A Voice from the Eastern Door
A Voice from the Eastern Door
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Statement by Tonya Gonnella Frichner, Vice Chairperson, UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues Agenda Item 3: Interactive Dialogue on the report of the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous people. The North America Region Preparatory Meeting for the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues 8th Session held March l}h- 14th. which took place in Window Rock Arizona, hosted by the Navajo Nation, and was attended by 65 representatives from 43 Indigenous Nations. organizations and...
Halloween in the village of Kana:takon (St. Regis) is like a scene from a movie, with ghosts and vampires and fairy princesses running up and down the streets going door to door in their mission to get as much candy as possible. Residents of the village know to stock on plenty of candy – it won’t just be their neighbors knocking, but children from all over Akwesasne. Some houses in the village get more than 200 trick or treaters on an average year. This year Mary and Phillip Gray decided to mak...
DO NOT FLUSH OR POUR UNWANTED, UNUSED OR EXPIRED MEDICATION DOWN THE DRAIN This includes expired and unused prescriptions and over-the-counter drugs. WHY NOT FLUSH? * Flushed medications can get into our lakes, rivers and streams Pharmaceuticals enter our wastewater from a variety of sources including the flushing of unused medications. A nationwide study done in 1999 and 2000 by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) found low levels of drugs such as antibiotics, hormones, contraceptives and steroids in 80% of the rivers and streams...
1. Ken’nithoiónha iá:ken onkwehón:we nahaia’tò:ten They say this young Native man 2. Raonweskwaniháhkwe iá:ken ne iotahsontatíhen she:kon ki’ átste ní:re’s. He used to enjoy roaming about outside after midnight 3. Tsi ní:kon se’s iá:ken ienhaià:ken’ne They say that every time he went out 4. Eniaì:ron ne ro’nisténha “Tóhsa ensa’nikónhrhen sasésehk ohén:ton ne ahsónthen” His mother will say “Don’t forget to be back before midnight” 5. “Toka enwatóhetste ne ahsónthen ne khok ne kontkon’seráksen skón:nes ne átste.” “After midnight, the bad spirit...
June 8, 1967 Three attractive Mohawk maidens who took part in a fashion show and variety night at St. Regis Que. From left are Valerie Francis of St. Regis, Patricia Oakes, a princess, St. Regis and Janet Mitchell of the Chenail. Benjamin Benedict, 9, of St. Regis, has a big smile for those in attendance as he peers through part of décor at the recreation hall in St. Regis, Que. Other models included Dale Bintz, Sharon Cree, Donna Benedict, Jacqueline Bintz, Danny Jacobs, Carol Ann Jacobs, Pat...
Name: Scottie Navan Hill IV Born: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at 10:35pm Parents: Corrine Johnson and Scottie Ryan Hill Weight: 7lbs., 13 oz. Paternal Grandparents: Shirley and Scottie C. Hill Maternal Grandparents: Sandra and Lonnie Thompson; late Peter Lazore Maternal Great Grandmothers: Rose Thompson and Minnie Lazore...
Prep time: 10 minutes Serves 2/This sunrise-colored smoothie, fortified with a small dose of caffeine, may convince you to give up coffee as your morning beverage. Ingredient tip: Green tea and goji berries offer potent antioxidants to start your day right, and yogurt’s protein makes this an on-the-go superfoods breakfast. Prep tips: To avoid scorching the tea, be sure to use water that’s just off the boil. To freeze bananas, peel and slice, place in a plastic bag, and place in freezer overnight. Freezing several at a time makes spo...
Every year on Halloween Big Brother has been sick. One year he couldn’t even go trick or treating. The change of weather and all the community Halloween parties that he would attend in his thin costume would always do it. By the time the big night came around he would be coughing, feverish, and in one case bed bound. This year was the first time he wasn’t sick. He has the sniffles but he felt fine and wasn’t acting miserable so I count that as not sick. It was also Little Brother’s first Halloween so we had fun. Due to the rainy and windy w...
Nominations for 2009 Tom Longboat Award and National Aboriginal Coaching Award now open AKWESASNE, Ontario – The Aboriginal Sport Circle (ASC) is pleased to announce that the nomination process for the 2009 Tom Longboat Award and National Aboriginal Coaching Award is now open. To recognize the ongoing commitment and outstanding achievements of amateur Aboriginal athletes, the ASC annually awards the prestigious Tom Longboat Award to the year’s top male and female Aboriginal athletes at both the regional and national levels. Tom Longboat was...
