A Voice from the Eastern Door
A Voice from the Eastern Door
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By Kaniehtonkie The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe presented the results of the 2018 Residency Survey and elements of a Draft Residency Ordinance on Wednesday October 24th at 5:00 p.m. in the Community Building lobby. The attendance was minimal, but comments and remarks at the meeting were of a positive and constructive nature. Dr. J. Patrick Turbett, Director of the Potsdam Institute for Applied Research presented their approach, methodology and results of the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe Residency Law/Permit Survey. The survey was presented to Saint...
Mohawk International Raceway – On a particularly chilly October 26th, the raceway was packed with various vehicles decorated with festive Halloween trunks. Outside the gate, excited families with costumed children waited for treats until finally the moment arrived and they made their way to each Halloween-themed stop. Every year the event gets bigger and bigger with more local businesses, agencies and programs willing to join and give out candy to trick or treaters as a way to promote a safe a...
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By Andy Gardner Massena and Salmon River girls volleyball teams wrapped up their regular seasons on winning notes and are both headed for playoffs. The Shamrocks played their final regular season contest on Wednesday, Oct. 24 against Potsdam. The scores were 25-10, 19-25, 25-14, 23-25 and 25-17. Mary Gray served up 21 points with 40 sets and 11 assists. Rylie Gray (10 kills, one block) and Tyana Benedict (seven kills, one block) notched 14 service points each. Kylee Smoke tallied 49 sets, 10...
Courtesy EZRA Cornell University's Magazine Tsiorasa Barreiro '00, an Akwesasne native and executive director for tribal operations of the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe in Akwesasne, was recognized as a community leader and presented with the Cornell New York State Hometown Alumni Award Oct. 27. The ceremony drew on historical connections between Cornell University and Native Americans in New York state as Barreiro's extended family community gathered together. Barreiro's many connections...
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AKWESASNE – Mrs. Christie Grace (Herne) Thompson, 93, a longtime resident of St. Regis Road, peacefully passed away Sunday morning, October 28, 2018 at Tsiionkwanonhso:te – Cornwall Island Long Term Care Facility, where she had been a resident since May 2008. Christie was born July 25, 1925 at the family home in Akwesasne, the daughter of the late William and Charlotte (White) Herne. She attended Mohawk schools and graduated from Bombay High School. Following her graduation, she continued her... Full story
In Richelieu, October 26th, 2018, deceased at the age of 97 years old, after 76 years of religious life, B. Bertrand Girard, S.J. Born in Saint-Gervais-de-Bellechasse. He joined the Jesuits in 1942. After his noviciate, he was a gardener, a carpenter as well as a cook in various Jesuit residences. He also took care of various activities. He worked among the Akwesasne Mohawks from 1972 to 2006. Beside his Jesuit colleagues, he leaves to mourn 2 sisters: Jeanne (wife of the late Gratien... Full story
Correction made by Nelson David White, the White Pine Healing Lodge Steering Committee Chairperson. The funding was awarded from the Akwesasne Community Fund-OLG not the Community Trust Fund....
Paul A. Pecenka, 64 of Cheyenne passed away October 26, 2018 at Cheyenne Regional Medical Center and is now reunited with his loving wife. He was born February 26, 1954 in Albany, NY to Stella Benedict and adopted by John Pecenka. He married Deborah Wilkey on February 24, 1979 and was a mechanic. He was a member of the First Congregational Church. He was a committed and loving husband, father and papa. Paul is survived by his children, Christan Pecenka, Andrew Pecenka and Chelsea Pecenka all of... Full story
AKWESASNE – After a brief illness, Nelson R. Jacobs, 67, of 70 Third Street, Kanatakon, passed away Tuesday evening, October 30, 2018 at Ottawa General Hospital surrounded by his loving family. Nelson was born May 3, 1951 in Cornwall, the son of the late Thomas F. and Cecilia (David) Jacobs. He attended school in Kanatakon before graduating from St. Lawrence High School in Cornwall. He later graduated from St. Lawrence College. Nelson worked at Alcoa for 37 years, starting in the pot rooms b... Full story
In 1845, Congress needed to pick a time for Americans to vote. It was a farming society, so it had to be after the harvest but before the weather got bad. That made early November the obvious choice. People traveled by horse and buggy. Farmers needed a day to get to the county seat, a day to vote, and a day to get back, without interfering with church services. So, Tuesday it was....
