A Voice from the Eastern Door
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Due to Veteran’s Day falling on Thursday, November 11th, Indian Time will publish Vol. 39 #45 on Wednesday. Indian Time will go to print on Tuesday, November 9th at 4pm and will be on the stands on Wednesday, November 10th....
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Indian Time’s 2021 Kanien’kehá Project Indian Time is pleased to announce the return of our Kanien’kehá Project. Our project formerly ran from June 7, 2018 to February 14, 2019 with funding generously provided by the Mohawks of Akwesasne Community Trust Fund. During those nine months, Indian Time featured two to three timely and pertinent articles translated from English to Kanien’kehá. Articles were written by Indian Time reporters and translated by Dorothy Karihwénhawe Lazore and Mary Ioteneráhtatenion Arquette. Both have graciously returned...
Timing is everything. Especially for a weekly paper because 'time' usually works against us. This time – we thought our readers would love to see the 2021 Halloween photos – since the rainy cold weather, a worldwide pandemic couldn't stop Akwesasronon from celebrating Halloween. So, we donned our masks, kept a distance, went through drive by trick or treating spots all around Akwesasne or kept it quiet and had small neighborhood or family Halloween parties. On Friday, October 29th many Akw...
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AKWESASNE -- It is with a sad heart that the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe learned about the loss of former-Tribal Chief Paul "Kahentase" Thompson. Paul began his journey into the spirit world on Monday, Kentenhkó:wa/November 1, 2021. Paul will always be remembered as a passionate and devoted elder statesman for the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe and the community of Akwesasne -- having served four (4) terms as Tribal Chief, including three (3) consecutive terms from 1996 to 2003. More recently, he was...
In the early morning hours of October 31, a massive fire broke out in Fort Covington destroying one home and severely damaging surrounding buildings and a vehicle. No one was injured from this fire. Sarah Gardner's home was destroyed. According to accounts, three men were walking down the street around 2am when they noticed the fire. Tyler Smiddy, Travis Snyder and Jordan Fleury then entered the burning home and woke the family up. They then pounded on the next neighbor's next door and woke the...
MASSENA – Dale C. Bintz, 81, of Danforth Place, peacefully passed away Monday evening, November 1, 2021 at the home of her daughter, Kristin with the love and support of her family at her side. Dale was born October 1, 1940 in Hogansburg, the daughter of the late Louis D. and Beatrice (Deer) Jacobs. She attended Massena schools, later graduating from Salmon River Central School. On February 27, 1959, she married Leonard M. Bintz at St. Regis Catholic Church. He predeceased her on April 25, 2... Full story
AKWESASNE – Christopher Isaac Benedict, 41, of 28 McComber Road North, unexpectedly passed away Thursday, October 28, 2021 at his home. Christopher is survived by his parents, Thomas and Kateri (Benedict) Benedict of Cornwall Island; his children, Trent, Chrissy, Cashton Caleb, Cadence, Casha Benedict, Tyneel O’Bryne; and Aries Smoke; his grandchildren, Tyree and Kase; his paternal grandmother, Frances Benedict; his grandfather, William Thompson; his brothers, Clifford and Renee Benedict and Clayton and Jennifer Benedict; and many aunts, unc... Full story
MASSENA, NY – Danielle M. Lauzon, 40, of LaRue Road in Massena, NY passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her family on October 27, 2021. She was born in Massena, NY on September 19, 1981, the daughter of Carl and Mona (Oakes) Lauzon. Danielle graduated from Salmon River Central School in 1999 and went on to attend Potsdam State University. She started work at the Mohawk Bingo Palace in 2005 then moved to the Akwesasne Mohawk Casino in 2017. She worked as a cage shift manager for many... Full story
AKWESASNE – Angeline M. King, 84, of 87 Third Street, St. Regis, passed away Sunday evening, October 31, 2021 at Cornwall Community Hospital after failing health. Angie was born on March 28, 1937 in Massena, the daughter of the late George and Clara (News) Garrow and was a graduate of Massena Central School. On July 16, 1955, she married John "Jerry" King at the Hogansburg United Methodist Church with Rev. William Masters, officiating. Jerry predeceased her on January 4, 2005. Angie was a d... Full story
The Family of Kenneth Oakes, We would like to thank all the family and friends for their kind expressions of sympathy, thoughtfulness and generosity. It is deeply appreciated and will always be remembered. JoAnn, Felicia, Sheila and Michael "Our family Chain is broken once again and nothing seems the same, but as the Creator calls us one by one the chain will link again"...
AKWESASNE. The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe is informing membership that the application period for the Tribal Member Economic Recovery Support has ended on Monday, Kentenhkó:wa/November 1st. The Office of the Tribal Clerk is now verifying information for more than 12,000+ applications. Please allow several weeks or month to receive an email notifying you of your application’s status. For those tribal members that applied by November 1st and may have made a mistake on the application, an email will be sent noting any missing information or er...
ALBANY, NEW YORK – Tevin Terrance, age 28, of Hogansburg, New York, was sentenced today to 30 months in prison for conspiring to distribute, and possessing with intent to distribute, 100 kilograms or more of marijuana. The announcement was made by United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman and Ray Donovan, Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), New York Division. As part of his guilty plea, Terrance admitted that on August 20, 2020, he and a co-conspirator used two pickup trucks to transport 10 hockey bags c...
