A Voice from the Eastern Door
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St. Regis Mohawk Tribal Police blotter, May 18-24: On May 18, police ticketed Nenita N. Donnelly, 77, of Saranac Lake, N.Y. for operate motor vehicle causing accident. Ticket is returnable to Tribal Court on June 18. On May 19, police charged Kyden Cook-Jackson, 19, of Cornwall, Ontario with speeding (allegedly 57-35 mph zone). Ticket is returnable to Tribal Court on June 4. On May 21, police charged Estella V. Llamas, 59, of Potsdam, N.Y. with parking in a no-park zone. Ticket is returnable to Tribal Court on June 18. On May 22, police picked...
St. Regis Mohawk Tribal Police blotter, May 4-17: On May 4, police charged Brittany C. Leblanc, 30, of Hogansburg with speeding (allegedly 54-35 mph zone). Ticket is returnable to Tribal Court on May 14. On May 7, police charged Stephen Forster, 73, of Huntingdon, Quebec; Nicole Lavigne, 74, of Montreal, Quebec; and Jeannine L. Bazinet, 76, of Cornwall, Ontario with parking in a no-park zone. Tickets are returnable to Tribal Court on May 21. On May 8, police charged Elias Priniotakis, 55, of Laval, Quebec with speeding (allegedly 61-35 mph...
St. Regis Mohawk Tribal Police blotter, May 4-10: On May 4, police charged Brittany C. Leblanc, 30, of Hogansburg with speeding (allegedly 54-35 mph zone). Ticket is returnable to Tribal Court on May 14. On May 7, police charged Stephen Forster, 73, of Huntingdon, Quebec; Nicole Lavigne, 74, of Montreal, Quebec; and Jeannine L. Bazinet, 76, of Cornwall, Ontario with parking in a no-park zone. Tickets are returnable to Tribal Court on May 21. On May 8, police charged Elias Priniotakis, 55, of Laval, Quebec with speeding (allegedly 61-35 mph...
St. Regis Mohawk Tribal Police Blotter – March 21 to May 3: On March 21, police ticketed Loran N. Thompson 70 of Hogansburg, NY for harassment 2nd degree. Ticket is returnable to Bombay Town Court on 04-24-2018. On April 27, police ticketed Tristan D. Cook-Hasty, 18, of Hogansburg for speeding (allegedly 55-35 mph zone). Ticket is returnable to Tribal Court on May 21. On April 27, police ticketed Ariwiio L. Swamp, 26, of Hogansburg for second-degree aggravated unlicensed operation. Ticket is returnable to Bombay Town Court on May 22. On April 2...
St. Regis Mohawk Tribal Police blotter, April 20-26: On April 20, police ticketed Lila Lazore, 71, of Akwesasne, Quebec for speeding (allegedly 54-35 mph zone). Ticket is returnable to Tribal Court on May 14. On April 20, police ticketed Francis W. Conners, 49, of Akwesasne, N.Y. for expired inspection, inadequate brake lights and unregistered motor vehicle. Tickets are returnable to Tribal Court on May 21. On April 20, police ticketed Scott A. Martin, 36, of Akwesasne, N.Y. for inadequate headlight. Ticket is returnable to Tribal Court on May...
St. Regis Mohawk Tribal Police, April 15-19: On April 15, police ticketed James M. Stratta, 74, of Massena for unsafe backing. Ticket is returnable to Tribal Court on April 30. On April 19, police picked up Brian J. Boots, 39, of Hogansburg on a probation warrant. He was arraigned in Bombay Town Court and remanded to Franklin County Jail, Malone, in lieu of $500 with orders to return May 15. New York State Police: Two Hogansburg men were jailed following a report of a burglary in progress on April 18. They were arrested at 479 Rooseveltown...
St. Regis Mohawk Tribal Police blotter, April 6 to 12: On April 6, police charged Jayne D. George, 60, of Hermon with speeding (allegedly 58-35 mph zone). Ticket is returnable to Tribal Court on April 16. On April 6, police charged Kandyrose Pierce, 24, of Akwesasne, Quebec with speeding (allegedly 54-35 mph zone). Ticket was returnable to Tribal Court on April 16. On April 6, police charged Francis J. Ingle, 37, of Hogansburg with speeding (allegedly 54-35 mph zone). Ticket was returnable to Tribal Court on April 16. On April 6, police charged...
