A Voice from the Eastern Door
A Voice from the Eastern Door
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A two-day educational conference, "Building Blocks of our Indigenous Foundation" was held on June 28 and June 29, 2017 at the former IGA building. The conference featured such luminaries as Oren Lyons, Bruce Elijah, Doug George, Kenneth Deer, and Mike McDonald. The Building Blocks of Our Indigenous Foundation was sponsored by Ononhwason:we, Traditional Medicines, Mohawk Council of Akwesasne and in part by Entewatatha:wi and Akwesasne Area Management Board. This is Part One of an overview of the...
WASHINGTON, D.C., July 10, 2017—The Kootenai Tribe of Idaho and the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe today announced the convening of a “Northern Tribal Border Summit” for tribal leaders. This rare and innovative event will be held August 20-21, 2017 at Shakopee’s Mystic Lake Casino and Hotel in Shakopee, Minnesota. The Summit is an opportunity for leaders of tribal governments and First Nations communities located on or near the U.S.-Canada border to discuss border-crossing and related issues, including: Challenges of Northern Border Crossing for Tri...
Photos submitted by Debbie Francis The 2017 FIL Rathbones Women's Lacrosse World Cup is being held in Guilford, England. It started on Wednesday, July12th and will run through July 22nd. Twenty-five nations will compete for the title of World Lacrosse Champions, including Team Haudenosaunee, which includes six Akwesasronon: Erin Francis, Jacelyn Lazore, Mirabella Lazore, Kyra Thompson, Vanna Thompson and Victoria Thompson. Pools of teams will be scheduled to play each other over the opening days...
On Ohiarihkó:wa/July 6, 2017; members of Ironworkers Local 440 erected the first piece of steel for the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe's new Administration Building located on Business Park Road in Akwesasne, New York. When completed in September 2018; the 54,700-square-foot building will provide one central location for community members to access tribal government offices. The building is being constructed by Bette & Cring, whose bid complies with the Tribe's Native Preference Policy to utilize a...
Eunice C. Chubb, 58, passed peacefully on May 31, 2017 at the PIMC Hospital in Phoenix, AZ, where she had been a patient for a short time due to cancer. Eunice was born in Massena, NY on May 30, 1958, the daughter of Shirley McDonald and the late Paul Chubb. She attended school in Rochester and worked for Prudential and Frontier. In 2003 she moved to Glendale, AZ where she worked for Waste Management. She loved traveling to different Native Communities to shop for silver, jewelry and pottery....
Niawen to Derrick Lafrance for “brightening” our world! The Timekeepers...
Niawenkowa to Yogurt Express on Kawehno:ke for the delicious yogurt and ice cream treats after our Ride to Nowhere last week. We enjoyed every last bit of it! From the Totas at the Senior Center...
MASSENA -- A review of the controversial Massena Central mascot issue will be among the Board of Education’s district goals for the 2017-18 school year. At the June board meetings, two seniors came before the board to talk about racial tension the issue is causing among the student body. Superintendent Pat Brady at the time said the problem is coming from the lack of a mascot now and the continued use by some groups of the controversial Red Raider Indian head from the 20th century. The head was removed in favor of a block M, but some parent a...
The Team Eastern Door & the North Akwesasne Athletes Raffle was drawn on July 8, 2017, at 9pm at the A’nowara’ko:wa Arena. $100.00 winners: Matt T. Jacobs Pete Burns Jr. Harley Jacobs Spooky Burns Brass Horse Karrah Hall Daniel Mitchell Dawn Roundpoint Teena Thompson Chanel Thomas $500.00 grand prize winner: Carter Jackson...
The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe is proud to highlight Doris Thomas as this month's long-term service employee and share all the exceptional work she is doing on behalf of the Akwesasne community. Doris Thomas has the best job in the world and she gives plenty of reasons for you to feel the same way for her. She feels that working for the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe's Office for the Aging, also known as the Senior's Center, for the past three decades has been a privilege. During that time, she has...
NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman is leading a coalition of six Attorneys General in taking legal action against the Trump administration over a toxic pesticide shown to harm children’s neurological development. The Attorneys General moved to intervene in a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, after filing legal objections with the EPA last month. In March 2017, EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt took action that allowed the continued use of chlorpyrifos on foo...
The June Tribal Monthly meeting began promptly at 10:00am with Chief Eric Thompson chairing. Review of previous action items were read: 1. Community member requested information on the future plans for the former IGA building. 2. Tribal Council to report on March Tribal Meeting motion from the floor for “Tribal Council to enact in investigation (fact finding) and evaluation of the correlation and relationship between the original Elders Benefit Group and the anonymous propaganda, which is an indirect contradiction to the benefit (to) Elders. W...
