiatí:son (Our Creator) is smiling on us, seeing his children picking up trash and taking care of Mother Earth. Who says Ahkwesáhsne has no community spirit? We really proved we have it on Saturday, April 30th. The Roadside Cleanup event may be over, but let’s not forget our responsibility to keeping Mother Earth clean. If we all do our duty, then someday the Cleanup Day will not be needed. Come on Akwesasne! It’s...
Curtis Terrance was inspired to try his hand at making splint basketry model airplanes by his son Thomas. Curtis is a work basket maker and his wife Delia makes fancy baskets. They are both from basket making families and now Thomas is following in their footsteps with a passion for splint! Curtis gave his first model airplane to Thomas and it is on view at the Akwesasne Museum until Memorial Day, along with the second airplane that Curtis made, a model of the plane flown in World War I by the...
Akwesasne Territory - Nolan Jacobs has joined the Tribe’s Environment Division as a Wildlife Technician Intern. He will assist the division to develop the Tribe’s Wildlife Management Plan. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Tribal Wildlife Grant (TWG) program funds the project. It was created in response to the Tribe’s Integrated Resource Management Plan (IRMP), developed from 2003 to 2009. Community members identified issues, concerns and goals for wildlife resources. Tribal members expressed concern for the decrease in fishing and hunti...
The grand prize winner of the Akwesasne Eagle Watch Design A Sign Contest is Aspen Oakes. Oakes’ sign will appear on billboards around the Akwesasne community and is awarded the trip to Six Flags Theme Park in Lake George, New York. Oakes is in Grade 7 at J.W. Leary Jr. High School and is the son of Erin and Darby Oakes. The following are the six runner-ups in the contest: Lexis Jacobs, St. Regis Mohawk School, Grade 5 Neveah Diabo, Akwesasne Mohawk School, Kindergarten Braiden Sunday, Salmon R...
