A Voice from the Eastern Door
A Voice from the Eastern Door
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1. Tsi niionhiákwas ó:nen onhiá:ri Berry season 2. Ken'niiohontésha Strawberries 3. Kontatewenní:io ken'niiohontésha Wild strawberries 4. Tewakahiatonhontsió:ni I need fruit/berries 5. Wa'kahiákhe I am going to pick fruit/berries 6. Kahíhsaks I am looking for fruit/berries 7. Kahiákwas I am picking fruit/berries 8. Athé:rakon kéta'as I am putting it in the basket 9. Kahiarò:roks I am gathering the fruit 10. Kahiahní:nons I am buying fruit 11. Wakahiakhónhne tsi Tewate'nehtara...
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Continued from last week Clans and Consanguinity 42. Along the Five Nations and their posterity there shall be the following original clans: Great Name Bearer, Ancient Name Bearer, Great Bear, Ancient Bear, Turtle, Painted Turtle, Standing Rock, Large Plover, Deer, Pigeon Hawk, Eel, Ball, Opposite-Side-of-the-Hand and Wild Potatoes. These clans distributed through their respective Nations, shall be the sole owners and holders of the soil of the country and in them is it vested as a birthright. 43. People of the Five Nations members of a...
1. Iawenhniserataríhen It is a hot day 2. Kwáh io'taríhen It is very hot 3. Kióhton niwáhseno F Wastonhronónke It is 90 degrees Fahrenheit 4. Ioráhkote It is sunny 5. Iorahkwataríhen The sun is hot 6. Iowerataríhen It is a hot wind 7. Enwa'tariha'tánion It will be a heat wave 8. Io'kenhráthen The soil is dry 9. Ionatkenhren'serón:ni ne ohnionwara'shòn:'a kahehtà:ke The plants in the garden are suffering 10. Teionkwatonhontsió:ni aiokén:nore We need rain 11. Entewakwatá:ko ne kanonhsanóhstha...
Continued from last week 33. When a Confederate Lord dies, the surviving relatives shall immediately dispatch a messenger, a member of another clan, to the Lords in another locality. When the runner comes within hailing distance of the locality he shall utter a sad wail, thus: “Kwa-ah, Kwa-ah, Kwa-ah!” The sound shall be repeated three times and then again and again at intervals as many times as the distance may require. When the runner arrives at the settlement the people shall assemble and one must ask him the nature of his sad message. He sh...
1. Shitkanennà:ke Last Fall 2. Kenténha shikahá:wi October time 3. Kénk nón:we Out of nowhere 4. Tha'okè:tohte It appeared 5. Kí:ken takò:s This cat 6. Kanonhsaktónkie sé's Along the house 7. Ioterakénrie It was hanging around 8. Takatáhsawen wá:kenonte I started to feed it 9. Wa'keksaién:tahse I placed a dish for her 10. N a'tekákhwake A variety of food 11. Te iakenonhsané:ken ó:ni sé's My neighbor also 12. K onwanón:tens She was feeding her 13. K heh ia'óhserate It became winter 14. K énh í:...
Continued from last week 28. When a candidate Lord is to be installed he shall furnish four strings of shells (or wampum) one span length bound together at one end. Such will constitute the evidence of his pledge to the Confederate Lords that he will live according to the constitution of the Great Peace and exercise justice in all affairs. When the pledge is furnished the Speaker of the Council must hold the shell strings in his hand and address the opposite side of the Council Fire and he shall commence his address saying: “Now behold him, H...
1. Kheionhwatèn:'a wa'ontéhen tsi wa'eiakié:nen'ne sò:'k wa'onte'rhò:roke My niece was ashamed for falling down, so she covered herself. 2. Enióhrhen'ne, kheiaterè:'a enhonwatinòn:na ne ronara'se'okòn:'a tánon akwé:kon enhontawénha Tomorrow, my granddaughter will babysit her cousins and they are all going swimming. 3. Akitshé:nen è:rhar Shanénhsta ronwá:iá'ts wahatekhwá:ko ne ohskièn:take sò:'k kahentà:ke aten'èn:rakon wahanì:taien My dog Shanénhsta bit on a bone then he pooped on the grass in...
1. Rinón:tens ne è:rhar I feed my dog 2. È:rhar kákhwa í:waks It eats dog food 3. Wahihné:kanonte ne è:rhar I give my dog water 4. Kahnekíhrha tsi káksaien It drinks water from a dish 5. Tho néntewe nó:nen ienkí:nonke It comes when I call it 6. Waté:kwas It runs away 7. Wakkárias It bites me 8. Takò:s ióhseres It chases the cat 9. Aotáhson ióhseres It chases its own tail 10. Kia'taktón:kie í:we ne akitshé:nen è:rhar My dog walks by my side 11. Akitshé:nen è:rhar iorihwató:ken My dog is...
