A Voice from the Eastern Door
A Voice from the Eastern Door
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Ryan Hill, originally from Six Nations, now living in Akwesasne, recently won the Saratoga Springs Native American Festival Art Contest with his soapstone carving entitled “Passing on the Tradition.” Ryan could be seen working in front of the local business “Mohawk Printing” located on Route 37 not far from the Akwesasne Library. During the past summer months, you could often see Ryan transform a solid piece of soapstone into a masterful piece of artwork over a span of several weeks. The bea...
During the first couple of weeks of Mrs. McGregor’s Kindergarten class the students were working on “All About Me” projects. During this activity, the students drew what they wanted to be when they grew up. This drawing was done by Blayden Arquette and he would like to be a race car driver....
The students in Mrs. Thompson’s first grade classroom have been busy learning about pumpkins. They learned about the lifecycle and parts of pumpkins and then compared them to apples. Their final activity was discussing different uses for pumpkins and eating a few pumpkin treats! This drawing was done by Karennahawi Barnes....
8. Rinón:tens ne è:rhar I feed my dog 27. È:rhar kákhwa í:waks It eats dog food 28. Wahihné:kanonte ne è:rhar I give my dog water 29. Kahnekíhrha tsi káksaien It drinks water from a dish 30. Tho néntewe nó:nen ienkí:nonke It comes when I call it 31. Waté:kwas It runs away 32. Wakkárias It bites me 33. Takò:s ióhseres It chases the cat 34. Aotáhson ióhseres It chases its own tail 35. Kia’taktón:kie í:we ne akitshé:nen è:rhar My dog walks by my side 36. Akitshé:nen è:rhar iorihwató:ken My...
This belt has been called the Six Nations Brace Belt and records when the Tuscarora Nation was taken into the Iroquois Confederacy. Each diagonal band represents a state or nation of the Confederacy, a brace or supporting beam of The Long House, by which the Iroquois often called their league. The braces represent an alliance for purposes of peace. This belt commemorates the admission of the Tuscaroras to take shelter under The Tree of Peace, the Iroquois United Nations....
Easton Thompson (L) and Kainen Francis-Thompson (R) came to visit us last week. Kainen was selling tickets for the Akwesasne Attack lacrosse team who are raising money to go to Maryland and hopefully onto Florida. Thanks for visiting guys, come back anytime!...
When raising children you are responsible for so much. We teach them to share, encourage them to be brave and give them a shoulder to cry on. We listen to their fears and try to coax them to overcome them. As they grow and their world gets bigger so do the problems they’ll face. We teach them it is wrong to hit by example and mediate squabbles so that there is no payback, repeating, “Hands to yourself and do not use hurtful words towards each other.” I tell my boys it’s not our way as kaniekeha. The lessons that are hard are when they deal wi...
Name: Cullen Liam Benedict Born: Sunday, June 3, 2012 Weight: 6lbs 11 oz Length: 17 ¾ inches Parents: Jennifer Cook and Clayton Benedict Siblings: Cameron, Clayton, Kaine Maternal Grandparents: the late Harry & Wanda Cook Paternal Grandparents: Thomas & Kateri Benedict Maternal Great Grandparents: Cecelia Cook & the late John A. Cook, Jimmy Cook & the late Virginia Cook Paternal Great Grandparents: Frances Benedict & the late Lawrence Benedict, Joseph Benedict & the late Mary...
Dear Dr. Per Cap: I have been shopping a lot lately and have run up all of my credit cards. I love to shop but I can’t afford all these bills. What should I do? ~ Signed, Shopaholic Dear Shopaholic: Ask yourself this question: Do you control your money or does it control you? There are a lot of reasons why people shop. Feeling down? How about some retail therapy, as they call it – shop ‘till ya drop. You might feel better for a while, but the party’s over when you get that credit card bill. And then all of a sudden your money is control...
We’ve all been living here for many years now and let’s face it - we live in a climate with cold temperature for at least six months of the year. And we all know the dangers of driving an unsafe vehicle during the winter. They make great stories in the spring but not while you are broke down and freezing while waiting for help to arrive. These tips can serve as handy reminders of simple steps you can take to stay safe and keep your vehicle in good working order this winter. In fact the following tips literally could be life saving. 1. GET THE...
Dear Monica: I want to hire a computer professional to work at my office but most insist that they can do better work from their own home offices. What am I doing wrong, how can I entice reliable and qualified computer workers to want to work at my awesome office during normal 9 to 5 week days without breaking my bank? Dear Awesome Office: I am often asked this question by office workers that are not competing on the Internet, so they do not have a need to be knowledgeable about the opportunities that are only available online. I suggest you...
The warm spring followed a hot dry summer are the perfect conditions for boxelder bugs and swarms have been reported in several North Country towns. Though almost anything in a swarm is annoying, the bug poses no real threat since they are not known to carry human diseases and won’t decimate any people-food crops. If you have them, what they eat is what might be drawing them to your yard. Their favorite is the sap of the box elder, but they’re happy with most elders and other members of the map...
Mikey Jacobs “Giving Thanks.” Photo by Pamela Jacobs....
On Saturday, an event 400 years in the making took place-Kateri Tekakwitha was made a saint, along with six others that were also canonized at a ceremony at St. Peters Square in Vatican City, Rome. A number of Akwesasronon traveled to Italy to see the ceremony and be part of history in the making, but many more were unable to make the trip for a variety of reasons. For those that could not travel, the ceremony was broadcast for anyone to see at different locations including the Akwesasne Mohawk...
