A Voice from the Eastern Door
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Patrick M. Cook, 43, Cornwall, Ont. was arrested on Monday, July 22 by Saint Regis Mohawk Tribal Police and charged with third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation, suspended registration and speeding. He was released on appearance tickets for Bombay Town Court on August 20. Morgan S. McDonald, 25, of Akwesasne, Ont. was arrested on Sunday, July 21 by Saint Regis Mohawk Tribal Police and charged with third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation, operating a motor vehicle by an unlicensed driver and inadequate headlights. She was released on...
By Connie Gerow 4-H Program Assistant The floors have been swept and the benches and tables have been painted. Like many other Franklin County Fair venues, the 4-H Youth Building will be in full swing with a multitude of old and new activities. Fair goers are invited to stop by the 4-H Youth Building to inspect our new look and participate in a unique activity or relax while you enjoy a cool refreshing milk shake. Yes, you did read that correctly – a deliciously cool milk shake. The Clover C...
By Connie Gerow – 4-H Program Assistant The Franklin County Fair is just around the corner and 4-H Members are making final preparations to their selected projects. Their entries have been made and for each member, County Fair time represents an accumulative opportunity to have their projects judged and to learn how to improve their skills. For those not familiar, the 4-H Danish system is used to judge the projects. The Danish system is a more favorable method for judging vs. the American system. According to the Cornell Cooperative E...
Submitted by Kahnastatsi Geraldine Jacobs The A’nowara’ko:wa Arena Sport and Fitness Program hosted a Youth Bike Rally Tues. July 16th in the Arena parking lot. First they decorated their bikes and then biked through an obstacle course that had them maneuvering, braking, steering and demonstrating their turns and signals. They each received a bike rally passport test and all where successful in receiving authorization from Bike Rally Police Robbie White, Kuy Chaussi and Cynthia Lord. It was a f...
Schedule for Events and Paddling down the Hudson July 27 - August 10 Two Row Wampum Renewal Send-off Celebration Festival •Saturday, July 27, 10 am - 5 pm Russell Sage College, Troy, NY Tom Porter, Rick Hill, Pura Fe Crescioni, Margo Thunderbird, Akwesasne Women Singers, children’s activities and more. Contacts: Kevin: [email protected] or Lori:[email protected] •Sunday, July 28: Launch of the Two Row Flotilla 10 am Launch Ceremony Rensselaer Boat Launch, Forbes Ave., Rensselaer Land Schodack Island Park 4:30 pm •Monday, July 29: Schodac...
By Kaniethonkie We are all for making things easier, finding things less expensive or just finding things quickly. Here are some apps for iPhone users that make things just a bit more organized, save you a bit more money and actually help to keep you in touch with friends and relatives. Now how’s that for a device that sometimes takes us away from face to face time. PHOTOS Whether you have an iPhone or Droid we all have hundreds, if not thousands of photos just sitting on our phones. While you can sort and classify them, really making the m...
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Reprinted from ‘Legends of the Iroquois’ by Tehanetorens (Ray Fadden). Continued from last week....
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Akwesasne – The radio tower that powers CKON Radio experienced some off airtime last week due to a leak in the transmission line. RComm had two employees climb the radio tower to investigate where the leakage was occurring. As luck would have it, they found the leakage right at the top of the tower. To repair the leakage, a new part had to be ordered and should arrive later this week or early next week. With the arrival of the new part, the radio station will again have to go off air so the t...
NATIONAL NATIVE ORGANIZATIONS ANNOUNCE PURSUIT OF CIVIL RIGHTS LAWSUIT FOR BABY VERONICA July 22, 2013 - Washington, DC – Three of the nation’s leading tribal organizations announced today they are in the early stages of pursuing litigation to protect the civil rights of Veronica Brown, a citizen of the Cherokee Nation who has been denied due process in the South Carolina courts. Late Wednesday of last week the South Carolina Supreme Court issued a controversial order to the state’s family court calling for an expedited transfer of custo...
GOVERNOR CUOMO ANNOUNCES ESTATE TAX REFUNDS AVAILABLE TO QUALIFIED SPOUSES OF SAME-SEX COUPLES Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced recently that Estate Tax refunds are available to qualified spouses of same-sex couples. Refunds may be available as a result of the recent United States Supreme Court decision, United States v. Windsor, in which the Court held that section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is unconstitutional. Taxpayers impacted by this change should contact the New York State Taxpayer Information Center at 518-457-5387. New...
The construction of the Unisphere in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park in Queens, New York. Pictured above William Francis (on right), and co-worker “Blackie” (left). Others who worked on the construction from Akwesasne included Mike Smoke, Dickie Francis, Charlie Thompson and Ray Thompson. One additional light was placed at the Caughnawaga Indian Reservation (off the St Lawrence River between the US and Canada). This was to honor the 50 Mohawk Indians who built the Unisphere. And without a sin...
