A Voice from the Eastern Door
A Voice from the Eastern Door
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Earth Day came with a reminder who is in control and Akwesasne Earth Day showed the many ways we, as inhabitants on this planet, are working to become more responsible and responsive to our environment. Everything from earth worms to the sky world was on exhibit with interactive displays and activities to enlighten, encourage and inspire all ages to the true meaning of Earth Day is Every Day. They held a variety of activities from EV/Hybrid Car Roundup, environmentally friendly product vendors,...
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AKWESASNE - The Akwesasne Task Force on the Environment (ATFE) held their annual Seed & Tree Giveaway on Saturday, April 23, at the former Bingo Palace parking lot. ATFE members handed out tree saplings and non-gmo seeds at 9am and ended around 11am. A variety of vegetable seeds and trees were available to Akwesasronon for free. Seed varieties included Red Seed Potatoes, White Seed Potatoes, Green Beans, True Cranberry Pole Bean, Yellow Beans, Kidney Beans, Zucchinis, Field Pumpkin, Baby Pam...
By Kaniehtonkie. Taking steps to heal is one process Michelle Smoke knows all too well. Smoke is a licensed mental health counselor who doesn’t back down from telling her story. She says everyone has their own story and they should be able to share their story – it’s all part of the healing process. Using her professional skills as a counselor, Smoke has taken her personal trauma and turned them into something positive – becoming a private mental health therapist. Smoke prefers to call herself a resilience specialist. Recently, Smoke shared her...
NIAGARA UNIVERSITY – A research proposal developed by Mckenzee Lazore, a senior from Akwesasne, majoring in luxury hotel operations in Niagara University's College of Hospitality, Sport, and Tourism Management, and Dr. Chang Huh, a professor in the college, was selected as the best proposal at the 12th annual THEREPS (Tourism, Hospitality, and Event Conference for Researchers, Educators, Practitioners, and Students) Conference in Philadelphia April 15 and 16, 2022. The proposal, "How has the COV...
Clarkson University is seeking participants for a focus group conducted by the University on investigating the challenges that career and volunteer firefighters face to safety, productivity, access, inclusion, and longevity and potential assistive technology. They are looking for career or volunteer firefighters, fire chiefs, or members of an organization who are involved in the inclusion of underrepresented groups in firefighting. If you agree to be a part of this focus group, you will be asked to participate in filling out a questionnaire...
AKWESASNE – Leonard C. Garrow, 91, of St. Regis Road, passed away Saturday afternoon, April 23, 2022 at Canton-Potsdam Hospital after a brief illness. Leonard was born on October 21, 1930 in Hogansburg, the son of the late Jake and Nancy (Thompson) Garrow and attended schools on reservation. In 1951, he entered the United States Army, proudly serving his country during the Korean Conflict, honorably discharging in 1953. On November 13, 1954, he married Isabel Swamp at St. Regis Catholic C...
AKWESASNE – Baby Robert “Rocky” Steve Francis, III, was called back to the Spirit World on Sunday, April 17, 2022 before his family was able to welcome him into this world. He is survived by his parents, Makayla Bigtree and Robert Steve Francis, Jr.; his brother, Rylyn Francis Bigtree; his maternal grandparents, Tee Bigtree and Adam Bigtree (Courtney); his paternal grandparents, Maryann and Rocky Francis; his maternal great grandmother, Dinker Laughing; his paternal great-great grandmother, Jean Oakes; and many aunts, uncles, and cousi...
AKWESASNE – It is with a broken hearts, the family of Chiara-Lynn, daughter of Christina Smoke (David Gaudet) and the late Roderick Thompson announce her tragic passing on Wednesday, April 20, 2022 at Cornwall Community Hospital at the age of 28 years. In addition to her mother, Christina, she is survived by her children, Nahtayia Thompson-Campeau and Reign Hailey Wigmore; her sisters, Martika Smoke-Thompson; stepsister, Michelle David; her nieces, Harvest Farrell, Faith Farrell, and Cashia B...
The Hogansburg-Akwesasne Volunteer Fire Department (HAVFD) Station 3 firefighters continue to bring awareness to the struggles many Akwesasronon endure. Part of this awareness campaign is the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) honoring Indigenous women and girls affected by violence against women. In January 2022, the HAVFD – Station 3, presented the "Akwé:kon Ratiia'tanóron Ne Ratikshàokon:'a – Every Child Matters" graphics honoring a long-standing member of their fire d...
Phillip "Philly" Thomas Terrance, Karoniate, 66, of Akwesasne passed away unexpectedly on Monday, April 25, 2022. Philly was born on June 7, 1955 in Rochester, NY to the late Sandra (Diebow) and Phillip Terrance. He graduated from Salmon River Central School and started work as an iron worker at age 17. He joined the union in 1974 and worked on numerous projects in New Hampshire, Michigan, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens and the local 440 where he served as President for 9 years. Some of his jobs...
Continued from last week. THE HIAWATHA WAMPUM: From what we know…the Indians had a tradition of law and the Iroquois are our surviving example of it. The Iroquois possessed a tradition of law, and that tradition of law is what has created them as a people. That part is definitely true, but the Iroquois tradition is not a tradition of law, exactly. The Iroquois tradition is a tradition of responsible thinking. It is not something written in paragraphs and lines because it doesn’t matter whether the letter of the thing is right. The que...
