A Voice from the Eastern Door
A Voice from the Eastern Door
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TAUNY, Traditional Arts in Upstate New York, presents its next “TAUNY Talk & Taste” lunchtime program featuring Karen Johnson-Weiner, scholar and author of New York Amish. Life in the Plain Communities of the Empire State, on Thursday, November 9 from 12:00-1:00pm at The TAUNY Center. This program will include a talk and book signing. Between the publication of New York Amish in 2010 and the appearance of the 2nd edition in 2017, over 20 new Amish settlements were established in New York State. There are now over 50. With their plain and tra...
Four of the company’s patents covering its blockbuster eye drug Restasis were ruled invalid on Monday, October 16, 2017, by the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. According to NPR, in the order on the agreement between Allergan and the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe, US Circuit Judge William Bryson wrote: “Sovereign immunity should not be treated as a monetizable commodity that can be purchased by private entities as part of a scheme to evade their legal responsibilities.” In an 11-page order separate from the one inval...
Kawehno:ke (Cornwall Island) ONT (October 16, 2017) For three long years Seven Leaf, a developing Mohawk owned and soon-to-be operating medical cannabis company, has patiently waded through the lengthy and exhaustive Health Canada licensing process. Today, with a multi-million dollar investment, the energy in the air is palpable as the jarring rattle of jackhammers fill a cavernous building on Kawehno:ke (Cornwall Island) on the Akwesasne territory. The first phase of retrofit construction has...
On Friday, October 13, 2017 at around 1:00pm police received information that two men were hospitalized after being beaten with a baseball bat. The incident took place at some time after midnight on Friday, October 13, 2017 at a home located in Akwesasne, Quebec. As a result a 20 year old Akwesasne male suffered serious non-life threatening injuries and was airlifted to a hospital in Burlington, Vermont. A 31 year old Brasher Falls male suffered minor injuries and was later released from the hospital. On Tuesday, October 16 investigators...
Hydro Quebec has announced a planned power outage for parts of Kana:takon and Tsi Snaihne on Friday, October 27, 2017 from 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. (6 hours). The outage is due to light pole replacements in the districts. The following areas will be affected: - Kanatakon School - Second Street over to 4 Kateri Tekakwitha Street - Angus Thomas Blvd. - Akwesasne St. - Oak Court, Tsi Snaihne If there is a need to reschedule, the date will be moved to October 30th....
The Akwesasne Chamber of Commerce held their annual Akwesasne Business Excellence Awards on Friday, October 6, 2017 at the Akwesasne Mohawk Casino and Resort. The event is designed to celebrate and recognize local entrepreneurs who have been nominated by the Akwesasne community. Nominations took place in July and voting ended at the end of August. This year the ABEA awards took a different approach and had several different categories to best represent the entrepreneurship of Akwesasne. The...
On October 15th, Mohawk Council of Akwesasne along with Akwesasne Child and Family Services held a fundraiser event at the Tsi Snaihne Recreation on behalf of the Dreams Take Flight Initiative. This is the second year that Akwesasne has been a part of the initiative, which allows 4 children from Akwesasne ages 6 to 11 year old to go on a one-day trip to Disney World. The event began with a Disney Themed 5K run/walk, with registration starting at 9am and the run/walk beginning at 10am. Registrati...
The school year is a little over a month old and the students were awarded for their hard work so far. Last Friday the Kawehno:ke School held their monthly attendance awards and to get the school year started they started the Student Council proceedings. The students who were running in the Primary and Middle school each gave speeches telling their classmates why they should elect them as class representative and Secretary. The common theme among them was bullying and what they would do to stop...
A few kids and parents got together to make a few bucks and to get in gear for the upcoming Halloween season at this roadside stand on St. Regis Road last week. Back L-R: Javen Lazore-Johnson, Justine Johnson and Janet Johnson. Front: Ieniehtahawentha Sharrow, Nayia Johnson and Ietsistohkwase Edwards. Photo: Derrick Lafrance....
This August, the emerald ash borer (EAB) was confirmed in both St. Lawrence and Franklin counties. Now that we know EAB is here, it is important to get sound information on ways to manage it in wooded environments. Owners of wooded lands of any acreage are encouraged to attend an EAB class led by representatives from Region 6 NYS Department of Environmental Conservation, and NYS Agriculture and Markets. The class will be held on November 1, 2017 from 5:45 PM to 8:00 PM at the Cornell Cooperative Extension Learning Farm, 2043 State Route 68,...
Faculty at Ontario’s 24 colleges went on strike on Monday, October 16, 2017. The strike affects more than 500,000 students in the province. The affected colleges are: Algonquin, Cambrian, Canadore, Centennial, College Boreale, Conestoga, Confederation, Durham, Fanshawe, Fleming, George Brown, Georgian, Humber, La Cite collegiale, Lambton, Loyalist, Mohawk, Niagara, Northern, Sault, Seneca, Sheridan, St. Clair and St. Lawrence. According to CTV the reason for the strike is: “The Ontario Public Service Employees Union wants more job security and...
"Someday I wanna drive this big truck." That was the theme of the Touch-A-Truck event held last weekend at Generations Park as the children were invited to climb aboard various construction and rescue vehicles. The Holiday Helpers sponsored the event in the hopes of raising money for their campaign and the Fire Department, United States Border Patrol Services, St. Regis Mohawk Tribal Police Department, Mohawk Council of Akwesasne Ambulance and Lazore's Construction all chipped in to help. The...
The Mohawk Council of Akwesasne is proud to announce that the Ontario First Nations Economic Developers Association has presented Kylee Tarbell, Assistant Director of Tehotiiennawakon, with the Economic Development Officer of the Year Award! Kylee was nominated by Grand Chief Abram Benedict and received the award during the First Nations Economic Advancement Conference, which was held last week in Toronto. The conference included a Presidents Gala, which included keynote speaker Dawn Mahdabee...
