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You may have seen a sign in Akwesasne announcing border wait times located just across the road from Twin Leaf as you have traveled in or out of Akwesasne this last week. The sign is the result of a partnership between the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne and the Canada Border Service Agency. Kanatakon District Chief Larry King has worked with a variety of agencies to get approval and make this sign a reality, but it was ultimately the CBSA that ponied up the money to rent the solar powered sign....
Biography submitted by Rowena General Karla General made a statement during the Human Rights Council 24th Session Half-Day Discussion On Indigenous Peoples September 17, 2013. The Indian Law Resource Center’s website provided the full text of what she said: “Thank you Mr. President, I am honored to speak here, exactly 90 years after my great-grandfather, Chief Deskaheh, traveled to Geneva from the Six Nations Confederacy to bring attention to human rights violations against his people. I com...
The federal trial of five men charged with operating an unsanctioned casino on the St. Regis Mohawk Reservation has been postponed a third time, according to the Daily Courier Observer. The trial of James Gray, William Roger Jock, Anthony L. Laughing Sr. and Thomas Angus Square, all of Akwesasne, as well as Joseph Hight of Atlanta, was set to begin Monday in U.S. District Court, Albany. It is now scheduled for Oct. 29. Court documents do not show the reason for the delay. A trial initially was set for Feb. 11 but was pushed back...
The equinox brings autumn on September 22, 2013 at 4:44 P.M. EDT. The temperatures begin to drop and the days start to get shorter than the nights....
There is a survey available at www.akwesasne.ca/ferrysurvey that intends to gauge community interest in a ferry service running from Kanatakon to Kawehnoke. For the future, including a pickup site in Snye is being considered as well. The aim here is to figure out how the community would use a ferry. Even though that may seem obvious, there are other issues that need to be considered too, such as if the community would be willing to support operation and management costs associated with running...
Sheila Ransom, well known for her skill and artistry at basket making, recently won first place at the New York State Fair. Ransom has been honored at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival as a Master Basketmaker and has had one of her sweet grass baskets presented to Pope Benedict XVI during the canonization ceremonies of Kateri Tekakwitha in Rome, Italy. Ransom will be traveling to Cape Cod by invitation to visit galleries and gift shops for possible display and sales....
AKWESASNE – Mrs. Linda T. Merryweather, age 69, of 61 Connors Road, passed away Monday afternoon, September 16, 2013 at Fletcher-Allen Health Center, Burlington, where she had been transferred from Massena Memorial Hospital on Sunday. Linda was born January 20, 1944 in Canton, the daughter of the late Abram D. and Margaret Lazore Herne. She attended St. Regis Mohawk School, St. Mary’s, and Salmon River Central Schools. Linda was a Foster Tota for the St. Regis Mohawk Day Care Center for man...
Harry J. Benedict, age 82, of 360 State Route 37, Akwesasne, passed away Tuesday, September 17, 2013 at home. Harry was born September 11, 1931 in Akwesasne, the son of the late Alexander Benedict and the late Mary Point Benedict. He was a 1950 graduate from Massena High School. He also was a graduate from A.T.I. Canton, NY and attended Clarkson University in Potsdam, NY. He married Doris Burnham on October 4, 1959. He served in the United States Army and was stationed at White Sands Proving...
Letter to the Editor September 10, 2013 Third Party Management? The possibility of Mohawk Council of Akwesasne going into third party management was mentioned at the last general meeting. When are we going to wake up and do something? Do we wait until the government comes in and takes over the management of our funds? Some people would say yes so that services are delivered without prejudice and everyone is given a fair shake. How did we get into this position? Who is responsible for it? Cutting programs that are a benefit to the community is...
RUDE HAIRDRESSER/ MANAGER Dear Editor, I am a young Native American student from Akwesasne who resides in Cornwall, ON. I recently needed a haircut so I went to Master Cuts in the Cornwall Square Mall. The picture of the haircut I wanted was on the internet. So I wrote down the website address. As I walked into Mastercuts and asked them if they could check the website on their computer to see the haircut. The manager of Mastercuts told me “they’re not allowed to do that”. I told her the last time I got a haircut here, they did use the compu...
Niawen/Thank you to Dale Bintz for the delicious afternoon snacks and to Leona Cook for the Columbus Bakery Bread. Great treats! From the Timekeepers...
Thank You, The Akwesasne Powwow Committee would like to thank Akwesasne for coming out and generously welcoming our many vendors, dancers and guests who traveled from near and far to attend the 13th Annual Akwesasne International Powwow. We hope that you enjoyed yourselves and left with a renewed and culturally enhanced spirit. It was a record-breaking year with over 300 registered and non-registered dancers, along with 57 beautiful Tiny Tots, who danced to the beat of 6 drum groups. Within those 300 registered dancers, 86 smoke dancers...
She:kon, as the 2013 summer vacation has now come to an end and the 2013-14 school year has begun we here at Mohawk Vision have supplied more than 400 Native American students with school supplies ranging from Headstart up to grade 12. This year has been our biggest year ever in the 4 years we have been running the “Stuff the Bus’’ campaign. Any and all donations that remained were donated to The Akwesasne Freedom School. On behalf of the staff here at Mohawk Vision we greatly appreciate any and all donations made by the individuals and busin...
