A Voice from the Eastern Door
A Voice from the Eastern Door
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ALBANY – Jeffrey Doctor, age 52, of Charlotte, North Carolina, and Samuel Baker, age 46, of Laurinburg, North Carolina, were sentenced today in connection with a scheme to smuggle cut rag tobacco into Canada from the United States. Doctor was sentenced to 14 months in prison and Samuel Baker was sentenced to 30 months in prison. The announcement was made by United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman; Erin Keegan, Special Agent in Charge of the Buffalo Field Office of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI); and Harry Chavis, Acting Executive Speci...
Centenary United Methodist Church 345 West Main St. in Malone Local favorites, the Klebes family, will present an evening of holiday music that will delight the whole family. Tickets are $15 per person at the Foothills Art Society....
AKWESASNE – The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe announces the "Support Tribally Licensed Businesses" promotional campaign from December 10, 2024, to December 23, 2024 to spotlight the compliant tribally licensed businesses that support vital community programs. Tribally licensed businesses are an integral part of our community as their contributions directly impact programming for our younger generations, elders, agriculture, culture, education, recreation, and scholarships. Plus, fees collected from compliant businesses help keep our roadsides c...
By David Sommerstein. News Director, NCPR. The Arctic, and the indigenous communities that live there, are considered the front lines of climate change. "We’re seeing climate change happen more readily there," said Jon Rosales, a professor of environmental studies at St. Lawrence University in Canton. "It’s more obvious, it’s more disruptive, and we can learn from those front lines." Rosales has studied two indigenous villages, Shaktoolik and Savoonga, in the Bering Strait region of Alaska since 2009. He’s publishing a paper in the Adirond...
A REAL ID is a federally compliant DMV-issued driver license, learner permit, or non-driver ID that will be required to board a domestic flight (within the U.S.) or enter certain federal buildings starting in May 2025, unless you have a valid passport. Passed by Congress in 2005, the REAL ID Act establishes minimum security standards for state-issued driver licenses, permits, and ID cards. The Act also prohibits federal agencies, like the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), from accepting cards for official purposes from states that...
The Canadian Union of Postal Workers pushed back on recent criticisms from Canada Post in a bulletin to members Tuesday evening, giving a list of proposals it said are meant to bring the two parties closer together. The Union dropped wage demand to 19% over four years in Canada Post negotiations. The union said its latest proposals included wage increases lower than previously demanded, as well as a cost-of-living allowance and better job security. The Union’s statement came after Canada Post said Monday that the union's latest proposals w...
In a series of land claims meeting held this past week in Akwesasne on the upcoming signing – if not already signed, land claims, events have unfolded to reflect an unsettled community. In a geo-political situation, no one could have dreamed of, let alone write about. It falls in the category of "You can't make this up." A lawsuit was entered by the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne in 1982 and wholly absorbed by the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe and pulled in the only sovereign council – the Mohawk Nat...
NYS Governor Hochul’s first proposal for the 2025 State of the State, the Governor proposed the state’s first-ever Inflation Refund. The refund would deliver about $3 billion in direct payments to around 8.6 million New York taxpayers statewide in 2025. This new refund would send a payment of $300 to single taxpayers who make up to $150,000 per year, and a payment of $500 for joint tax filers making up to $300,000 per year. According to the release, this announcement is one of several proposals to help address the cost of living that will be...
The Akwesasne Mohawk Police Service have received a report of migrants in the Tsi Snaihne area. In response, AMPS have actively initiated a search operation, with the assistance of the Hogansburg-Akwesasne Volunteer Fire Department (HAVFD), Saint Regis Mohawk Police (SRMTPD), and Akwesasne Mohawk Ambulance (AMA). We will continue to provide updates as the situation develops. Thank you for your cooperation and understanding....
AKWESASNE MOHAWK TERRITORY – It is with a heavy heart, that the leadership of the Wolf Clan family of Sharenho:wane and the leadership of the Bear Clan family of Tehana'kari:ne, hereby publicly announce that we no longer consider Howard Thompson to be a Kanien'keha:ka Wolf Clan Roia:ner of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy. It is the position of our clan families that Howard Thompson has removed himself as a Roia:ner for the following reasons. Howard Thompson has been unwilling to meet or deliberate with the rest of the Mohawk Nation Council of C...
The Akwesasne Mohawk Police Service (AMPS) received reports of suspicious individuals in the district of Tsi Snaihne. Patrols responded to the area and observed five (5) individuals. Two (2) subjects fled into a marsh area north of McDonald Road. It is believed that these individuals were attempting illegal entry into the United States. With the assistance of the HAVFD and SRMTPD, a search operation was initiated. The two subjects who fled into the marsh area were located and apprehended by AMPS. Both were confirmed to be citizens of Chile....
