A Voice from the Eastern Door
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By Kaniehtonkie. On June 5, 2019, a young Mohawk woman was monstrously assaulted. The assault left her needing constant daily care. She will never leave the long-term facility she is residing at. She is unable to speak or move from the Traumatic Brain Injury she sustained from the assault. During this assault her young children witnessed their mother's violent crime against her. Her two children, now the young age 9 and 11 years old, will never be the same. The young woman is Ashley David...
By Shondiin Silversmith. Violence against Indigenous women in the U.S. is a crisis, but the extent of the problem remains unknown, according to a report released by the U.S. Government Accountability Office. “There’s no one single database that has all this information,” Gretta Goodwin, the director of GAO’s Homeland Security and Justice team, told the Arizona Mirror. “So, the full scope of the problem is we don’t know.” And gathering the data needed to figure out just how big the problem is is complicated by a history of police racism and pr...
By Dr. Ashwin Vasan. The HIV/AIDS epidemic offers us countless lessons in how to effectively tackle a global crisis that had felt insurmountable. We must apply those lessons to other public health crises, particularly those rooted in stigma, like mental health. Today marks the 33rd annual World AIDS Day, a day when the world comes together to raise awareness and honor the tens of millions of people who have lost their lives to HIV/AIDS over the last four decades, and to light the way forward to continue the fight against the last major global...
Despite the weather, Saint Regis Mohawk staff and volunteers worked through most of the day handing out bottled water, turkey, chicken, potatoes, noodles and other dry goods. This year, the food giveaway gave some very timely items as Starr Thomas told Akwesasne TV, "It was a team effort with many volunteers from various programs. And giving out sanitizing wipes and COVID tests – should anyone need to quarantine; we want them to be prepared." This year recipients needed to bring their own b...
Daniel "Karahoton" Laffin, 85, of N. Helena Road, Akwesasne, passed away on November 28, 2021 at North Country Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Massena. Daniel was born on October 15, 1936 in Akwesasne, the son of the late Jake and Marion (Oakes) Laffin. He graduated from Massena High School in 1954 and later married Jeannine Desjardins in 1969, which later ended in divorce. Daniel was an Ironworker with the Local #440 and was known for selling work boots, jeans and gloves to his community.... Full story
AKWESASNE – Mary Madeline Lazore, 81, of 81 Phillip Hopps Memorial Road, Kawehnoke, passed away early Tuesday morning, November 30th, 2021 at the Iakhihsohtha Lodge. Mary was born on March 19, 1940 on St. Regis Island, the daughter of the late James and Catherine (Beauvais) Lazore. She attended schools in Akwesasne and later earned her GED. Mary was a laundry worker throughout her life, first working at Coyne in Syracuse before working at the TsiSnaihne Elders Home and the Kawehnoke Elders H... Full story
By Marcus Bankuti. On the morning of November 18, helicopters were whipping the air above the Gidimt’en checkpoint in Wet’suwet’en territory. Given the history of the Wet’suwet’en struggle against the encroachment of the Coastal GasLink (CGL) oil pipeline, it was an ominous sight for the land defenders below. There was a feeling about what could happen next, said Layla Staats, a Kanien’kehá:ka documentary filmmaker from Six Nations who had travelled to northern BC to tell the story of the Wedzin Kwa river at which they were camped. They...
Name: Wallace Rarihwa'sahste Garrow Born: April 19th, 2021, 9lbs 9ounces, 21 inches Sibling: Rogue Ienekanonwes Garrow Parents: Brant and Cindy Garrow Maternal grandparents: Theresa Cook and David Dearhouse Paternal grandparents: Sherry and Larry Garrow...
Legendary Oneida Singer, Songwriter and Peace Humanitarian She had a bright voice like liquid gold, a luminous heart and a magnetic smile. Joanne Shenandoah-Tekaliwakwah, one of the most renowned Indigenous musicians on the Native American music scene, nurtured the spirit, inspired joy and shared her love of laughter and her people with audiences around the world. She passed into the spirit world on November 22, 2021 at the Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, AZ at the age of 64. Multi-talented Singer,... Full story
By Mark Armao. The Biden administration on Thursday, Nov 18, announced its plans to strengthen federal protections for the nation’s waterways by replacing a Trump-era rule that significantly reduced protections for thousands of wetlands and streams. In a press release, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) outlined its plans to work with the Army Corps of Engineers to revise the agencies’ definition of “waters of the United States,” or WOTUS. The types of waterways included under WOTUS determine which types of waters receive protect...
