A Voice from the Eastern Door
A Voice from the Eastern Door
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AKWESASNE. The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe’s Health Services is taking this opportunity to respond to recent inquiries as to why community members or employees have to go off site to Massena or Malone for a COVID-19 test when the tribal clinic has the ability to test at our facility. The answer is based on limited supplies, as we do not have access to ample test kits to conduct all the testing that is being requested at our site. Because of limited supplies, we have developed a priority ranking for when you can get a test at the health center o...
Over the past 42 days Akwesasne youth have been taking part in the Virtual Ottawa Kids Marathon. Each day a runner would run a kilometer, all adding up to 42 days of a complete 42k marathon. This past weekend the running program completed their 42kms in 42 days and on day 43 they completed the Virtual Ottawa Kids Marathon. Last year the Iakwa'shatste Youth Fitness kids running program coordinator Annie Cree, was able to go into 5 of Akwesasne's local schools and provide the fundamentals of...
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AKWESASNE. The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe’s Emergency Operations Center is pleased to report there are NO active cases of COVID-19 (Novel Coronavirus) in the Akwesasne community. All ten (10) individuals from the cluster of positive cases that were reported by Health Services from July 20th to July 27th have been resolved. The Franklin Country Public Health Department also reports NO active cases in the county, while the St. Lawrence County Public Health Department is reporting one (1) active case. Based on the current situation, the EOC will b...
By Kaniehtonkie Michael Terrance made history on Tuesday, August 11, 2020 when he was sworn in as Ironworkers Local 33 president. Hailing from a long line of ironworkers Terrance took his oath under the watchful eye of his father Kenny Terrance and James Dean, Terrance's first apprentice teacher and former Local 33 president. Michael has been a union member for the past thirty-three years. He has worked alongside his father Kenny and his uncles, Eddie, Pat, Ronnie, Ray, Jack and several nephews...
Angus A. "AJ" Adams "Tehoneratatha" returned to the garden of Our Lord on Thursday, August 13, 2020 at the age of 48. AJ was born May 30, 1972 in Cornwall, the son of Veronica (King) and the late Angus A. Adams. AJ was a 1990 graduate of Salmon River Central School, where he was a member of the National Honor Society. He later took courses at the University of Buffalo. On February 14, 1998, he married Jodi Sunday at St. Regis Catholic Church with Father Thomas Egan officiating. Angus was an... Full story
Laura E. Lantry, 87, of Fort Covington, NY., passed away on Friday morning, August 14, 2020, at C.V.P.H., in Plattsburgh, NY, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Fort Covington, NY, on March 25, 1933, she was the daughter of the late James and Mary Noreault Burditt. She attended school in Fort Covington. On May 2, 1953, she was united in marriage to Leslie J. Jock, at St. St. Mary’s Church, in Fort Covington, NY. He predeceased her on July 25, 1973. She later married Jessie T. Lantry in October 1981. He predeceased her in March 1993. F...
By Joaqlin Estus and Jourdan Bennett-Begaye. Reprinted with permission from Indian Country Media The first Native American Caucus meeting of this year’s Democratic National Convention kicked off online Tuesday with a land acknowledgment and a string of high-ranking female speakers. U.S. Reps. Deb Haaland and Sharice Davids and Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan were the first in a series of Native leaders who rallied viewers to get out the vote to elect Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. “Relatives, this clearly is the most important election of our...
Kahnawake Mohawk Territory. The Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke (MCK) regrets to announce the passing of Grand Chief Joseph Tokwiro Norton at the age of 70. Mr. Norton was in his second term since returning to the Office of Grand Chief in 2015. He had suffered a fall at his home on Friday, August 14 and was rushed to hospital in critical condition and passed away with his family at his side at approximately 8:30pm. His death comes as a shock to his fellow Ratsénhaienhs (Council Chiefs) and the enti...
AKWESASNE. An Akwesasne man and two others been arrested for their roles in a $46.8 million money laundering scheme involving the smuggling of cut rag tobacco into Canada from the United States. The announcement comes from United States Attorney Grant C. Jaquith; Kevin Kelly, special agent in charge of the Buffalo Field Office of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI); and Jonathan D. Larsen, special agent in charge, New York Field Office, Internal Revenue Service – Criminal Investigation (IRS-C...
Canton, NY. Summer activities are in full swing and educational institutions at all levels are preparing to re-open across the county. Now is the time to maintain our attentiveness and continued collective efforts to wear masks, social distance, and avoid large non-essential gatherings. “Response efforts take the entire community. With all of us working together, we will be able to maintain and build upon the progress that we have made to keep our infections and cases requiring hospitalization low,” said Dana McGuire, St. Lawrence County Pub...
Canton, NY. The St. Lawrence County Public Health Department has been notified that a horse in the Rossie area has tested positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis virus, also known as Triple E or EEE. This comes after last week’s notification of horses testing positive for Triple E in Jefferson County. One additional horse in Jefferson County has tested positive since the initial notification - all five of these horses were exhibiting similar symptoms and were euthanized. Triple E is a very rare virus that causes swelling of the brain (...
Reprinted with permission from Ecowatch The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, thanks to protections put in place 60 years ago, has remained a pristine oasis in the most remote section of Alaska. Now, the Trump administration is finalizing plans to end those protections and to lease the federal lands to oil and gas exploration, according to The New York Times. The maneuver will allow oil and gas companies to exploit the vast reserves that sit under what environmentalists’ call “the last great wilderness,” according to The Guardian. The Arcti...
ROTINONSHONNI MEN'S CLOTHING In describing Rotinonshonni clothing, let me begin with the headwear. Many people mistakenly think that all Native Americans wore Plains-style war bonnets, which is untrue. This myth began in the early part of the 1900's to the 1950's when photographers wanted Rotinonshonni people to wear war bonnets when posing for pictures because they thought it looked more "Indian". This has led to old pictures of Rotinonshonni people in war bonnets and even some showing us in...
