A Voice from the Eastern Door
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On June 16, 2011, a hearing was held before Federal Magistrate George Lowe on whether New York State motions to dismiss the Mohawk Land Claim should be granted. At the heart of the matter is whether the rulings in the City of Sherrill v. Oneida Indian Nation, Cayuga Indian Nation v. Pataki, and Oneida Indian Nation v. county of Oneida apply to the Mohawk land claim. These court rulings set bad precedents for Indian Land Claims across the United States. They basically said that because land claims are inherently disruptive to the White people...
The Akwesasne Freedom School put a new twist on the traditional raffle this year as part of the annual Strawberry Festival hosted by the Ronathahonni Cultural Center. The raffle began with the sale of tickets for a 14ft 2010 Aluminum Jon Boat, with a 2010 Nissan Motor. A pre-determined amount of tickets were drawn on June 18 to select the participants for the Hold On For The Ride contest. After the draw, participants had one hour to prepare to hold onto the boat being raffled from 1:00pm on June...
AKWESASNE TERRITORY – The official results of the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribal election held on Ohiari:ha/June 4, 2011 have been certified. Barbara A. Lazore, Ronald LaFrance Jr., and Cecil Garrow were all on the ballot for Tribal Chief. A total of 786 votes were cast, with LaFrance receiving 380 votes with 12 absentee ballot votes for a total of 392 votes. Lazore received 202 votes and 15 absentee ballot votes for a total of 217 votes. Cecil Garrow received 154 votes with five absentee ballot votes for a total of 159 votes. Numerous members recei...
Kana:takon School has won a National Award in recognition for their Quality Physical Education program. Physical and Health Education Canada (PHE Canada) has acknowledged that Kana:takon School, its teachers, and students are excellent role models for all other Canadian schools, by awarding them with the National Platinum Recognition Award. There are four award levels given, with the Platinum level identifying a school as providing all students with quality physical education three to four...
AKWESASNE—Mr. William B. Herne passed away peacefully at sunrise on Saturday, June 18, 2011, in the arms of his beloved wife, Gisela. Bill was born on January 14, 1928, in Akwesasne, the son of the late Moses and Catherine Tarbell Herne. He graduated from Bombay High School in 1946. After graduation, Bill entered the US Army, where he served in Germany, France, and Japan. While in Germany, he met his wife, Gisela Adolff. They married in September 1958 in Hogansburg with Justice White officiating...
Akwekon Tekwanonweratens, On behalf of the Akhwesashne Ionkwakiokwa (TsiSnaihne Homemakers) niawen ko:wa (thank you very much) for your support of our Father’s Day Golf Tournament. Thank you to all the members of the 23 teams who played at 9:30 am and the 19 teams at 1:30! Niawen ko:wa to all who donated items for the Mohawk auction, sponsored holes, volunteers, helpers, Cedar View staff and all participants of our event. Niawen ko:wa!! Your help is sincerely appreciated....
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Niawen kowa, Ionkwanonhsasetsi Adolescent Treatment Center would like to give a big Niawen kowa to our community businesses for their support in the Father’s Day Basket Draw on June 17, 2011. This year our sponsors were: Cornwall Honda Minute Auto Wash Bear’s Den Home Depot Archie’s Mini Putt Peter’s Motor Sport Home Hardware Purple Ribbon Jack Lee’s Restaurant St. Lawrence College Rez Phones Fence Depot Kalrim Bikes Swamps Performance Mohawk Print WalMart Twin Leaf Jrecks The fundraiser allows the youth at the treatment center the opportuni...
Paul “PJ” Terrance Aronio June 19, 1973-January 27, 2011 Today we would be celebrating PJ’s birthday, he is so greatly missed. His family would like to thank all dear family members, friends and local businesses for the cards, flowers, contributions, food and help in our time of need. All was greatly appreciated. Niawen ko’wa...
THANK YOU! Indian Time would like to thank Dr. Danielle Dubuc & Missy Thompson for helping us out. You are our angels!!...
Letter to the Editor: In response to the letter from Agnes Terrance printed in your June 9, 2011 edition, I would like to respond to what I feel are some very serious misrepresentations. First, Ms. Terrance attributes this three chief government to roots in the Iroquois constitution, not true: the BIA set up this three chief government on Feb. 7, 2000. The original three chief government was voted out of existence by the people in a referendum vote on June 3, 1995 by a vote of 463 “YES” and 446 “NO” a difference of 17 votes. The vote was affirm...
Letter to the Editor: Sekon Akwesasronon, First, I would like to congratulate Ron Lafrance Jr. on winning the election for Tribal Chief. I am sure Ron will serve our community again with all of the heart and desire he showed while serving as Sub-Chief. Thank you also goes out to Gary Cole for the kind words in his letter in the paper two weeks ago. Also to both Gary and Jennifer Standing Arrow for the clean, positive campaign run by all. Thank you also to my wife and children for allowing me to chase my dream of serving Akwesasne on Tribal Coun...
WARRANT – A 28 year-old Snye Quebec male was arrested on the 17th of June, 2011. He was bound by a Justice of the Peace Recognizance with the conditions of not to associate or communicate directly or indirectly with a certain person, not to attend within 100 meters of their residence, place of residence, place of employment or anyplace that person may be at, not to be away from his residence between the hours of 11pm and 6am and keep the peace and be of good behavior. It is alleged that the male had an outstanding warrant for failing to a...
