A Voice from the Eastern Door
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Akwesasne – The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe Tribal Council honored three tribal members today with Community Recognition Awards for their contributions to the Akwesasne community. Carl White, Dwight Bero and Richard Dick Laffin were recognized at the February 3, 2018 Tribal Meeting for their bravery, courage and service in responding to dangerous incidents. Joining in the special presentation were members of the Hogansburg-Akwesasne Volunteer Fire Department, which included a standing ovation f...
• Turn OFF your snow blower if you need to clear a clog. If you need to remove debris or unclog snow, always turn off your snow blower. Wait for all moving parts to come to a complete stop before clearing any clogs or debris. • KEY SAFETY TIP: Never put your hands inside the auger or chute. Use a clean out tool (or stick) to unclog snow or debris from your snow blower. Your hands should never go inside the auger or chute. Make sure the snow blower is in the off position before addressing any clogs. • Only use your snow blower in visible condi...
In addition to getting a flu shot, it’s important to practice good hand-hygiene: • Unlike some viruses, influenza is easily killed by soap and hot water. • Wash your hands often with soap and hot water for at least 20 seconds to protect yourself from germs and avoid spreading them to others. • Carry an alcohol-based hand sanitizer to use when soap and water are not available. Choose a product with at least 60 percent alcohol. • Do not cough or sneeze into your hands. Instead, cover your mouth and nose with a tissue. People with the flu are i...
“If you think someone deserves to be sexually assaulted or you think someone is ‘asking for it’ because of the their clothes, please delete yourself from my friend list.” That was posted on Facebook on Monday, January 22, 2017. “The line connecting the six human figures represents the equal rights that the Clan Mothers have, in regulating names of the people, so that there is no competition of infighting over who has the rights to the names, thus preventing duplication. The white background represents that the clan mothers (women) are the holde...
Submitted by St. Regis Mission Church On January 27th and 28th, 2018, Parishioners Matt and Sandy Rourke presented Sister Christine Taylor SSJ with a bench to be permanently placed in the St. Regis Mission Church honoring her for all that she does for the community. Niawen:kowa to Chad Green of Donaldson Funeral Home for designing, ordering and delivering the beautiful bench to honor the greatly appreciated work of Sister Christine in our community. The inscription on the bench reads "In honor...
It seemed like there were more former chiefs than current chiefs at the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne’s General Meeting held on Saturday, January 27th. It was hard to tell which agenda item was bringing them all out as each seemed to elicit comments. MCA videotapes their general meetings and publishes them online via Youtube. For those unable to attend, this is a good way to keep up to date on council business. However, certain content, such as land claims information, is edited out, as it is not for the general public but for Akwesasne m...
TAUNY (Traditional Arts in Upstate New York) will host a cooking demonstration with Maple Mountain New York at The TAUNY Center on Saturday, February 3 from 1:00-3:00pm. Visitors are invited to stop by The TAUNY Kitchen to meet Hannah Richardson and Chad Sample, the owners of Maple Mountain New York (West Chazy, NY) and to sample dishes made with their maple products. Starting with pure maple syrup made in their Adirondack sugarbush, the couple produces small batches of candies, creams, vinaigrettes, and even cookies. On the 3rd, they will...
AKWESASNE – On Wednesday, January 24, 2018, the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe's Community Partnership Fund donated $5,000 to support the Akwesasne Winter Carnival, a weekend-long event held each year in the Akwesasne community. Now in its 27th year, the Winter Carnival features drug and alcohol free events that promote a healthy community through contests and games, vendors and demonstrations, a fishing derby and other activities that help bring community members and visitors together during the w...
(January 30, 2018) The White Pine Healing Lodge is continuing to progress in its development and future operation as a Not-for-Profit Addictions Recovery and Rehabilitation facility situated on Cornwall Island/Kawehnoke. The mission of the Healing Lodge is to help First Nations people in our community, as well as other First Nation communities, in their recovery from the addiction of drugs and alcohol. Drugs and alcohol leads to the emotional and physical abuse of family members, and this is...