Continued from last week 16. If the conditions which shall arise at any future time call for an addition to or change of this law, the case shall be carefully considered and if a new beamseems necessary or beneficial, the proposed change shall be voted upon and if adopted it shall be called, “Added to the Rafters”. Right, Duties and Qualifications of Lords 17. A bunch of a certain number of shell (wampum) strings each two spans in length shall be given to each of the female families in which the Lordship titles are vested. The right of bes...
Takò:s ní' wakenáhskwaien I have a pet cat Takò:s owí:ra ní' wakenáhskwaien I have a pet kitten Onón:kote ní' wakenáhskwaien I have a pet ferret Katsinowentí:io (Konwanatken'séstha) ní' wakenáhskwaien I have a pet guinea pig (a nice type of mouse) O'nehsaronhkwa'kéha otsinó:wen ní' wakenáhskwaien I have a pet gerbil (a sand type of mouse) Otsinó:wen ní' wakenáhskwaien I have a pet mouse Tekáhskia'ks ní' wakenáhskwaien I have a pet parrot Tehahonhtané:ken ní' wakenáhskwaien I have a p...
Continued from last week. From Indian Time Vol. 27 #7 6. I, Dekanawidah, appoint the Mohawk Lords the heads and the leaders of the Five Nations Confederacy. The Mohawk Lords are the foundation of the Great Peace and it shall, therefore, be against the Great Binding Law to pass measures in the Confederate Council after the Mohawk Lords have protested against them. No council of the Confederate Lords shall be legal unless all the Mohawk Lords are present. 7. Whenever the Confederate Lords shall assemble for the purpose of holding a council, the...
Kí:ken Tsiatákhaton Awenhnísera This Sunday Teniethinonhwará:ton ne Ionkhi'nisténha We will greet our mothers Ka'nisténhsera akawenhnísera Mother's Day Onerahtohkó:wa May Kióhton enská:ra'ne The date will be the 9th Ienkheiatenwennátahse I will call her Ia'ténkta'ne enkheiatken'sé:ra I will stop to visit with her Enkhehiatonhserahní:non'se I will buy a card for her Enkhetsikhe'tahní:non'se I will buy candy for her Ska'neróhkwa otsikhè:ta A box of candy Enkhetsi'tsiahní:non'se I will buy flower...
From Indian Time Vol.27 #6 1. I am Dekanawidah and with the Five Nations’ Confederate Lords, I plant the Tree of Great Peace. I plant it in your territory, Adodarhoh, and the Onondaga Nation, in the territory of you who are Firekeepers. I name the tree the Tree of-the Great Long Leaves. Under the shade of this Tree of the Great Peace we spread the soft white feathery down of the globe thistle as seats for you, Adodarhoh, and your cousin Lords. We place you upon those seats, spread soft with the feathery down of the globe thistle, there b...
Continued from last week. Each Haudenosaunee reservation has a medicine mask society that has authority over the use of masks for individual and community needs. Each society is charged with the protection of their sacred masks and to assure their proper use. The Grand Council of Chiefs has authority over all medicine societies and shall appoint individual leaders or medicine societies as necessary. However, no individual can speak or make decisions for medicine societies or displacement of medicine masks. No institution has authority over...
1. Ahkwesáhshne Place where the partridge live 2. Rontonhwentsianónhnha They care for the earth 3. ATFE ronwatí:ia'ts Their names are ATFE 4. Tehonatonhontsió:ni tahonwatinonhwará:ton tsi niká:ien ne onkwehshòn:'a tahontenenháhtka'we They would like to thank the people that donated seeds 5. Ralph Child ronwá:ia'ts Childstock Ohnennà:ta tsi ieienthóhtha nihoió'te His name is Ralph Child and he works for Childstock Potato Farm 6. Heron Breen ronwà:ia'ts Fedco Kanénha nihoió'te His name is Heron Br...
An injured or ill Iroquois Indian would sometimes ask the False Face Society to drive away the spirit of the illness or injury. The False Face Society wore masks carved from wood. After a new member joined the False Face Society he had to make his own mask. To make the mask the Iroquois walked through the woods until he found a tree whose spirit talked to him. After talking to the tree, the Indian built a fire. He sprinkled tobacco. then stripped bark from the tree. Next the Indian outlined a face and cut out the section to the tree he had o...