The National Tribal Operations Committee met yesterday with EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt. Region 2 representative, Matthew Thompson attended the meeting. Pruitt reaffirmed the 1984 Indian Policy Act, which supports the primary role of tribal governments in matters affecting American Indian Reservations. Matthew was appointed to be the Region 2 Tribal Caucus representative in May of this year and will represent all of the Region 2 Tribes to bring forward our Environmental concerns and issues to EPA headquarters. SRMT Environment Director Ken...
The National Tribal Operations Committee met yesterday with EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt. Region 2 representative, Matthew Thompson attended the meeting. Pruitt reaffirmed the 1984 Indian Policy Act, which supports the primary role of tribal governments in matters affecting American Indian Reservations. Matthew was appointed to be the Region 2 Tribal Caucus representative in May of this year and will represent all of the Region 2 Tribes to bring forward our Environmental concerns and issues...
The Akwesasne Holiday Helpers $20,000 Cash Raffle tickets are available at the following locations: #9 Truck Stop Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe Reception Desk Akwesasne Mini Mart Mohawk Indian Housing Corp. They are also available from these Akwesasne Holiday Helpers: Caroline Peters Gloria Herne Sandy Rourke Lori Thompson Everett Lazore Sandy Lazore Clarissa Terrance-Chatland Agatha Thompson Kerry Jacobs Cheryl Jacobs Julia Back Starr Thomas...
The 2017 International Day of the Girl was on October 11 and to celebrate a Day of the Girl Summit took place at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City. Daunnette Reyome from Akwesasne spoke at the event. Daunnette is the daughter of Rodney and Launa Reyome. She is currently working on trying to get the International Day of the Girl established in Indian Country. You can watch Daunnette's speech, and a video of the entire event, at http://dayofthegirlsummit.org. Here is the transcript...
In the past several months New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman led a coalition of other attorneys generals to sue President Trump and his administration. From Violation of Title VII to protection of the Affordable Care Act, here is a summary of his lawsuits since June 2017. October 17, 2017. NY A.G. Schneiderman, Fellow AGs File Suit Against U.S. Department Of Education To Protect Gainful Employment Rule New York. Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman, part of a coalition of 18 Attorneys General, filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Departm...
Submitted by Elaine Thompson September Perfect Attendance Headstart Jack Adams Steele Gray Beau Jackson Atewennatekha Jacobs Orion Oakes Joelle Peters Charlene Piper Graycie Thompson Pre-Kindergarten Vincent Back Kanenrarakwas Beeson Kemah Benedict Anayah Francis Ava Francis Swamp Ethan Jackson Billings Brynn Lazore Tsiawentiron Mitchell Jeffrey Phillips Navarro Phillips Kindergarten Jasmine Castillo Tianna Gibson Nevada King Borsellino Jacob Lazore Lennon Montour Raiden Sawatis Remington Sunday...
Submitted by Lynda Brown The Tsi Snaihne School Attendance Committee would like to congratulate the 65 students that have perfect attendance for September. We would also like to say nia:wenkowa to the Strong Roots Green House for donating pumpkins to our Early Years students as this months incentive and to Three Feathers Cafe for the donation of breakfast sandwiches for the rest of the students. HeadStart Thomas Jacobs Agnes McDonald Emory Oakes Waylon Redeye Brenna Roundpoint K5 Vance Gray A...
Submitted by Kara Buehler For the past six weeks students have embarked on a study of culture by using the Driving Question: "Who am I?" as our guide. To assist in our study of culture students read the novel "A Long Walk to Water," created their own cultures based on geography, and compared and contrasted cultures. As a way to further explore the rich culture in our community students traveled to the Akwesasne Cultural Center in Hogansburg. At the museum students were able to explore the many...
On October 11th, the Akwesasne Boys and Girls Club held a special event just for the Girls of Akwesasne. Since 2012 October 11th, has been marked as the International Day of the Girl. The day aims to highlight and address the needs and challenges that girls face all over the world. Events held on October 11th promote empowerment and the fulfillment of the human rights that girls are entitled to. Akwesasne held its first Day of the Girl event at the Akwesasne Boys and Girls Club, the event was...
The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe held a Community Consultation meeting on Draft Residency Ordinance on Monday, October 16, 2107 in their main lobby. The focus of this meeting is to begin to develop a residency survey for the community of Akwesasne. Once the survey is completed, the information gathered will be used for the basis of a draft residency ordinance. Tribal members would vote on the draft residency ordinance in the form of a Tribal referendum. During the meeting a rough timeline was developed; a draft survey developed by February or...
On October 12th, the Akwesasne Boys and Girls Club held a special event just for the boys of Akwesasne. The day prior was International Day of the Girl and although it was not an international day of the boy, organizations took it upon themselves to include the boys of Akwesasne. Young males also go though some mistreatment and challenges while growing up, and having the tools to cope is one of the best gifts that the community could offer them. The Seven Dancers Coalition, Three Sisters Program...
(Akwesasne) The St. Regis Mohawk Tribal Council held their monthly public meeting this Saturday, October 14th to present updates on the recent Northern Border Summit and the Patent Project. Two-dozen community members were present. Chief Eric Thompson chaired the meeting and gave an update on the success of the Northern Border Summit held August 20-21 at Shakopee’s Mystic Lake Casino and Hotel in Shakopee, Minnesota. The St. Regis Mohawk Tribe partnered with the Kootenai Tribe of Idaho to hold the summit. According to Chief Thompson, the 1...
