A Voice from the Eastern Door
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On a sunny Tuesday afternoon, Quebec Liberal MP Marc Miller made a surprise visit to Levi Oakes at his home in Tsi Snaihne. Miller was the first to speak in our Mohawk language in the House of Commons. According to research provided by the Library of Parliament, it was the first time the Mohawk language had been spoken in either of Canada's houses of Parliament since Confederation. Miller is a non-Indigenous anglophone from the Montreal community in the House of Commons serving Montreal and surr...
The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe's Election Board held their annual Tribal caucus on Saturday, Onerahtohkó:wa/May 5, 2018. There are three positions open: one Tribal Chief, one Tribal Sub-Chief and one Tribal Clerk. The caucus began at 10:05 a.m. in the lobby of the Tribal Community Building when the floor was opened for nominations for each respective position. All nominees are responsible for submitting their required documents and drug testing by the close of business on Wednesday, May 9th. The...
On Friday, May 4, 2018 the St. Regis Dance Club hosted their 4th annual Lip Sync Battle. The event took place at the one and only St. Regis Recreation Center, which is also where the St. Regis Dance Club holds their classes and their annual Party in the Park Recital. The Lip Sync battle is one of the fundraisers the St. Regis Dance Club holds, to raise the money to cover the cost of the dancers' costumes. Laura Thompson, one of the organizers, stated, "Our plan is to raise $2500 tonight to...
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Harold Tarbell completed the 2018 BMO Vancouver Marathon on Sunday, May 6, 2018. He finished in 5:04:36. Harold said, "It was my 4th time completing the BMO and my 7th marathon all together since I started running them in 2015. I trained for a 5-hour finish so I was very happy with the result. The medal shows the course around Vancouver and only this year did we realize that it looks like a duck with the tail being the University of British Columbia, which is about just before the halfway mark,...
Akwesasne - Unexpectedly on Friday morning, May 4, 2018, one more Leaf has fallen from our family tree into the Spirit World. Frank Kahentiio "Mout" Leaf, 54, of 358 Island Road, passed away at the Ottawa General Hospital. Mout was born August 5, 1963 in Cornwall, Ontario, son of the late Frank and Agnes (Jocko) Leaf. He attended schools on Kawehnoke. Mout was a carpenter that had a passion for fixing bikes and doing yard work. Mout is survived by his 3 children, Frank Leaf, Jr. of Cornwall; Dar... Full story
AKWESASNE - Terry Francis Johnson, 52, of 365 St. Regis Road, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, May 8, 2018 at the Ottawa Heart Institute. Friends may call at Akwesasne Homemakers beginning Sunday, at 3:00 PM. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Tuesday, at 2:30 PM, at the St. Regis Catholic Church. Arrangements are incomplete with the Donaldson Funeral Home. A full obituary will be published when available.... Full story
Dear Editor, I wish to inform all of the people of all of Akwesasne of my resignation due to what I consider really bad treatment placed upon my co-worker and myself (Bob Stevenson) as the Coordinators of the Thompson Island Youth and Elders Cultural Camp. Especially for the last six (6) years by the Mohawk Council through their so called Department of “Tehotiiennawakon” and “management”! I have been in Akwesasne for thirty-one (31) years, I have been working through the Mohawk Council Environment Department for twenty-six (26) years, and mos...
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 on May 5th. Tarbell Management Group won first place with 89 bags. Early Risers came in second with 77 bags. The Akwesasne Freedom School came in third with 65 bags. A total of 920 bags were picked up along the roads. The Ahkwesáhsne Task Force on the Environment, the SRMT Environment Division and the MCA Department of Environment would like to thank the fol...
Nurse’s Week is coming to a close (May 6 – 12) and a niawen:kowa/thank you to the hard-working Registered staff at Tsiionkwanonhso:te. Team members also include the employees working in the following departments: Dietary/Food Service, Housekeeping, Laundry and Recreation. Without these individuals, the goal of working towards providing quality care for Residents at Tsiionkwanonhso:te would be impossible. Niawen:kowa everyone! Also, niawen to the Pastoral Care team (Sister Mary Christine, Father Jerome Pastores & assistants); family member Win...
I would like to take this opportunity to express all my appreciation and whole hearted thanks to each one of our Home Care Nurses: Mark Terrance, RN; Michelle Sawatis, RPN; Mona Thompson, RN; Micheline White, RN; and Pauline Thompson, RPN for your exceptional work. Your ability, strength, commitment and dedication have not gone unnoticed. You Home Care Nurses go above and beyond the call of duty to care for our Akwesasne Family. You put your heart and soul into the work you do every day, recognizing that building trust with our community is...