(Tsiothohrhkowa/January 25, 2018) Wentanoron Ariana Roundpoint is presently a grade 12 student attending Cornwall Collegiate and Vocational School (CCVS). She will be graduating in Ohiari:ha/June 2018 and will continue to support her passion for writing while attending university, with a concentration on English, in the fall of 2018. She is the daughter of Edward and Tina Roundpoint, resides on Kawehno:ke and belongs to the Wolf Clan. At the young age of 17, she has recently co-authored a book...
Oneida Nation (January 29, 2018) The Change the Mascot campaign today is applauding Major League Baseball and its Cleveland franchise for their decision to eliminate the team’s offensive Chief Wahoo logo and mascot, beginning in 2019. The grassroots group is also calling on the NFL and its Washington team to heed the growing calls for change and similarly remove the team’s derogatory R-word name and mascot. Change the Mascot issued the following statement today in response to the news: “The Cleveland baseball team has rightly recognized that...
Colton Boushie, 22, along with five friends took a warm afternoon to swim in the Saskatchewan River. On their way home – a fifty-minute ride to the Red Pheasant First Nations, a tire blew on their car. They pulled into a farmer’s driveway for help. What happened next ignited a firestorm of racial tensions that raged virally over social media. The farmer, Gerard Stanley, shot Colton Boushie, killing him. Stanley was charged with second-degree murder. The RCMP’s handling of their press release on social media of the 2016 killing set the Saska...
(Tsiothohrhko:wa/January 26, 2018) The Mohawk Council of Akwesasne and the Ahkwesahsne Mohawk Board of Education have jointly agreed to participate in a "Voices of Children and Youth" project. The goal of the project is to build capacity within the community of Akwesasne and to influence change toward safety and injury prevention. Dr. Rose-Alma (Dolly) McDonald will be leading the project and has been collaborating with Dr. Ian Pike – University of British Columbia and Dr. Alison Macpherson ...
The Akwesasne Mohawk Police Service is seeking the public's assistance in locating a missing person from Akwesasne. As of Wednesday morning, January 31, 2018, Mr. Leaf was still missing. KENNETH FRANCIS LEAF, Age 50, was reported missing on Monday, January 22, 2018. He was last seen visiting at a family member's house on Monday, January 15, 2018, wearing a camouflage jacket and green Star Wars hat. At this time police do not suspect foul play. Anyone with information that will assist in...
Submitted by Akwesasne Epilepsy Support Group Akwesasne--On Friday, January 26th a Trivia Night fundraiser was held at the Brass Horse to benefit the Akwesasne Epilepsy Support Group. The trivia and Mohawk auction were well attended and the event was a fun and successful night. Thank you to all who came out to enjoy a fun night for a great cause. The 1st place winners of the Trivia were the Team 'The Smartest Four Skins' consisting of Joe Burns, Phil Cook, Alex Burns and Ron Lafrance! These...
On Friday, February 2 from 7:15-8:45 pm, TAUNY (Traditional Arts in Upstate New York) invites musicians and friends of all ages to the next First Friday Jam hosted by singer/guitarist Barb Heller, host of NCPR’s String Fever, and fiddler Don Woodcock, a North Country Heritage Award recipient. TAUNY’s traditional music jams are held at The TAUNY Center and are open to people interested in gathering with North Country neighbors to play old time fiddle tunes and songs from American folk traditions. Participants are invited to play their ins...
Submitted by Meagan McDonald Gift certificate ($25 gift card) winners for December and January: December - Alivia Sager January - Yutne’ki:saks Thompson We would also like to give a HUGE Thank You to Twin Leaf for donating the gift certificates for our Monthly Attendance Drawing, it is greatly appreciated!! December Pre-K Ms. Hart: Kaleb Martin Kindergarten: Mrs. Clark: Liam Martin Wyatt Tarbell Mrs. Jock: Karma-Dave Back-Pinette Tyler LaTrace Jr. Ms. Johnson: Kaientake Alize Allen Ms. King: Nezhoni Hill Khloe Mitchell Mrs. Rotman: Marcus M...
