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By: Jaclyn Hall Saturday May 2nd was the long-awaited Annual Seed Giveaway, hosted by Akwesasne's Task Force on the Environment. "Due to Covid-19, ATFE will change our plans to giveaway seeds to the Akwesasne community. Starting Thursday, April 23rd, 2020 to Friday, May 1st, 2020, we will take orders for seeds over the phone. We will then bundle the seeds packages together for you. On Saturday, May 2nd, 2020, you may pick up your bundle of seeds at former IGA building from 9:00 am 12:00 pm."...
By Andy Gardner While one of Akwesasne’s neighboring communities is in the very early stages of re-opening their economy, a tribal spokesperson says the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe’s will remain in effect until officials deem it is safe to rescind. “We’re going to do what we feel is best to protect the ongoing health and safety of our people,” said St. Regis Mohawk Tribe Communications Director Brendan White. “We’re aware of some measures being lifted in neighboring areas, as well as what’s bring considered by New York State following May 1...
By Andy Gardner Gov. Andrew Cuomo has closed all schools and colleges in New York state until the end of the year. Massena and Salmon River’s superintendents say their upcoming budgets should be completed before the end of the year, and they are still waiting on some guidance for how to wrap up the 2019-2020 school year. Massena Central Superintendent Pat Brady said the closures won’t affect their 2020-21 budget process, and he anticipates their board will vote on the proposed spending plan this month. “While we save some money on school suppl...
By: Jaclyn Hall Youth in Akwesasne made their debut appearance on social media, with the encouragement of the Akwesasne Child and Family Services. With a Lip Sync contest announced via the Akwesasne Child & Family Services Facebook page, youth throughout Akwesasne pulled out their mic's hoping to win the top prize. With prizes announced for several different age categories, there was no shortage in excitement for the hopeful participants. The deadline for video submissions, was Friday April...
AKWESASNE. The Saint Regis Mohawk Health Services is continuing to take steps to bring COVID-19 (Novel Coronavirus) testing to the community of Akwesasne. They announced that a limited number of Abbott ID NOW Tests have been received, and they will begin identifying individuals that qualify for tests as soon as Monday, Oneratohkó:wa/May 4, 2020. At this time testing will be available for: • SRMT Health care providers, EMTs, or paramedics who are currently providing direct patient care with sy...
Taylor Aaron Karonhiatá:se "Tubbs" John, 31, of Akwesasne, suddenly passed away early Thursday morning April 30, 2020. Tubbs was born May 22, 1988 in Syracuse, NY. He is survived by his parents, Alicia Cook and Steven John of Akwesasne; his brothers Johnson John (Amberdawn Lafrance) and Jerrad John (Iotshatenawi Reed); his paternal grandmother Alexadrine Hess of Six Nations; his children Gatlin Pyke John of Akwesasne, Charlotte John of Cattaraugus, and Teiakotsitiathe John of Akwesasne; and many...
The Akwesasne Task Force on the Environment (ATFE) and the Akwesasne Child and Family Services(ACFS) Support Unit would like to thank all the people responsible for making the Annual Seed give away a huge success. We would like to thank the following for their generous donation of seeds; Ralph Child, from Childstock farms, Heron Breen from Fedco Seed Company, Ken Greene from Hudson Valley Seed Company and Rowen White from Sierra Seeds. We would also like to thank the following people that volunteered to package and distribute seeds; Dave and...
The family of Helen (Humedy) Cook Lazore would like to offer a big Thank You/ Niawenkowa for the outpouring of support we have received since she began her journey. The loss we all feel is immeasurable and with social distancing in place it has prevented a traditional grieving process to occur; however, each and everyone that called, messaged, sent letters and or food have made our days so much easier. We are grateful for the immense support from our immediate family during this time and all...
Indian Time staff extends a sincere ‘Niawenko:wa’ to readers and supporters who have donated in the memory of Helen Cook Lazore. Please accept our thanks as we continue in the spirit of her dedication to this paper. CKON Radio Sharon Drogo Canada Post and Helen’s classmates: Lisa Jacobs, Mary Dufore, Tammy Fitzsimmons, Leesa Latulipe and Margaret Trippany....
By Jaclyn Hall In recent weeks, the people of Akwesasne have been in a constant state of grief. As the pandemic drags on through the spring, many struggle to support their loved ones throughout their different stages of grief. How are Akwesasronon adapting to loss during these times? Funeral homes announced new practices during this pandemic, limiting the amount of people allowed to attend funeral services. Every single person who has recently lost a loved one has been affected, regardless of...
Sheiaten’nikón:raren tánon shenorónhkwak ne iokhihsothokón:a - Take care of our elders with love. Tóhsa iensewataweia’te tsi rati’teró:ton ne rotiksten’okón:’a tó:ka’ sanonhwáktani – Don’t go into the homes of the elders if you are sick. Out of love and respect, I hope you will all join us in implementing this protocol within your own families and take initiative to be responsible relatives to our most vulnerable populations. Please do your part to keep our elders safe. • Respect safe distancing. Do NOT enter into elders’ homes....
The Mohawk Council of Akwesasne (MCA) and Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe (SRMT) are informing the community that effective April 29, 2020, any hunting or fishing on the Territory of Akwesasne will be limited to community members-only, until the Emergency Declaration has been lifted. This decision was made with the health and safety of community members in mind in the effort to slow the spread of COVID-19. The Hunting and Fishing restriction will include all individuals that are from neighboring communities, and to our sister nations. During this...
At the end of the 19th century, "The Lady With the Lamp" or as she is more widely known, Florence Nightingale, founded modern nursing. Thanks to her strict use of handwashing and hygiene practices while caring for wounded soldiers in the Crimean War, Nightingale and her helpers reduced the death rate from 42% to 2% ushering in nursing as we know it today. On May 6, the United States recognize the important role nurses play in our lives by celebrating National Nurses Day. In Canada, National...
