A Voice from the Eastern Door
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"We Were Children - Shiiakwaksha'okon:'a" is one of many moccasin/vamp installations across the United States and Canada. This project came about when Tracey Thompson first heard about the 215 children's remains found in Kamloops, BC. The Native North American Traveling College (NNATC) offered assistance in whatever capacity they could. The purpose of this project was to provide a space for healing within our community, to honor those affected, and as a way to educate our non-natives relatives a...
A Tuesday morning fire at the Alcoa East planet prompted many Kawehno:ke residents to call the MCA Environment Program for answers, guidance, and comfort. According to Alcoa in a prepared statement, "Alcoa and emergency crews quickly prevented a fire on Tuesday during demolition work at the former Massena East facility, where a steel structure was being removed. An appointed fire watch noticed a fiber glass louver smoldering and called the Massena Fire Department as a precautionary measure at ap...
The SRMT is pleased to announce their new Parks & Recreation Manager Amberdawn Iekennoréhstha Lafrance. She started her tenure on September 7th after previously serving as Office Manager for the Tribe's Akwesasne Cultural Restoration (ACR) Program. In her new role, Lafrance will lead the general management of Generations Park. Her role will also include strategic planning and development of additional recreational amenities within the jurisdiction of the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe. Lafrance will w...
According to Canada.ca website, "The Government of Canada is committed to reconciliation and ensuring that the tragic history and ongoing legacy of residential schools is never forgotten... this day provides an opportunity for each public servant to recognize and commemorate the legacy of residential schools. This may present itself as a day of quiet reflection or participation in a community event." They recently passed legislation to make September 30th a federal statutory holiday called the...
AKWESASNE – Winnifred Mitchell, 84 of River Road, Tsi Snaihne, passed away Thursday, September 14, 2021 at Cornwall Community Hospital. Winnifred was born on March 13, 1937 in Hogansburg, the daughter of the late James and Margaret (Thompson) Arquette. She attended schools in Hogansburg and Bombay. On July 5, 1954, she married Reginald Mitchell at St. Regis Catholic Church with Rev. Michael Jacobs officiating. He predeceased her on July 22, 2016. Winnie and Reggie owned and operated M... Full story
May 25th, 1958 – September 8th, 2021 Billy died unexpectedly on September 8, 2021, in Toronto. In his early life Billy was a wandering spirit, traveling in the 70's with the White Roots of Peace. Through those travels Billy met many people from Indian Country. He was also present during some of our people's great struggles during that era (Alcatraz and Wounded Knee). His travels lead him to settle in Wisconsin for many years where he still has many friends and family. Billy is survived by his u... Full story
AKWESASNE – Wanda J. Moore, 79, of St. Regis Road, unexpectedly passed away Monday evening, September 20, 2021 at Massena Hospital. Wanda is survived by her children, Theresa (Kevin) Saumier, Cindy (Robert) Burns, Barbara Lazore, John (Bonnie) Lazore, Timothy (Sharon) Lazore, Michelle Lazore, and Shawn Lazore; several grandchildren and great grandchildren; her sister, Peggy Sickles; her brothers, Wayne, Charles, and Milton Moore; and many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her p... Full story
By Vincent Shilling. Reprinted with permission from Indian Country Today. Indian Country reveled in the fact the Indigenous presenters would be coming to the stage to present a category for the EMMY's as well as represent Native inclusion on Sunday. "Reservation Dogs" co-executive producer and director Sterlin Harjo, Seminole and Muscogee, made it to the 73rd Emmy Awards stage alongside D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai (who plays Bear Smallhill), Devery Jacobs (Elora Danan), Paulina Alexis (Willie Jack),...
September 21, 2021 – Parents/guardians, staff and students at the following schools received notification within the last 24-48 hours that at least one individual at their school has tested positive for COVID-19. Cornwall Collegiate Vocational School (Cornwall) - OPEN Viscount Alexander Public School (Cornwall) - OPEN You can find more information about the total number of COVID-19 cases in our schools in our online COVID-19 Info Centre or on the provincial website, which outlines all cases in all Ontario public schools. The Eastern Ont...
Cornwall. On September 22, the Province of Ontario’s proof of vaccination requirements take effect. This means that area residents looking to enter the Aquatic Centre, Benson Centre, or Civic Complex must show proof that they have received two doses of COVID-19 vaccine. The City of Cornwall stated, “Requiring proof of vaccination will: help increase vaccination rates, protect individuals in higher-risk indoor settings, and keep businesses open. “Staff will be enforcing this mandate in our recreation facilities,” said Mayor Glen Grant. “We kno...
The Mohawk Council of Akwesasne’s Community Health Program reports three (3) new positive cases of COVID-19 in the northern portion of the community, as of September 21, 2021. Current COVID-19 Statistics for the Northern Portion of Akwesasne: New Positive Cases: 3 Current Active: 14 Total Cases: 397 There have been no further COVID-19 related fatalities The MCA Department of Health (DOH) would like to remind the community that we need your assistance to slow/stop the spread of COVID-19 by strictly adhering to the public health measures that h...
By Jan Hasselman, Earthjustice. STANDING ROCK, ND. In a letter to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, chairmen of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, and the Oglala Sioux Tribe called for a stop to the environmental analysis of the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) before it proceeds any further, rejecting the current process as “irredeemable” and “fatally flawed.” In order to get back on track, Tribal leaders said the administration should terminate its contract with the firm that is tasked with producing the environ...
By David Sommerstein NCPR New Director. Sept 22, 2021. An effort to force a referendum on allowing cannabis dispensaries in Watertown has failed. According to the Watertown Daily Times, the Watertown city clerk found a petition to force the vote had too many invalid signatures. In late July, the city council voted to opt out of New York’s law legalizing marijuana dispensaries starting next year. Marijuana supporters had to get 593 signatures to force a referendum in 2022. But the clerk found only 491 on the submitted petition were valid, with 1...
