A Voice from the Eastern Door
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The Akwesasne Mohawk Police Service Joint Investigative Team (JIT) executed a Search Warrant at a residence in Kanatakon, Quebec on November 5th, 2014. The search resulted in the seizure of prescription drugs and drug paraphernalia. Brett Clifford Curleyhead, 25 years of age, and Ashton Marie Francis, 25 years of age, were arrested and taken into police custody. Brett Curleyhead was charged with the following: Possession for the Purposes of Trafficking a Scheduled Substance contrary to Section 5(2)(3)(a) of the Controlled Drugs and Substances...
American Legion Post 1479 Veterans Day Ceremony...
The Massena Lady Raiders volleyball and soccer teams each enjoyed recent successes, with the spikers taking the Section 10 title and earning a spot in the state playoffs. Meanwhile, the booters took their first state playoff game. After their third meeting of the season against undefeated Chateaugay, the volleyball team clinched the Section 10 title, earning a spot as the sole Class A school in the state playoffs. Tatum Lafrance paced Massena with nine kills and 30 assists. Kyrsha Angus recorded...
Newport News, VA – Karyss Terrance (Hogansburg, NY) of the SUNY Canton women's soccer team has been named an Honorable Mention USCAA All-American, as announced on Wednesday evening, November 5th, at the National Championship Banquet. The junior led the Roos in points (25), goals (9) and assists (7) this season. Terrance ranked 29th in the USCAA (United States Collegiate Athletic Association) in goals and 17th in assists. Her best outing of the season came on September 10, 2014 when she scored t...
The Akwesasne Attack went to Rochester this weekend to play in the fifth annual Flour City Face Off Tournament. The Akwesasne Attack U16 team came home undefeated in play. They are coached by Shane Francis and Trey Adams. The team played against teams from Western NY and the Rochester area, as well in the Championship game against the team known as D20, who were from the Oshawa area. Congratulations to the team, and parents who attended....
AKWESASNE – Mr. Robert T. Ward, Sr., age 64, of 92 Christine Lane, passed away Thursday afternoon, November 6, 2014 at his home with his daughters by his side. Robert was born August 21, 1950 in Massena, the son of the late Reubin and Elizabeth Debo Ward and attended schools in Massena. On June 1, 1985, he married Lucille A. Bero in Rochester. She predeceased him on July 23, 2011. Robert was a self-employed painter and contractor for many years. He also owned and operated Lucy's Santa Clara L...
AKWESASNE – Mrs. Patricia I. White, 77, of 573 State Route 37, peacefully entered the Spirit World early Thursday morning, November 6, 2014 at Champlain Valley Physician's Hospital in Plattsburgh. Patricia was born July 16, 1937 in Akwesasne, the daughter of the late Thomas and Sadie White Curleyhead and was a graduate of Bombay High School. On September 15, 1956, she married Joseph Wilson "Sonny" White. He predeceased her on January 17, 1993. Patricia was a homemaker and once worked at IBM i...
To The Editor: Last week and again this week I was reading through the Massena Observer and was surprised to see an ad from two Insurance interests in Ogdensburg and Hammond. The ad read “Like Chief Sitting Bull, We Look After Our Tribe of Customers”. Tribe is defined as a social division of people; a family; a group with something in common; a taxonomic division; and an ancient Roman social group. In federal Indian law, tribe means something like a distinct group of Native people that share a common history, language, economy and loc...
Submitted by Jamie Ross On Friday, November 7th, many community members joined together at the American Legion for a trivia night fundraiser for the Activities Department at Iakhihsohtha Lodge. The combination of events of the evening brought in over $5000! We are happy to share that there were 19 trivia teams who participated. There were three top winning teams: the 1st Place team was CKON & company ~ Reen, Sheila, Misty, & Sue. The 2nd place team was sponsored by #9 & went by the name of "the...
It was packed in the Winter Ballroom at the Akwesasne Mohawk Casino Resort for the Fall Bridal Show on Sunday November 9. Almost 40 vendors filled the ballroom and even spilled into the hallway. There was taste-testing, displays of cakes and table-scapes, and dresses galore. Make-up artists and hair stylists, limo services, photographers and flower shops completed the show. The bridal show offered everything one would need to plan the perfect wedding. It was the first annual fall show,...
On Saturday, November 8, the Akwesasne Basket Drive hosted a Turkey Trot, a 5K walk/run/stroll, at Generations Park. The trot raised money through registrations or participant pledges, and all the proceeds went to the Akwesasne Basket Drive. There were raffles, door prizes and refreshments; a shout out from organizers to Dunkin Donuts who donated coffee and donuts for the event. It was the first of many events to fundraise for the basket drive which also doubled as a toy drop off, basket sign...
