A Voice from the Eastern Door
A Voice from the Eastern Door
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THANK YOU I wish to commend Jennifer Francis for the over whelming love, support and strength during the passing of my brother Mike. Being alone, I couldn’t have gotten through it all without her. She has a heart of Gold! I also want to thank the Pall Bearers for their time and kindness; Ronnie Jacobs, Clinton Jacobs, Curtis Jacobs, Ronnie Jacobs Jr., Eric Herne, Dominic Jacobs and Glen Lazore. Thank You, Regina Herne Alexander Bedford, Indiana...
These are some of the students from MCAs Kaienthohsera - Garden Initiative. The food and spices came from the gardens that they grew and harvested themselves. The students wanted to give some fresh veggies to our elders. Their names are (not in order) Tatum Lafrance, Tia Back, Autumn Benedict, Tsiakoseriio David, and Millie King. Not pictured are Keri Horne-Burns, Travis Benedict, Chloe Mitchell, Jayden Smoke. They also gave some basil plants for the employees. The students brought Swiss chard,...
The family of Joyce Gaspe would like to thank everyone for donations of food, tent, and other supplies. Niawen, to those that sang, drummed and sat with family by the fire during this time also. Your presence and kind words meant so much....
The family of Kenny would like thank friends, family and the community for all of the sympathy, donations and outpouring support shown to us. To Redrum MC, thank you for the brotherhood you showed our father and leading him in his final ride....
Indian Time would like to thank the person(s) who donated the beautiful flower boxes in memory of our manager, Helen Lazore. Every year she would get this type of flowers to hang on our back entrance on the porch, so she would be very pleased. We, the staff, also need and welcome something positive to help brighten our days and whoever you are, you did just that. NIAWENKOWA!...
We want to “thank” everyone for the prayers and support shown to our family. No deed or words of comfort went unnoticed. We greatly appreciate you. It was difficult for us coping with his sudden death. On top of that trying to stay within the guidelines of Covid-19 restrictions. But the community came together and you found many ways to reach out to us. We are amazed at how many of you lined Rt. 37 and St. Regis Road to honor him as he made his way back to Akwesasne. Landon would have been proud and happy to be lead home by his cousins and all...
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The Family of Taylor “Tubbs” John would like to thank all who have showed their support to our family during this difficult time. Our family has been blessed to be part of such a caring community and the support we received during this time of sadness has touched our hearts. Tubbs was loved by many and his gift of song will not be forgotten. We sent him off in his chosen colors of original clothing wrapped in a Buffalo hide and lines with a Pendleton blanket. A new pair of mocs that he was able to do a quick dance in and a fresh ribbon shi...
The Akwesasne Task Force on the Environment (ATFE) and the Akwesasne Child and Family Services(ACFS) Support Unit would like to thank all the people responsible for making the Annual Seed give away a huge success. We would like to thank the following for their generous donation of seeds; Ralph Child, from Childstock farms, Heron Breen from Fedco Seed Company, Ken Greene from Hudson Valley Seed Company and Rowen White from Sierra Seeds. We would also like to thank the following people that volunteered to package and distribute seeds; Dave and...
The family of Helen (Humedy) Cook Lazore would like to offer a big Thank You/ Niawenkowa for the outpouring of support we have received since she began her journey. The loss we all feel is immeasurable and with social distancing in place it has prevented a traditional grieving process to occur; however, each and everyone that called, messaged, sent letters and or food have made our days so much easier. We are grateful for the immense support from our immediate family during this time and all...
Indian Time staff extends a sincere ‘Niawenko:wa’ to readers and supporters who have donated in the memory of Helen Cook Lazore. Please accept our thanks as we continue in the spirit of her dedication to this paper. CKON Radio Sharon Drogo Canada Post and Helen’s classmates: Lisa Jacobs, Mary Dufore, Tammy Fitzsimmons, Leesa Latulipe and Margaret Trippany....
A big niawenkowa from Indian Time staff to Sesi (Cook) Mitchell who stopped in to take care of the duties that Helen handled during the weeks leading up to that sad day on April 17. Your help is appreciated in so many ways....
On behalf of the late Annie Caldwell McDonald, we would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to the community of Akwesasne. We especially extend our thanks to the staff of Iakhihsohtha Lodge. Nia:wen kowa to the nurses Eileen, Janice, Joanne, Joan and Katie, to Dr. Horn and colleagues, to the maintenance and cooking staff as well as Sue, Rhonda, Jaimie, and Wendy. Specifically, we would like to acknowledge and thank all the PSWs for the loving care they gave to our mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and great-great grandmother, Annie....
Dear Community, On behalf of the Salmon River Girls Hockey Team, we would like to thank you for your outstanding support throughout our entire regular season and playoffs. It all started in the fall when we conducted fundraisers in the community and had great success for both of them. We also have our sponsors to thank for their donations: Twin Leaf, Bear’s Den, King-Clark Insurance, Johnston’s Lumber, Greg’s Auto Repair, Smith Lumber & Speedway Wireless. This helped us travel to Buffalo and the Syracuse area to play top teams in the state...