By Mark Armao. Indigenous land defenders were in a British Columbia court Monday after they were arrested during police raids that took place on Wet’suwet’en territory Friday, Nov 19. During the raids, Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) arrested 29 people, including Wet’suwet’en and Haudenosaunee land defenders, two people described as elders, two photojournalists and a supporting chief from the Gidimt’en clan. Those arrests, part of an ongoing, government-sanctioned effort to enable the construction of a proposed pipeline on unceded Wet’suwe...
Reprinted from WORDS THAT COME BEFORE ALL ELSE Environmental Philosophies of the Haudenosaunee Task Force By Les Benedict Continued from last week Culturally The cultural significance of the Four Winds is exemplified in Hutchens description of the natural history of the Hermit thrush. When humans breathe, the oxygen is massed into tiny lung sacs called alveoli. The thin walls of the alveoli allow oxygen to pass through and enter the blood stream. In birds, oxygen gets two passes through the lungs. Inhale air first goes through the lungs and...
1. Enkatateweiennén:ta'ne ne Rotón:ni nikahá:wi I will get ready for Christmas 2. Átste kanonhsaktónkie enkhahseraniiontónnion I will hang lights outside along the house 3. Kanónhskon enkhahseraniiontónnion I will hang lights inside my house 4. Kahrhá:kon enkenèn:kia'ke I will cut a pine tree in the woods 5. Enkenen'tahní:non I will buy a pine tree 6. Kanónhskon enkatenen'tó:ten I will put up a tree inside 7. Onèn:ta ó:kwire aó:wen tekatáhstha enkhnió:ten I will put the tree in the stand 8. T...
"Kaniehtónkie Kanien'kéha kén:ton 'nó:nen ioteniehtaténion, tsi ní:ioht ne teionien'kwatá:se,'" wa'ì:ron Marjorie "Kaniehtónkie" Barnes Skidders '79, M'90, iakonakerá:ton akohsera'kéhkha niwahsontò:ten Tsiothohrkó:wa niwenhni'tò:ten, Á:nen Barnes M'79 tánon Tony Barnes ne konwaién:'a. "Ne ake'nisténha akorihwá:ke tsi nikarì:wes wakenakerá:ton teionien'kwatáse, nè:'e aorì:wa ne akhshén:na kaká:ratons tsi nikahá:wi wakenakerá:ton." Skidders, kià:tare ne Ahkwesáhshne Kanien'kehá:ka Kanakerahtsher...
Grade 3: Honor Roll:(85-89) Claire Adams Gannon Burns Kalan Cree Ayden David Ross David Lanah Francis Salara Lewis Lakelyn McComber Addison Thompson High Honor Roll:(90-94) Marley Bigtree Audrielle Hopps Hudson Jacobs Nirvana Johnson Principal’s List:(95-100) Emilie Comins Hendrix Rourke Grade 4: Honor Roll:(85-89) Blake Adams Cullen Benedict Roysen Curleyhead Alex Dupra Klein Francis Zara General Jedda Jock Shaylyn Laborgne Analiyah LaFrance Devilynn Lazore Maddex Pierce Jasmine Smoke Iesennakwenienstha Thomas Mila Thomas Zahara Thomas High H...
AKWESASNE. The Saint Regis Mohawk Health Services is continuing to ramp-up efforts to keep the Akwesasne community safe from COVID-19 in advance of a new variant being reported. Beginning this week, COVID-19 home test kits and booster shots will be made available to all interested community members. Beginning on Tuesday, November 30th; a BinaxNOW COVID-19 Home Test Kit is being provided at no cost at Health Service’s Testing Garage located at 404 State Route 37. The home test kits will be distributed to community members between the hours of 2...
AKWESASNE COMMUNITY IMPACT STATEMENT To: Superior Ontario Court of Justice, Canada Province of Ontario Case File #20-60 East Region Cornwall, 29 Second Street West, Cornwall, ON, K6J 1G3 In the matter of ASHLEY DAVID THOMPSON, DOB: October 29, 1991, victim Let us begin with a short background of Akwesasne and our relations. Akwesasne is a collective of indigenous peoples that has been in this area since time immemorial. We have customs and practices that have remained within our community for eons. These practices are different than the...
