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The Salmon River Central School District has entered the second phase of their multi-million dollar expansion project and a groundbreaking ceremony was held Friday to celebrate the milestone. “On behalf of the Board of Education, I am pleased to announce that today officially marks the beginning of the second phase of the capital project that will involve new construction to the elementary school, the junior high school and the high school, as well as renovation work in all three schools,” said...
The St. Regis Mohawk Tribe has issued a warning to Mixed Martial Arts fighters who may be planning to compete in an upcoming MMA fight in Akwesasne. According to the tribe, an MMA event to be held October 17, 2009 at the All Inn Lounge is not sanctioned by their Department of Athletic Regulation and any fighters or promoters participating in it risk being banned from sanctioned events in Akwesasne. “Any promoters or fighters who participate in non-sanctioned events in Akwesasne will be ineligible to take part in future SRMT DAR-sanctioned e...
Akwesasne Leadership Statement - On September 21st, Akwesasne leadership notified the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) of the growing concerns and fear of community members that they are being subjected to vehicle seizures and monetary fines for not directly reporting to the relocated Port of Entry in the City of Cornwall. The CBSA responded in the late-afternoon on September 23rd with information that was shared with the community this morning on Akwesasne’s local radio station by Mohawk Council of Akwesasne Grand Chief Mike Mitchell a...
The Akwesasne Freedom School’s 28 Annual Dinner and Quilt Auction was held this past weekend Sept. 26-27. The event was organized by parents and teachers of the school in order to raise funds for general expenses needed to run the school, such as: supplies and salaries for teachers and staff. “It helps support language and community” said an anonymous parent. Each family donated a quilt as well as other items. The quilts were auctioned off with the generous help of Steve Mccomber from Kahna...
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Mrs. Madeline David “Kenkiohkoktha”, age 77, of 458 Island Road, Akwesasne, Ontario, passed away on Monday afternoon, September 28, 2009 at the Ottawa General Hospital, where she had been a patient since Saturday. She was born July 26, 1932 on Cornwall Island, the daughter of Louis and Eva Jacobs Point. She attended schools on Cornwall Island. Madeline married Ross David on September 10, 1950, the first couple to be married in the Longhouse in Akwesasne. Mr. David predeceased her on August 27,...
Rosemary Katsition hawe (Cook) Marmon, age 73, died September 28, 2009 at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Syracuse, NY after a lengthy illness. She was an active member of the Kateri Prayer Circle of the National Shrine of Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha. She participated as a Mohawk elder with the correctional ministries with Tom Shakokwenionkwas Porter in providing Traditional Ceremony culture and Language to native inmates. She is predeceased by her mother Mary Anne Cook, her father Richard Monroe and s...
Letter to the editor: The Injustice of Akwesasne Mohawk Court On Thursday September 24 at the Administration Building in Kanatakon a grand injustice occurred. Elders and community members were barred from attending a Mohawk Court hearing. An Akwesasne Police unit was sent as backup in case the Elders stormed the building. People ended up standing outside the A-frame building while injustice was being served up inside. What was the reason for this closed Mohawk Court hearing? Was this Court session about a child predator or sexual molestation...
Letter to the editor: I just wanted to let you know that my book is online: My Poetry of Songs by Kimmie. You would have to look it up online as my poetry of songs by Kimmie. They have used my nickname and the ISBM: 1-60813-286-2 and hardcover57339. I just wanted to let the community of Akwesasne know that they can now go online and purchase a copy if they want. You can go online at www.publishamerica.com and www.amazon.com and check it out for yourselves. I thank-you for your understanding and support. Kim Lazore...
Letter to the Editor The bees are going extinct. The same bees that pollinate and make all our food possible. The reason: pesticide sprayed on all our food. People are getting cancer. Reason: Pesticide sprayed on all our food. People are hurting regardless of race. But lets bring race into the mix. Let’s hope the white man wakes up, and bans the use of pesticides, or goes away like the bees. Both of which would benefit mother earth. Philip Rybke...
AKWESASNE CANCER SUPPORT GROUP The Adams family recently held their annual Adams Golf Tournament and donated a generous portion of their proceeds to the Akwesasne Cancer Support Group. A big thank you to Sally and her family. Another Big thank you to Emily Tarbell who donated a box of beautiful scarves for our community members who are going through Cancer treatments. If anyone would like to select some scarves please call Diane at 613-551-112 CLASSIC CAR SHOW The Akwesasne Support Group is planning this event on Sunday Oct 11, 09. The time...
Community Announcement A laptop computer was stolen from a Hemlock Road residence in Snye on the night of Friday, September 25, 2009 where the laptop was being repaired. Also a Telus cell phone (red & black) was taken from this same residence. If anyone has any information regarding either one of these items please contact 613-551-2351 or 613-551-8880. There is a reward being offered (no questions asked) for the return of these items....
NIA:WEN KO:WA The Akwesasne Peoples Fire held a raffle for an original, framed painting of a gustowa and rattle by Garry J. Meeches from Manitoba. We would like to congratulate the winner: Karoniakwas Benedict-Cole. She is a 17-year-old senior at Salmon River High School. “Niawen:kowa” to everyone who purchased tickets. The winning ticket was drawn by Marlene Kamel who graciously stopped at the tent to draw the ticket. The original painting was done by Garry J. Meeches, an Ojibway from the Lon...
