A Voice from the Eastern Door
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Each year people from across the Confederacy gather in Tuscarora for the annual corn braiding. After the corn is harvested, they gather at Rickard's Farm to braid corn for hours all the while sharing stories and laughing among regulars and newcomers. Tuscarora white corn is known nationally as one of the oldest heirloom varieties of corn. The dried corn husk is lightly sprinkled with water, then it is pulled tight to make the long braids of cobs. When the husk dries, the braid tightens. Most...
The 2019 Canadian federal election was held on Monday, October 21, 2019, to elect members of the House of Commons to the 43rd Canadian Parliament. The Conservative Party under Andrew Scheer, the New Democratic Party under Jagmeet Singh, the Green Party under Elizabeth May, and the People's Party under Maxime Bernier challenged the incumbent Liberal government under Justin Trudeau. The result of the 40-day campaign saw the incumbent Liberals lose the majority they won in the 2015 election, but...
By Mahlon Smoke With a referendum about legalizing Medical Marijuana in Akwesasne on the horizon, there are still questions about how the laws and regulations would work and how the Tribe will be benefiting from this new business. According to Dale White, the Tribe will only require a licensing fee from anyone who wishes to sell in Akwesasne, any other taxes will not apply, similar to how tobacco is regulated on the reserve. White also assured that while they are following how New York State sets up their laws, the Tribe will not allow New...
By Mahlon Smoke As Halloween fast approaches, it's the perfect time to celebrate the outdoor fall season with friends, families, and of course with donuts and apple cider. The Kawehno:ke Fall Fest had all of that and more. Outside the Kawehno:ke Recreation Center was set up a small festival for all the children to play games, buy treats, and run through a maze. The Akwesasne Freedom School were also selling pumpkins that were painted by the members and the children, all of which were happy to...
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Local artist, Natasha Smoke-Santiago will soon have one of her pottery pieces added to the American Museum of Natural History permanent collection. The American Museum of Natural History, New York City was founded on 1869, 'advancing its global mission to discover, interpret, and disseminate information about human cultures, the natural world and the universe". The museum is renowned for its exhibitions and scientific collections. Her natural clay pottery is hand-formed and carved with...
AKWESASNE – Esther Marie Thompson, 90, of 94 Island Road, Kawehnoke, passed away Tuesday evening, October 15, 2019 at her home with her loving family by her side. Esther was born March 31, 1929 on Kawehnoke, the daughter of the late Elijah and Agnes (Jacobs) Benedict. On November 11, 1946, she married James Thompson at St. Regis Catholic Church. James predeceased her on April 11, 2016. In addition to raising her family, Esther has worked at various locations including the Bombay Slipper Factory... Full story
MOIRA - With heavy hearts, the family of Richard L. Reyome, 84, announce his entry into the spirit world to join his wife Alliene on Wednesday (October 21, 2019) at his home. He was comforted and surrounded by his loving family at his side. Arrangements are with the Flint Funeral Home, Moira. Born January 5, 1935 in Bombay the son of Floyd & Marian (Lauber) Reyome. On July 9, 1955 Richard united into marriage with Alliene C. McDonald at the St. Regis Church. He was retired from General Motors... Full story
Kenténha/October 24th, 2019 Iohahi:io Akwesasne Education & Training Institute 6:00p.m. 1. CALL TO ORDER A. Council Attendance B. Moment of silence AGENDA 2. COUNCIL AGENDA ACCEPTANCE 3. RULES OF ORDER 4. FOLLOW UP - Seskehko:wa/September 26th General Meeting Action Items 5. PRESENTATION - OPG AGREEMENT AMENDMENT 6. UPDATE - DUNDEE APPEALS 7. UPDATE - DTS PRIORITIES 8. BUSINESS FROM THE FLOOR 9. RESOLUTIONS A. General Meeting Minutes dated Seskehko:wa/September 26th, 2019 10. ANNOUNCEMENTS A. District Meeting 6:00pm start time Kawehno:ke,...
By Andy Gardner MASSENA. Massena Central High School students will have the option to pursue a specialized foreign language diploma, and one of the available languages will be Mohawk. High School French teacher Sarah Hopper told the Board of Education at their Thursday, Oct. 17 meeting that students can get the New York State Seal of Bi-Literacy and nine current students have shown interest. This year’s group are all doing either French or Spanish, but students in lower grades have expressed interest in languages including Mohawk, Mandarin a...
By Andy Gardner MASSENA -- The Massena Central School District will contract with the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe to hire a Mohawk education specialist. This will be to replace Robin Logan, who left the district at the end of the 2018-2019 school year. She taught a Mohawk culture course, tutored Mohawk students and was advisor to the Mohawk Club. Superintendent Patrick Brady said they’re turning to the tribe because they contract for the same service at Salmon River Central, and Massena is having trouble finding someone to fulfill the role. It w...
On Monday, October 21, 2019, the city of Eureka, California formally signed the transfer of lands on Indian Island back to the Wiyot Tribe. For tribal leaders, the moment is many decades in the making. The tribe lost the lands, which include the sacred Tuluwat Village, in 1860 when a dairy farmer purchased the site without the tribe's consent. Just days later, a group of Eureka residents massacred scores of Wiyot people, many of them women and children. The land transfer is the second of its...
