A Voice from the Eastern Door
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By Tsionatiio. Even though Covid-19 pandemic has caused many cancelations, one of them was not going to be Christmas Enchantment. This year the Tsi Snaihne Recreation team rose to the occasion and held, yet again, another great fundraiser to help in serving the community. Every year since 2004, the Tsi Snaihne Recreation hosts Christmas Enchantment to raise funds to help with expanding or providing many holiday activities. In March of 2003, there was a fire at the Tsi Snaihne Recreation Center,...
By Andy Gardner MASSENA. A representative from the company trying to build the North Side Energy Center solar project says he expects the project to start in late 2022 and be operational the following year. Kris Scornavacca from NextEra Energy Resources, the project’s parent company, talked about the solar farm with the Town Council during their Wednesday, Nov. 18 meeting. He said they are still going through getting state regulatory approval. If they get to the construction phase, it will create 200 or more construction jobs. He told the b...
Victor, NY. The winners have been announced and more than $14,000 in cash prizes have been awarded in Ganondagan's competitive virtual juried Hodinöhsö:ni' Art Show, online at ganondagan.org through December 31, 2020. The fourth annual show-the first to go virtual-features works by 43 artists representing all six Haudenosaunee Nations from across the United States and Canada, and all works are available for purchase. Winners are as follows: BEST IN SHOW: Double-sided Seneca Handbag by Jamie Jaco...
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Cornwall – Ontario Power Generation (OPG) is advising hunters, anglers and recreational boaters on the St. Lawrence River that ice booms will be installed in narrow stretches of the river, starting on November 23, 2020. Ice booms are chain and wood devices used to prevent the build-up of ice during winter months. They are placed in the river off Galop Island, in the North Channel, near Johnstown and at Prescott. The annual installation of ice booms takes place in the same narrow reaches of the St. Lawrence River every November, before being r...
By Andy Gardner MASSENA. The second phase of the Massena Central School District capital project will be split in half, with work being done in both the summer of 2021 and 2022. District contractors gave an update to the Massena school board during their Thursday, Nov. 19 meeting. The second and third phases are because of savings from the first phase that was rolled over into lesser-priority items that were scratched from the initial project. The district has $30 million set aside for the next two phases. “That’s really much more work tha...
A small and relatively unknown government department – the General Services Administration has finally informed President-elect Joe Biden that the present administration is ready to begin the formal transition process. GSA Administrator Emily Murphy sent President-elect Biden a formal letter announcing the beginning of his transition on Monday afternoon. This releases funds to hire, office space and clears the way for Biden to formally begin coordinating with federal agencies. According to media outlets, stocks on Wall Street rallied to a r...
Morris Thompson caught a huge 80-pound sturgeon on Thursday, November 19, 2020. Thompson guesses the sturgeon could be at least 30 years old. He returned the sturgeon back to the river....
Nov. 23, 2020. AKWESASNE - The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe's Emergency Operations Center (EOC) is announced that five (5) new active cases of COVID-19 were reported over the weekend, making the total number of active cases fifteen (15) under the Tribe's jurisdiction. Eighty-four (84) individuals are in quarantine at home and following guidance from a public health official. A total of 4,087 tests have been conducted by the Tribe through its testing contracts with Mountain Medical Services, Massena...
Kentenhko:wa/November 23, 2020. The Mohawk Council of Akwesasne's Community Health Program reports that there are two (2) new active cases of COVID-19 in the northern portion of the community as of Monday, Nov. 23, 2020. This brings the total active cases in MCA's jurisdiction to four (4), with 31 cases overall since the beginning of the pandemic. Twenty-six cases are categorized as recovered. The Mohawk Council of Akwesasne extends its best wishes for a speedy recovery to all those infected,...
Submitted by Paul Hetzler When temperatures dip well below zero Fahrenheit, especially if they fall precipitously, things go bump in the night. Frozen lakes and ponds emit ominous groans, snaps and booms that reverberate through the ice. Wood siding and old knee joints might creak. And if soil moisture is high and snow cover sparse, the soil can freeze deeply, causing the earth to shift in a harmless, localized cryoseism, or “frost quake” that produces a nerve-rattling bang. If you live in a wooded area, you’ve probably heard trees snap, crack...
Reprinted with permission by the Native North American Travelling College Continued from last week Kana'tsio:wi The Water Drum The Creator has given messages to our people over the years. One important message was, "Don't ever use or consume anything that alters or changes Teka'kikonhrhate:nie's the natural state of mind. "We generally refer to the words "Mind Changers" to describe any and all alcoholic beverages or narcotics (drugs). In our sacred teachings we are told what the Creator expects...
1. Teiontenonhwaratónhkhwa awenhnísera. - Thanksgiving day 2. Enkekhwá:ren - I will have a feast 3. Kekhón:nis tsi nahò:ten wetewaienthó:ko - I am cooking what we harvested 4. Kenennio’kwananawéntha ne skawiró:wane o’wà:ron - I am thawing out the turkey meat 5. Kate’skóntha ne skawiró:wane - I am roasting the turkey 6. Skawiró:wane kena’taráta’as - I am stuffing the turkey 7. Ke’wahrakwè:tarons - I am slicing the meat 8. Kahsehrhón:nis - I am making gravy 9. Tekahsehrhawénries - I am stirring gr...