1. Ka'nón:we wa'tehsatháhahkwe? Where did you walk? 2. Kanakerahtsherakè:ron tsi ionten'nikonhroria'táhkhwa ionthahita'áhstha wa'tkatháhahkwe I walked at Generations park 3. Í:iah nón:wa tewakathahíten. Sótsi iokennó:ron. I did not walk today. It was too rainy 4. Wa'tehsaráhtate kénh? Do you run? 5. Hén, khia'tewenhniserá:ke wa'tkaráhtate Yes, I run everyday 6. Í:iah tha'tewakarahtá:ton. Tekkwitsháksens. No I don't run. I have bad knees. 7. Kátke wesahonwi'seréhseron ne sà:sere tékeni teiok...
New York State announced the distribution of $20 million in federal funding this month to help struggling New Yorkers with multi-generational households avoid food insecurity. Administered through the state Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance, the assistance through the Pandemic Emergency Assistance Fund will provide households with both a child and an older adult with a one-time payment to help cover food expenses. “The COVID-19 pandemic continues to disproportionately impact those New Yorkers who were struggling even before the p...
SARANAC LAKE – North Country Community College is partnering with the Franklin County Suicide Prevention Coalition to host a pair of Mental Health Awareness events for the community – one in Malone, one in Saranac Lake – and is seeking submissions of art to showcase at each event. Each Mental Health Awareness community event will feature mental health information and resources, food, music, art and fun activities for kids. Speakers from the community will also share their stories. The public is welcome and encouraged to attend. The Malon...
Wondering about the world of cannabis? Here is rundown of the different types of cannabis and how they can be used. Within each category are a variety of strains offered to the public. If you're still wondering, 'what do they sell in that cannabis shop', I would recommend taking a ride and stopping in a few shops and talking to their knowledgeable staff. Since its legalization, cannabis is not the pot from the 60's and 70's. It's cannabis, and its legalization has opened more doors to hundreds...
POTSDAM – Many young people face a choice when considering their futures: College or military? Thanks to a new partnership between SUNY Potsdam and the New York National Guard, they can do both. A new National Guard guaranteed admission program at SUNY Potsdam is the first of its kind in the State University of New York, and only the second in the state. The initiative allows participants to serve their nation and advance their studies at the same time -- with substantial financial aid benefits and campus support to help them succeed. ...
MASSENA – While the public's attention has been on the COVID-19 vaccine over the past couple of years, it is important to not forget about another potentially life-saving vaccine: MenACWY or MenB for meningococcal meningitis. When someone has meningococcal meningitis, the bacteria infect the lining of the brain and spinal cord and cause swelling. St. Lawrence Health would like to remind the public that meningococcal bacteria are spread from person-to-person by sharing respiratory and throat s...
Potsdam – The team of experienced and highly trained Occupational Therapists with St. Lawrence Health offers services in five locations to best meet the needs of their patients. April is Occupational Therapy (OT) Month, and simply put, therapists and therapy assistants are experts in assisting their patients perform the tasks and occupations they need and want to do every day. "Occupational Therapy focuses on a return to daily functional activities. This could mean in the home, at work, or at s...
Indian Time expresses our sincere apology to the owner of Dank Bank cannabis shop and to Noah McDonald. In Vol. 40 #16, Indian Time incorrectly identified the owner of Dank Bank as Noah McDonald in the article. The owner of Dank Bank located in Fort Covington, is Dallas Delormier and the manager is Darryl Mitchell....
AKWESASNE – The Saint Regis Mohawk Health Services reported a slight increase in the community’s vaccination rate since March 23rd, which now stands at 72.4%. The vaccination rate includes residents of the Akwesasne community ages 5-years old or more who are eligible to receive either the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna COVID-19 vaccines. During the past month, the FDA has authorized a second COVID-19 vaccine booster dose for individuals 50-years old or more, as well as for those 12 and older with certain immunocompromised conditions. To date, 47...
Local law enforcement agencies have combined their resources to host National Prescription Drug Take Back Day (NPDTBD). Akwesasne’s NPDTBD will be held this Saturday April 30, 2022 from 10:00 AM-2:00 PM at the following locations: St. Regis Mohawk Tribal Police Station, Akwesasne Mohawk Police Service in Kana:takon, Tsi Snaihne Substation, and the parking area across from the Peace Tree Trade Mall. Naloxone training sessions will also be held at SRMT Police Station and the sub-station in Snye. Each location is ready to accept unused or u...
New York, Traditional Lenape Territory – The Honorable Marc Miller, Minister of Crown−Indigenous Relations, and the Honorable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Indigenous Services, continued their participation at the 21st session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII). The theme of this session is “Indigenous Peoples, business, autonomy and the human rights principles of due diligence including free, prior and informed consent.” Before the Forum began on Monday morning, Minister Miller, Minister Hajdu and Ambassa...
FORT COVINGTON – The Salmon River Central School District will ask voters in May to approve a 2022-23 school budget that represents a decrease in spending and no tax levy increase. The proposal would spend $33,625,827, down $713,927 or 2.1%, from 2021-22. The tax levy also won’t change. The new budget would use $1,094,585 from their fund balance. State aid to the school district is dropping $639,621. Expenses largely out of the district’s control in the proposed budget include contractual salary increases, health insurance and retirement costs,...
Nathalie Barrios ’22 has been working with Associate Professor of Physical Therapy Ali Boolani, who developed the idea during the COVID-19 pandemic, in response to his students’ feelings. Prof. Boolani said that he “really wanted to find out what was going on with students during the first summer of the pandemic.” Nathalie Barrios started collecting data for this study on June 1, 2020 and completed the daily data collection on August 1, 2020. Boolani and the team wanted to know how Covid was impacting the students’ behaviors and how they felt d...