Today Canada celebrates “National Aboriginal Day”--Canada’s affirmation of the rights of Indigenous People. On June 13, 1996 Governor General Romeo Leblanc declared June 21 “National Aboriginal Day.” Though the media claims the date was selected after the Governor General consulted with Indigenous leaders there is clearly an historical reason for choosing the first day of summer as Canada’s day to honour Indigenous People. On June 21, 1880 Indigenous leaders on the Six Nations Indian Reserve adopted the Indian Act. On that day Canada beca...
Decades after fish and wildlife advisories went into effect, industrial pollutants found in the blood of Native American youths and young adults show that the younger generation is still at risk from long-banned contaminants. Teenagers from the Akwesasne Mohawk Nation in New York state had PCB concentrations twice the national average, when compared to a U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention national survey. Significantly higher amounts were found in first borns, those who were breast-fed and those who ate fish in the prior year....
Many people we surveyed fell far short of eating five a day, and skimped on variety. About 70 percent of us fail to eat five servings of fruit and vegetables every day, the low end of the amount recommended by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. That’s a shame, because doing so can reduce the risk of heart attacks, strokes, type 2 diabetes, and some cancers. The good news is that 58 percent of U.S. adults do say they eat the prescribed amount “every day” or “most days” of the week. Those findings are from a recent survey by the Consumer...
With the official start of summer, the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne’s Community Health Program is going green with the Tetewatska:hon Green Food Box Program. This program is open to all Akwesasro:non, regardless of residency, and provides a non-profit, fresh fruit and vegetable distribution system that is available for purchase. This program is ‘green’ in that it provides seasonal fruits and vegetables grown from local markets, which reduces the carbon footprint associated with transporting out-of-season crops. The cost for each box is $10.0...
AKWESASNE TERRITORY - On Tuesday, June 21, 2011, the State Court’s Appellate Division in Seneca Nation of Indians v the State of New York lifted the Temporary Restraining Order preventing enforcement of the cigarette tax scheme on Reservations statewide, including the Saint Regis Mohawk Reservation. This means the NY State Department of Taxation and Finance will likely start implementation and enforcement of the tax scheme aimed at the sale of tax exempt cigarettes on Reservations since there is no longer any court order preventing it from d...
•• The Haudenosaunee Peace and Trade held a meeting on Wednesday, June 15, 2011 at the Onondaga Nation Cook-house. In attendance were representatives from the Six (6) Nations including the Haudenosaunee legal counsel. 1. The tax on the sale of cigarettes to the territories was discussed. A court decision is forthcoming on Monday, June 20th from a judge in the Rochester area. This decision will affect all the territories. 2. The Onondaga Nation will be hosting a Youth and Elder Gathering in July, 2011. The youth will meet from July 23rd to the...
M’Chigeeng First Nation, Manitoulin Island, Ontario The Mother Earth Renewable Energy (M.E.R.E.) wind project broke ground on Aboriginal Day, June 21. This project is Ontario’s first wind project entirely owned by a First Nations community and will generate 4 MW of power. This project is the first of 16 within First Nations communities in Ontario to take advantage of Ontario’s Green Energy & Economy Act. Seneca Nation of Indians, New York A New York State Appeals court has lifted the temporary order preventing NYS from collecting taxes on ci...
The Peacemaker In the coming of the Peacemaker and the creation of the Haudenosaunee (Confederacy, Water plays an important role as well. The story begins on the northern shore of Lake Ontario. From here, the( Peacemaker constructed a canoe of stone ( travel the many lakes and rivers to stop the shedding of blood among human beings among people who would become the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, am Seneca Nations. Later in the story, the Peacemaker climbs to the top of a tall tree by the waterfalls that the Mohawks then cut down over a...
February 1, 1957 Fort Dix, New Jersey Left to right: Gerald David, Eugene Terrance Jr., Duffy Cook, Carl Papineau and Doug Barlow. Many thanks to Gilbert Terrance for sharing this photo with our readers....
The Cortland County Legislature is moving forward with plans to create a regional landfill to import millions of tons of garbage, including NYC waste, despite protest by the Onondaga Nation that it will destroy another treasured Indian site. Members of the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy have pledged to demonstrate at the next legislative meeting slated for June 23. Seneca and Mohawk nation representatives are coming from locations across New York State to join the Onondaga, all of whom have had to deal with issues of toxic waste. The...
This week we’re going to learn about some household solutions from the medicine cabinet. This is a sure way to save some money that can be used on fun summer activities for your children. Just take the time to look in your medicine cabinet or kitchen and see if you have the following household solutions. Listerine: that’s right the awful tasting mouthwash, Listerine kills household germs. Just mix half of Listerine original and one half water in a spray bottle and spritz away the bacteria. The other use of Listerine is getting rid of mold. Spr...
The Salmon River Central Jr. High School continues to recognize students this year, as they have in the past, for their demonstration of positive behavior. Each month the Jr. High School features a book of the month that exhibits a specific character trait, such as generosity, perseverance, honesty, responsibility, cooperation, and respect. Each month students are chosen by their teachers, and sometimes their peers, because they have consistently displayed the behaviors associated with the...
