A Voice from the Eastern Door
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Congratulations to Theresa Bear Fox on winning Songwriter of the Year for "Diamond" at the 2014 Native American Music Awards! Photo courtesy of Katsitsionni Fox....
TERRITORY OF AKWESASNE - The Mohawk Council of Akwesasne is responding to a National Post article that reported on the RCMP’s $92-million dollar plan to place a myriad of high-tech, high-security equipment along the U.S.–Canada border to act as an electronic surveillance “fence”. One of the locations being targeted for this latest border enforcement plan is the waterways located within and around the Territory of Akwesasne. The National Post included a statement about Mohawks criticizing the plan as an attack on our sovereignty and a threat...
Now in its tenth year, the Snye Recreation kicked off Akwesasne's holiday season with what has now become a tradition of Christmas Enchantment. The gymnasium once again became a vibrant wonderland of holiday elegance with a record number of 46 trees with dazzling gifts plus reindeer and sleigh and a quilt to be raffled off to lucky winners. "We've come a long way in 10 years," commented Snye Rec committee member, Mae Green. "I think we had a dozen trees randomly standing around the gym along...
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On Tuesday night, Emmy Mitchell brought some visitors from Labrador to Akwesasne. Evelyn Winters and Nympha Maria Byrne are from way, way up north, Goose Bay, and their first stop was at the Homemakers in Snye, where they were treated to a corn soup dinner. Later in the evening, elders sang the ladies Mohawk hymns, and kids sang them traditional songs. Evelyn, Nympha and Emmy work in the same field. Evelyn is a social worker, more specifically a Resolution Health Support Worker for Residential...
Submitted by Charles Kader TUPPER LAKE – The Kanienkehaka Kaianerehkowa Kanonhsesne – People of the Way of the Longhouse Akwesasne Men's Council made a cultural appearance at The Wild Center in Tupper Lake (Kanienke) on Thursday November 13, 2014. Rarahkwisere, the Wolf Clan representative, and Kanaretiio, the Bear Clan representative, presented natural resource conservation insights and life lessons to the assembled participants of the Adirondack Youth Climate Summit 2014. Over 300 stu...
HOGANSBURG – After a short illness, Mrs. Peggy Bero Cole, age 75, of 162 Helena Road, peacefully passed away Saturday morning, November 15, 2014 in the comfort of her home surrounded by her loving family. Peggy was born August 24, 1939 in Hogansburg, the daughter of the late Peter J. and Louise Thomas Bero. She attended St. Regis Mohawk and Massena High School. In 1956, she married Francis Cole at the St. Regis Catholic Church. He tragically predeceased her on September 9, 1960. In 1969, she f...
Henry B. "Hank" Laffin, age 79, passed on November 16, 2014 in Baltimore, Maryland. Hank was born on State Road in Akwesasne on June 29, 1935, the son of Minnie (Herne) and Mike Laffin. Devoted husband of Betty (nee McCloud). Beloved father of Mark and Bryan Laffin. Loving "PopPop" of granddaughter Emily. Dear brother of Nancy Raville, Mona Via, and Phylis Dillard. Predeceased by brothers Donald, Mitchell, and Cletus Laffin; and a sister Katherine Altvater. Also survived by numerous nieces and...
Letter to the Editor, A message from Rosemary Bonaparte I was involved in planning a retreat to be held in Ogdensburg at Wadhams Hall in October. That didn’t come together because a few speakers couldn’t make it. We now have another time set for January 16, 17 and 18, 2015 and it is going to be a very good weekend. We call this retreat “Honoring St. Kateri” and we have Sister Kateri coming. She will give us a good update on the things that are happening in the world about St. Kateri. We will have Darren Bonaparte giving a history present...
To the Editor, I recently attended the financial meeting put on by Tribal Council and the finance division of the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe. Two budgets were discussed; the current one for 2014 and the budget for 2015 that has to be completed before the end of December. Tribal human resources may be one area that may be affected by the upcoming budget work. I can see some areas that may be looked at. For example, in the health clinic, one has to register in one office prior to seeing the receptionist in the doctor’s office. In all my years g...
Letter to the Editor, Open Letter to Barbara Montour, Chief Financial Officer 2015 Draft SRMT Operating Budget After attending the 2015 Budget presentation on Nov. 12, 2014, I must admit that I am still left in a state of confusion about the financial situation of the Tribe. I commend you and Tsiorasa Barreiro with presenting a more informative presentation of where and how revenue is received and spent. I must say, however, that I still feel that the Tribe is still less than honest with membership with disclosure of how much money the Tribe...
NIAWEN:KOWA On behalf of the Snye Recreation Committee we would like to thank the Community and surrounding areas for coming out his past weekend to our 10th Annual Christmas Enchantment, which was our biggest one yet! As you know this was the year we gave back, we sold the tickets 10 for $5.00 which included two Door Prize Tickets at a chance to win one of 10 $1,000.00 draws which was a total payout of $10,000.00 This year we started by hosting our Elders on Thursday at noon, they were treated to Corn Soup, Biscuits and pumpkin rolls for...