The Chiefs, Clanmothers and Faithkeepers came together to set the date for Ka’khowanen starting on Friday, November 1 and ending on Sunday, November 3, 2019. Friday, November 1, the three feather dances are done. The first dance will start at 6:30am for the Kaieri Niioriwake (Faithkeepers). They will go around once before the people join in the dance. Then we will take a break and come back at 9:00am. Saturday, November 2, starts at 9:00am with tobacco burning to give thanks for the foods that came out of the gardens this year and able to see e...
By Derrick Lafrance The annual event kicked off earlier this week with schools and other organizations donning the different theme for the day of the week. Monday was Wear Red Day, Tuesday - Pajama Day, Wednesday - Jersey Day, Thursday - Tie Dye Day, and the week concludes with Neon Day on Friday....
By Derrick Lafrance The infamous Storm Area 51 event that took place in September was a bust. It was a joke in the first place, but it picked up steam and sparked imaginations. One of the things that came out of the non-event was a popularization of the Naruto Run. This is where a runner will run low with their arms sticking out behind them. The Naruto Run was used by Ninjas where that style of running allows them to move stealthily while presenting a smaller target. It became a symbol of the...
Submitted by Tammy Russell Students at the Salmon River Middle School have been participating in the Student of the Month Program. The program is based on the featured character trait from the Book of the Month. The books of the month are chosen based on content that addresses human feelings and encourages the values of empathy and caring. The character trait identified for September is collaboration. The St. Regis Mohawk Tribe Alcoholism/Chemical Dependency Prevention Program awarded students...
Submitted by ABGC Last week we had another Halloween event. The event was a Spooktacular Recycled Pumpkin Contest. The members were asked to submit by October 11th at 6:00pm. We had five entries, all were amazing, and everyone received a prize! 1st place: Tehawennahkhwa and Tehanonhsakhanion 2nd place: Iewennakwas 3rd place: Roman Honorary mention for creativity went to Jordan and Lannah. We would like to send a special Nia:wen Kowa to Seven Dancers Coalition for judging the contest...
(October 16, 2019) Please be advised that the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne has erected new stop signs in the village of Kana:takon (St. Regis). They are located at the intersection of Second Street and Angus Thomas Memorial Street, behind the Angus Mitchell Memorial Building (Dept. of Justice /Post Office). By installing the new southeast and northeast stop signs the intersection is now a 4-way stop. The signs were installed in response to community concerns regarding safety of travelers and...
By Derrick Lafrance Halloween is just around the corner and the recreation held a Fall Festival last Sunday. The kids played games in the gymnasium and painted pumpkins for Halloween. Representatives from family service programs from the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne and the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe were on hand to help with these family games. Outside in the brand new hockey/lacrosse rink the Akwesasne Mohawk Police Service faced off against the Hogansburg Akwesasne Volunteer Fire Department in...
Wednesday was Jersey Day as part of Red Ribbon Week and Indian Time and CKON Radio were in the spirit!...
Halloween is a very big night for the village of Kana:takon. Hundreds of children and families participate in the village’s Halloween activities that are organized by volunteers and the St. Regis Recreation Committee. Trick or Treaters pack the streets on their feet, in cars, and in wagons. With safety being of utmost priority, the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne offices located in Kana:takon will close at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2019. This will allow for staff and visitors to safely exit the village and avoid unnecessary traffic after t...
Submitted by Jacey Rourke AMBE Communications Officer On October 4-5, 2019, Iohahi:io students Tori Gray and Kennedy Lazore of the General Arts and Sciences program participated in a 24-hour Thinkathon at the Goethe-Institut in Montreal. Each 24-hour Thinkathon takes place in two cities at the same time, one in Canada and one in Europe, for a total of six 24-hour Thinkathons. This was a unique opportunity to influence policies to achieve an inclusive digital society. Tori and Kennedy were able...
Reprinted with permission from Traditional Teachings by the Native North American Travelling College …continued from last week SKANIENTARIIO’S LIFE AT OHIO Message of The Four Beings The messengers spoke to Skanientariio and through him relayed the messages of Sonkwaiatison. They spoke about the present happenings as well as the future. They spoke about good and evil and the need for having good moral Values. They spoke about the things that we had left behind and the things that we have picked up which were not meant for our people. The mes...
4. "Wenhniserí:io!" - "Good day!" 32. Ontekhwá:ko ne sewahió:wane, tekanó:kahre ne otsi'nonwahnhè:ta - The worm bit the apple and crunched it 33. Teiotska'nhónkie tsi takaiá:ken'ne ne sewahió:wane - It is going along eating its way out of an apple 34. Ne ken'nikatsi'nonwá:'a taráktarak - The small cricket 35. Í:rehre tahorihwa'serákwahse - He wanted to answer him 36. Só:'k ki' nen' né:'e wa'thahsharánie raonerahóntsha - So then he rubbed his wings 37. Né:'k tsi í:iah thé:nen teiawén:'en - But n...
Submitted by Lynda Brown, Photos by D'Arcy O'Connell (October 18, 2019) The students and staff enjoyed the Harvest Social and community meal. This yearly tradition at Tsi Snaihne School was well attended by families of students. The social started with the Traditional Opening address by grade 7 students Darla Skidders and Tekatenies Peters-Martin. The NNATC provided social songs for dancing. The traditional meal was prepared by Anita Mitchell and Michelle Martin, with donations from parents of...