Canton: Tuesday, Feb. 6 at 7:15 p.m. at the Best Western University Inn Rushton Room, 90 E. Main St. in Canton, N.Y. Potsdam: Wednesday, Feb. 7 at 7:15 p.m. at the St. Lawrence Valley Roasters & Jernabi Coffeehouse, 11 Maple St. in Potsdam, N.Y. How did the universe begin? What is it made of? How is it going to end? How big is it? How old? How did galaxies and clusters develop? Why are we here? In this talk, St. Lawrence University Associate Professor of Physics Cristian Armendariz-Picon will describe how modern cosmology answers these...
Nicandri Nature Center February 10, 2018 9:00am – 5:00pm Free It’s time to get out of the house and join the Nicandri Nature Center for a day full of outdoor activities. Snowshoes and Crosscountry Skis are available free all day, trail conditions permitting. Snow sculptures and snow painting will be featured from 11am to 1pm followed by snowshoe games from 1pm-3pm. Family board games will be available all day. All materials are provided. Hot drinks by the fire are provided. At 10am we will be hosting a 5k fund raiser for Clarkson Uni...
Phoenix (Thursday, January 25, 2018) Several armed Trump supporters, carrying Trump flags, surrounded Arizona state Representative Pamela Hannley and yelled at her about her “protecting illegals” near the state Capitol in Phoenix. Close by, on their way to lunch, were Representative Eric Descheenie (D-Chinle) and Representative Wenona Benally (D-Window Rock). Both are Navajo. Lawmakers said they were questioned based on their appearance. Rep. Descheenie said he was confronted by Trump supporters while helping defend a young student that he sai...
The Mohawk Council of Akwesasne wishes to inform the community that a settlement offer has been received by Canada for its Seaway Proceedings, filed in 1976. Canada has presented an offer of $45 million as compensation for the impacts of the construction of the Seaway in the 1950s. The settlement offer also includes the return of lands, including certain lands along the bridge corridor on Kawehno:ke. The offer will require the completion of a settlement agreement, which is currently being finalized between MCA and the Government of Canada....
Submitted by Andrew Carpino Even though we are facing negative temperatures, everyday the amount of sunlight grows along with the thoughts of warm summer months on the lakes at Camp Overlook. More than 800 campers from Summer 2017 are right now staying warm and waiting patiently for another life-changing summer. 2018 is gearing up to be another amazing summer, and Camp staff is looking forward to that first day of camp. Unfortunately, in these hard economic times, a week at camp is simply a...
On January 27th, 2018 the very first Tota and Me Dance took place at the Akwesasne Mohawk Casino and Resort. The event itself was a joint effort between the Community Health Program, Wholistic Health and Wellness and the Champlain Regional Cancer Program. Carol Mitchell, Program Manager of Community Health stated, "We wanted to put an event together that would help to bridge the gap between the elders and the youth in our community. The elders have so much knowledge to share; we want to give...
AKWESASNE – Members of the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe have historically suffered from a much higher than average level of cancers and other illnesses due to Polychlorinated Biphenyls (“PCBs”) in our blood, and new research shows that certain PCBs cause increased risks for three particular kinds of cancer: non-Hodgkins Lymphoma (“NHL”), breast cancer, and melanoma. As a result, tribal members are being asked to participate in a medical questionnaire to determine the impact of PCBs on the community of Akwesasne. “A new study by the Internation...
Carbon monoxide is produced anywhere that fuel is burned and is the leading cause of accidental poisoning deaths in the United States. It is an odorless, tasteless and invisible killer, and the ONLY safe way to detect it is with a carbon monoxide alarm. Carbon monoxide alarms range in price from $20 to $50 depending on additional features. Symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning include sleepiness, headaches and dizziness. If you suspect carbon monoxide poisoning, ventilate the area and get to a hospital. Other safety tips include: • Make sure c...
