A Voice from the Eastern Door
A Voice from the Eastern Door
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The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribal Election Board reviewed two appeals that were filed against the results of the April 30 referendum on the question, “Do you support the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe’s expansion project at the Akwesasne Mohawk Casino?” According to a release from the election board, after careful review, they determined that there were not sufficient grounds to constitute an invalid referendum. Therefore, the official results are as follows; 391 yes, 286 no, and 7 voided ballots. With the ‘yes’ vote by the community the first step in t...
Age is just a number. Our elders here in Akwesasne have certainly proved this last week as they participated in the 2011 Senior Games. A territory wide organizing effort went into the 10th Annual event that lasted for four days last week. “It is about socialization, recreation, exercise and mental stimulation when we plan our program. We take all of this into consideration and what affects your life,” said Judy Hemlock-Cole an Akwesasne elder and founder of the Senior Games. “The idea came...
Bruce Power announced on Tuesday that it has withdrawn its application to the U.S. Department of Transportation to ship 16 used nuclear fuel containers from Lake Huron, Ontario to the country of Sweden via the St. Lawrence River and seaway system. This postponement of the shipment was made in order to, “engage with the groups who continue to have questions about our plans, particularly First Nations and Metis groups,” the release says. “As we have not set a date for shipping, Bruce Power believes the decision to withdraw our application was a...
The Iroquois Nationals are days away from their first game in the FIL World Indoor Lacrosse Championship that is being held in Prague, Czech Republic. Their first game will be held on Saturday against Ireland, Sunday against Czech Republic and Monday against USA. It is a year after demonstrating to the world their defense of Native American sovereignty by refusing to travel on anything but the Haudenosaunee Passport to the World Cup in Manchester, England. This time around the organizing committee worked with Czech Immigration Officials to...
AKWESASNE- Salli “Kawennotakie” Benedict, age 57, of 869 Island Road, passed away Sunday afternoon, May, 15, 2011, at Cornwall Community Hospital. Salli was born January 5, 1954 in Cornwall, Ontario, the daughter of Ernest M. and Florence Hopps Benedict. She first attended Cornwall Island Day School, East Front Public School, and General Vanier, before graduating from St. Lawrence College in Cornwall. She later attended SUNY Oswego, Oneonta, and graduated from SUNY Potsdam. Salli once worked for...
Thank you, The Akwesasne Freedom School students and staff would like to thank the Hogansburg Volunteer Fire Department, the ambulance service and the Mohawk Council Akwesasne Police for their timely and professional service on May 12, 2011....
In Memory Happy Birthday to my son Bobby Joe Jacobs May 18, 1960 Nov. 17, 2002 My Son Can you hear me My son Can you see me As I pray for you My Son How I love you My Son Thinking of you Every night and day My Son It’s been 11 years My son So many tears They’ll never go away My Son Heart still broken My Son Will stay broken Till I’m with you again With all my love In my heart Mom...
This week it will be five years since my father Lincoln White passed away at the age of 89 on May 16, 2006. I sorted through family photographs we have (most taken by my dad) and choose this one because it captures his personality so perfectly—he always had a smile, was always so personable and outgoing. He was a “people person”. Dad was always engaging people in discussion—whether it was at the morning coffee shop, the post office, at his dialysis treatment, a hockey game, sitting on his por...
Two of the most creative Mohawk artists of our generation have now passed into the spirit world but not before leaving a powerful legacy of their life’s work. Peter Blue Cloud Willams-Aroniawenrate and Salli Benedict-Kawennotakie were exceptionally creative and gifted individuals whose writings and communal work deeply affected their generation and brought honour to the Mohawk Nation. Both exercised their skills in many mediums but it was through their poetry that they were able to express the e...
MCA sad to report on the passing of Salli M. Kawennotakie Benedict Submitted By: Mohawk Council of Akwesasne Akwesasne Mohawk Territory - It is with great sadness that the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne announces the passing of respected and dedicated Akwesasne community member, Salli M. Kawennotakie Benedict. After waging a heroic and courageous battle, Salli left this world during the afternoon of May 15, 2011 surrounded by family at the Cornwall Community Hospital. On behalf of MCA, Grand Chief Mike Kanentakeron Mitchell offers the following...
Letter to the Editor: It was Thomas Jefferson who once said that information is the currency for democracy. As a parent and resident in the Salmon River Central School District, this statement rings especially true with me. How dare a publicly run school district like Salmon River Central dodge the truth about our school closings due to Asbestos? In a democratic society, we are entitled to the truth from government officials like our Superintendent. We are the parents and residents who own this school district. It belongs to us and it serves...
The Akwesasne Freedom School students, parents, teachers and friends turned out this past Saturday morning to a breakfast fundraiser. With maple syrup being made by the older grades at the school this past spring, community members were greeted to the wonderful aromas of pancakes with other assorted breakfast items. The money raised from this event was to be split between the AFS and the Faithkeepers fund, which helps to maintain the cookhouse and Mohawk Nation Longhouse. The next event scheduled for the AFS students and faculty is a treat for...
Cornwall, Ontario – The Cornwall Regional Task Force (CRTF) made and assisted in twenty three (23) contraband tobacco and drug seizures in the following jurisdictions between March 8 and May 10, 2011: Twelve (12) seizures in South Glengarry, Ontario Five (5) seizures at the Cornwall Port of Entry (POE) Five (5) seizures in Cornwall, Ontario One (1) seizure in South Stormont, Ontario These seizures resulted in the arrest of the following seventeen (17) individuals who have been charged with P...
