A Voice from the Eastern Door
A Voice from the Eastern Door
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The St. Lawrence County Arts Council (SLC Arts) administers a state-funded grant program in Jefferson, Lewis and St. Lawrence Counties, and the Akwesasne Mohawk Nation. Through the Statewide Community Regrants (SCR) Program, SLC Arts will award $160,000 to individual artists, 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations, government entities, Tribal Nations, and unincorporated collectives, to fund 2025 arts programming. SLC Arts offers three grant opportunities: The Individual Artist Grant is a $3,000 grant that funds the creation of new work by individual...
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On Monday, September 30, 2024, the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribal Police (SRMPT) issued an announcement to the community of Akwesasne. SRMPT, "Be advised, a small bag was found at the playground at Generations Park. The small baggie was located on the playground and reported to the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribal Police. It was collected and processed, the contents did test positive for cocaine. This case is under investigation. We feel it is essential to inform the public of this and to encourage...
By Kaniehtonkie. Carolyn Francis, one of the many organizers of Orange Shirt Day, stepped outside her role of emcee and shared a personal story of her father. Carolyn's father was taken away and place in an 'orphanage' at the age of six, not long after his mother had passed away. That 'orphanage' was much like residential schools at the time, lack of food, poor clothing, and not much in the way of educating their wards. Her father would tell her stories of how he was treated there, and like...
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