A Voice from the Eastern Door
A Voice from the Eastern Door
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The Haudenosaunee Documentation Committee met on Friday, November 4, 2011 at the Tonawanda Seneca Nation. Attending the meeting were representatives from Six Nations, Oneida, Tonawanda, Cayuga and Onondaga. An agenda item, the identification cards, was discussed at length and the decision was to go forward with issuing the ID cards. There are some details to work out and computer installation in some territories, a second server in Onondaga and to iron out any computer glitches. All were in agreement to move forward. The HDC will continue to...
Entákta nikahá:wi Kentenhkó:wa niwenhni’tò:ten, wísk shská:rahkwe tsi niwahsón:tes tonsatewaté:ni ne onkwarahkwaka’aión:tha setewákta’te ne onkwakarahkwaka’aión:tha Ó:nen sénha ohserakwé:kon ensewahsontesónhake. Ken’nensewenhniseresónhake. Ohserakwé:kon tsi niió:re ne kakwitè:ne nikahá:wi tho neiohwista’ehake. Skenén:’a tsi nentká:iere ensewnhniseresónhake. Thó:ne tentsitewaté:ni ne onkwarahkwaka’aión:tha. Enhsentene’ ne sarahkwaka’aión:tha. 1. Entákta Saturday 2. Nikahá:wi Time 3. Kentenhkó:wa November 4. Niwenhni’tò:ten Type of month 5. Wísk...
We put our minds together as one and thank all the Birds who move and fly about over our heads. The Creator gave them beautiful songs. Each day they remind us to enjoy and appreciate life. The Eagle was chosen to be their leader. To all the Birds – from the smallest to the largest - we send our joyful greetings and thanks. The Importance of Birds to the Haudenosaunee: Some Changes to Their Land Thanks to the Birds I to o`:soh is a standard linguistic method for spelling the Seneca word for b...
The Thompson sisters Jean Altman and Linda Howe stopped in to visit Indian Time on Monday. They were up visiting their mom at Tsiionkwahnonsohe:te and working on their family tree. Their parents are Christie Herne Thompson and the late Stewart Thompson. Great seeing you girls again, come back and visit us anytime....
It was a great day to play football on Saturday and the Wildcats came to play. Led by stellar play from the offensive and defensive units, the Wildcats pounded the Bengals 42-15 winning a “B” Championship. Quaid Johnson had a huge day through the air throwing 4 passing touchdowns. Shane Thompson took a screen pass 75-yards for a Rec touchdown, Chris Milward and Bailey Malyon both had 40-yard Rec touchdowns, and Pat Giroux finished with one Rec touchdown for 25-yards. On the ground, Dustin Str...
The Six Nations U11 field lacrosse team played a tournament in Maryland as part of the qualifiers into the Dick’s Sporting Goods Tournament of Champions tournament to be held in Tampa, Florida from Dec. 29-Jan. 2. The Six Nations team beat all of the other teams at the qualifying tournament including those from Baltimore, Maryland; and Rochester. There have been six Akwesasronon who have made this team and will be traveling to Florida during winter break. These players are: Gage King, Jay C...
Team T19 played in the Flower City Tournament in Rochester over the weekend with their first game against the Fairport Raiders. They fell in this first game by a close score of 10-9 with two goals scored by Isaiah Skidders, Dillon Mullin and Colin Adey; and singles contributed by Kainen Francis-Thompson, Rowisonkies Barnes and Talon Thompson. The second game in the tournament was a win over Six Nations by a score of 8-4 with T19 scoring effort being led by a hat trick from Kainen...
The Salmon River Girls Varsity Soccer team lost the New York State Class B Regional Semifinal to the Beekmantown Eagles 4-0 Tuesday evening at SUNY Potsdam. The Salmon River Shamrocks made it to the Semifinal round after beating Potsdam Sandstoners with a score of 3-0 in the Section X Class C Soccer Championship. The Shamrocks started off the game strong in the first half but were dominated by the Eagles’ fast pace for the rest of the game. Goalkeeper for the Shamrocks, Amanda Reyome, kept her team within reach of winning with 20 saves, but the...