Indian Time is lucky to receive many visitors every week. Whether it's a parent bringing in a new baby for a photograph or an elder who wants us to look at photos with him, our doors are always open and we love our visitors. We love them so much we want to share them with you. "We Love Visitors" series is simply a way to share members of the community with you. So, don't be scared to come and visit us (we'll only photograph those willing) but if you have something special you want to show us,...
Last week Canada’s Members of Parliament voted on taking an important step in making true reconciliation. The motion introduced by NDP MP Charlie Angus, Timmins - James Bay, Ontario. From the House of Commons, the motion read: “April 26, 2018 - Deferred recorded division on the motion of Mr. Angus (Timmins- James Bay), seconded by Mr. Saganash (Abitibi-Baie-James- Nunavik- Eeyou), - That, in responding to the call of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission to move our nation on a path of true healing for the crimes of the residential sch...
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We want your box tops! Help earn money for our local schools: Ahkwesahsne Mohawk School Kana:takon School Tsi Snaihne School Akwesasne Freedom School A dime makes a difference! Every box top counts! Drop off your box tops at the AMBE office or any collection site that will be placed at various sites....
Reprinted from Wampum Belts of the Iroquois by Tehanetorens This belt is sometimes called the Seven Nations Belt. It is a record belt, that is, it records a happening. It means this: Their path is not straight. They have forsaken the Great Law and gone to the land of the cross, Canada. This belt represents the union of the Seven Nations, and the crooked line at the bottom represents that they were crooked (Roman Catholic). This particular belt embodies the pledge of the seven Canadian Christiani...
The Friends of Ganondagan is hosting a second juried Hodinöhsö:ni’ Art Show for public exhibition at the Seneca Art & Culture Center during Ganondagan’s 27th annual Native American Dance & Music Festival, July 28-29, 2018. Any enrolled member of a Hodinöhsö:ni’ nation is eligible to apply with proof of tribal enrollment or Hodinöhsö:ni’ descent, regardless of current place of residence. The show committee will accept digital images of the works until June 17. Artists may submit in one of four divisions: Beadwork, Basketry, Traditional A...
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Just because most newborns don’t have teeth yet, it’s never too early for new parents to start a dental regimen for their baby. “Parents shouldn’t wait until teething starts to think about their baby’s dental health,” says Dr. Jamie Reynolds, an orthodontist, national and international lecturer and author of “World Class Smiles Made in Detroit” (www.AskDrReynolds.com). Reynolds says it is important for parents to give children a proper start if they are to enjoy a lifetime of good dental health. He offers these milestones for parents to keep...
One of the most anticipated movies of the year has finally arrived and after seeing it, I can safely say that it is a good movie but emotionally draining. Without giving too much away, the movie is an ambitious crossover that was 10 years in the making by having over 20 characters in the film. One would think that this movie would be considered a mess with so many characters and only so much time to dedicate to each group. Yet the movie manages to balance them all by giving each group a chance to shine for the right amount of time, right...
Two Mohawk brothers were harassed by police and pulled from a college tour at Colorado State University after their presence made a parent “nervous,” according to stories that have been making international headlines. Thomas Kanewakeron Gray, 19, and his brother, Lloyd Skanahwati Gray, 17, originally from Akwesasne, had saved money and traveled seven hours from their home in Santa Cruz, N.M. to the school in Fort Collins, Colo. Upon arriving in the new city they became lost, but found their way to CSU thirty minutes late for the scheduled tou...
The Massena school district is starting a mentoring program for male Native American students through a federal program called “My Brother’s Keeper.” Stephanie Allen, the district’s curriculum director, told the Board of Education on May 3 that the Obama-era program is designed “to eliminate opportunity gaps and achievement gaps we’re seeing with male students of color.” “At Massena, that would be our Native students,” she said, but added that the Trump administration is no longer funding it. “So we don’t have as long as we would like.” The p...
Credit goes to the Mohawk leadership for trying to find a way to relieve the extraordinarily high utility rates paid by homes throughout Akwesasne. Those costs take a major bite out of the budgets for the families, a situation which is galling whenever one drives across the International Bridges, looks to the west and sees the St. Lawrence Power Dam, the largest source of hydro electrical power in the region-and knowing that both the land and the water used by that facility are a part of our resources, never ceded, never sold. The amount of...
Submitted by Paul Hetzler, Horticulture and Natural Resources Educator, Cornell Cooperative Extension of St. Lawrence County At 42% protein, they’re highly nutritious, and across the globe are an important food source, if not a delicacy. In southern Quebec and Ontario we produce them in droves: grubs. The larval life-stages of beetles such as European Chafers and Japanese, Asiatic garden, and Oriental beetles, grubs injure lawns by eating grass roots. It severe cases, turf can be peeled back like a carpet. Damage can be compounded by skunks, m...
