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A 38-year-old man was arrested last week for charges relating to his alleged sexual contact with an 8-year-old on more than one occasion between 2004 and 2006. Aristides Rojas was taken into custody on March 9, 2010 and released on March 16 under the supervision of Probation. He lists 520 McGee Road, Hogansburg as his address. However, the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe said Rojas is not a tribal member. According to the St. Lawrence County District Attorney’s Office, the defendant requested in court that he be released without bail. Despite a r...
Eight students from Akwesasne traveled to Albuquerque, New Mexico last week where they competed with hundreds of other Native American students at the American Indian Science and Engineering Society’s annual science fair. The eight students, who are all in 6th grade, had previously won at the 17 Annual Ahkwesahsne Mohawk Science Fair in November, 2009. The top-scoring students at the AMSF qualify for the AISES fair. The trip to the AISES fair is a tradition Akwesasne students have followed f...
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Akwesasne - An anonymous donor has provided the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe’s Office of Historical Preservation with a series of artifacts. The donor found them in the North Country region and thought it would be appropriate for the tribe to own them. Arnold Printup, Tribal Historical Preservation Officer, has taken possession of the ancient artifacts. “Although we know some things about them, I plan on having an archaeologist from SUNY Potsdam come in to take a look at them,” he said. “That way we...
Monica Ann Delormier, age 40, of Akwesasne died at the Cornwall Community Hospital, McConnell Site on Monday, March 15, 2010. Dear mother of Courtney Delormier (Derek) of St. Regis. Loving grandmother of Dezirae. Dear daughter of Florence (Cook) Delormier and the late Peter Delormier. Dear sister of Peter Matthew Delormier (Billie Joe), Danny Delormier (Katsitsiakatsthe) and Kyle Delormier all of Cornwall Island, Dawn Delormier of St. Regis and Tara Logan (Johnny) of Hogansburg. Dear...
AKWESASNE – Mr. John R. Jackson, age 73 of 365 St. Regis Road, died Saturday afternoon, March 13, 2010 at Fletcher Allen Medical Center, where he had been taken earlier from Massena Memorial Hospital. He was born November 14, 1936 in Hogansburg, the son of John L. and Anna LaFrance Jackson. He attended Mohawk grade school and also Bombay schools. At age 15, John began working as an ironworker, where he worked with Local #440 in Utica, retiring in 1994. He was a founder the “18” Racing Team...
David Sharrow, of Snye, Quebec, passed away on Tuesday, March 15, 2010, in the Cornwall Community Hospital, Cornwall, Ontario. He was a member of the Wolf Clan, born in Hogansburg, NY on November 30, 1919, the son of the late Richard and Margaret [Sam] Sharrow. Mr. Sharrow moved to Niagara Falls in 1940. He was a machinist with Stauffer Chemicals for over 30 years and later was employed with Domtar in Lockport before retiring. Mr. Sharrow has lived in Akwesasne for the past 30 years. He is survi...
To Indian Time: Last week the Standard Freeholder published the school report cards for schools in the Cornwall area, including the Ahkwesahsne Mohawk School (AMS). The report card is based on the annual EQAO assessments that are given in Grades 3 and 6 in provincially funded schools in Ontario, and should be considered a one day snap shot of student achievement, rather than an overall report on the school. The province of Ontario began administering the assessments in 1996. But Akwesasne Board of Education (AMBE) has only administered it to...
Congratulations to the students who competed in the Native American Science and Engineering Fair cross country competition in Albuquerque, New Mexico last week March 10-14, 2010 at the Albuquerque convention center. All of these students from Akwesasne’s school districts competed last year to go on to Albuquerque for trophy awards and monetary awards against a few hundred other students in and above their science categories grade 6 through 12. As part of their trip there were special outings p...
Springtime is near! How do we know? Because the Pre-K students from the St. Regis Mohawk School’s Mrs. Willis, Mrs. Jordan and Mrs. Tarbell classes told us so....
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Mathematicians, scientists, engineers and the like celebrated Pi Day worldwide on March 14. Pi is a mathematical term describing the value of the ratio of any circle’s circumference to its diameter. Pi equals 3.141593 but is commonly said to equal 3.14. Therefore, on March 14 every year, 3/14, museums and institutions celebrate Pi Day and host a number of relevant activities to engage people in the world of math and science. Last week, the NCSTEP program invited 6th graders from Salmon River C...
PRINCIPAL’S LIST GRADE 7 Breanna Griffin Samantha Macdonald GRADE 8 Abigail Kelly Kevin Pehush GRADE 9 Robert Gray Rylie Mainville Samantha Monette Kaitlyn Pickering Harvey Smith, GRADE 10 Sean Godard Anna Kelly GRADE 11 Rakenhoktha Barnes Jessica Beach Brittany Bigness Derek Dustin Kerstin Gardner Corey Tremblay Krissy Tremblay Samantha Tremblay GRADE 12 Dane Alexander Rachel Benedict Andrew Bomberry Olivia Cook Stephanie Fleury Emily Fritz Pratik Patel Kaitlin Patenaude Raymond Phillips Brayden Seidel Ashley Wyble Jenna Young HIGH HONOR ROLL...