On October 4th, Retired Salmon River math teacher, George Emery gave the St. Regis Mohawk School an antique cuckoo clock for their attendance initiative. As part of the new attendance initiative, the clock will be moving from grade level to grade level depending upon which grade has the most outstanding attendance and punctuality rates for each month. The winners will be photographed with the clock and it will remain in their classroom until the following month's new winners are announced....
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Notice of thanks and appreciation. The biggest heartfelt niawenko:wa goes out to the Tribe’s Home Improvement Program headed up by Rod Garrow and the tremendous team of workers who recently completed a major overhaul to my home. My personal thanks goes to Kenny Arquette, Tio Thomas, Mike (Doogan) Cook and Nick Elijah for their expertise and generous hearts. Niawenko:wa, Helen Edwards...
On behalf of the Mohawk Indian Housing Corp. Akwesasne Food Pantry Committee we would like to thank the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe for the generous monetary donation of $5,000. These much-needed funds will be used to purchase food items, supplies and equipment that are required. This donation allows us to provide a much-needed service to meet the needs of Akwesasne. We would also like to express our appreciation to those community members that have donated food items....
By: Jaclyn Hall The C.H.A.S.E. Committee was host to the Spooky Walk, held at the St. Regis Recreation Center on Thursday, October 25th, from 5pm to 7pm. The Spooky Walk was set up outside of the center with ghouls and goblins wandering around the field. The Walk was open to community members brave enough to come out and be terrified. Everyone who attended and registered was given a healthy snack, before entering into the Spooky Walk. The younger children enjoyed the Spooky Walk before the sun...
On Thursday, October 25, several local law enforcement agencies, motorcycle clubs and veterans gathered to give the traveling Vietnam Veterans Wall a proper escort from the Comfort Inn Hotel, Akwesasne to the Brushton Moira American Legion Post 939. The Brushton Patriots Guards American Legion Post 295 led the way, along with the St. Regis Falls Am Vets Riders, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, NY State Police and the Akwesasne Mohawk Police Service. The "The Moving Wall" is the half-size...
By: Jaclyn Hall The Mohawk Council of Akwesasne has opened up the dialogue for community members to voice their concerns and questions about the proposed natural gas pipeline expansion. Community members are encouraged to attend the informational sessions being held. Several information sessions have recently taken place. The most recent meeting was held on October 22nd, at the Kawehno:ke Recreation. The information session began at approximately 5 pm, with several community members arriving at different times throughout the first hour....
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By Randy Jock - Reidy Last Sunday night in the world of baseball, the Boston Red Sox won the World Series. Their rookie manager, Alex Cora, not only led the team throughout the year to this major accomplishment, but also enlightened people's hearts in this time of negative news and tragedies. In his first year, he is making history by not only being the first Puerto Rican to lead a team to the World Series, he also set a franchise record for the most wins in one season. But the former player...
Submitted by Jennifer Herne, LVT Cold weather and snow mean no ticks, right??? WRONG! The cold weather is upon us now and most pet owners discontinue flea and tick prevention in the cooler months. However, it is recommended that you continue the prevention on a year-round basis. The reason is ticks are active in cooler weather, especially the deer tick, which is the tick responsible for the transmission of Lyme disease. The tick will come out in temperatures above 32 degrees Fahrenheit to feed....
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The Chiefs, Clanmothers and Faithkeepers came together to set the date for Ka’khowanen starting on Friday, November 2 and ending on Sunday, November 4, 2018. Friday, November 2, 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 3, starts at 9:00am with tobacco burning to give thanks for the foods that came out of the gardens this year and able to s...
