A Voice from the Eastern Door
A Voice from the Eastern Door
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Honoring & Recognizing our Native American Women Prepare to indulge yourself in two days of smiles, laughter, tears and culture while the gathering gives the community the opportunity to share in the growth of the human spirit. The speakers who are dedicated to their own healing and work are willing to share own personal stories, obstacles and struggles. SPECIAL KEYNOTE SPEAKER & ARTIST JOANNE SHENANDOAH $100.00 per ticket for entire conference & show When: November 29th & 30th, 2012 Where: Snye Recreation Center Time: 8:30am to 4pm This is an...
Mohawk Council is pleased to announce that the Akwesasne Heating Assistance Program will run once again this year. There will be two separate programs, one of which you can apply for depending on your age category. One is specific for the Elders known as the “Elder Heating Assistance Program (60 and older) and the other the “Akwesasne Heating Assistance Program” for community members under the jurisdiction of Mohawk Council. The application process is open to all community members, one per household, beginning Wednesday October 24th, 2012...
Join us for an evening of remembrance: Viewing of the polytechnique movie Moment of silence Discussion/questions DATE: December 5th TIME: 6pm to 9pm WHERE: NAV Canada, 1950 Montreal Road December 6th is the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women in Canada. Established in 1991 by the Parliament of Canada, this day marks the anniversary of the murders in 1989 of 14 young women at l`Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal. They died because they were women. As well as commemorating the 14 young women whose lives ended in an act o...
Dec 8-9, 2012 9 am- 4 pm Meat Pie Dinner, crafts and vendors from around the community. For information or if interested in being a vendor, please call 613-575-2700...
Sunday’s game between Akwesasne and Morrisburg was marred by a steady parade of penalties. In spite of all that Akwesasne topped Morrisburg 6-1. The game ran about 45 minutes longer than usual, just due to the sheer number of penalties. This game follows the loss of Morrisburg co-owner and president, Ron Casselman, who passed away a few days prior, on Tuesday. Morrisburg was able to score their only point in the first period with 7:24 to go. Grant Cooper scored the Lions only point with help f...
Earning their second women’s soccer national title in the last decade, Mohawk Valley Community College (N.Y.) lifted the NJCAA DIII national championship trophy after throttling Gloucester County College (N.J.) 4-1 Sunday in the tournament finale. What started as a tightly-contested defensive struggle quickly turned in favor of Mohawk Valley after the Hawks scored two goals in less than 80 seconds midway through the first half. The Hawks nursed their 2-0 lead early in the second half until t...
The Cornwall Novice Typhoons Black team were recently crowned champions in the Nov. 9-11th tournament at the Benson Center. The Novice black team consisted of 7-8 year old determined girls who went undefeated throughout the tournament. They are very happy of their accomplishment and would like to thank the Cornwall Typhoons association, their coaching staff, parents, grandparents and friends for coming out to support them. The Typoons (not in order) are #1 Emily Betournay-Kuhn, #4 Alicia...
Versatile artists Filfred Tahy and his wife Shirelle are located on Cornwall Island and own Tahy’s Fine Art & Design. Filfred is from the Dine’ Nation, and Shirelle is from Akwesasne. Both Filfred and Shirelle are artists, with Shirelle working on painting, beadwork, moccasins, and sculpture. Filfred, who is self taught, works in a variety of mediums as well, ranging from acrylic, pencil, charcoal, ink. He is now focusing more on his graphic design work--which has his artwork on merchandise, lik...