Submitted by D. O’Connell Tsi Snaihne School students of the month for February enjoyed a pizza party with the principal. The awards ceremony took place on Friday, March 5th. The pizza party was held on Monday, March 8th. They Students of the Month are: Back Row (L-R): Millie King, Peter Martin and Kanenhakaien Wells Middle Row (left of principal): Cherish Hall and Shakorenawis Doxtador-Swamp Front Row: Aava Adams, Karonhiahawe Lazore, Parris Cole, Toni Jackson-King, principal Jennifer P...
Thursday, March 25 at 10:00 a.m. You are invited to attend the official Top Hat Opening Ceremony of the St. Lawrence Seaway’s 2010 navigation season at the Welland Canal, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada on Thursday, March 25 at 10:00 a.m. The season opening event annually brings together many of the key players and stakeholders on both sides of the border. It will provide a good opportunity to meet these individuals and see how the Seaway System continues to influence international trade and remains a key component of our transportation s...
Akwesasne – The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has selected the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe’s Office of Economic Development to receive the 2010 Minority Small Business Champion Award. Since 1953, the SBA has recognized outstanding individuals for their dedication to small business through its awards program and the National Small Business Week. “We were nominated by the SUNY Canton Small Business Development Center. We also received letters of support from the professionals we work with...
Submitted by Noah Point -HETF Almost a half of a century ago the St. Lawrence Seaway was officially opened. The $470 Million Dollar system of channels, locks and dams opened up the once secluded Great Lakes to the rest of the world not only bringing wealth to the Unites States and Canadian economies, it also brought very invasive invaders. Plants, fish, algae and mussels are only a few of the species which have made their home in our Great Lakes. To date there are over 182 non-native species...
Submitted by Darcy O’Connell On Thursday, March 11 renowned Canadian author Ted Staunton visited the students of Tsi Snaihne School. Since his debut of ‘Puddleman’ in 1983, Mr. Staunton has been entertaining readers of all ages with his funny and perceptive stories of childhood and family life. Some of his books include ‘Simon’s Surprise’ and the ‘Morgan’ stories, a series of beginner chapter books for readers from grades 2-4. While at Tsi Snaihne School, Mr. Staunton entertained his...
The Beginning with Books Program is an interactive reading hour designed to foster a love of books among infants and children up to age 4 though stories, crafts and other fun activities. This early education opportunity is now offered every week on Mondays starting at 9 a.m. at the Salmon River Elementary School and on Wednesdays starting at 10 a.m. at the Akwesasne Library and Museum. On March 10, the Beginning with Books group met at the Akwesasne Library and Museum for a special reading hour....
Nature’s Gift, a 100 percent natural health shop owned and operated by Diane Boots located at 498 Route 37 (next door to J&J Insurance), is now open for business. Boots is one of the original providers of the popular lifestyle Smoothies to Akwesasne and offers the health drink and much more in her new shop. Nature’s Gift offers the original 5 lifestyle smoothie recipes: Bitter Melon, #1 recommended to gently cleanse and balance your system by lowering blood pressure, blood sugar and weight while...
Every parent goes through some difficulties with their child’s behavior that may seem uncontrollable. But, on March 13 a group of parents were being proactive about their child’s misbehavior by participating in 1-2-3 Magic, a parenting workshop, at the Tri-District Elders on Kawehno:ke (Cornwall Island). The workshop was just one of the many parenting workshops provided by the Akwesasne Child and Family Services (ACFS) Community Support Unit. “ACFS helps parents become better parents,” said Ca...
The following details are seizures made by the Cornwall RCMP Detachment from March 4th, 2010 to March 11th, 2010. A total of 750 re-sealable bags of contraband cigarettes and 1 person arrested: On March 8th, 2010, RCMP officers seized 250 re-sealable bags of contraband cigarettes after a local courier company contacted the RCMP to seize the illegal product. The cigarettes were destined for a location in British Columbia. The investigation continues and it is not the first time that the RCMP...
We ended last article by making sure all readers were well aware that in the recent and ancient past the sun was used medically to help cure everything from depression to mass infection. Up to 100 years ago an urban engineers’ responsibility was to design street plans with the sun and seasons in mind. Urban streets plans were optimally designed to maximize sun exposure for the citizens and the buildings in which they were housed. Architects, who were in charge of medical building design, were well aware of how important the sun and fresh air w...
Equipment: Baking Sheet, Blender, 2 large bowls, mixing spatula, cookie sheets Ingredients 3/4 cup canola oil 2 cups sugar (honey, maple syrup or other natural sweetener) 2 teaspoons vanilla 1 tablespoon + 1 teaspoon whole flax seeds 1/2 cup soymilk 2 cups all purpose flour 3/4 cup dutch processed cocoa powder 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 cup chocolate chips Directions: Preheat oven to 350 F. Grind the flax seeds on high in a blender until they become a powder. Add soymilk and blend for another 30 seconds or so. Set aside. In a...