Alcoa launched their Ten Million Trees initiative on Earth Day 2003, the goal being to plant 10 million trees worldwide by 2020. These trees would absorb more than 250,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide per year during their lifetime. Previous years of the program based out of Alcoa’s Massena Operations have included groups like the Junior Girl Scouts who had been working on obtaining their Eco-Action badges in 2005. They had planted 200 trees (white birch and black walnut) in the Massena c...
The students of the Month for April enjoyed a pizza party with the principal in the school library on Monday, April 16th. A student of the month is determined in each classroom by the following criteria: 1) attends school on a daily basis; 2) completes all tasks regularly; 3) shows respectful behaviour towards his/her teachers and peers; 4) always puts forth his/her best effort. Congratulations to the April students of the month!...
Many of us come to Al-Anon filled with despair and hopelessness. Some of us come to find out how to get another person sober; others grew up in alcoholic homes or left alcoholic partners and no longer live with active drinking. We may not see the impact of having lived with alcoholism until we begin to acknowledge that there are familiar difficulties in our present lives and relationships. Many of us would not have voluntarily walked through the doors of Al-Anon if we were not in some sort of crisis or pain that forced us to seek help. Though...
With the warm weather arriving we should be considering putting in a compost. I have included two articles from Richard Gast, who is from the Malone Cornell Cooperative Extension. One article is how to build your own composter with a garbage can and cover. The other article is about composting and what ingredients to put into it, how to “bake” it and mixing it up. Both are excellent articles and show you step by step how to do this. Composting is an easy way to save some money by composting it yourself and save on reducing your garbage out...
• Our apologies for the Iroquois Nationals players list that appeared last week. Here is the correct list of people going. Abrams, Percy-staff Bomberry Cory Bucktooth, Brett Cogan Jr., Ronald David, Frank-staff Francis, Thomas Brandon Goodleaf, Angus Goodleaf, Chester Hennery, Ronald Hill, Dean Hill, Travis Jacobs, Duane Jacobs, Judith Jacobs, Peter Jacobs, Tie Jamieson, Cody Jemison, Ansley Johnson, Manual C. Lazore, Mike Maracle, Candance Montour, Stewart Montour, Thomas Powless, Jeffery Powless, Jeffery Powless, Leslie Schindler, G...
Name: Jadyn Heather Cook Born: Friday, October 22, 2010 Weight: 6lbs 15 oz. Parents: Jody Cook & Robbie Joe Cook Maternal Grandparents: Dana White & Dan Lazore Paternal Grandparents: Sherry Johnson & Rob Cook Sr. Maternal Great Grandparents: Gertrude Sunday and the late Louie Martin, Marie Sunday and Dennis Lazore Paternal great grandparents: Maryann Cook and Tommy Mitchell, Irene Johnson and the late Frank Johnson...
1. Tsi kanenhstá:ton The Reserve 2. Ahkwesáhsne Ahkwesáhsne (literally where the partridge live) 3. Thontaiawénhstsi taie’nahkwáweron tsi na’okén:nore All of a sudden it poured barrels of water 4. Sótsi Too much 5. Kwah í:ken tsi iokennó:ron It was raining very hard 6. Kahonwa’takè:ron There are puddles 7. Kahné:ko There is a lot of water 8. Iohnekónnion There is a lot of water 9. Ohnawatstá:ke On the mud 10. Sontanawénhseron The days became mild 11. Wentó:re It is hard 12. Kaniatará:ke On the...
“Today, we have gathered and we see that the cycles of life continue. We have been given the duty to live in balance and harmony with each other and all living things. So now, we bring our minds together as one as we give greetings and thanks to each other as people.” Traditional philosophical principles have a crucial relevance to the challenges our people face today. Ohen:ton Karihwatehkwen, the words of the Thanksgiving Address, are a strong reminder of the place we as human beings were meant to occupy in relation to the other elements of...
Circus Mondo is proud to present the new edition of its show at the Cornwall Civic Centre in Cornwall on Tuesday, May 31. A traditional circus that will be enjoyed by the whole family You will be in awe of our clowns, jugglers, aerialists, acrobats and more… Our elephant, jaguar, buffalo, baboons, lion…will also amaze you by taking centre ring one after the other! Circus Mondo is two hours of show that will delight the whole family! Circus Mondo is a fusion of arts, science and delight. Born of the nouveaux circus revolution in Canada, Cir...
Akwesasne Mohawk Casino – The 2011 jackpot total continued to rise in April. The Akwesasne Mohawk Casino continued to “shower” players with a grand total of $2,053,234.43 worth of jackpots. The new total from January to April is now $7,002,065.27. “I am truly proud of our team at the casino. They work hard each day to ensure our guests have fun and we will continue to create an atmosphere of winning when you walk in the door,” said General Manager Patrick Bassney. It doesn’t look like there is going to be any slowdown in sight for the “jackpo...
Tsi Snaihne School students and staff members said thank-you to our bus drivers and monitors by holding a Bus Driver Appreciation Day on May 17, 2011. Students made cards thanking bus drivers and monitors for safely transporting them to and from school each day. They were presented with cards and flowers in an assembly in the school gymnasium. “We appreciate the hard work and dedication of our bus drivers and monitors who ensure our students arrive at school safely” Mrs. Lynda Brown, school principal, told the assembled school community. “It...
L-R: Arnold Gray, Todd Connors, Walter Tarbell, Mike Cook and Scott Jock...
