A Voice from the Eastern Door
A Voice from the Eastern Door
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Famed activist and Native American politician Winona LaDuke was the victim of a house fire recently. Her home in White Earth, Minnesota was reportedly a total loss. Donations may be sent to her and her children at: Winona LaDuke White Earth Land Recovery Project 607 Main Avenue Callaway, MN 56521...
William Loran, Akwesasne, 68, is a retired ironworker and a member of the Mohawk Wolf Clan with 50 years of experience in bead, leather and feather work. He is best known for creating traditional Mohawk ceremonial dress, including headdresses, bead and quill-decorated garments, and leather moccasins. As a teenager in the 1950s, Mr. Loran was a member of the Akwesasne Youth Councilors Organization under Ray Fadden, a noted Mohawk teacher and Iroquois elder. Mr. Loran is a scholar of the Mohawk...
The following students have achieved the Principal’s List for the 1st marking period: Grade 7: Kevin Pehush Grade 8: Samantha Monette Grade 9: Sean Godard Anna Kelly Grade 10: Derek Dustin Grade 11: Stephanie Fleury Emily Fritz Pratik Patel Kaitlin Patenaude Grade 12: Brittany Avery Desiree Black Sally Durbin Kaylee Gadway Carly Gardner Daniel Gerow Ryan Godard Trent Jacobs Amanda Kitchell Rosemarie Lauzon Andrew Mitchell Natalie Sharlow Holly Shearer Jennifer Tremblay Trevor White Margaret Wright The following students have achieved High H...
The students of the month for October enjoyed a pizza party in the library with the principal on Tuesday, November 11th, 2008. It was ‘Bring Your Parent To School Day’ so some of their parents were able to join in the fun. Congratulations to all the hard working students of the month!...
This week Kana:takon School staff organized a drive to collect items for Christmas care packages. The boxes will be sent overseas to soldiers. Most special were the greetings and drawings from the different classes. The student council sorted and packed 21 boxes for the troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. You all did a great job. Also, niawen to Liz Sunday, Dick Peters, JP Herne and Marsha Thompson for donating candy, to Janet Tatro for donating DVDs, Maddi Peters brought in hand made Christmas...
The male whitetail deer, the buck, can weigh from about 130 pounds to 220 pounds. Sometimes they can weigh as much as 350 pounds. A record buck harvested in Minnesota weighed over 500 pounds. Females, the does, weigh from 90 to 200 pounds. Some can weigh as much as 230 pounds. Rarely, a doe may have antlers, but they are usually very small. Sometimes a buck will have small antlers, these are called button bucks or spiked bucks. Once in a while a buck’s antlers are so small they are hidden...
For the second time in Baby T’s short life we will be moving. Not that a move is such a big thing when you live on a reservation. Everyone will know about it and know where to find you after the fact so there is no need for forwarding an address or worrying that someone won’t know where you moved to. For instance, yes you have moved but you are technically still close to everything you’re used to like family, friends, and schools. Baby T will not have to change schools he will actually be much closer to it. Best of all he will finally get t...
Name: Bella Cathleen Tarbell Born: October 14, 2008 Weight: 7 lbs. 13 oz. Length: 19 inches Parents: Mikayla Thompson and Roy Tarbell III Grandparents: Barb and Dewey Thompson, Pam and Roy Tarbell II Great Grandparents: Selena and Edward Smoke, Louie (and the late Idrene) Thompson, Margaret and Roy Tarbell, and Evon Garrow...
Name: Mya Ann Wariia:nen Teirahko:se Tyo-Boots Born: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 Weight: 7 lbs 5 ½ oz. Parents: Jamie Tyo-Boots and Floyd ‘JR’ Thomas Boots...
1. É:so iotarí:hen nátste It is very hot outside 2. Shaià:ta rakowá:nen shaniónhsa rá:tsin ronia’táthens. One big male moose is thirsty 3. Kaniatarákta iehawé:non. He went near the river 4. Karì:wes wahahnekì:ra. He drank for a long time 5. Ó:nen orì:wakon tontakahnekatihén:tho. That is the reason the water went down 6. “Tésta’n! Tóhsa é:so enhshnekì:ra” wa’kiohén:rehte ne tsianí:ton. “Stop! Don’t drink so much water” yelled the beaver 7. “Awèn:ke kì:teron kí kaniá:tara.” “I live in the...
1. Each morning upon rising, and each evening before sleeping, give thanks for the life within you and for all life, for the good things the Creator has given you and for the opportunity to grow a little more each day. Consider your thoughts and actions of the past day and seek for the courage and strength to be a better person. Seek for the things that will benefit others (everyone). 2. Respect. Respect means “To feel or show honor or esteem for someone or something; to consider the well b...
Claude Chevrier, Vicky Oakes, Robert Boyer, Stephanie King, Theresa Mitchell, Louise Pritchard (principal), Florence Phillips, ?, Julie Jacobs and Mary Thompson Do you have any old photos that you’d like to share with our readers in Blast from the Past? Bring them in! Our offices are located on Hilltop Drive in the same building as CKON Stop letting your photos gather dust in the basement and bring them in for us! All photos are returned to their owner....
Makes 6 servings Prep. Time: 25 mins. Cooking time: 33 mins. 1 tsp. olive oil 1 large onion, minced 2 garlic cloves, minced 2 carrots, diced 3 celery stalks, diced ½ cup diced zucchini ½ cup diced yellow squash 1 15-oz. can diced tomatoes ½ tsp. dried oregano ½ tsp. dried thyme ¼ tsp. crushed red pepper 4 cups low-fat, reduced sodium chicken broth 2 cups fresh kale or spinach, coarsely chopped Salt and pepper to taste Heat the oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and garlic and sauté for 3 minutes. Add the carrots, celery, zucchi...
This book that I’ve selected talks about many different things; about wizards, enchanters, sorcerers, and warriors. I picked this book because I wanted to write about something different, something that I wasn’t familiar with. I got what I asked for. Jackson Swift was a normal boy in a normal town. His only worry was making the varsity soccer team. All was well until his eccentric Aunt Linda comes for one of her infrequent visits and offers to take Jack and his two friends, Fitch and Will, on a trip. They are told that the trip is to find old...
On Saturday, Nov. 8th leaving Clayton, NY heading to Watertown, on Rt. 12S, I flew past a sign ‘Primitive at Heart’. Curiosity got the best of me, so I turned around and headed back to Gunns Corner. The owner asked me if I was from Akwesasne, and then said she’s from Kahnawake originally. She retired from the US Army at Fort Drum and liked the area so she stayed. We had a great visit and she is Bettyann McComber, the daughter Betes McComber of Kahnawake. She has a great store, filled with all k...
The Seaway Valley Rapids Minor Bantam AA won the Pickering Invitational Tournament which took place November 7 – 9, 2008. In the round robin action, the Rapids defeated Mississauga 4-2, Clarington 6-1 and tied Markham 3-3. This placed the team first in their pool and set up a semifinal match with Stratford. This was a penalty filled game with the Rapids coming out on top on a score of 8-4. This secured a birth in the championship game against the Mississauga Jets. In the championship game, t...