Friday evening at the St. Regis Recreation Hall, teenagers were invited to come out and try their wills in the Zombie Fear Factor. Competitors had their choice of 10 different dishes, some marked puke, brain chunks, cat food, snot, toenail soup, zombie hearts or even zombie guts. The youth competed in a three round elimination with the last round being the Fear Factor Garbage Plate, and as I write this I am having a hard time imagining eating all that awful stuff. The garbage plate contained...
Submitted on behalf of the Akwesasne Child Care Program October 24, 2012 has been designated as “Celebrate Child Care Workers and Early Childhood Educator Appreciation Day.” On behalf of the Akwesasne Child Care Program we would like to bring to your attention these special people who work with your children every day. Of course, if parents could stay home with their children, to be there for all of those learning and loving moments, they would. Today’s reality is that parents must work to pr...
Submitted by Corrine Johnson October 6, 2012 – The pool players that are going to Toronto and Las Vegas hosted a fundraising tournament. The winners of the tournament are: 1st place women’s is Brenda, 2nd place is Corrine Johnson (no photo). For Men’s: 1st place is Billy Arquette and 2nd place is Andy Menke. Scotch Doubles: 1st place is Donna Smoke and Billy Arquette, 2nd place is Dar Arquette and Corrine Johnson. Thank you to all who participated! Photos by Corrine Johnson....
Submitted by Cecelia Mitchell Can you identify? (Known) Jimmy Jacobs & Alec Oakes. The remainder are unknown 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 owner....
Division: Education Salary: Dependent upon qualifications Status: Full-time, Exempt Deadline: Kentenhkó:wa/November 9, 2012 Description of Position: The Executive Director of Education is responsible for the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe’s consistent achievement of its mission and objectives. Responsible for planning, direction, development, administration, supervision and implementation of a development program that will complement and provide financial assistance to the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe’s Education Department; as well as, progress reports...
Division: Three Sisters Program Salary: $17,680 – 36,108.80 (21-1093) Status: Full-time, Non-exempt Deadline: Kentenhkó:wa/November 9, 2012 Description of Position: Responsible for advocating and supporting victims of sexual assault and family violence. Responsibility includes carrying a multiple caseload and offer support to victims of rape and sexual assault. Also responsible for bringing awareness of sexual assault and the Program to community members and networking agencies. Qualifications: Bachelor’s of Arts in Sociology, Psychology or S...
Division: IHS, Let’s Get Healthy Program Salary: $12.29 39-9031 Status: Full-time, based on annual grant approvals Deadline: Kentenhkó:wa/November 9, 2012 Description of Position: The primary role of the Specialist is to provide direct physical activity services as part of the diabetes prevention and treatment programs within the Diabetes Grant for youth, adults and seniors. Physical activity services will encompass individual and group-based fitness classes, such as after-school/evening fitness instruction and health education. Qu...
Division: Environment Salary: $10.08 – 11.99 per hour Status: 20-24hrs per week up to 12 weeks Deadline: Kentenhkó:wa/November 2, 2012 Description of Position: The positions offer students the opportunity to gain knowledge and experience in the field of natural resources/environmental protection. Under direction of the various programs of the Environment Division, the interns will be trained in field sampling techniques, data management and the calibration of field instruments. Qualifications: Candidate must be a minimum second year student en...
Salmon River Central School District (EO/AAE), located in the Northern Adirondack region of NYS, is accepting applications for the following position: • HEALTH AIDE Salmon River Central is a unique multi-cultural school community and encourages applications from qualified Native Americans. Submit letter of application and current resume with references to: Angela Robert, Director of Instruction Salmon River Central School 637 County Route #1 Fort Covington, NY 12937...
TSI TETEWATATKENS St. Regis Mohawk Senior Center 518-358-2963 BIRTHDAYS Oct. 26th Irene Gambill Oct. 26th Viola Rourke Oct. 26th Carl White Oct. 27th Ida Ransom Oct. 27th Cecelia Square Oct. 28th Marion Adams Oct. 28th John Herne Oct. 29th Jeffery Cole Oct. 30th Liz McDonald Oct. 30th Sherri Phillips Oct. 30th Maggie Tarbell UPCOMING EVENTS: Oct. 26th 12:00 Book Club 1:00 Painting, Oct. 29th 1:00 Bingo, Oct. 30th 10:00 Cupcake Decorating, 12:00-1:15 Alzheimer’s Presentation 1:00 Shopping 1:15 Appetizer Creation, Oct. 31st Halloween Party IAKHIH...
Fri. Oct. 26th Woman’s Clinic-Dr. Udeoyop-by Appt. 10:00-3:00 Sat. Oct. 27th Joelle Regnier, NP-by Appt. 8:00-12:00 Mon. Oct. 29th Dr. Tremblay-Walk-In 8:00-11:00 Joelle Regnier, NP-by Appt. 1:00-6:00 Tues. Oct. 30th Dr. Young-Walk-In 8:30-11:30 Joelle Regnier, NP-by Appt. 1:00-4:00 Wed. Oct. 31st Dr Young-Walk-In 8:30-11:30 Joelle Regnier, NP Home Visits 1:00-4:00 Thurs. Nov. 1st No Doctor...