The A’nowara’ko:wa Arena in conjunction with the Kawehno:ke Recreation will be hosting a Rock & Skate event in recognition of National Child Day. Rock & Skate will be held on Thursday, November 20, 2014 from 3 - 5 p.m. The arena will be serving pizza & juice! Entertainment by DJ Rod! Door prizes to be won! Student Transportation The AMBE buses for Cornwall Island will pick up children at their school dismissal and transport and drop students off at the arena provided they have permission slips. Students will need to have their own tra...
Mia Francis is the daughter of Scott and Tammy Francis and granddaughter of Raymond and Patty Thompson and Marita and Dickie Francis. She attended high school at Deptford High and graduated with honors and in the honor society. Mia did summer internships at the Akwesasne Mohawk Casino in revenue audit. She also did an internship with Washington Internships for Native Students (WINS) in Washington DC, which was sponsored by the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe. Then Mia was accepted into teaching across...
Indian Time is lucky to receive many visitors every week. Whether it's a parent bringing in a new baby for a photograph or an elder who wants us to look at photos with him, our doors are always open and we love our visitors. We love them so much we want to share them with you. "We Love Visitors" series is simply a way to share members of the community with you. So, don't be scared to come and visit us (we'll only photograph those willing) but if you have something special you want to show us,...
SRCS October Perfect Attendance winners. L-R: Kim Russell-SRCS Ombudsman, Grade 10- Terry Murray, Grade 12- Savannah Carle, Grade 9- Korri Printup, Grade 11- John White and Cecelia Francis-CKON Representative. CKON provided each student with a gift bag containing a gift card and other goodies. Photo by Rachelle Garrow-Hayes....
Kanatakon School October Awards...
Burglary: On Nov. 5, Tribal Police arrested Erik R. Clute, 41, of Franklin, Maine for felony second-degree burglary and petit larceny, a misdemeanor. He was arraigned in court and remanded to Franklin County Jail in lieu of $20,000 bail and $40,000 bond and ordered to return on Dec. 2. Child endangerment: On Nov. 6, Tribal Police arrested Mathew M. Buckshot, 28, of Hogansburg endangering the welfare of a child, fourth-degree criminal mischief and second-degree harassment. He was released under supervision of probation authorities and is to...
On Monday, November 10, 2014, the St. Regis Recreation Dance Troupe presented Donna Benedict with a special performance; "Dancing for Donna", as their part in helping Donna Benedict realize her dream in visiting Hawaii. Benedict, who is heroically battling cancer, wants to visit Hawaii with her family and the community of Akwesasne has once again opened its strong arms to rally around her. While everyone has a bucket list of things to do, the top of Benedict's list is to visit Hawaii and the Akw...
The Akwesasne Mohawk School held their monthly ceremony to celebrate the students hard work and dedication to the school. Besides the certificates and gift bags, students who received Students of the Month were invited to play a game of Connect Four on the Smartscreen. The students enjoyed this very much and they were urged to continue their fine efforts for the rest of the year. The assembly was held on Friday Nov. 7....
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Submitted by Gere Jacobs On October 17th, 2014, a farewell delicious lasagna dinner party was held for Shaylon Katsitenhawe (carrying the flowers) Jacco at her mother, Corleen Jacco's home with family and friends. Shaylon left October 21st, to board a 13 1/2 hour flight to Beijing. It was a fun night as everyone interestedly wore a variety of prevalent fashions of costumes of their choosing; appropriate for the occasion-Halloween! "Shay Shay" as the family calls her, wanted this to happen, for...
ASSEMBLY OF FIRST NATIONS ELECTION 2014 Announcement of Candidates for the Office of National Chief OTTAWA, ON November 5, 2014 – The Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, responsible for the December election of the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief, has received nomination papers in proper form from the following persons, listed below in alphabetical order: Perry Bellegarde Leon Jourdain Ghislain Picard According to the AFN Charter, an eligible candidate must: Be eighteen (18) years of age or older; Be of First Nations a...
Reader Submission - Comic...
Once there was a little girl who never did anything she was told by her mother. Being the only child both of her parents loved her very much. Many times the girl wanted to be good but found it impossible. One night she decided to put on her best outfit and moccasins. Against her mothers protests, she went outside and played with clay. It was not long after a rain and she walked in and out of the lodge leaving a trail of mud. As her mother began to cry, the little girl continued to run in and...
Mohawk Lesson...