1. Owirà:'a - Baby 2. Ieksà:'a - Child – one female child 3. Keksà:'a - Child – I am a child 4. Raksà:'a - Child – one male child 5. Tekeniksà:'a - Children – 2 female 6. Tehniksà:'a - Children – 2 male (or mixed one male and one female child) 7. Kontiksa'okòn:'a - Children – 3+ female 8. Ratiksa'okòn:'a - Children – 3 or more male (or mixed 3 or more males and females) 9. Iatathró:na - Couple 10. Wakekstén:ha - Elderly – I am an elderly person 11. Rokstén:ha - Elderly man – one 12. Roti...
By Richard Walker, Reprinted with permission from Indian Country Media The Suquamish Tribal Council is reexamining its government-to-government and cultural relationship with the nearby city of Poulsbo, west of Seattle, after a police officer there was cleared to return to work one year after he shot and killed a Cowichan/Cree man in a crowded waterfront park. A use-of-force review panel reported last week that Officer Craig Keller followed department policies and procedures and would not be disciplined for killing Stonechild Chiefstick during...
By Shelly Miller, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder The vast majority of SARS-CoV-2 transmission occurs indoors, most of it from the inhalation of airborne particles that contain the coronavirus. The best way to prevent the virus from spreading in a home or business would be to simply keep infected people away. But this is hard to do when an estimated 40% of cases are asymptomatic and asymptomatic people can still spread the coronavirus to others. Masks do a decent job at keeping the virus from spreading into...
Submitted by Paul Hetzler We humans take pride in our unique – some would say exalted – place in the animal kingdom. Language, a complex social structure, and an unparalleled ability to manipulate our environment are among the things which set us apart from other species. We are the only animal which can point to triumphs like space travel, organ transplants, nerve gas, for-profit prisons, and plastic-filled oceans. Until fairly recent times, we also believed that we stood alone in our proclivity to addle our brains with alcohol and drugs. Alas...
In this unique time of the Covid-19 pandemic, The Akwesasne Boys & Girls Club has made an unprecedented decision and has awarded five Julia Back Maytag Dependable Leaders Scholarships to five Club Members. This year marks the fifth year that Ms. Julia Back is able to hand out the scholarships. These Scholarships are awarded to Club members who demonstrated dedication to achieve great futures. The award recognizes Boys & Girls Club members who are committed to making a difference as dependable...
August 2020, a Syracuse Inter-Faith Commission invited the Onondaga Nation to be a part of the panel discussing the statue of Columbus in Columbus Circle in Syracuse, New York. The following is a statement prepared by the Onondaga Nation Council for the panel. STATEMENT REGARDING COLUMBUS STATUE The Onondaga Nation would first like to greet and thank the Inter-Faith Commission for your invitation to take part in the discussions concerning the monument dedicated to Christopher Columbus. We believe through diplomacy, discussion, and open minds;...
Through hard work, diligence and safe health practices, Akwesasne reports zero cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, August 19, 2020. According to Franklin County, St. Lawrence County, Eastern Ontario Health Unit, Akwesasne has for the second week reported zero cases. On August 5, 2020Franklin County reported four cases, on August 12, 2020 Franklin County reported 0 current active COVID-19 cases. According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and the Government of Canada (Health Canada) respectively, the U.S. reported 5,422,242 total COVID-19...
Wednesday, August 19, 2020: 1 (one) new case of COVID-19 was reported to the St. Lawrence County Public Health Department today, bringing the total number of confirmed positive cases to-date to 262 (two hundred and sixty-two) 1 (one) case is active – please go to: https://www.stlawco.org/ to check out the COVID-19 Cases by Town map layouts (we will also post the maps on our Facebook page @SLCPublicHealth) 257 (two hundred and fifty-seven) cases have been released from isolation* No cases are hospitalized. Tuesday, August 18, 2020: No new c...
Daily Statistics – Wednesday, August 18, 2020 1 Current Active Covid-19 (positive recorded on Monday, August 17) 51 Tested Positive Test Results 15,301 PCR (diagnostic) Negatives 3,377 Antibody Negatives 103 Probable Positive Cases 154 Total Cumulative Positive 153 Resolved/Recovered from Active Covid-19 80 Quarantine and Isolation Individuals 50 Households Daily Statistics – Tuesday, August 18, 2020 1 Current Active Covid-19 (1 new positive test result received late Monday, August 17, 2020) 51 Tested Positive Test Results 15,177 PCR (di...
Epidemiological summary of COVID-19 cases in First Nations communities as reported by Government of Canada on July 14, 2020 at 10:40a.m. ET. Quebec – 0 Cases Ontario – 0 Cases Saskatchewan – 0 Cases Alberta – 0 Cases British Columbia – 1 Case Canada Wide 4,752 active COVID-19 cases in Canada: 123,154 diagnoses, 9,045 deaths and 109,357 recoveries (as of Aug. 18, 6:30 p.m. ET) Alberta - 1,169 active cases (12,419 total cases, including 225 deaths, 11,025 resolved) British Columbia - 775 active cases (4,677 total cases, 198 deaths, 3,704 res...
On August 12, 2020, Marc Miller, Minister of Indigenous Services, announced an additional $305 million to support Indigenous Peoples during the COVID-19 pandemic, through the Indigenous Community Support Fund. The Government of Canada recognizes that First Nation, Inuit and Métis are among the most at risk and face unique challenges in addressing COVID-19. It also recognizes that Indigenous leadership, governments and organizations are best placed to determine the needs of Indigenous Peoples and to develop community-based solutions that respond...
