A Voice from the Eastern Door
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Recently there has been growing attention to the Salmon River Central School Superintendent Jane Collins. Ms. Collins's contract will conclude on June 27, 2014. St. Regis Mohawk School Principal, Sharlee Thomas discussed her concerns regarding the St. Regis Mohawk School. Ms. Thomas stated she was denied access to the full Mohawk School budget in 2011 with no warning. "I had access to the complete budget of the Mohawk School when I began my tenure as the Mohawk School Principal but was denied...
The imagineNATIVE Film Festival took place October 22- 26 in Toronto. Dozens of awards were given out and Akweasane's Katsitsionni Fox won Documentary Pitch Prize at the event. The documentary Katsitsionni pitched is called "Passages." It is a documentary about the Rites of Passage Ceremony here in Akwesasne. Katsitsionni described the film and her reasons for choosing the topic. "I have been documenting this for the past few years. I could see the change it was making in the youth and in the co...
Akwesasne, NY - As the Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) continues to spread across North America, the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe has had to respond to USDA-Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) - Plant Protection and Quarantine (USDA-PPQ) permit requirements for importation of ash logs from Canada. The Akwesasne Mohawk community and its basket makers, log pounders and log harvesters have long enjoyed transporting black ash logs from Maniwaki, Quebec acquired through inter-tribal trade with the Algonquin community that lives there. Because this...
On Saturday, October 25, eighteen women walked into Heart to Heart gym with one thing on their mind – do any many burpees as they possibly can in one hour to help yet another sister who is fighting cancer. These women took part in the Heart to Heart "WOW" (Women of Worth) Burpees for Breast Cancer or as many dubbed it – Burpees for Boobies. Laura Rhodes Tarbell, creator the WOW workout program, and her team wanted to do something for October's Breast Cancer Awareness Month and to start giv...
On Saturday, October 25, the Indian Bowling Association held its Fall Tournament, which was hosted by Akwesasne. Bowling took place at Lucky Strikes Lane in Malone in two shifts during the afternoon. There were 105 bowlers. The banquet and awards took place at the Brass Horse Grille on Saturday night. There were lots of raffles and awards, a great dinner was served, and DJ Roger Mitchell got everyone dancing. There were prizes for senior men, senior women, men and women divisions. The top two...
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HOGANSBURG – Mr. Robert Joseph Burk-Johnson "Birdman", age 22, of 13 Aggie Lane, unexpectedly passed away Saturday, October 25, 2014 at 66 Ransom Road. Robert was born June 1, 1992 in Syracuse, the son of William Johnson and Mary Burk and graduated from Salmon River Central School in 2010. He enjoyed playing lacrosse, soccer, riding his bike, going 4-wheeling, listening to music, and playing NHL on his Xbox. He also loved joking around with everyone and cherished the time he spent with his s...
Akwesasne, October 21, 2014 – The Akwesasne Mohawk Police Service and the St. Regis Mohawk Tribal Police Department are releasing the following Halloween Safety Information for the benefit and safety of our children, elders and community. Enforcement of our bylaws for All-Terrain Vehicle traffic will be occurring in all boundaries of the Akwesasne Mohawk Territory. We ask the parents of our children to assist us in ensuring that All-Terrain Traffic infractions for this special time of year is prevented. We will be continuing to impound A...
The first monthly award ceremony took place Tuesday October 14th at the Island school. Principal Lynn McCarthy handed out the certificates to the students for Character, Attendance, athletics and overall performance. Photos continued from last week....
Submitted by Diane McDonald Akwesasne – On Wednesday night, October 22nd, the Akwesasne Communication Society held its annual meeting at the Tsi Snaihne Recreation Center. On the agenda was the election of two new board members. Elected to the Board are Victor Martin and Kyrie Ransom. Both individuals come with a variety of experience that will greatly enhance the abilities of the Board to provide oversight to the CKON radio station. The re-appointment of Charlene Derocher as CKON legal counsel was re-confirmed during the meeting. BDO LLP revie...