The Salmon River Girls Varsity Soccer team lost the New York State Class B Regional Semifinal to the Beekmantown Eagles 4-0 Tuesday evening at SUNY Potsdam. The Salmon River Shamrocks made it to the Semifinal round after beating Potsdam Sandstoners with a score of 3-0 in the Section X Class C Soccer Championship. The Shamrocks started off the game strong in the first half but were dominated by the Eagles’ fast pace for the rest of the game. Goalkeeper for the Shamrocks, Amanda Reyome, kept her t...
Last Thursday night proved to be girl’s volleyball at it’s finest. The Lady Raiders (Section Class B champs) and the Lady Shamrocks (Section Class C champs) battled back and forth to see who would win bragging rights to say they are the overall Section Champions. After four games the Shamrocks claimed an intense victory over the Raiders, 3-1 in front of a large and loud spectator crowd. Shamrock coach, Nicole Deshaies, was ecstatic over the win “We have had our ups and downs but in the end t...
The Canadian Lacrosse League held its first-ever player draft and there will be some familiar faces in the new professional lacrosse league. Many lacrosse players were chosen. For the inaugural season the Canadian Lacrosse League (CLAX) will feature six teams playing out of three venues. There are two Six Nations-based teams – they are the Iroquois Ironmen and the Demons. Both will be playing out of the Iroquois Lacrosse Arena in Six Nations. Going first overall in the draft was Clint Jones, of the Newtown Golden Eagles, and he went to the I...
Every year, Americans throw away 50 billion food and drink cans, 27 billion glass bottles and jars, and 65 million plastic and metal jar and can covers. More than 30% of our waste is packaging materials. Where does it all go? Some 85% of our garbage is sent to a dump, or landfill, where it can take from 100 to 400 years for things like cloth and aluminum to decompose. Glass has been found in perfect condition after 4,000 years in the earth! We are quickly running out of space. It’s time to learn the three R’s of the environment: reduce, reu...
The Thompson sisters Jean Altman and Linda Howe stopped in to visit Indian Time on Monday. They were up visiting their mom at Tsiionkwahnonsohe:te and working on their family tree. Their parents are Christie Herne Thompson and the late Stewart Thompson. Great seeing you girls again, come back and visit us anytime....
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Halloween was a fun night for the boys. Big Brother was on a mission to get as much candy as he could. He came home from school with a few bags full. By the time we hit the road it was getting dark out. I had wanted to head out early, but the boys wanted dinner and some time to chill out. They are so stuck in their routines of having an hour to relax after their school days that even on a night as exciting as Halloween I couldn’t get them out of the house before six. They played outside and I helped them put candles in their pumpkins. Big B...
Over the past several months the Consumer Corner has brought to the readership many ideas and ways to save money. We all need to know how to save money for our necessities and by saving we can buy or do the special/fun things. In a continuation of saving money here are two areas that may help you put money in the bank. Energy savings: Put your computer to bed at night. You can save 75% or more on energy power by putting your computer on standby or hibernation. Wash with cold water: There are laundry detergents that are specifically made for...
PLEASE READ THIS NOTICE CAREFULLY AS IT MAY AFFECT YOUR RIGHTS NOTICE OF A SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT The Plaintiff, Ghislain Picard, and the Agence du Revenu du Québec have negotiated an agreement to settle this class action. The agreement will be submitted to the Court for approval on November 29, 2011. This notice summarizes the important points of the settlement. WHO IS AFFECTED BY THE CLASS ACTION? • All Indians within the meaning of the Indian Act who are registered in the Indian Register, except for Cree beneficiaries of the James Bay and Nort...
My drug free journey would be filled with positive influences that would support my decision to be drug free. I would surround myself with family and friends who are drug free. I would create a drug free environment at home, in school, and around my community. My goals in life are to stay in school then go away to college, so I can grow up to be very successful. When I grow up I want to be a lawyer or a doctor. My parents taught me how to be drug free. They kept me busy by signing me up for sports and fun activities. One of the activities they...
