A Voice from the Eastern Door
A Voice from the Eastern Door
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The 2011 ‘Stuff the Bus’ campaign grew this year as 250 students in the Akwesasne area were provided with book bags this year, this is up from last years number of 160. Staff at Mohawk Vision spent 3 days sorting through the donations provided to the project to get ready for the book bag distribution just before school started. “We couldn’t give every student everything this year because we didn’t get enough donations to match the demand but we did the best we could,” said Hillary Pyke, one o...
July 1957 Top row: Mary Seymour, John Seymour, and Mrs. Seymour. Kids unknown. Thank you to Patricia Seymour for sharing this photo with our readers....
Birds, feathered winged animals that fill the outdoors with song. Akwesasne has a great diversity of birds. Birds in Akwesasne can be just passing through for migration, living here seasonally or all year long! But some of these birds are endangered. Endangered means they are close to becoming extinct or extirpated. Extirpated means the species no longer exists in a certain province or state. Extinct means the species no longer exists anywhere! Akwesasne’s List of Endangered Birds Roseate T...
As a young Native Student/Athlete I would like to thank the Dreamcatchers Fund for helping me to pursue my higher education and allow me to play Division II Lacrosse at Florida Southern College. The Dreamcatchers Fund is provided to Native Students who are pursuing higher education. Although it is hard for young Native American Students to continue their education because of increased costs of enrolment in colleges, the Dreamcatchers Fund is there to help with expenses. The Dreamcatchers Fund...
Name: Chanel Josie Mitchell-White Born: Monday, August 15, 2011 at 6:22 pm Length: 18 inches Weight: 6lbs. 8.5ozs Parents: Tammy Mitchell & Hunter White Siblings: Kylee Mitchell Gibson, Cheyenne Square & Candice Leaf Grandparents: Jessica Lazore & the late Dewey Lazore, Robert & Elaine White Great-Grandparents: the late Joseph & Josephine Mitchell, Jim & Sandra Terrillion, Agnes Bero...
Name: Karonhiahawe Brianna Adams Born: Tuesday, July 5, 2011 – 1:45am Weight: 7 lbs. 2 oz. Length: 21 inches Parents: Wentenhawi Oakes and Travis Adams Maternal Grandparents: Daniel Oakes and the late Delinda McDonald Paternal Grandparents: Leanne Assinawae and the late Richard Adams Great Grandparents: Adeline Gabriel and the late Albert McDonald, Jolene and Roy Adams...
AKWESASNE, NY – The exciting 2011 racing season at Mohawk International Raceway will come to an end next weekend as the DIRTcar Series for all major classes highlight a busy weekend schedule that includes Series events for Big Block Modified, Small Block Modifieds, Sportsman, Pro Stocks as well as an open Bandit race, Mod Lites and CSRA Sprint Cars. The final event of the year will be our annual 100 lap Ironman Slick Enduro. On Friday, September 16th 222’s/Tomohawk Tobacco presents the 75 lap Mr. DIRTcar 358 Modified Series along with the Mr....
This past August an Iroquois team representing multi-communities and different nations came together to play in the Canadian National Bantam Box Championships in Whitby, Ontario. The round robin tournament left the team with an 8 and 1 record and a bye to the medal positioning game. In the round robin they had wins against Saskatchewan 15-1, Quebec 7-1, Manitoba 12-3, Alberta 9-7, Newfoundland 13-2, Nova Scotia 7-2, New Brunswick 16-2 and British Columbia 5-4. Their only loss in the round robin...
Massena’s football team was defeated last Friday night against the Tupper Lake Lumberjacks by a score of 36-12. Josh Blanchard led the defensive line with eight tackles and two assists. Cody Coggeshall and Troy Myers made five tackles apiece with one assist. Justin Bestor and Jordan Hart (sack) each made four tackles. Troy Myers put the Raiders on the scoreboard in the 4th quarter with a 15 yard run. He finished the game with 30 yards passing and 35 yards rushing. Mitchell sprinted the ball 1...
On Wednesday September 7 the Lady Raiders volleyball team hosted the Lady Wildcats of Gouverneur. The Raiders won all three games (25-12, 25-10, 25-13) to win the best of five match. Junior Tristan Thomas led the Raider effort with 22 points, 13 aces and two kills. Senior Daenna Conger served up 17 points and four aces while Junior Janisa Benedict worked the net for six kills. Senior Marissa Truax contributed eight points and six assists. The Lady Raiders will travel to Tupper Lake on Tuesday...
Akwesasne Territory – Corporal P.J.Burns of the Saint Regis Tribal Police and Constable Norman King, from Akwesasne Mohawk Police, discussed the possibility of conducting an outreach program to teach kids from the community about different styles of fishing. Their discussion turned into a reality when they held a seminar on August 10, 2011. In the morning, they discussed boating safety, drug intervention and invasive species. After lunch, discussion items included the different techniques for catching fish, the differences in fishing poles, r...
For years the Akwesasne Soaring Eagles Volleyball Club has made its presence known all over the map with their commitment to the sport of indoor volleyball. This summer the Club has bumped up their game with the introduction of a new sector to the sport: beach volleyball. Their first beach volleyball court was constructed at the Kawehno:ke Recreation Beach Courts with contributions from both the Recreation Center, Soaring Eagles Club, and time donated by Brian Leaf, Josh Leaf, and Stanley...
Puppy Kindergarten is a class run by the trainers at Shannoncourt V.I.P (Very Important Pets) in Martintown, Ontario. Group classes are run by Certified Pet Dog Trainer and Shannoncourt owner Shannon Spooner along with her assistant Kendra Mackinnon. The 6-week program is open to all breeds of dog under the age of 5-months-old. “I found out about Shannoncourt online when I was looking for training to do with our new puppy,” said April White whose puppy Ada is a Miniature Schnauzer. “It has b...