Reprinted with permission from Indian Country Today Media Network Recently, a United Nations (UN) “high level plenary meeting” occurred on September 22 and 23, at the UN headquarters in New York. A great deal of confusion has arisen because the UN high level meeting was “to be known as the World Conference on Indigenous Peoples.” (WCIP) But let’s be clear. It was not a world conference. Although the meeting was given a name, “WCIP,” the nature of the meeting itself remained the same: a UN “high level plenary meeting.” In any case, a number of...
Name: Max M. Krein Born: Tuesday, September 9, 2014 Weight: 10 lbs. 15oz. Parents: Michael Krein & Katie Benedict Grandparents: Arlon Krein & Sherry Suppa, Patrick & Cheryl Benedict...
With a frightening fun variety of activities for all ages, the Snye Recreation Committee hosted its annual Halloween party on October 25. Many witches, super heroes and princesses flooded the facility, which was transformed from top to bottom with seasonal spirit. This year's party included a costume contest, hayrides, games, contests, door prizes and dinner. The rain put a damper on the hayrides, but not the spirit inside the rec hall. There were eleven age groups with judging of five...
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Akwesasne, NY - The Ionkwahwatsire "All the Family" Summit Series started on October 14, 2014 to build awareness and provide education in a collaborative training environment focused on the evolution of human exploitation to human trafficking. Health, social, education, and law enforcement professionals were invited from Akwesasne and throughout the North Country, including Franklin County, St. Lawrence County and Essex County. The Summit Series planning committee intentionally promoted a multi-...
Ka’khowanen (Harvest Ceremony) As the people of Ahkwesahsne see their gardens come to an end, they get ready to give thanks. This is the time when Rotiianeshon (Chiefs), Kaieri Niioriwake (Faith keepers) and Kanistensera (Clan mothers) will come together to set the date for Harvest. This year Harvest Ceremony will start on Friday, October 31 and go till Sunday, November 2, 2014. The people are asked to be on time and stay after the end of each day to clean up after each ceremony. The ceremony will start on Friday at 7:00am and will start 9...
Submitted by Dana Skye MCA offices took part in the Akwesasne Child and Family Services Child Abuse Awareness Prevention Campaign by decorating their offices purple and competing in the ACFS office challenge. The Akwesasne Justice Department were 1st place winners, the Treatment Center won 2nd place winners, and third place went to Home support. Congratulations to the winners and thanks to everyone who participated. Everyone did such a great job and it was so exciting to see our community help...
We, the Administrator, the Parish Council and the faithful of St. Regis Mission, Akwesasne, heartily congratulate our dearest Sr. Mary Christine Taylor (SSJ), on the occasion of her Jubilee marking 65 years of commitment to the Religious Life in the Congregation of the Sisters of Saint Joseph. We are happy to note that of the 65 years that Sr. Christine has served the Church, she has put in 42 (and counting) in the pastoral ministry in St. Regis mission; beginning with being the Dean of the...
(Kahnawake – 27, Kenténha/October 2014) The Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke wishes to inform the community that the Kahnawà:ke Family Homes and Matrimonial Interests Law (“Family Homes Law”) was given formal approval through a Mohawk Council Resolution (MCR) at this morning’s Council Meeting. It was passed unanimously by all twelve Council Chiefs. The file was led from the very beginning by Chiefs Lloyd Phillips and Clinton Phillips. “It was hard work, but the community was able to create a Kahnawà:ke law on the matter of the division of property...
Submitted by Marilyn White The American Indian College Fund celebrated its 25th Anniversary on Monday, October 20th at Pier Sixty in New York City with a Gala. The event included a silent auction where people from all over the country contributed items....
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In what can be considered a smashing success, pumpkins, goblins, ghouls and zombies were everywhere at the St. Regis Recreation Center on Saturday, October 25, 2014. Over 100 children from toddler to teenager came dressed in their Halloween costume. Parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles started to arrive at 3pm and you could see they had taken time to make sure their little musketeer, bumblebee, and mad hatters were ready. The Halloween Party started with a costume parade through the center,...
There was a famous hunter whose name was Wolf Marked. Wolf Marked lived in a bark house at the edge of the village. His only companions were the large wolf-like dogs who never left his side. They were his constant companions and Wolf Marked treated them as his brothers. It is said that while hunting, these swift running dogs would drive the game to Wolf Marked. The famous hunter was never known to have returned from the trail empty handed. Wolf Marked was well liked by other members of his...
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