A Voice from the Eastern Door
A Voice from the Eastern Door
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Submitted by D'Arcy O'Connell Tsi Snaihne School held its monthly awards assembly on Monday, December 9th. Students were recognized for student of the month, physical education, perfect attendance and the monthly character trait....
St. Regis Mohawk School students who got Student of the Month for November were treated to an ice cream social with the Principal on Friday. Principal Thomas led the kids in an "I scream for ice cream" cheer and the party was started. Students were served vanilla ice cream and had a smorgasbord of toppings to choose from including chocolate, strawberry and caramel syrup, sprinkles, chocolate chips, bananas, marshmallows and whip cream. There were some pretty gigantic sundaes to be had....
Losing a loved one at any time of the year is hard but losing a loved one near or during the holidays is especially difficult. The Wholistic Health and Wellness program would like to give some tips for families and friends of those who have had a loss. We hope this article will help get you through the holidays. Some people say I just want to pull the covers over my head. I don’t want to think about buying presents. I don’t want to think about cooking. I don’t even want to make coffee in the morning. The first thing to remember is that there...
Tsi Snaihne School Student Council selects one community organization to raise funds or items for each month. In November, the Student Council, with help from the school community, collected cat and dog food for the SRMT Animal Shelter. These are the newly elected Student Council members with some of the pet food they collected. L-R: Carter Jackson, Cherish Hall, Lila Mitchell, Connor Lazore, Kiyah Francis, Anson Herne, Dayne Thomas and Arrow Adams. Submitted by D›Arcy O›Conn...
Submitted by Nanci Ransom On Saturday, November 30th, a potluck social dinner was held at the Hogansburg Akwesasne Volunteer Fire Department Station #1 to welcome Father Anthony Osuji and to bid "Farewell" to Father Jerome Pastores. Connie Thompson, Parish Council President, began the dinner by stating, "We are gathered here tonight for two reasons, first, to welcome our new priest, Father Anthony Osuji, and secondly, to thank Father Jerome Pastores for his ministry to our St. Regis Parish."...
(December 13, 2013) Cornwall, Ontario - During a patrol in the Township of South Glengarry in the early morning hours of December 11th, 2013, members of the Cornwall Regional Task Force (CRTF) observed a vessel approach the shoreline, however, could not discern the exact location. Shortly after, members discovered and seized 30 cases of contraband cigarettes scattered along the shoreline. CRTF members believe the contraband was hastily unloaded and no one approached to claim the product due to the police presence at that particular time. On Dec...
Christopher A. Belile, 25, of Hogansburg was arrested by St. Regis Mohawk Tribal Police and charged with second-degree strangulation, second-degree menacing and endangering the welfare of a child at 5:15 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 12. He was arraigned in Bombay Town Court and remanded to the Franklin County Jail, Malone in lieu of $5,000 bail or $10,000 bond. April M. Burns, 27, of Hogansburg was arrested by Tribal Police and charged with first-degree aggravated unlicensed operation, operating a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol content of .08...
Continued from last week 11. Personalized Calendars. You can buy calendar blanks or use a template from a program; add pictures of things or people meaningful to the recipient; add in important dates (birthdays and anniversaries of family & friends); and maybe a special note or quote every once in a while. For parents/students you can add in the school schedule; for homeowners you can add in a home maintenance schedule; etc. for sports fans, astrology followers, on & on. To make them extra special I sometimes add little treats – a couple d...
As Christmas quickly approaches, craft fairs can be a godsend to the last minute shopper. Last Saturday the St. Regis Recreation helped those last minute shoppers by hosting a Christmas Craft Fair with 27 vendors as well as a meat pie luncheon. There were many gift giving ideas from handmade Native beadwork, gloves, moccasins, blankets, pillows, quilts, all natural body lotions and scrubs, homemade hats, wood burning items, stained glass sun-catchers, sports collectables, build-a-bear items to...
Reprinted from Two Row Times By Emily Bishop SYRACUSE- In May 2013, the Millennium Pipeline Company announced a proposal to construct a 60 mile-long, high pressure pipeline that will be at least 24” in diameter and supported by at least one compressor station. Since then, community members in the Central New York region have been organizing to oppose the initiative through community presentations from the Southern Tier to Onondaga. The I-81 pipeline seeks to transport off the fracked gas from Pennsylvania by connecting the Millennium Pipeline,...
Massena Boys and Girls Club signs deal to purchase former St. Joseph's school, hope to be fully operational sometime next year By Andy Gardner MASSENA -- Officials with the Massena Boys and Girls Club inked a deal to purchase the former St. Joseph's school on Bayley Road on Tuesday morning and are hopeful to soon have the facility up and running. "Our goal is to open next year sometime," Tim Currier said, president of the Massena Boys and Girls Club board of directors. Now that the title is in...