DREAM LOTTERY TREE Donated by Jake & Brenda Lafrance Winner-Aaron David DEER ORNAMENTS/SNOW-BLOWER Donated by Red Fox Gas & Convenience/Akwesasne Homemakers Winner-Lori Jones TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS/ FRED BROWN MEMORIAL Donated by Becky Benedict & Jann Brown Winner-April & Tate Thompson GIRLS TREE Donated by Snye Recreation/Ann Wheesk Winner-Lillian Jette BOYS TREE Donated by Snye Recreation/Maureen Benedict Winner-Tobilee Roundpoint TEEN GIRLS TREE Donated by Snye Rec/Sam, Dayna Green & Gia Lazore TEEN BOYS TREE Donated by Snye Rec./Wishe Green...
As of November 23, 2020, due to the rise in cases of COVID-19, the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne has reinstated the community curfew in accordance with the Akwesasne Emergency Curfew Law. MCA’s cases of COVID-19 have increased from two (2) in September to a total of 31 as of today. There are presently four (4) active cases and 27 recovered. The curfew is in effect immediately from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. Travel for essential purposes only, such as for work, is permitted during those hours. MCA’s travel radius is also still in effect. Travel is per...
Epidemiological summary of COVID-19 cases in First Nations communities as reported to FNIHB on November 17, 2020 at 2:55 p.m. ET for the week of November 15 to November 21, 2020. 10 Quebec Cases 1 Ontario Cases 33 Manitoba Cases 70 Saskatchewan Cases 41 Alberta Cases 28 British Columbia Cases Canada Wide The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 19:00 EDT on November 23, 2020: Canada: 337,555 confirmed cases in Canada, 56,835 active cases. Quebec: 133,206 total cases, 10,997 active cases (including 6,842 deaths, 115,367...
Reprinted with permission from Earthjustice Plastics are everywhere: in couches, televisions, makeup, toys, costumes, and even children’s bodies. New reports show the dangers synthetic chemicals in plastics pose to children’s health. Two recent reports released by the EU-based groups, Health and Environmental Alliance (HEAL) and the Regional Activity Centre for Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP/RAC), are among the first large-scale efforts to illustrate plastic pollution not only as an environmental threat, but also as a problem of...
Tuesday, November 24, 2020 53 Current Active Covid-19 Cases 235 Tested Confirmed Positive Cases 114 Probable Positive Cases 349 Total Cumulative Positive 179 Resolved/Recovered (not reported) Diagnostic Negatives (not reported) Antibody Negatives 5 Deaths 1 Ventilator 379 Quarantine/Isolation Franklin Correctional – 0 on isolation, 0 in quarantine Verified on 11/24/2020 Upstate Correctional – 0 on isolation, 0 on quarantine Verified on 11/24/2020 Bare Hill Correctional – 0 on isolation, 0 in quarantine Verified on 11/20/2020 Monday, Novem...
Are you interested in helping Franklin County fight the COVID pandemic? November 23, 2020. Franklin County need volunteers who can consistently dedicate at least a half a day of time, most days of the week, to be called in as needed both for contact tracing and in the future to assist with vaccine distribution. While you do not have to be a health care provider to volunteer with us, clinical or public health experience is preferred. If interested, please go to ServNY (https://apps.health.ny.gov/pub/servny/) to sign up. Click “Log in to N...
Canton, NY. The St. Lawrence County Public Health Department has announced that it will no longer be posting COVID-19 exposure locations. The Public Health Department will be continuing to contact trace every positive case in the county, however. “Over the past few weeks, we have seen our numbers climb dramatically in St. Lawrence County. With approximately 700 cases reported to date - 120 cases just in the last weeks - residents should assume that if they are out anywhere, a COVID-19 exposure is likely,” said St. Lawrence County Public Hea...
Monday, November 23, 2020: 36 (thirty-six) new cases of COVID-19 were reported to the St. Lawrence County Public Health Department today, and 29 (twenty nine) cases were reported over the weekend, bringing the total number of confirmed positive cases to-date to 754 (seven hundred and fifty four) 135 (one hundred and thirty-five) cases are active – please go to: https://www.stlawco.org/ to check out the COVID-19 Cases by Town map layouts. 613 (six hundred and thirteen) cases have been released from isolation. 12 (twelve) cases are hospitalized....
The EOHU is reminding the public that the safest option is to avoid street drugs or counterfeit medications altogether. That being said, individuals who will continue using street drugs can reduce their risk of an overdose by putting the following measures in place: • Take a test dose and wait before taking more of the drug • Get a free naloxone kit that can help to reverse the effects of an opioid overdose Signs of an opioid overdose Opioids such as fentanyl slow down the part of the brain that controls breathing. An opioid overdose can res...
Photo from the 1985 Akwesasne Historical Calendar, co-produced by Indian Time and the Akwesasne Museum. 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 Communications Building. Stop letting your photos gather dust in the basement and bring them in for us! All photos are returned to their owner....
CORNWALL COMMUNITY POLICE • Darren Cook, 33, of Cornwall was arrested on November 18th, 2020 and charged with failing to attend for fingerprints. It is alleged on September 23rd, 2020, the man failed to attend police headquarters for fingerprints and an investigation ensued. On November 18th, 2020 he was taken into custody, charged accordingly and released to appear in court on February 2nd, 2021. • George Leaf Eastwood, 34, of Akwesasne was arrested on November 18th, 2020 on the strength of a warrant. It is alleged the man failed to attend cou...
Full Time Term Salary: PSAC Salary Grid The Ahkwesahsne Mohawk Board of Education (AMBE) was created in 1985 by the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne (MCA). AMBE is responsible for providing educational services to the Akwesasne Mohawk Community including: 3 Schools that offer K4 to Grade 8 education; coordination of secondary education service in partnership with local school boards; adult education services; and post-secondary assistance. The Akwesasne Mohawk Community includes about 13,000 People, and borders on the Canadian Provinces of Ontario...