The St. Regis Mohawk School turned to remote learning this week due to quarantine issues of students and staff. Salmon River Central School District announced all other district schools will remain open. As this only applies to the St. Regis Mohawk School, students at all other district schools will continue to attend school in-person. Chromebooks and iPads were sent home with students on Friday, Sept. 17. The school operated on a two-hour delay to provide district instructional staff with an opportunity to adapt their classroom instruction to...
By Doug George-Kanentiio Akwesasne is a community which, for decades, was policed by external agencies. On the Canadian side there was the Royal Canadian Mounted Police with assistance from the Ontario Provincial Police and the then Quebec Police Force (now the Surete du Quebec. On the American sector were the New York State Troopers, Border Patrol and, in the instance of serious crimes, the FBI. These police groups were not on the territory to secure the peace, prevent violence or investigate crimes but were used by Canada and the US to...
When a heat wave hit the Pacific Northwest in late June, many cities and residents found themselves facing shockingly high - and lethal - temperatures: up to 116 degrees Fahrenheit in Portland, Oregon, for example. Hundreds of people across the region died. For many, the safest and most accessible place to escape the heat was also free - the library. Public libraries are increasingly opening their doors as cooling centers as officials develop emergency plans for heat and other extreme weather conditions. In Clackamas County, Oregon,...
From the Legends of the Iroquois by Tehanetorens (Ray Fadden) After Sat-kon-se-ri-io, the Good Spirit, had created the creatures of the earth, he decided to inspect his work. As he walked over the earth, he saw a stranger who was a giant with a very large ugly face. Good Spirit asked the strange being, who he was. The creature answered with a roaring voice, "I am master of the earth and all things on it." "If you are master of the earth, then the things of this earth should obey you. Let me see...
1. Sateweièn:ton ne iontkéhta's! Put away your backpack! 2. Hao' ki' enkateweièn:ton ne akwá:wen iontkéhta's OK, I will put away my backpack 3. Ó:nen wa'kateweièn:ton ne akwá:wen iontkéhta's I already put away my backpack 4. Í:iah akwá:wen té:ken That is not mine 5. Í:iah ì:'i tewaká:wen ne iontkéhta's That is not my backpack 6. Ónhka akó:wen kí:ken ohiatónhkwa? Whose pencil is this? 7. Ì:'i akwá:wen It is mine 8. Ì:'i akhiatónhkwa It is my pencil 9. Onkiatén:ro raohiatónhkwa It is my male frien...
AKWESASNE. Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe (SRMT) is proud to announce the completion of three road repair projects in Akwesasne: Mose Cook Road maintenance, and Rooseveltown Road and the McDonald Road/Snye Road intersection each receiving a new asphalt overlay. The road projects were completed through Tribal General Fund (TGF), revenue generated primarily by Mohawk Gaming Enterprises and other LLCs within Tewathahon:ni Corporation. This allows SRMT Planning & Infrastructure to augment federal dollars,...
By Amy Feiereisel. NCPR North Country at Work Correspondent. For years now, North Country schools have been struggling to fill open teacher positions. Superintendents say every year they seem to get fewer applications. Denise Simard says they’re not imagining it, and that she “can understand where they’re feeling that pinch, because there aren’t enough folks out there, that are eligible, and certified.” Simard works at SUNY Plattsburgh as the Dean of the School of Education, Health, and Human Services. SUNY Plattsburgh’s Teacher Education p...
By Kaniehtonkie Since 2000, Indigenous people have made up 21% of homicides in Wyoming, even though they are only 3% of the population. That’s according to a Wyoming state report released in January 2021. In Montana, there were 166 active missing persons cases as of April 2021. Indigenous people account for 48 of these, or about 29 percent, despite comprising only 6 percent of the state’s population in Montana. Yet, when a photogenic young white woman goes missing, she makes headline news across the country. On Sunday, the FBI confirmed the...
In the United States, a federal judge has denied tribal leaders’ bid to temporarily block digging for an archaeological study required before construction can begin for a Nevada lithium mine on what they say is sacred land where their ancestors were massacred more than century ago. U.S. District Judge Miranda Du refused three tribes’ request for a preliminary injunction blocking the trenching planned to collect samples near the Oregon state line at the site of the largest known lithium deposit in the United States. The tribes say their ancestor...
Your behaviors during the day, and especially before bedtime, can have a major impact on your sleep. They can promote healthy sleep or contribute to sleeplessness. Your daily routines – what you eat and drink, the medications you take, how you schedule your days and how you choose to spend your evenings – can significantly impact your quality of sleep. Even a few slight adjustments can, in some cases, mean the difference between sound sleep and a restless night. The term “sleep hygiene” refers to a series of healthy sleep habits that can improv...
Cayde Lazore and Gunner Mitchell ran amazing races finishing in the top ten for the boys varsity race. Jasmine Oakes led the Salmon River girls finishing 21st with Skyla Ransom and Emily Wells following closely finishing 30th and 35th respectively. Earlier in September, Cayde received an award from the Cornwall Chamber of Commerce - the Above and Beyond award for citizens of Cornwall, SD&G and Akwesasne: Meeting Challenges Heart First; through Solidarity, Resiliency and Commu...
For sale - white corn which has been washed three times, dried for 48 hours, then ground, is for sale. This ground corn is perfect for cornbread, corn mush and other favorite ground white corn recipes. Cost - $35.00 US Funds or $40.00 CDN Funds Each bag contains a gallon of ground corn flour and made by Tom Porter. Each bag of ground corn is enough to make 8 large wheels of cornbread or 16 small wheels of cornbread. Please contact Tsiakwas Porter at 518 521 5176....