Submitted by Paul Hetzler On a warm, sunny day in May, bees of various stripes come out of the woodwork, seemingly lost. By definition, it’s only a “real” bee if it’s wearing fur, but not everyone wants to get close enough to see whether the thing is covered in hairs. If it looks and buzzes like a bee, it’s OK to call it one. Except for folks who are allergic to stings, most people feel rather warm and fuzzy toward honeybees, or at the very least, don’t hate them. Honeybees’ role as pollinators of food crops is widely known, and besides, ever...
Kimberly Groshans - Intern 4-H Camp Overlook Cornell Cooperative Extension of Franklin & St. Lawrence County The population of the North Country is currently been asked to isolate at home during this pandemic to stop the spread of COVID-19. While isolation is good for public health, many people are starting to get the isolation blues and spending time on the internet looking for how to beat it. There is a large population of people who may not have the pleasure to read online articles – the older adults of the North Country. The younger g...
COVID-19 Tracker in the United States As of May 5, 2020 10:10 am EDT in the Indian health system: 3686 confirmed cases in the Indian Health System. 110 total deaths in the Indian Health System. Confirmed by tribes, the Indian Health Service, state public health agencies or the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) May 5, 2020 10:10 am EDT Total cases: 1,152,372 Total deaths: 67,456 COVID-19 Tracker around the world May 5, 2020 10:10 am EDT by the World Health Organization Total cas...
With no known end date to the coronavirus fight, the American Red Cross is encouraging healthy individuals to make appointments to donate blood or platelets to ensure blood remains readily available for patients who still rely on transfusions. The need for blood for trauma patients, children battling cancer, mothers experiencing childbirth complications, patients with sickle cell disease and others continues. Donated blood has a limited shelf life of 42 days for red cells and just five days for platelets, so the supply must constantly be...
A fundraiser to help Native Americans fight one of the worst coronavirus outbreaks in the United States has taken off in Ireland, with donations flooding in to pay tribute to aid from the Choctaw tribe during the famine.Hundreds of thousands of dollars poured into the Navajo & Hopi Families Covid-19 Relief Fund since it began to go viral in Ireland, helping it burst through its target of $1.5 million (€1.3 million). The list of donors to the GoFundMe page is dominated by Irish surnames, and many donors left comments to say they were giving i...
By Bruce E. Johnson Akwesasne Notes, Vol. 1 #3 & #4 The Rotinonshonni (Iroquois) Confederacy, one of the world’s oldest democracies, is at least three centuries older than precious estimates, according to research by Barbara Mann and Jerry Fields of Toledo University Ohio. Using a combination of documentary Sources, solar eclipse data, Iroquois oral history, Mann and Fields assert that the Iroquois Confederacy’s body of law was adopted by the Seneca (the last of the five nations to ratify it) August 31, 1142. The ratification council convened a...
Sun May 10, 2020 The New York Botanical Garden is bringing the beauty and ambience of its annual Garden Party online. Take a virtual tour of NYBG’s spectacular Maureen K. Chilton Azalea Garden in peak bloom with personalized Mother’s Day greetings.You can also show your love with fun at-home activities for the whole family, including: Crafting whimsical paper flowers with NYC paper florist Charles Zimmerman Making a memorable card by coloring a botanical image of daisies or tulips from NYBG’s LuEsther T. Mertz Library collections Enjoy...
Ahkwesáhshne Place where the partridge live Rontonhwentsianónhnha They care for the earth ATFE ronwatí:ia'ts Their names are ATFE Tehonatonhontsió:ni tahonwatinonhwará:ton tsi niká:ien ne onkwehshòn:'atahontenenháhtka'we They would like to thank the people that donated seeds Ralph Child ronwá:ia'ts Childstock Ohnená:ta tsi ieienthóhtha nihoió'te His name is Ralph Child and he works for Childstock Potato Farm Heron Breen ronwà:ia'ts Fedco nihoió'te His name is Heron Breen and he works for Fed...
NEW YORK. New York Attorney General Letitia James called on seven major cable and satellite television providers in New York to provide financial relief for consumers amidst the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic by reducing or eliminating fees attributable to live sports programming. Despite the fact that all live sporting events in the United States have been cancelled, cable and satellite television providers continue to charge and collect high fees for live sports programming and refuse to reduce the cost of packages that...
For Immediate Release: May 5, 2020 Malone, NY - Franklin County Public Health and Franklin County Emergency Operation Center report that as of this release Franklin County has 14 individuals with confirmed tests for COVID-19, 90 individuals are "Suspect", 51 in quarantine/self- isolation, 477 negative tests and 77 resolved cases. Franklin County Department of Health announced that testing for COVID-19 and antibody testing is being expanded. Alice Hyde Medical Center and the Adirondack Medical Center are developing new testing standards and...
By Chris Kopacz Special to Indian Country Today Reprinted with permission from Indatin Country Media The $170 donated by Choctaw leaders in 1847, or "Black '47," as the Irish who survived the rampant starvation, disease and exposure remembered it, would today have amounted to over $5,000, historians estimate. At that time, the Choctaw were still grappling with their own grief and loss, caused by the abuses of a colonial government a decade earlier, and they appear to have seen their own...
Brady Francis, who was part of the Elsipogtog First Nation, was killed in the February 2018 crash in Saint-Charles, N.B at the age of 22. Indigenous leaders in New Brunswick spoke out on Friday, May 1 about what they say are "injustices that are happening to our people." This comes only days after 57-year-old non-native Maurice Johnson was acquitted in the fatal hit-and-run death of Brady Francis. "The future of our place within this legal institution has let us down countless times,"...