July 22, 2013 - OTTAWA (ON) – Broadcaster and scientist David Suzuki joined the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Shawn A-in-chut Atleo in calling for the federal government to reassess the way it determines the economic value of the habitat of iconic species in Canada like the boreal woodland caribou. “Decision-makers in Canada too often look at nature as a resource to exploit and rarely calculate the broad range of socio-economic values for nearby residents and communities,” Suzuki said. “It is time for Canada to begin calcula...
National Native Organizations to Advance Civil Rights Lawsuit July 24, 2013 - Washington, DC - The South Carolina Supreme Court ruled today to deny the appeal filed by Dusten Brown and the Cherokee Nation of the Court’s July 17 order to expedite the transfer of custody of Veronica Brown to the South Carolina-based adoptive couple. One year ago, the South Carolina Supreme Court found that denying the adoption and awarding custody to Dusten Brown was in Veronica’s best interests. Today, that same Court summarily reversed that decision based on...
Division: IHS, Partridge House Salary: $20,966.40 21-1015 Status: Full-time, Non-exempt Deadline: Seskéha/August 9, 2013 Description of Position: Works collaboratively with other staff to ensure a safe, supportive and trauma-informed environment. Responsible for monitoring activities, transporting residents to outside activities and providing programming. Evenings and weekends required. Qualifications: High School diploma and minimum of two years of sobriety (if a recovering person). Must be at least 21 years of age, have and maintain a valid...
Division: Johnson O’Malley Salary: $20,966.40 – 36,108.80 25-3099 Status: Full-time, Seasonal, Non-exemp Deadline: Seskéha/August 2, 2013 Description of Position: Assist eligible youth with tutorial and career services in the areas of Math, Science, English, Global Studies and History within the Massena Central School District – J.W. Leary Jr. High School. Qualifications: Two or four year degree in related field with experience working with Native American students. Must be willing to travel and work evenings and weekends. Must be at least...
Akwesasne – CKON Radio is looking for waste disposal for construction materials. Materials include old siding, lumber scraps, metal roofing scraps, etc. Interested parties may contact CKON at 518-358-3426 or 613-575-2101....
The Center for Diversity at SUNY Potsdam invites applications for one part time, temporary Adjunct Instructor to teach Mohawk Language. Successful candidate will be expected to prepare and deliver course materials to students, compile, administer and grade examinations, and stimulate class discussion. Required qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree in related field and must be fluent in the language with ability and experience to teach it. Preferred qualifications: Master’s degree in related field. To be considered for this position apply on-...
Salmon River Central School District (EO/AAE), located in the Northern Adirondack region of NYS, is accepting applications for the following positions: •SECONDARY SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER •CERTIFIED OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSISTANT Submit application, letter of interest and current resume with references to: Angela Robert, Director of Instruction Salmon River Central School 637 County Route # 1 Fort Covington, NY 12937...
Salmon River Central School District (EO/AAE), located in the northern Adirondack region of NYS, is accepting applications for the following position: •LIBRARY MEDIA SPECIALIST (will consider persons in or willing to enroll In Library Media programs) Submit application, letter of interest and current resume with references to: Angela Robert, Director of instruction Salmon River Central School 637 County Route #1 Fort Covington, NY 12937...
Salmon River Central School District (EO/AAE), located in the Northern Adirondack region of NYS, is accepting applications for the following position: •PRINCIPAL (HIGH SCHOOL) Submit application, letter of interest and current resume with references to: Jane Collins, Superintendent Salmon River Central School 637 County Route #1 Fort Covington, NY 12937...
EXTERNAL JOB POSTING Probationary with Possibility of Permanency AHKWESAHSNE MOHAWK BOARD OF EDUCATION Position Title: Speech and Language Pathologist School Year: 2013-14 Program: Education Reports to: AMBE Associate Director Salary: Based on AMBE/PSAC Salary Grid for Teachers QUALIFICATIONS: Masters Degree in Speech-Language Pathology. Certification/Registration with a professional Speech and Language Association. Two (2) to three (3) years related experience, preferably within the education environment. Experience with Augmentative...
Salary Level: SP-09 - $42,430.90 - $44,128.13 SUMMARY OF RESPONSIBILITIES: Under the supervision of the Director of Justice the incumbent is responsible for providing support services and assistance in the implementation and continued development of the Justice Department. QUALIFICATIONS: Two years of College and/or University Degree in a field of communications, political sciences, with at least three years of work experience related to office management; law and security; political science; justice administration; and/or First Nation issues;...
Annual Salary: Salary Level SP 01 - $58,595.30 - $60,939.11 POSITION SUMMARY: Under the direction of the Grand Chief, and the supervision of the Government Support Manager, the Inter-govermental Liaison provides professional senior level liaison services, research, and planning related to Mohawk Jurisdictional issues. The Inter-governmental Liaison (IGL) will also complete tasks independently as directed by the Grand Chief in negotiations, drafting policies, correspondence and other documents, offering advice and recommendations as required....
