A Voice from the Eastern Door
A Voice from the Eastern Door
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A series of occurrences have lead both the St. Regis Mohawk Tribal Council and the Community Spokespeople group to issue press releases denounces each other’s authority. On Saturday morning, a group of 47 tribal members met at the SRMT’s community building to hold a meeting. They had previously announced that it would be held inside the building but upon their arrival, it was locked. The meeting was not authorized by the SRMT. The community spokespeople are a group of individuals who were elected in a community election not organized by any...
With many summer programs being held in the community each year, the Akwesasne Community Coalition for Empowerment wanted to host an event that brought children from all those programs together. On Thursday, 104 kids were transported from Akwesasne to the Massena Town Beach for a day of fun in the sun and sand. The coalition is a group comprised of different community-minded organizations. They sponsor drug-free contests and other events that encourage children to make good choices. The beach...
In the distant past our ancestors performed initiation ceremonies for boys and girls who were transforming into young adults. This monumental event was not only critical to the success of a child but ensured the health and prosperity of the tribe. Giving up a childhood to become an adult is a transition that everyone must undergo. In the course of this natural change instruction is always given by the elders while the entire community participates to help bring their young consciously into...
Mr. Louis “Ka ron Hi io” Hathaway, age 79, of 306 N. Helena Road, Akwesasne died Wednesday evening (July 30, 2008) in the emergency room of Fletcher-Allen Medical Center after being airlifted from Massena Memorial Hospital. He was born February 27, 1929 in Hogansburg the son of Louise Laughing. He was given the name of Ka ron Hi io which meant clear sky. He grew up on the old homestead in Frogtown. He attended Thomas Indian School. He married Margaret “Sally” Taylor on May 26, 1951 at St. Reg...
Mr. Fredric J. Brown, age 55, 897 Island Road, Akwesasne, Ontario, died very unexpectedly Monday (August 4, 2008) at the Cornwall Community Hospital. He was born May 13, 1953 in Malone, the son of John Percy and Louise David Brown. He graduated from Salmon River Central School in 1972 and later from Canton ATC, where he studied Electrical and Culinary Arts. He also received his welding certificate from St. Lawrence College in Cornwall in 1986. He married Rebecca Benedict on November 29, 1986 at...
Letter to the Editor, The community is free, yes, we are a free Tribe hard to believe but true. The defunct three chiefs never appealed the voting of the five Spokespersons nor did they appeal the referendum, of July 5, 2008, which is the only method that is recognized as our standard procedures as a duly federal recognized Tribe. Of course I would never have told my possible ‘yes’ votes to stay home and not vote and I would have had the appeal process at the ready if the ‘no’ votes were victorious but that’s me. It would only take a marble to...
I would like to take this time to thank the community members of Akwesasne and surrounding areas who purchased raffle tickets of the “Three Sisters Clock” made by John Thomas and “Princess Quilt” made by Sharon Jackson in raising money for Troy Greene. He incurred numerous health bills while being ill. We were able to raise $400.00 in Canadian funds and $855.00 in American funds. The winner of the clock was Isabella Thompson and the quilt was Stella Herne. Also, a big ‘Thank You’ to Dale Cole, Betty Swamp and Tammy Terrance for helping wit...
The family of Robert Herne would like to send a sincere THANK YOU to the community of Akwesasne and its surrounding neighbors for the love and support shown to all of us during this difficult time. Words cannot express how truly thankful and blessed we are to have friends and family like yourselves. A special Niawen ko:wa to the Roundpoint Girls and The Francis Clan, you filled Uncle Robert’s last days with love and happiness. Your strength and commitment to family will never be forgotten. With love, Delores Herne and Family...
A great big niawen kowa goes out the organizers of the Summer Bible Camp organized by the Mohawk Assembly of God Church and Pastor Brant. The visitors from the Assembly of God Church in Connecticut were wonderful. The children’s lasting photographs will be a big addition to their scrapbooks! Also a big niawen kowa going out to the Akwesasne Baptist Church for this summer’s Bible Camp. Members of the Lebanon Baptist Church of Lebanon, Virginia led the children for a week of learning and fun. Hubert Hill is the pastor at the Akwesasne Ba...
OUTH GLENGARRY, ON, Aug. 1 /CNW/ - On July 30th 2008, a 59 year old male resident of Denbigh, Ontario, a 23 year old female from Scarborough, Ontario as well as a 23 year old male from Kahnawake, Quebec were charged with a variety of criminal offences related to the Excise Act 2001. The investigation began when a Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) officer identified a vehicle in the Cornwall, Ontario area that was previously known to be involved in contraband smuggling. The RCMP were contacted, and investigation led to a property in...
July 31, 2008 – (OTTAWA) - The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) announced it has concluded a long-running file after two of Canada’s largest tobacco companies entered guilty pleas this morning in response to indictable offences under Section 240(1)(a) of the Excise Act. The guilty pleas, from Imperial Tobacco Canada Limited (ITCL) and Rothmans Benson & Hedges (RBH), are the culmination of more than eight years of investigative work by RCMP Customs and Excise sections in Ontario and Québec. As part of agreed statements of fact, the two comp...
The Native Earth Biocultural Council, in conjunction with the Pueblo of Tesuque, announces plans for the 3rd Annual Symposium for Sustainable Food & Seed Sovereignty. The event will be held at the Pueblo of Tesuque’s Intergenerational Center (IGC), on September 26th and 27th. The goal of this event is to establish sustainability and food security for the 21st century and beyond. This year’s line up of presenters is impressive, and includes such well known names as Percy Schmeiser, who took on industrial giant Monsanto in a fight sur...
