A Voice from the Eastern Door
A Voice from the Eastern Door
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Nearly a hundred ironworkers competed at the 8th Annual Ironworkers Festival held Saturday at the Akwesasne Mohawk Casino and even more attended as spectators. The ironworkers compete against fellow men of steel in a number of events related to the skills they’re required to perform regularly on the job. The event attracts hundreds of spectators and ironworkers of the past, present and future as participants compete in one of three classifications: Apprentice, Ironworker or Retiree. “It wen...
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The Iroquois Nationals didn’t make it to England. The lacrosse team was forced to abandon their spot at the FIL World Lacrosse Championships when England refused to accept the team’s Haudenosaunee passports. The team received worldwide support and while the United States had initially said they wouldn’t honor the passports either, they granted a “one-time waiver” to allow the team to go to England, but England refused to budge on their own position. The Iroquois Nationals teams is comprised...
Beginning on Aug. 15, 2010, New York State will require that any person convicted of Driving While Intoxicated have a Breath Alcohol Ignition Interlock Device installed on any vehicle in their name. The device tests the driver’s breath and if alcohol is detected the vehicle can’t be started or will go into alarm mode to notify authorities. The intention is to prevent drivers from continuing to get behind the wheel after drinking. St. Regis Mohawk Tribal Judge Peter J. Herne said that while the program will definitely reduce DWI rates acr...
A landmark homestead in the village of Kana:takon (St. Regis) was demolished this weekend, leaving a giant hole in the ground and in the hearts of many who grew up visiting the Hemlock Store. The old Hemlock homestead at the corner of St. Regis Road and First Street was torn down and cleared out as owner Jimmy Hemlock said it was too old to fix up anymore. He estimates that the house was built in the late 1800s and for many years until the mid 1970s it was a general store. Hemlock said he has...
Thank you, Here are the winners of the July 4, 2010 drawing for Tekahero:ken Herne, who is now traveling with the People to People Student Ambassador Program. The 54 children and councilors are from New Hampshire, Vermont and NY State areas. They departed from Montreal airport July 8 and arrived in Paris on Friday morning. The group has had a busy program set out for them. Visiting the Eiffel tower, and the Louvre, to name a few. The kids christened him the Water God because he did a little...
Thank you, The family of the late Faye Mitchell would like to express their sincere appreciation to all family, friends and neighbors who rushed to our sides and supported us with love and kindness throughout the illness and passing of our mother and wife, Faye. Words cannot adequately express how grateful we are for the Akwesasne Home Care and Home Support Programs. Your high level of professionalism and care allowed us to keep Faye in the comfort of her home throughout her final months. For that, we are extremely grateful. We were very...
Thank you, Another amazing event happened last weekend, Saturday July 10th at Cedar View Golf Course. Hunter’s Hope hosted its 2nd annual Golf Tournament. We had a 10 o’clock start on a beautiful sunny morning and a great line up of 71 golfers. Hunter Cooke was there to greet everyone with his happy smiles and hello’s. Hunter is an eight-year-old boy who, a year ago, had his double lung transplant. This past year had many ups and downs with his health as he adjusted to his new lungs. Hunte...
Tewathahita Walking Trail Update The Tewathahita walking trail committee would like to announce that to date they have raised $30,000 from fundraising activities and local business owners. The amount to complete this project was estimated at $60,000. We currently are at a stand still due to lack of funds, labor and equipment. If any contractors would like to donate their time and equipment it would be greatly appreciated. If any individuals would like to donate money please contact us, any amount helps get us to completion. Please call Kim...
We, Akwesasne Eagle Watch, are asking *everyone* to join us for the next peace walk in Tsi Snaihne on Sunday, July 25th. it will begin at 4 pm leaving from two locations - Snye Recreation and the Snye Homemakers Club. The peace walk is to represent those opposed to the exploitation of Akwesasnoron by individuals in the drug trade. the drug business includes but is not limited to prescription drugs and does *not* represent Akwesasne. we are done looking the other way and are taking a stand....
