A Voice from the Eastern Door
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Six Indigenous designers from Canada showcased their work as part of White Milano – a luxury trade show running from February 24 to February 27 during Milan Fashion Week (MFW). It was an international stage set in Italy's fashion capital – Milan. For Lesley Hampton, Erica Donovan (She Was a Free Spirit), Evan Ducharme; Justin Louis (Section 35), Robyn McLeod; and Niio Perkins – this was a decisive opportunity for the artists to meet with international press and buyers. Credit and grati...
Among museums and universities throughout the world, sacred items are being returned to their rightful owners. Last week Indian Time reported on Haudenosaunee External Relations Committee retrieving sacred objects from Geneva. In the past few weeks, Cornell University, the Royal Ontario Museum, and the B.C. Royal Museum have returned items considered 'live' to the Oneida Nation, Poundmaker's daughter and to the Nuxalk Nation. Cornell University said, "With apologies for causing harm and in an...
Indian Time had the opportunity to speak to the chief of police of the Akwesasne Mohawk Police Service (AMPS) and the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribal Police (SRMTP). Chief of Police Shawn Dulude and Matt Rourke were forthcoming when they expressed their concerns in the recent increase in illegal entries into Akwesasne. Using our lands and waterways, and our own people, smugglers of humans connect with larger networks around the world. The going price to move a person from their homeland country to the United States is $7000.00. Most immigrants enter...
When He & She Hairstyling opened in 1967 in the now demolished Brookdale Mall, the shop only offered barbering services for the Cornwall – Akwesasne area. The setting was family friendly and always welcoming. Some forty-three years later – and just down the street, the MacDonell family continues this tradition, along with shampooing and conditioning, specialized conditioning treatments, including various hair colorings: highlights and low-lights, as well as permanent and semi-permanent col...
By Andy Gardner. The Salmon River Shamrocks won their 20th Section 10 Division II title by beating the Ogdensburg Free Academy Blue Devils at Cheel Arena on Monday night, Feb. 27. The Massena Raiders lost the Division I championship to Potsdam. After 2:30 of play in the first period, Salmon's Carter Johnson set up Evan Collette to make it 1-0 Shamrocks. Five minutes later, Collette passes to Johnson, who pushes SR out to a 2-0 lead. Before the intermission buzzer, Oscar Cook successfully fired o...
AKWESASNE – The Akwesasne Junior "B" Lacrosse Organization announced a change in the head coaching position for the newly renamed Akwesasne Thunder. Greg Phillips recently departed the lacrosse program and was replaced by Raweras Mitchell as Head Coach for the upcoming 2023 season. Greg Phillips was an integral part of building the Akwesasne Minor Lacrosse Organization's foundation over the course of many years. In 2022, he served as Junior "B" Head Coach in helping to navigate the lacrosse t...
Akwesasne Territory – After being known for the past ten years as the Akwesasne Indians, the Akwesasne Junior "B" Lacrosse organization is proud to announce their new team's name: The Akwesasne Junior "B" Thunder. "We are thrilled to introduce our new name and logo," said Akwesasne Junior "B" General Manager Turner Thomas. "We have new changes in our season programming that will create a more exciting environment to cheer on Akwesasne's team." The Thunder name has a long-standing history for Akw...
OTTAWA – Stephanie Scott, Executive Director of the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR); and Marc Miller, Minister of Crown−Indigenous Relations, announced the appointment of Chief Cadmus Delorme of Cowessess First Nation as the chairperson of the new Residential School Documents Advisory Committee. On December 10, 2021, Miller issued a directive to the department of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC) to establish a committee that would develop recommendations on the identification and sharing of doc...
TSI TETEWATATKENS St. Regis Mohawk Senior Center 518-358-2963 Email address: [email protected] Please note: Anyone wishing to attend the congregate meal must call the Office for the Aging by 9:30am to reserve a meal. MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL Club Dues for 2023 You can mail in your membership fee of $5.00 American to: SRM Senior Citizens Club PO Box 1106 Hogansburg, NY 13655 BIRTHDAYS: March 1st-Laura Jandrew March 2nd-Denise Oakes & Dolores Stanfield March 3rd-Thomas G. Cooke March 4th-Venita Loran & Sandra Fox March 5th-Elizabeth Smith March...
ST. REGIS MISSION NEWS ST. REGIS MISSION MASS INTENTIONS FEBRUARY 28- MARCH 8, 2023 ALL CURRENT COVID-19 MANDATORY RESTRICTIONS APPLY WHICH INCLUDE: SOCIAL DISTANCING AND WEARING MASKS AT ALL TIMES. THURSDAY MARCH 2, 2023 12:10 PM Offered for: Theodore Thompson 4-Year Memorial Anniversary by the St. Regis Mission Family FRIDAY FEBRUARY MARCH 3, 2023 12:10 PM Offered for: Francis Cree from the funeral collection SATURDAY MARCH 4, 2023 4:00 PM Offered for: Mike Lazore from the funeral collection SUNDAY MARCH 5, 2023 10:00 AM Offered for: Dalton...
March 4, 2023 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. *Local Vendors* *Mohawk Auction* Tuesday – Saturday 2/28 – 3/24 Draw at 3 p.m. on Saturday 321 State Route 37 Hogansburg, NY...
OTTAWA – Canada Post is honored to announce the winners of the 2022 Awards for Indigenous Students. Twenty-five First Nations, Métis and Inuit students from across the country have been recognized for their dedication to learning and will receive $2,000 to help support their education. Recipients of this year’s Awards: Yukon – Tannicka Reeves, Northwest Territories – Cayla Gillis Nunavut – Alesha-Elijah Tiglik, British Columbia – Darryl Gray, Jeremiah Hyslop, Suzie Kimball, Samuel McDonald, Mackenzie Vandale Roode, Alberta – Cole Crane, Ch...