Taeko Matsushima and her sister Noriko Ishibashi, along with Noriko’s daughter Mio, visited Akwesasne on Thursday, September 10, 2012, and marked another visit in the long relationship with the people of Akwesasne. This relationship has spanned over 20 years and is part of the Sun Bow 5 Foundation to promote, teach and share techniques and practices, knowledge and history of growing healthy food and living a healthy lifestyle. This relationship started long ago with the venerable Ernest B...
Break out your aprons and dust off those recipe books – it’s time to let the domestic divas in Tsiionkwanonhso:te shine! We know that there are an awful lot of kitchen magicians with time-tested recipes out there and we want to give them a chance to share their talents. To celebrate the past twenty years of service, Tsiionkwanonhso:te (LTC) is compiling a book of recipes and kitchen stories and we want your submissions. But this isn’t your run-of-the-mill cookbook – we want our residents and family members (past and present) to “dish” out their...
Dear Monica, I heard that you host online training with video and screen sharing. I want to do that for my friends so we can learn how to do raised beading together. Can you tell me how to host my own online video conferences? Nia:wen, Bead Happy Dear Bead Happy, You have many options available, but I will suggest one for you and your beading friends. Google Plus Hangouts are a free, easy, and fun way for you and your friends to bead together. You will need a computer or mobile device with camera. You will also need to login to...
Dezirae Delormier (L) is in Pre-K at the Kanatakon School and Shakohsennakehte Delormier (R) is in K5 at the Kanatakon School. They are cousins, and this picture was taken yesterday morning as they were getting off the bus. Dezirae is still a little timid and has a hard time building up the courage to get off the bus and go into school. Luckily, Shakohsennakehte, who was already inside the school, came back out and got on her bus and accompanied her into the building. What a great big...
There is a saying, “it takes a whole community to raise a child,” and for the last summer camp of the season an entire community came together to give 20 children a week full of experiences and memories that they will remember for a very long time. It all came together when Mike Loran put into action an idea he had been thinking about for a while. Along with the help and support of Amie Barnes, he pulled together a strong group of people committed to making a difference in a child’s life by crea...
(September 12, 2013) On Friday, September 13, 2013, Haudenosaunee leaders will participate in a ceremony to honor the 400 year old Two Row Wampum Treaty between the Haudenosaunee Confederacy and The Netherlands. The ceremony will be held at the Tree of Peace which was planted by the late Mohawk elder Jake Swamp at Wijkpark Transvaal in The Hague, The Netherlands, in September 2006. The Netherlands Coalition for Indigenous Peoples has organized the event as part of their annual efforts to strengthen the implementation of the United Nations...
It’s a big celebration for WMSA radio announcer Sandy Cook, who is marking his 40th year on the air. Cook began his broadcasting career at the Massena AM station in 1973, fresh out of high school. Cook says he held several positions during his tenure with the station and has been hosting the morning “Extravaganza” program since 1982. “It’s been a blast. It’s just been an awesome ride and I’m hopeful it will continue as long as possible,” he told WWNY. Mayor Jim Hidy also issued a proclamation...
Submitted by Leona Barnes, Community Health BUILDING RESPONSIBILITY 31. Try a simple cardboard box to help make your children responsible for school belongings. Have them choose a place for the box, perhaps near the door or in their room. Every afternoon, their first task should be to glance at all belongings in the box. When homework is finished, it goes in the box, too. In the morning, the box is the last stop before heading out the door. 32. Help children understand, and take responsibility for, the consequences of their choices: “I chose to...
Gordon Elder, 62, of Dundee, Que. was ticketed by Tribal Police for speeding at 4:48 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 15. He is to appear in Tribal Court on September 30. Taryn L.M. Thompson, 28, of Akwesasne, Ont. was ticketed by Tribal Police for speeding at 3:53 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 15. Police said she was operating a vehicle at 57 M.P.H. in a 35 M.P.H. zone on Cook Road. She is to appear in Tribal Court on September 23. Mitchell R. Nanticoke, 26, of Akwesasne was arrested by Tribal Police and charged with third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation...
The Onkwehon:we Arts Council (OAC) is bringing the community “Alight at Night with the Arts” this Saturday September 21 at the St. Regis Recreation. The event will start at 7pm and go until 10pm. This is an event for the entire family. For event goers it should be quite a night. As of Wednesday there were at least 10 vendors and an estimate of 15 to 20 artists for the gallery. The pavilion should be the spot for stage performers/musicians, if the weather cooperates, and Bear Fox and the Akw...
SEARCH CONTINUES FOR HELLS ANGEL MEMBER WHO ESCAPED QUEBEC PRISON Quebec police continue to search for a member of the Hells Angels who escaped from a minimum-security prison where he was serving a sentence for second-degree murder. Rene Charlebois, 48, was discovered missing Saturday night during a routine headcount by staff at Montée Saint-François prison in Laval. In 2003, Charlebois was sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty to a number of charges including second-degree m...
The last few weeks have been so jam packed full of worry and hurt that it’s been practically impossible to sit down and write. Big brother went through a four day hospital stay, where for the first couple of days his diagnosis kept changing. I slept in that hospital with him. He was in a tremendous amount of pain. All I wanted was to take it away for him, to be the one who hurt instead of him. For a couple days before we brought him in he had painful abdominal pain each day right around supper time and be back to normal by morning. The first d...
