A Voice from the Eastern Door
A Voice from the Eastern Door
Back row L-R: Curtis Lazore, Henry Lickers, Waylon Cook, Margaret George, Peggy Pyke-Thompson, Bob Stevenson and William Papineau. Front: Matt Brill and Karen Cooper.
Lloyd Benedict Jr., Beatrice Lazore and Francis Scardera.
Matt Brill from Turtle Island Conservation.
Stephanie Thompson and Velma Cook catered a delicious lunch for attendees.
Kylee Tarbell and Christopher Thompson from Economic Development.
Karen Cooper and Margaret George with the Kayak that was raffled off which Emily Tarbell won.
On Saturday morning, as part of the 2014 Akwesasne Winter Carnival, Iohahiio was host to MCA Environmental Presentations. The Tehotiiennawakon Environment Program includes four divisions: Environment, Emergency Measures, Economic Development and the Anowarakowa Arena. Several booths were set up throughout Iohahiio with tons of great information. There were also lots of presentations, a film premiere and a lunch catered by Velma Cook.
Bob Stevenson had a booth on the Ionkwanikonri:io Thompson Island Cultural Camp. Bob said that there are several expansions being done to the camp, which keeps getting bigger and better.
Francis Scardera from the Akwesasne Archaeological Field School attended the event and brought with him some of the pottery that was dug up on Hamilton Island. I happened to catch him chatting with Lloyd Benedict Jr. and Beatrice Lazore who assist him from time to time. Lloyd is getting his BA in Archaeology and Beatrice helps Francis when he has questions about the Mohawk language.
Matt Brill from Turtle Island Conservation, a partner with the Toronto Zoo, was at the event. Turtle Island Conservation partners with First Nations communities to support the preservation and protection of cultural and natural landscapes. Matt said, "Under the guidance of our Aboriginal advisory committee, we provide language-based resources and assistance to communities in their efforts to preserve and protect Traditional Knowledge, special places, and species at risk. Our program seeks to bring together Keepers of Traditional Knowledge (TK), Elders, First Nations community members and Turtle Island Conservation team members to support community cultural and natural history priorities incorporating Traditional Knowledge while building awareness with non-Aboriginals."
Kylee Tarbell and Christopher Thompson from Economic Development had a booth as well. They are all about sustainable growth, which is why they are a great partner of the Tehotiiennawakon Environment Program. If you are thinking of starting a business these are the people to see. They encourage everyone to stop by their office or give them a call and see what they have to offer. They also encourage everyone to shop local.
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