(Onerahto:kha/April 5, 2018) The Ontario government has announced that it has awarded funding to Enbridge Gas Distribution to potentially bring low cost natural gas to Kawehno:ke (Cornwall Island). Funding of $3,447,000 was granted by Ontario from the province's Natural Gas Grant Program. A total of 11 new projects were announced that will potentially bring natural gas to several First Nations communities and Ontario towns. The Mohawk Council of Akwesasne and Enbridge Gas Distribution have...
The Department of Homeland Security is poised to begin monitoring journalists and media influencers through a comprehensive database, according to stories that made national news over the weekend of April 6. DHS, according to a posting on FedBizOpps.gov, is advertising for “media monitoring services.” According to a report on Forbes.com (https://bit.ly/2HaC36G), the plan is to gather and monitor the public work of journalists and media influencers worldwide, not just within the United States. The Forbes article says DHS is aiming to track mor...
Military on both sides of the border are conducting drills. In the United States, the 10th Mountain Division of Fort Drum is conducting night aviation maneuvers in St. Lawrence, Essex, Hamilton, Franklin and Clinton counties, according to New York State Police. These nighttime activities started on Monday, April 9 and will continue until Monday April 16. Troopers say they want everyone to be aware that there will also be heavy military vehicle traffic during maneuvers. In Canada, the Cornwall Seaway News reported Canadian Forces conducted...
On April 4th, the Seven Dancers Coalition hosted a book signing and discussion with the author known as Eahwahewì. The first of two events took place at the Akwesasne Library, the second taking place at the Seven Dancers Coalition Building. The author, Eahwahewì travelled from her hometown to come to Akwesasne to discuss the non-fictional personal essay, which turned into a book. Eahwahewì, Oneida, Turtle Clan, was born and raised in Toronto. The book is called "Recover. Rebuild. Reclaim SE...
All through the month of April, SUNY Plattsburgh in collaboration with a few organizations from Akwesasne are hosting an event revolving around Native American individuals in the Plattsburgh area. The main event revolving around a novel by Louise Erdrich called The Round House, which will be given out for free at the Akwesasne Cultural Center and Library, SUNY Plattsburgh library and Plattsburgh Campus Bookstore. One of many events included Seven Dancers Coalition outreach worker Jonel...
During the Seaway Hobbies Collectibles, Arts and Crafts Show on March 24th, Rhénald Savard, owner of Seaway Slot Car Racing, donated $1651.50 to the Parade of Nations. The registered charitable organization helps special needs people of the Territory of Akwesasne, Cornwall and SD&G, of all ages and backgrounds, to realize a dream and participate in activities related to life skills. Photo submitted by Parade of Nations....
Submitted by Meagan McDonald PRE-K: Ms. Hart: Kaleb Martin Mrs. LaBaff: Lakelyn McComber Mrs. Willis: Masen Cook Salara Lewis KINDERGARTEN: Mrs. Clark: Liam Martin Mrs. King: Zahara Thomas FIRST GRADE: Mrs. Ellsworth: Kendal Buckshot Kaydince King Watehronhi’ne Ms. Johnson: Dale Finch Miss. Lauzon: Davis Cooke Alexandria George-Griffin Kenzie Hart Mrs. Thompson: Nataya Delormier-King Mrs. Yando: Kaleb Cook SECOND GRADE: Mrs. Beck: Peyton Jesmer-Thompson Miss. Cartier: Tehowisoton Ms. Cruickshank: Trinity Kerberg-Cole Tehotsirahthe King Jakub T...
Submitted by Lynda Brown The grade six class at Tsi Snaihne School worked with Michelle Kennedy from Queen's University Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science with the Ozobot Robots in class. The students created a timeline for the Ozobot Robots for a fictional road trip to an upcoming Powwow. The students first picked a location from: Toronto, Barrie, Smith Falls, Aundeck Omni Kaning, or Kahnawake. They then created their timeline with various stops. In between each stop, the students had...
Late last year students in the three Ahkwesahsne Mohawk Board of Education schools put together science projects to be seen and judged locally. Last weekend some of them moved up and put their creations on display for the entire Stormont Dundas and Glengarry county. The United Counties Science Fair was held at St. Lawrence High School in Cornwall and several local kids won top honors. Jersey Jacobs of the Ahkwesahsne Mohawk School won the Silver Award for her Color and Memory Display. She won...