AKWESASNE. The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribal Council announced that the Tribal Monthly Meeting that was scheduled for Saturday, Kentenhkó:wa/November 6, 2021 has been canceled. The decision to cancel the meeting is out of respect for the recent passing of numerous community members during the past week, including former-Tribal Chief Paul O. Thompson. The next Monthly Tribal Meeting will take place on Saturday, Tsiothóhrha/December 11th. Chief Ron Lafrance, Jr. will chair the December Tribal Meeting. The registration link and agenda topics will b...
Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s government is increasing the province’s minimum wage to $15 an hour on January 1. Ford made the announcement on Tuesday, October 26 at a Unifor local union office in Milton, Ont., alongside a number of labor leaders. The Premier thanked union members working in grocery stores, factories and elsewhere in the pandemic as “unsung heroes.” The change announced Tuesday means those earning minimum wage will see a boost to $15 an hour from $14.35, starting next year. The increase will also apply to the $12.55 “liquor...
On October 27, 2021, voters in the Salmon River Central School District overwhelmingly passed an $8 million capital improvement project that was developed to address student and community health and wellness. District officials announced Wednesday night that voters supported a project that carries no additional tax impact to residents, by a margin of 153 yes votes to 55 no votes. The Salmon River Central School District Capital Project is part of the District’s long-term commitment to fostering a positive connection between the school and our c...
The St. Regis Mohawk Tribe released a formal letter sent to the Mason City Community School District located in Mason City, Iowa. Mason City Community Schools call themselves the ‘Mason City Mohawks’, selling merchandise with team logos and branding such as the Mohawks Nation, Mason Mohawks, Mohawks Hustle Harder, Mohawks Go Big or Go Home, Mohawks Respect the Hustle, and Mason City Mohawks Raise the Bar, among other merchandise. Mason City Community School District acknowledged the receipt of the letter on its Facebook page today. The pos...
We, the medical doctors of your community, are writing this open letter because of the low vaccination rate in the Cornwall region. COVID-19 immunization rates far below the Ontario and Canadian averages are resulting in a high number of COVID-19 cases. While the Ottawa area experiences relief from COVID-19 due to excellent vaccine uptake, the Cornwall Community Hospital is now in crisis. Non-emergency surgeries are being cancelled. These procedures are still important. Many of our patients, family members and loved ones are waiting in pain,...
Shrouded in a cloud of doubt, mistrust, and suspicion of her identity and origins - Carrie Bourassa comes under fire. Carrie Bourassa, who also goes by the name Morning Star Bear and claims to be a member of the bear clan says she is Métis, Anishinaabe and Tlingit. Bourassa’s peers, colleagues and family disagree. During a TEDx talk in 2019, she introduced herself as, “I’m Bear Clan. I’m Anishinaabe Métis from Treaty Four Territory.” Bourassa said, She went on to explain that ‘she grew up in Regina’s inner city in a dysfunctional f...
Reprinted from WORDS THAT COME BEFORE ALL ELSE by Les Benedict The Four Winds: We are all thankful to the powers we know as the Four Winds. We hear their voices in the moving air as they refresh us and purify the air we breathe. They help to bring the change of the seasons. From the four directions they come, bringing us messages and giving us strength. With one mind, we send our greetings and thanks to the Four Winds. Section 1: The importance of the Four Winds to the Haudenosaunee Scientifical...
10. Sawistóhskon kénh? Do you have chills? 29. Hen, wakewistóhskon Yes, I have chills 30. Í:iah, í:iah tewakewistóhskon No, I do not have chills 31. Sanon'waranón:waks kénh? Do you have a headache? 32. Hen, wakenon'waranón:waks Yes, I have a headache 33. Í:iah, í:iah tewakenon'waranón:waks No, I do not have a headache 34. Satsinonhwaténies kénh? Are you nauseated? 35. Hen, waktsinonhwaténies Yes, I am nauseated 36. Í:iah, í:iah tewaktsinonhwaténion No, I am not nauseated 37. Satstikánion kénh...
By Sonali Kolhatkar. After decades of dedicated work by Chicano artists in East L.A. to promote Día de los Muertos as a festival unique to their community, it is now a hyper-commercialized enterprise. Still, many are working to recenter the festival’s original intent of honoring the dead. “We all suffer three deaths, and the first death is the day that we die. The second death is the day that we’re buried, never to be seen on the earth again. And the third, but the most dreaded death of all, is to be forgotten,” Ofelia Esparza, artist,...
In an effort to restore some of the tree canopy loss caused by the invasive Emerald Ash Borer (EAB), the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe (SRMT) Environment Division is searching for sites along or near State Route 37 in Akwesasne to plant trees this fall. The Emerald Ash Borer is an invasive beetle native to Asia that was accidentally introduced to the United States. Since its discovery in the State of Michigan in 2002, the destructive pest has been responsible for the deaths of tens of millions of Ash trees across the country. Dead trees threaten...