1. ATFE ronwatí:ia'ts Their names are ATFE 2. Shakotinenhá:wis ne Ahkwesahshró:non They give seeds to the people of Ahkwesasne 3. Ón:wa iohserá:te This year 4. Nè:'e aorì:wa kí:ken kahnhratarì:nes Because of the pandemic 5. Teiehtharahkwà:ke enwá:ton enhsaterihwahserón:ni They will take seed orders by the phone 6. Kawennarahsthà:ke ia'tshiateri'waniéhten [email protected] Email him [email protected] 7. Tóka ó:ni ia'tshiatenwennáta'as ne 518-333-0228 Or call him at 518-333-0228 8....
Author Unknown Reprint from Indian Time Vol. 26 #44 Submitted by Tom Porter Rise with our Elder Brother, the Sun. Pray often. The Creator will listen if you only speak. Be tolerant of those who are lost on their path. Ignorance, conceit, anger, jealousy and greed stem from a lost soul. Pray that they will find guidance. Search for yourself, by yourself. Do not allow others to make your path for you. It is your road. Others may walk it with you, but no one can walk it for you. Treat the guest in your home with much consideration. Serve them t...
Re-printed from Vol. 20 # 35 September 2002 Barbara Gray (Kanatiiosh) HETF Environmental Researcher The smell of sweetgrass always brought a smile to my grandmother’s face. It also triggered in her mind many narratives. As a child, I sat at the knees of my grandmother and great aunties. I listened to them speak the language, and tell as I made black ash splint horses with tiny sweetgrass reins from the leftover basket making materials. I did not know it then, but as they made baskets and talked something wonderful was happening, it was the t...
Kakwitè:ne nikahá:wi Spring time Tsi nikakwitehnéhtsheres During the spring Ensewenhniserésha'ne The days will get longer again Sénha enhskarahkwataríha'te The sun will get a bit warmer Nó:nen iorákote, ensewentaná:wen'ne When it is sunny, it will be mild Son'tariha'tánion It's warming up again Iaontaná:wen It is mild Ó:kiake ne otsi'tén:'a tentkón:ne Some birds will come back Iowerataríhen iowerarákie's A warm wind is blowing Kwah í:ken tsi iokennó:ron It was raining very hard Ionawa'tstà:...
Repeated from vol. 26 # 21 This is a Mohawk story that was told to children. A long, long time ago there was a Village on the bend of a river. On one sunny day, a hunter was out in the forest looking for game. While walking along a trail, he stumbled on a hole. He stood back, scratched his head, and thought to himself, "This wasn't here yesterday." He went uphill to get a better look at the hole. His hair stood up. He rubbed his eyes and looked again. That hole was not just any hole; it was the...
Tekataheion'tátshnie I am a paramedic Khenonhkwa'tsherá:wis I am a pharmacist Kheia'taráhstha I am a photographer Katétsien'ts I am a physician Kenawa'tstáhrhos I am a plasterer Khonro'takwatákwas I am a plumber Keríhton I am a police officer Tsi iehiatonhserakwatákwas wakió'te I am a postal worker Khe'nikonhrahserón:nis I am a psychiatrist Khe'nikonhrakwatákwas I am a psychologist Teiehtharáhkwa tekerihwa'serákwas I am a receptionist Kerihó'kwats I am a reporter Kenonhsò:roks I am a roofer Kate...
Reprinted with permission from Traditional Teachings by the Native North American Travelling College Teharonhiawako came to a spot that was open and found a being sitting there on a rock, looking into the mountains. As he walked up to the being, he said, “Who are you?” The being told him, “I am called Hadoui, I am the most powerful being on this earth. I have the power to change the natural life and being that live on it.” Teharonhiawako then introduced himself by saying, “I am the Creator of all that you see, the valleys, mountains, rivers, an...
Kató:rats I am a hunter Khetahstén:nis I am a hypnotist Kka'èn:ions I am an inspector Tekewennaténies I am an interpreter Tekohtáhrhos I am a janitor Kanihsnonhsawi'tsherón:nis I am a jeweler Kerihwarò:roks I am a journalist Tekia'toréhtha I am a judge Katenatahserón:nis I am a landscaper Tekerihwakéhnhas I am a lawyer Kheiatá:tis I am a lecturer Tsi iewennahnotáhkhwa wakió'te l I am a librarian Rontá:wens khe'nikòn:rare I am a lifeguard Ke'nowahserón:nis I am a locksmith Tkeniarotáhrhok...