(AKWESASNE, NY) – On Sunday, April 8, 2018, Mr. Leroy Tyndall from Plattsburgh, NY won $186,807 with a royal flush on Caribbean Stud. James stated that he will be retiring with the win, paying off bills and will be taking a nice relaxing trip to Hawaii! He was playing a $5 bet with the $1 progressive bet, when suddenly he was dealt the following five cards; 10, Jack, Queen, King, and Ace of spades. Caribbean Stud Poker is a single player five-card draw poker game played against the dealer w...
Submitted by Lynda Brown. Tsi Snaihne School's Running and Sports club welcomed Troy Thompson, Chief of the Kawehno:ke district, to their school on April 5th, 2018. Chief Troy came to the school to speak to the students about the importance of leading a healthy lifestyle to prevent childhood obesity. He shared his passion for running by talking about the upcoming Ottawa Kids Marathon and shared his own marathon experiences. Chief Troy finished his visit by running with some of the students who...
Last week, the area was rocked by big wind gusts and there was the usual tree limbs littered all over, as well as power outages associated with it. After school activities were cancelled at local schools and there were reports of lawn furniture finding new homes. The billboard is on Kawehnoke at the bridge corridor and the homemade structure withstood half of the wind. What looks like a giant soufflé is a covered swimming pool on the East End of Kawehnoke. Photos: Derrick Laf...
Peter Garrow, Manager/Coordinator · As the Manager/Coordinator of Entewatatha:wi, I am responsible for the development of self- government agreements that define a new government-to-government relationship with Canada. These agreements will be ratified by Akwesasronon and by Canada's Parliament and will establish increased jurisdiction and authority for Mohawk Council of Akwesasne in the delivery of programs and services to its citizens. Sawentanon Skidders, Policy Analyst · My title is a l...
I just saw A Quiet Place and it was amazing. Probably one of the best horror films I’ve seen in a long time. Now that may surprise some of you as I don’t seem like much of a horror fan but if it has an interesting enough premise – then I’m in the mood to get scared. And this movie is no exception, especially with a premise as unique and well executed as this one. In his directorial debut, John Krasinski (yes, Jim from The Office) stars in the movie with his real-life wife, Emily Blunt, as a husband and wife with their two children who must su...
For this year’s Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) in Cornwall, the Cornwall Interfaith Partnership will be hosting the screening of a documentary A Survivor’s Story. The film examines the Holocaust through the experience of Irene Fogel Weiss, a young Jewish girl who by several twists of fate survived the horrors of the Auschwitz concentration camp. Irene shares her personal story, covering how Nazi influences took over her town, the harassment of her family and fellow Jews, their deportation to a Hungarian ghetto, her arrival at Aus...
Submitted by Elaine Thompson March Perfect Attendance HEADSTART Jack Adams Atewennatekha Jacobs Joelle Peters PRE-KINDERGARTEN Taiontahnekatsnentonhakie Baker Braelyn Delormier Ethan Jackson Dylan King Tekanerahtakwas Tarbell KINDERGARTEN Sophia Jock Jacob Lazore Lennon Montour Raiden Sawatis Roianekete Sunday Square Kaleb Two Bulls GRADE 1 Bryson Cree Monte Jacobs Riley Lazore Hohnegayewahs Mitchell Thunder Rourke Martin Satewenkenhiio Tarbell Leighton Thompson Francis GRADE 2 Charlie Farwell...
Celebrating its 17th year this Foothills ARTSociety sponsored exhibit will showcase the talents of Middle and High School students from 6 area schools. The schools participating this year are Brushton-Moira, Chateaugay, Franklin Academy, Holy Family, Malone Middle School and Salmon River. The Opening Reception is from 12 - 2:30 on Sat., April 14th on the third floor of the Wead Library with awards being presented at 1:00. The exhibit will remain hung during regular library hours until Sat, April 28. The public is not only encouraged to stop in...
The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe held their monthly meeting for the month of April, on Saturday the 7th. The meeting began at 10 am with a call to order. There was a quick review of previous action items. Previous Action Items: a) Tribal Council to report on March Tribal meeting motion from the floor for Tribal Council to enact an investigation (fact finding) and evaluation of the correlation and relationship between the original Elders Benefit Group and the anonymous propaganda, which is in direct contradiction to the benefit to elders. – Work i...