According to Casino statistics 45% of our Akwesasne Mohawk Casino patrons come from Vermont (4%) and Canada (40%). Last year when the bridges were blocked our Casino revenue dropped dramatically. While our Casino has remained in the black through that crisis and its continuing residual affects, the events of one year ago surrounding the International Bridge at Cornwall has proven that if we are to remain in the Casino business we must broaden our market base locally and regionally. That would mean in order to maintain a reliable secondary...
A couple of weeks ago I gave a lecture at the Nor’wester in Williamstown, Ontario entitled “How the Mohawks Saved Canada”. The presentation was meant to remind Canadians that their very existence as an independent country would not have been possible without the military, economic and political contributions of the Iroquois Confederacy, and, more specifically, the Mohawk Nation Our mutual history began in 1664 when England assumed control over the Dutch colony of New Netherlands, renaming it New York. The English authorities knew that if they...
Submitted by Shannon Hall, WVA Founder The Without Violence Award was established in 1996 as the result of the untimely death of Brian Degonzaque-Hall at age 13 years. In honor of his life, his youth and the community, the Hall family decided to take action against people who choose violence and offer a forum for youth to express their concerns, ideas and solutions regarding the issue of violence, in an effort to create awareness and an understanding that violence is a choice. Each student who...
(CORNWALL, ONTARIO) – The Cornwall Regional Task Force (CRTF) made or assisted in contraband tobacco seizures in the following regions between July 8th, 2010 and July 20th, 2010: 2 seizures at the Cornwall, Ontario Port of Entry 3 seizures in Cornwall, Ontario 7 seizures in South Glengarry, Ontario 1 seizure in South Stormont, Ontario These seizures resulted in the arrest of nine individuals who face charges under the Excise Act 2001 and/or the Provincial Tobacco Tax Act for possession of a t...
The Mohawk Council of Akwesasne is continuing efforts to clarify the recent letters issued by the Bank of Montreal in regards to some accounts belonging to community members. The MCA wants to assure the community that the Bank of Montreal’s Peace Tree branch is staying open and that the bank’s actions are being targeted on a small number of accounts. “This is good news to individual community members that depend on the bank for their personal savings and to pay household bills,” stated Grand Chief Mike Mitchell. He added, “This is not reass...
New York State Police arrested three Akwesasne residents over the weekend and charged them with robbery. Neal Hopps, 50, Neal Hopps, Jr., 22 and Jennifer Hopps, 24 were each charged with first-degree burglary after they allegedly burglarized a residence at the Mohawk River Village Apartments in Rooseveltown on July 11. The senior Hopps was also charged with 4th degree criminal possession of a weapon, and the junior Hopps was additionally charged with 4th degree criminal mischief. Police did not say what motive the trio had for the alleged...
A typical weekday with errands almost never goes as planned with the brothers in tow. We had to make three stops so I figured all afternoon would be about how long it would take. After forcing the boys to eat lunch for about an hour we finally hit the road when I calculated that they had eaten enough and would indeed last at least through a wait at the canadian customs if there was one and one scheduled stop. I got a few minutes down the road when Big Brother started begging to stop at a store on the way, any store. Little Brother being a full...
Charles R. O’Neill, Jr. Invasive Species Specialist New York Sea Grant February 2007, Revised August 2009 New York’s Sea Grant Extension Program provides Equal Program and Equal Employment Opportunities in association with Cornell Cooperative Extension, U.S. Department of Agriculture and U.S. Department of Commerce, and cooperating County Cooperative Extension Associations. Introduction Should you be walking along a damp abandoned railroad right-of-way, a wet roadside ditch or a stream bank and...
This article was provided using the knowledge of Chief John Arthur Gibson in Concerning the League: The Iroquois League Tradition as dictated in Onondaga. Interpreted by the Mohawk Nation Council in collaboration with the Circle of Knowledge and Traditional Iroquois Orator’s Society. The origin of the Kahniakehaka (Mohawk) Nation Council begins in an area known today as Cohoes Falls, New York. It was the birth place of the first original Rotiioneshon title names and seats of government. It also marks the end of an era of war chief leadership p...
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Here's the last picture. 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 same building as CKON Stop letting your photos gather dust in the basement and bring them in for us! All photos are returned to their owner....