OTTAWA, TRADITIONAL UNCEDED ALGONQUIN TERRITORY – When applying for funding or business supports, connecting to all the programs, funding applications, departments and agencies of the Government of Canada can be challenging. This can be even harder if you are part of a small team or have not yet worked with any of them before. To help make things easier for Indigenous businesses, organizations, and communities, a new service is now available through Indigenous Services Canada: the Indigenous Business Navigator Service. This new service p...
The Franklin-Essex-Hamilton BOCES (EO/AAE) is currently accepting applications for the following anticipated positions: • New Visions Health Teacher Located at Adirondack Educational Center-Saranac Lake • Welding Teacher Located at Salmon River Central School • Health Occupations Teacher Located at North Franklin Education Center - Malone Salary for all positions: Starting at $51,865 with additional compensation-based experience and credit hours. Deadline to apply: March 27, 2023 Qualifications, job descriptions and applications can be found...
POSITIONS • HR Assistant • Nations Trading-Admin Assistant • Nations Trading -Brand Ambassador • Budtender • Line cook • Fuel Attendant • Cashier • Server • Grab-N-Go Worker • Cleaner For more information please contact Human Resource Dept. by phone 518.358.6072x113 or by email [email protected] Or Apply online at twinleafstores.com...
WASHINGTON – A new map created by the Coalition to Prevent Chemical Disasters on Friday shows 224 fires, explosions, and releases of toxic chemicals have happened in the past year. The map is periodically updated to reflect ongoing incidents. Since April 2020, more than 475 chemical incidents have occurred. This includes incidents like the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio that caused carcinogenic and toxic contaminations of soil, air, and a river that's used by millions of people. The c...
First Place team: Back row L-R: Delores Mitchell, Robert Mitchell, Brandon David and Scott Peters; Front Row L-R: Sherry Sharrow, Tammy Sharrow and Al Smoke Do you have any old photos that you'd like to share with our readers in Blast from the Past? Bring them in! Our offices are located on Hilltop Drive in the Communications Building. Stop letting your photos gather dust in the basement and bring them in for us! All photos are returned to their owner....
The General Motors Company has decided to make an investment of $650 million in the Lithium Americas Corporation. This is the company that is in the process of establishing a lithium mine on Thacker Pass in northern Nevada. If all of the planned construction is carried out, this will be the vastest lithium mine in the United States. The investment by GM is contingent on whether or not the Thacker Pass project is able to overcome the final environmental and legal challenges that it is currently facing in a federal court in Reno. This court is...
Continued from last week And so, again, they send all their best wishes with him. And he slaps the water with his tail and down he goes. So they all are kind of waiting for the beaver to come back. And they’re waiting around the turtle shell and the woman’s sitting on the back of it there. And the beaver’s gone quite a long time, and then they notice in the water he’s coming back up. So they all start cheering. And he splashes up out of the water. And they all swim over to him. And he’s thrashing around a lot on the water. And they look in h...
By Isaac White During this winter cycle, Akwesasne has experienced a number of power outages that lasted more than 24 hours. Two Akwesasronon, with their family's assistance, took it upon themselves to step up, give back to their community and help some families in Akwesasne access electricity while the grid was non-functional. Alexandra David is an Akwesasne resident who saw the disturbance of electrical service and decided, with the help of her friend and cohort Fallan Jacobs, to give back to...
First Nations On First Nations reserves, as of Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) is aware of: The following cumulative reported numbers Confirmed Positive COVID-19: 125,866 Hospitalizations: 3,644 Recovered Cases: 124,492 Deaths: 793 Canada Wide The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of February 27, 2023. Canada: 4,591,149 confirmed cases in Canada. British Columbia:396,066 total cases, 357cases last 7 days (with 5,192 deaths) Alberta: 628,472 total cases, 431 cases last 7 days (with 5,555 deaths) Saskatchewan: 153,255 total...
According to an updated classified intelligence study, the United States Department of Energy has determined that the Covid-19 epidemic most likely originated from a laboratory leak in China. According to two sources, the Department of Energy determined in the intelligence assessment that it had “low confidence” that the Covid-19 virus accidentally escaped from a lab in Wuhan. Assessments can be made by intelligence services with varying degrees of confidence, including low, medium, or high. A low confidence assessment in most cases ind...
Oral arguments will be presented before the Supreme Court over President Joe Biden’s plan to erase student loans, marking the beginning of a decision-making process that will have an effect on tens of millions of people in the United States. The nine justices will consider two legal challenges to Vice President Biden’s plan to forgive up to $20,000 in student debt for borrowers. One of the challenges comes from six Republican-led states (Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and South Carolina), while the other is supported by the Job...
1. Són:keren'ne It snowed lightly (snowflakes) again 2. Sakanié:ien It snowed again 3. Skaniéhtaien There is snow on the ground again 4. Tsioniehtahnó:tes The snow is deep again 5. Sonthó:rate It became cold again 6. Sakawisáhrho It is iced over 7. Sakawisò:roke it is covered with ice again 8. Tsiowí:sare It is icy again 9. Tonsaio'tsiskwáhta'ne It was slippery again 10. Tonsakanien'kwatá:se It was a blizzard again 11. Tsiowisen'tónnion A lot of icicles are hanging again 12. Són:shwa'...
Unfortunately, we still encounter stigma against mental illnesses in our surrounding. Stigma happens when we see someone in a negative way because of a particular characteristic or attribute. One kind of stigma happens when someone is defined by their illness rather than by who they are as an individual. For example, they might be labelled 'psychotic' rather than 'a person experiencing psychosis'. When people are treated in a negative way because of their mental illness, this is discrimination....