Niawen:kowa I would like to thank the following family and friends who helped me with the annual steak and cornbread dinner at the Akwesasne Freedom School on Sunday, September 27, 2009. It was a great success – they sold out. Niawen to Jimmy, Brenda, Leona, Margie, Mamie, Faith, Theresa, Amy, Heather, Howie, Elizabeth (happy birthday), Beulah, Margaret, Bessie, and Margaret George. Niawen to all. If I forgot your name, it was not intentional. Onen - Barbara...
St. Regis Mohawk School students received a special treat this past Sept. 23 when special guest author and photographer Micheal Patrick O’Neill was invited to share his works with students. Mr. O’Neill is an underwater photographer. He began this underwater venture when he started diving in 1992 and renting underwater cameras to catalog his trips. He quickly realized his passion for underwater photography and read as much as he could about the hobby. Shortly after he began selling his fre...
The Tri-District Elders Annual apple picking trip to Oka, Quebec was held on September 16, 2009. Time was spent visiting the elders at the center along with Oka Mohawk Council members for a healthy lunch prepared by Wendy Nicholas and her staff. Niawen kowa for the beautiful lunch and dessert. Spent an hour to visit with the elders and our old friends we have made over the last 4 years. Then off we went to the apple orchard to pick our apples. Lots of apples this year. Making sure we bring some...
The following details are seizures from September 18th to September 25th. A total of 3,500 re-sealable bags/cartons of contraband cigarettes, 4 vehicles, 1 boat, 1 trailer, and $6,040 cash were seized. A total of 4 people were arrested: On September 19th, 2009, officers from the Cornwall RCMP Detachment stopped a 1999 GMC Sierra Pick-up truck pulling a 1998 Tow Master boat trailer with a 1983 6 metre Executive Sport Express boat at a Ninth Street residence in Cornwall, Ontario. RCMP officers...
Dozens of walkers turned out Sunday afternoon to participate in the first ever Franklin County Down Syndrome Society’s Walk for Down Syndrome, to raise awareness of the disease. The group convened at the Arsenal Green on Main Street in Malone. Entertainment was provided by American Idol contestant Nathanial Marshall, who also participated in the walk. The group then headed by foot on a one-mile loop through the village, returning to the starting point for a barbeque. T-shirts were provided to al...
The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) recently awarded a $49,000 grant to the Akwesasne Museum to implement a one-year youth training project. The project will develop an exhibit on Tewaá:rathon (lacrosse). The St. Regis Mohawk Tribe administers the grant. “We hope that the experience the youth gain through exhibit development will spark an interest in museum studies and eventually, for some, a museum career,” said Sue Ellen Herne, Program Coordinator at the museum. An earlier two-year project concentrated on exhibit deve...
The Akwesasne Task Force on the Environment (ATFE) in collaboration with SRMT Environment Division, MCA Model Forest Program and the Haudenosaunee Environmental Task Force (HETF) has been collecting black ash seeds to produce seedlings to plant in the Akwesasne community in the future. Now these efforts are needed even more with the threat of the Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) coming this way. This invasive species was found south of us in Allegheny county and in the north of us at Montreal. Once detec...
Haudenosaunee Confederacy Nation Profiles Over the next six weeks, we will profile a Haudenosaunee Nation. The profile will include location, address and how to contact the nation. A little history will be included along with information about the nation, their government, people and leadership. This week the Onondaga nation will be profiled. Onondaga, People of the Hills The Onondaga Nation is a member of the Haudenosaunee (“People of the Long House”), an alliance of native nations united for...
Á:nen o’nisténha wa’ontateri’wanóntonhse’ ne Á:nen tsi kaná:taien iontenna’tsherahninón:ra Kahiatonhserá:ke wa’ehiatón:nion tsi nahò:ten kiakoto’ktá:ni ne atennà:tshera thó:ne ó:nen A:nen taiontá:ton ne ohwísta sok kí ne Á:nen wa’onhtén:ti Tsi kaná:taien wá:enhte. Tsi niió:re iahá:onwe ne tsi iontenna’tsherahninón:tha ó:nen wa’óntken’se nahò:ten iakohiatón:nion ne o’nisténha sok ki’ taiontá:sawen ka’serè:takon wa’aketá:ron ne atenná:tshera. Wa’akotenna’tsherahní:non’se ne: 1. Skatshè:t...
INTRODUCTION The Haudenosaune---the People of the Extended House---are known to modem Canadians as the Iroquois Confederacy, or the Six Nations Iroquois Confederacy. The Haudenosaunee are a people of law. Long before the Europeans came, the laws maintained peace, power and prosperity in stable agricultural communities. Haudenosaunee laws were very different from the laws of the newcomers. The Europeans did not base their governments on the consent of the people, nor recognize the freedom of the...
Elder abuse is a difficult topic but it is a real concern for many elders in Akwesasne. This is why a caregivers meeting was held on the topic at Tsi Tetewatatkens (Office for the Aging) on Sept. 23. Elders can be at risk because of mental or physical impairment, inability to meet their own needs, and if they have no one to assist them responsibly. Elder abuse can be physical, sexual, emotional, financial, or neglect. One recent example of elder financial abuse was the Grandparent Phone Scam affecting elders in central New York in March (Police...
Circa 1985: Grade 3 Row 1: N. Jock , K. Cook, M. Jackson, J. Jock Row 2: K. Henry, C. Southwick, L. Tarbell, J. Farrell. Row 3: ? E. Thomas, D. Thompson, L. White, L. Bush, M. White, Mrs. Chambers Do you have any old photos that you’d like to share with our readers in Blast from the Past? Bring them in! Our offices are located on Hilltop Drive in the same building as CKON Stop letting your photos gather dust in the basement and bring them in for us! All photos are returned to their o...