Different Nations came together last weekend in celebration of song and dance at the 27th annual event held on the Kahnawake territory. The temperatures in the 80's did little to dampen the enthusiasm of the crowds as they cheered on the different competitors from all age groups. Several Akwesasronon made the trip to dance and perform in the Hoop Dance and more took part when invited to dance in the Inter-tribal. The theme of the Powwow was "Renewing Our Spirits Through the Power of the...
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AKWESASNE — In accordance with the Tribal Procedures Act ratified by tribal voters in a referendum held on Ohiarí:ha/June 1, 2013; the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribal Council is continuing to provide financial accountability to membership in the development and adoption of the 2018 Annual Tribal Budget. Tribal members are encouraged to participate in a community consultation meeting being held on Ohiarihko:wa/July 13, 2017 at 5:00 p.m. in the Community Building Lobby. “The July 13th meeting is not a requirement of the Tribal Procedures Act; howe...
Heavy metal masters Blue Öyster Cult will rock the Chevy Court stage at the Great New York State Fair on Friday, September 1 at 8 p.m. Blue Öyster Cult has been a major heavy metal influence on many other acts, such as Metallica, and was listed in VH1’s countdown of the greatest hard rock bands of all time. Allmusic.com calls the band “the thinking man’s heavy metal group, “makers of music that is “ambitious, intelligent, and rocking in a strangely sensual kind of way.” Original core members, Donald “Buck Dharma” Roeser (guitar, vocals)...
AKWESASNE - On Ohiarihkó:wa/July 12, 2017, Generations Park received a very generous donation from Bear's Den Convenience Stores, Tim Horton's Café Bake Shops Akwesasne and Tarbell Management Group (TMG) for the Akwesasne community's enjoyment. Before a gathering of park staff, local youth and other community members; TMG President and CEO Brandon Tarbell unveiled a brand new scoreboard for the park's main athletic field. "At Tarbell Management Group, we recognize the importance of supporting e...
Submitted by the Akwesasne Family Wellness Program Outreach team Bullying is not a new issue, it’s not “kids being kids,” or something that just happens in school. Bullying is a constant, growing problem that’s happening everywhere. According to the PACER Center, “this year in the United States, 13 million students will be bullied.” That works out to be almost 1 out of every 4 students. Here in Akwesasne, after talking to many parents, coaches, and teachers, we are learning that bullying is beginning in elementary school, as early as first gr...
Chrissy Benedict is on the way to Hill College in Toronto, Ontario to continue her lacrosse aspirations and family and friends got together last week to help her. A benefit Indian Taco sale was held at the Hogansburg Akwesasne Volunteer Fire Department and the event was well received. Benedict, pictured second from left with her supporters at the fundraiser, has been playing lacrosse for years and received a scholarship to the Toronto school and the help with the fundraiser was well...
There was another community focus meeting at the Anowarakowa Arena in regards to the Kawehnoke Corridor project on June 26, 2017. The meeting began around 6:00 pm, with a dinner provided to community members who attended the meeting. This meeting was one of many that have been held in the previous months to inform the community on the future plans for the Kawehnoke corridor. The community has been invited to multiple meetings and encouraged to give feedback and to see and hear for themselves what the preliminary plans are. The Federal Bridge...
Team Haudenosaunee and their sponsors put together a Family Fun Day on July 4th at the Kateri Hall from 10 am to 5 pm. The two main sponsors for the event were Hilltop Inflatables and Epic Night Entertainment, who provided inflatables for the family to enjoy and music for everyone to listen to throughout the day. There were also different activities set up like face painting, a mini volleyball court and soccer net to play against the athletes going to the NAIG games. Families were able to bring...
Reprinted from Wampum Belts of the Iroquois by Tehanetorens It is provided thus: When a person or family belonging to the Five Nations desires to abandon their nation and the territory of the Five Nations, they shall inform the chiefs of their nation and the Council of the League of Five Nations shall take notice of it. When any person or any of the people of the Five Nations emigrate and reside in a distant region away from the territory of the League of Five Nations, the Chiefs of the Five...
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On June 23, police charged Tristen A. Thompson, 20, of Hogansburg, NY for third-degree assault. He was arraigned at the Bombay Town Court and given a return date of July 18. On June 24, police ticketed Bryan E. Doyle, 42, of Holland, Ohio for speed in zone (50-35 mph zone). Ticket is returnable to Tribal Court on July 17. On June 24, police picked up Rolling J. Jock, 25, of Cornwall Island, Ontario for an active warrant. He was arraigned at the Bombay Town Court and ordered to reappear on a later date. On June 25, police ticketed Collin A. Phil...
Reprinted with permission from Indian Country Media July 11, 2017. Throughout much of 2016 and into the winter of 2017, water protectors stood fast against the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL), even in the face of severe injury. The egregiousness of the actions taken against unarmed water protectors caught the attention of the Wallace Global Fund, founded by Henry A. Wallace, who was Vice President of the United States under Franklin D. Roosevelt. The progressive fund awarded $250,000 to the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and pledged to invest an...