ST. REGIS MOHAWK TRIBE PRESS RELEASE - The St. Regis Mohawk Tribe recently commissioned a comprehensive feasibility study for developing its own telecommunications company. The study was conducted over a ten-month period by the Four Horizons Development Company, a Native-owned firm who found that a Tribal telecommunications company is both feasible and essential. The system would be carried on a state-of-the-art fiber optics network. The Tribe has long pursued plans to diversify its economy and attain self-sufficiency by asserting contr...
The summer months are about cookouts, spending time with family, and of course swimming. The safety of swimming in Akwesasne is at the center of an ongoing project of the Water Resources Program of the Tribe. This article is intended to provide general information about the health risks to swimmers and recommendations to swim safely. What are the health risks? The main risk to swimmers of all ages is through ingestion of river water containing pathogenic bacteria—symptoms can include headaches, vomiting, and fever. Of course, any ingestion o...
Submitted by Les Benedict, St. Regis Mohawk Tribe, Environment Division In the quiet hours of Saturday morning, July 26, 2008 a white mobile home turned into the Tribal parking lot. What at first looked like a vacationing RV’s soon revealed itself as a mobile animal clinic, with the slogan, “Stop Littering” and decals of cats and dogs rather than the usual state sticker maps. The mobile clinic, known also as the Spay, Neuter, Now, Neuter Commuter was greeted by several sleepy eyed but anxio...
With dozens of programs and countless services, the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne committed an entire day last Thursday to sharing knowledge of their resources. The “Day with MCA” was held at the A’nowara’ko:wa Arena with the intent to spread the word on what different programs are within MCA and what each program offers community members. Guests to the event browsed tables and booths beneath a tent and the fair-type atmosphere allowed them to visit as many tables as they wanted to, collecting goo...
Caroline Bigtree taught a beading class for all ages at the Akwesasne Museum this July. There will be an open-door session on Wednesday afternoons in the museum from 12:30 to 4:30 each week. If you would like to bead along with others, bring your current project along! It will be a chance to learn from each other, with a special guest beadworker once a month. Also, on Friday afternoons, basketmakers also gather to share and work on their baskets, learning new styles from each other. Also,...
On Saturday, August 2, community members and visitors to Ahkwesahsne witnessed the delivery of a Herbarium Cabinet. It will be housed at the Akwesasne Library and Cultural Museum for the public to utilize. The herbarium cabinet was purchased by Dale Bellisfield and Nancy Slowick as a result of a proposal written to the “Seventh Generation”. The Seventh Generation is an environmental organization from Vermont. On their behalf, the cabinet was donated to the Tree of Peace Society Learning Cen...
Following the success of the Mohawk Film Festival in Cornwall this past spring, the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe took the opportunity to further promote an interest in film and art. Last week they sponsored two showings of a new Native film called Turquoise Rose. The screenings were held at the Salmon River auditorium and both were attended by nearly 100 people. Turquoise Rose is a film about a young Navajo girl, named Turquoise, who cancels a trip overseas to care for her grandmother. The “coming-of-age” film was released in a limited number of the...
With the rains we have had lately there is one scary looking bug found crawling outside our homes and sometimes inside our homes. It’s the “earwig.” They are an elongated, flattened insect with adults ranging from light red-brown to black in color. They measure anywhere from half an inch to an inch long. They are easily identified by their forcep-like pincers at the end of their abdomen. They have mouth parts that chew and slender, long antennae. Some earwigs are wingless while others may have wings. While earwigs may sometimes have wings,...
Participants to the Sacred Circle Gathering returned to their homes after learning so much and from making new friends. This gathering is sponsored by the Tree of Peace Society in Ahkwesahsne with Jake Swamp as director. The Tree of Peace society serves youth, elders, and adult learners of all backgrounds and cultures respectfully acknowledging differences. The Tree of Peace Society has been very effective in teaching issues relating to environmental and social ethics, cultural expression and...
Continued from last week Now (Bride), I begin with you. You have chosen this man to be your husband. This means that you are prepared to be his wife for the rest of your life. Is this the way you understand? In all communities there are men/women who gossip and carry rumors, this the Creator forbids. In your marriage, when your husband may be away hunting or working and you are home alone, it may be then that men/women may come to your house and say that your husband is away and he has another...
Wedding day for Nancy Cooke and Mike Faubert at the St. Regis Catholic Church. July 10, 1971...
I got to go to an underwater rescue and recovery course held in Saranac Lake for SCUBA divers. This was a three day course that included multiple dives including a night dive. The instructor was a well seasoned dive master and he had been involved in a lot of rescues and recoveries throughout his career including a number of homicide investigations in the New York City area. He brought with him an assistant, an English émigré, who looked like a California surfer dude and sounded like Pierce Brosnan. He would be the diver, ready to go, if one o...
Baby T has pulled some outright brilliant acts in his world. He has also come up with the best comebacks to my demands. I suppose I have grown accustomed to the things he throws at me (not literally he knows better). And even though I sometimes do not have the answer for everything he asks I am to him the “knobbier” of everything when in fact he seems to know it all. I spent Sunday with my grandma and I could have told her about all the things that he has done to tell me off in a nice way all day. The list, it seems to go on forever. That lis...