Agnes Cook - On behalf of the family of Agnes and Joseph Cook we extend our sincere and collective gratitude to all the people who reached out and comforted the family during this sorrowful time of our mother’s passing. We thank all the services provided by the M.C.A. throughout the years, Home Support, PSWs Hospice, home maintenance, tech services, housing, pharmacy with delivery, Gus, Val, Brenda, Sheila, pharmacists over the years, Meals On Wheels, community nurses, Doctors, EMT’s and ambulance, all the services that came to her home. The...
The Chiefs, Clanmothers and Faithkeepers would like to send our greetings and thank yous to everyone that attended and helped out during the Mid-winter Ceremonies. It takes everyone coming together as one and using a good mind to put these ceremonies through for Sonkwaiatison. We could not have done this without the people that brought in and prepared the foods for the ceremonies, and the young men that provided deer meat, cut wood, and took care of the woodstoves to keep the people warm during the Mid-winter Ceremonies. We would also like to...
The Akwesasne Mohawk Police would like to announce that this year's annual law-enforcement fundraising hockey tournament recipient was Caring Hearts of Akwesasne. The annual event was luckily able to be pulled together within the last couple weeks and was held on Jan. 9th and 10th. A baked ziti lunch and a raffle table was held during the day and helped raise a total of $2,355. The tournament consisted of 5 local partnering agencies: AMPS, Kahnawake Peacekeepers, Cornwall Police, Cornwall Fire...
Recently our families suffered the loss of our beloved companion, beloved stepfather, beloved grandfather, beloved brother, beloved uncle and great uncle, beloved godfather, beloved cousin and friend to many. John “Neil” Laughing will forever have a place in our hearts. When we experienced the passing of Neil many people stepped up to the plate and assisted us during this time. Beloved family and friends who came and sat with us at the hospitals, your comfort was overwhelming. We’d like to express special thanks to the following indiv...
We would like to give our thanks and acknowledgment to the Akwesasne Mohawk Police, the Seaway Valley Ambulance attendants and CCH staff for their efforts. We give many thanks to those people who assisted with organizing the speakers, the cooks at the wake and the funeral. To the Tsi Snaihne Homemakers and Tsi Snaihne Recreation for the use of their centers and to the volunteers who cooked the delicious funeral meal. Thank you to Laurie Gardner who donated the beautiful calling cards and to Kahontineh Swamp who stood by our side with guidance...
Dear Akwesasne community and surrounding areas: Thank you for all the support and prayers. I sincerely appreciate the time everyone has taken to keep us in your thoughts. I especially appreciate all the gifts for Ashley’s children for the holidays. Also, the monetary donations to help with the bills and travel expenses. Ashley has a traumatic brain injury, according to the doctors she will likely continue to heal for a couple of years. We have no idea at this time what the extent of her injury will entail. Nia:wen to all of you again. L...
NIAWEN from the family of the late Evan R. Adams… I apologize for taking long in giving thanks, but each time I tried to write a thank you letter tears would fall and I couldn’t continue writing, my tears are still falling as I need to let you all know how much we appreciated all the help and condolences we received during our time of loss. We, the family of Evan R. Adams, would like to give a huge thank you to our family, extended family, friends, and businesses who helped during our time of loss. We are especially appreciative to Nor...
Team EDN U19 Lacrosse would like to say Niawenkowa to all those that participated in the benefit volleyball tournament. Niawenkowa to the parents and players that helped facilitate the concession and tournament. Congratulations to the team No Wake Zone for winning the tournament. Niawen, Coach Ryan Jacobs...
NIAWEN:KOWA FROM TSI SNAIHNE SCHOOL The parents of Tsi Snaihne School student Jaylene Johnson donated hats and gloves to our school. Niawen:kowa Charlene and Richard Johnson! We appreciate your thoughtfulness and keeping our students warm this winter....
Niawenko:wa sewakwe:kon from the Akwesasne Justice Department! With everyone's contributions leading up to the pet wellness clinic, held October 22-25, we were able to provide 105 spay/neuter surgeries for dogs and cats in the area, and 120 pet wellness checks - an overall total of 225 healthy dogs and cats in Akwesasne!...
Niawen Kowa We, the family of Maryella Chubb (Laughing), would like to thank the following community members & friends for going out of their way to help us during our difficult time. Aronhiaies Herne Ernest David Alma Ransom Chrystal Skidders Alice Thompson Brittany Skidders JR Skidders Emmy Mitchell DJ Mike & Shawn Laughing & son Mark Light Gage Bigtree Big Boy Garrow Harley Chubb Carey Terrance Chad Garrow Justin Cooke Loran Thompson Minnie Garrow Geri Thompson Kawenniiosta Jock Tekaronhiathe Jock Jace Jock Chase Cook Tyren Cook Chrissy...