Union Springs, NY -- Early Monday morning, Cayuga leaders learned that Clint Halftown’s hired mercenaries were forcibly taking over the Lakeside Trading store in Union Springs. Between 5:15 am and 6:30 am on Monday, over 75 men arrived at the store, dismantled fences and forced entry. They attacked at least five unarmed Cayuga Nation supporters, men and women, who required medical attention for injuries sustained as they stood their ground. The store had been peacefully occupied by Cayuga Nation Unity Council supporters for nearly two m...
The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe held a Drug Paraphernalia Forum on Thursday, November 13, 2014 at the Office for the Aging. The forum addressed concerns about the sale of drug paraphernalia in the community, but its main focus was on education, the roots of addiction and local resources regarding where and how to seek help. The meeting was hosted by Carrie Benedict from SRMT Compliance, and Chief Beverly Cook, who started the meeting. Cook said the reason for the meeting is to have dialogue about the sale of drug paraphernalia and to discuss...
On Friday, November 7th, the St. Regis Mohawk School had its Student Achievement Assembly for the month of October to recognize students that showed excellence with the trait "Acceptance." A few students from each grade were chosen by classroom and special area teachers on not only acceptance, but also exemplifying the schools motto: Sken:nen Ratiha:wi. Principal Thomas emceed the event. To promote college and higher education, the St. Regis Mohawk School features a college each month. Harvard...
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,...
Submitted by Frankie Lafrance, AMBE On Friday, November 14th, the 10th Annual Christmas Enchantment festivities, held at the Snye Recreation Center, was open exclusively to students beginning at 9am. It was a busy morning as busloads of kids from Headstart to Grade 4 had their chance to marvel at the glow of Christmas lights. Students from Kana:takon, Snye, AMS, Mohawk School and the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe's Headstart program were all in attendance. Along with getting their picture taken with...
The multipurpose room and cafeteria at the St. Regis Mohawk School was packed last Thursday night for the first ever Academic Carnival. Principal Sharlee Thomas said, "We wanted to have a night where parents could come in and talk about the common core curriculum and we wanted to make it fun. We have teachers on hand to answer questions." There were tons of carnival style games with great prizes to be won along with food and popcorn. The ever popular Belly Buttons the Clown supplied the long...
(Hogansburg, NY) In an effort to help the Akwesasne Basket Drive in their 18th year, owner and employees of Swamp’s Performance Automotive in Hogansburg will install free brakes (up until December 11th) when you bring in a new, unwrapped toy for the Akwesasne Basket Drive and Mountain of Toys. According to Casey Swamp, owner of Swamp’s Performance Automotive, “This will be our third year working with the Basket Drive to collect toys for the children in our community. Previous years we gathered hundreds of toys for kids, and this year we are w...
By Connie Gerow, 4-H Program Assistant Annually held, the 4-H Achievement Night is a night in which 4-H members and their families come together to share the recognition for clubs and individuals and to engage families in a fun night. Salmon River Central School in Fort Covington was the site for the Friday, November 7th, 2014 Achievement Night event. After recreation of swimming and open gym, eighty-five 4-H youth and families had the opportunity to observe a Karate demonstration from the...
Saturday, November 15 was National Recycling Day and the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe Solid Waste Program held its 3rd Annual Akwesasne Recycling Day at the Transfer Station. Larry Thompson, Recycling Coordinator and Community Education and Outreach, said, "We wanted to show everyone what we do and what's available to them. People can save money by recycling." There were informational displays and handouts, and people had the chance to tour the facility. Organizers invited the Adirondack Wildlife...
Submitted by Kaweienón:ni (Margaret) Cook On Thursday, Kentenhkó:wa/November 13th, Rakwiráhes Lazore-Pembleton was invited to attend the "Common Ground" meeting to open the event with the Ohént:on Karihwatéhkwen. The meeting was the inauguration of an initiative for discussion between Ahkwesáhsne and the surrounding jurisdictions to discuss public safety programs, best practices, and what they can do better all-around to support the Mohawk people as a community, versus divided by countries, coun...
Throughout the long history of the Iroquois there have been many women and men who have become heroes because of their courage, dedication and compassion for their people. Traditional Iroquois place a high value on community service, humility and generosity; they view with contempt those who devote their lives towards the accumulation of material things at the expense of these ancestral values. In this century few Iroquois sacrificed as much for the people as Levi General, a Cayuga man who lived as a farmer on the Six Nations Grand River...
Submitted by Danielle Clute Jenna Clute, daughter of William and Danielle Clute of Akwesasne, has received the prestigious honor of being selected to perform at the NYSSMA All State Conference in Rochester, NY on December 6, 2014. Jenna is a senior at Salmon River Central School. In May of 2014, Jenna sang a level 6 song in front of judges at the NYSSMA audition. She received a score of 100 on her singing and a 99 on her sight reading. A level 6 audition is the most difficult and highest level....