Tis the Season High numbers of COVID cases are occurring from seasonal and other celebratory gatherings in Franklin County. Franklin County Public Health Services encourage you to get tested before and after gatherings. ●If you have symptoms of Covid immediately self-isolate and get tested ●If you have a positive (+) test please isolate away from everyone else ●If your household or close contacts have symptoms they should self-isolate and get tested ●If your household is not vaccinated and have been in contact with a positive (+), they should...
The Akwesasne Mohawk Police are seeking the public's assistance in identifying the suspect(s) involved in a theft that occurred in the district of Kawehno:ke (Cornwall Island). On Monday, November 15, 2021, the Akwesasne Mohawk Police were dispatched to the A'nowara'ko: wa Arena regarding the theft of approximately 30 cedar trees with an estimated value of $3,500. The incident is believed to have occurred between November 11-14, 2021. The cedar trees were a part of the Akwesasne Restoration...
Franklin County Public Health will hold COVID-19 vaccination clinics in December. Please see schedule below for location, times and what ages will be served: December 2nd – Malone - 4pm-7pm at St. Andre’s Outreach Center, 12 Homestead Park. For ages 5-11, Pfizer first dose only. Drop-ins welcome but will be limited according to how much vaccine we have on hand. Priority will be given to those who pre-register. Register for Thursday, December 2nd FIRST dose for 5-11-year-olds at: https://apps2.health.ny.gov/doh2/applinks/cdms...
COVID-19 Case Statistics Daily Statistics for Monday, November 29, 2021: New Positives: 30 Active Cases: 143 Community Active: 198 DOCCS Inmate Active: Bare Hill Correctional: 1, Franklin County Jail: 3 Deaths: 26 New Recovered: 79 Individuals in Isolation/Quarantine: 448 Cumulative Totals: Cases: 5681, Confirmed Positive: 5501, Probable: 143, Deaths: 26 Recovered: 5420 Daily Statistics for Sunday, November 28, 2021: New Positives: 69 Active Cases: 198 Community Active: 191 DOCCS Inmate Active: Franklin Correctional: 2, Franklin County Jail: 5...
As of Wednesday, December 1, 2021 Transmission Level: High New cases: 165 Total number of confirmed positives to-date: 14,958 Active cases: 709 Released from isolation: 14,106 Hospitalizations: 28 Deaths: 143 Total number of tests performed to date: 459,451 % of Fully vaccinated in St. Lawrence County: 55.9 % of St. Lawrence County positivity rate: 8.64 As of Tuesday, November 30, 2021 Transmission Level: High New cases: 146 Total number of confirmed positives to-date: 14,793 Active cases: 627 Released from isolation: 14,023 Hospitalizations:...
AKWESASNE. Following interest in COVID-19 Home Test Kits, the Saint Regis Mohawk Health Services will be conducting additional distributions of the test kits during the month of December. Community members will receive either the BinaxNow COVID-19 Antigen Self Kit or the QuickVue At-Home OTC COVID-19 Test. They are being provided at no cost on Tuesdays from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the clinic’s testing garage located at 404 State Route 37. Please use the gravel road located across from McGee Road to access the garage. For those community m...
Peanuts Participants Back row L-R - Coach Faith Graffis, Clayton King, Candy _?_& Carter Cook Front row L-R-Drew George, Chelsea Jocko, Shea Sunday, Jamie, Tanisha Thompson, Randy Seymour and Chiara Smoke. Year unknown 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...
WARRANT Cornwall, ON – Chase Skidders, 30, of Akwesasne was arrested on November 24th, 2021 on the strength of a warrant. It is alleged the man failed to attend court on July 13th, 2021 for a fail to attend for fingerprints offence and a warrant was issued for his arrest. On November 24th, 2021, the man attended police headquarters to deal with the matter. He was taken into custody on the strength of the warrant and held for a bail hearing. BREACH Cornwall, ON – A 60-year-old Akwesasne man was arrested on November 29th, 2021 and charged wit...