Akwesasne, NY - The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe welcomed a gathering of business and government leaders from Franklin and St. Lawrence counties and the surrounding area to the Akwesasne Mohawk Casino Resort last week for a Business After Hours event co-hosted by the Malone Chamber of Commerce. While the focus of the evening was networking and casual conversation among those in attendance, the topic of resolution of a series of issues related to the Tribe’s boundary drew much attention. “Our surrounding counties are very important to our Tri...
The Seniors Christmas Party was on Wednesday and the Akwesasne Mohawk Ecumenical Choir performed for guests. They sang songs like "Away in a Manger," and "Silent Night," and "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" in English and Mohawk. They just recorded their latest CD "Change My Heart, O God: Ahskweriahsasteni, O Sewenni:io" Hymns We Love to Sing. They recently performed at the St. Regis Mission Church and will also sing at Iakhihsohtha and Tsiiokwanonhso:te. L-R: Marianne Loran, Louise Cook, Judy...
A Translation from The Kahniakehaka (Mohawk Language) We direct our attention to the Life Forces on Mother Earth; To the waters, which quenches our thirst and provides for the well being and the strength of plant life; to animals, who provide us with food, clothing, shelter and beauty; to the tress of all shapes and sizes, who provide us with shelter and fruits of many varieties, the medicine plants, who are carrying on the Creators instructions to cure disease and sickness. We give our thanksgiving to all of these Life Forces who have...
A Black Friday CKON radio promotion paid off well for the annual Christmas Basket/Mountain of Toys event held on Friday, December 13, 2013 at the former IGA building on Route 37. CKON was all ready to run a Black Friday promotion but wasn't sure which type of contest to run. Misty Tarbell, CKON's Traffic Coordinator came up with the idea of having community members donate an unwrapped toy and receive a ballot for entry into the Black Friday giveaway which was a $500 gift card. Although the...
The term "holiday giving" has great meaning in Akwesasne, and it's something local residents take seriously. If you stopped by the old IGA last Friday for the main day event you saw a building full of people taking time out of their day to donate money, toys, food, or to be put in the " kindness" jailhouse and wait to be bailed out, all for families experiencing hard times. The Akwesasne Basket Drive and Mountain of Toys has been giving out holiday baskets for 17 years with the help of many...
The Akwesasne Housing Authority recently held a Home Maintenance Clinic on Thursday, December 12, 2013. The Clinic had a variety of presenters there to show how to do simple repairs in your home and to answer any questions about repairs to your home. They stressed how important it is to tend to those simple repairs before they turn into major repairs with contractors, special tools and materials. On hand to help with all your home repairs were MCA's Healthy Homes Initiative, SRMT Environment's...
On Friday, Pre-Kindergarteners at the Kanatakon School performed a play and a couple of songs for their families. They sang the She:kon Song, Ohkwari Tare, Round Dance song and performed the play Akohsherake Nikahawi with help from teachers Kakwiroton Oakes, Lynell Oakes-Cook and Marilyn Sharrow. The students have been working hard all year and did a wonderful job....
On Thursday night, St. Lawrence University students in the class "Environmental Perception and Indigenous Knowledge" presented posters to the community at the St. Regis Mohawk School. Students have been travelling to the Akwesasne Boys & Girls Club and the St. Regis Mohawk School for one day a week since September. During their time here they have learned a lot about the community as Professor Celia Nyamweru has had several speakers present to the class. Six students created posters on topics su...
For the second year, employees of the Tarbell Management Group took their own money and purchased Christmas gifts for children involved in the SRMT Division of Social Services. This year, 139 presents were bought. Each participating employee picked the age and gender of a child and bought them a gift. There will certainly be some very happy children this Christmas thanks to the generosity of TMG employees....
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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 same building as CKON. Stop letting your photos gather dust in the basement and bring them in for us! All photos are returned to their owner....
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 same building as CKON. Stop letting your photos gather dust in the basement and bring them in for us! All photos are returned to their owner....
Division: Indian Health Service Salary: $43,992.00 – 107,161.60 11-1021 Status: Full-time, Exempt Deadline: Tsiothohrkó:wa/January 10, 2014 Description of Position: The Health Services Director of the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe is responsible for organization, development, and management of the Health Services Division including cost management, personnel, materials, productivity and quality of work. The Health Services Director plans for patient care services within the organization according to strategic objectives and priorities. Qu...
Division: Family Support Salary: $20,966.40 – 39,852.80 21-1093 Status: Full-time &Per Diem, Non-exempt Deadline: Tsiothóhrha/December 27, 2013 Description of Position: Assist adults and children with developmental disabilities complete activities of daily living at the person’s home or in a daytime non-residential facility. Qualifications: High School diploma or GED. Must be at least 21 years of age, have and maintain a valid driver’s license with a clean drivers abstract in accordance with the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe’s Fleet Policy. Must be...
