A Voice from the Eastern Door
A Voice from the Eastern Door
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In our ongoing effort to keep the community up to date with regard to COVID-19, the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne provides you with the following information: We have received confirmation from the Eastern Ontario Health Unit (EOHU) that nine (9) of our residents at the Tsiionkwanonhso:te Long-Term Care Facility have tested positive for COVID-19, as well as 10 of our staff. Of these cases, two (2) residents and three (3) staff have been resolved and weekly testing for COVID-19 remains ongoing. In the northern portion of Akwesasne, including the...
AKWESASNE — Subsequent to the tribal referendum held on December 3, 2016; the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe announced that draft regulations have been developed for governing the cultivation of hemp under the Tribe’s jurisdiction. The draft regulations are now available for a 30-day period for tribal members to submit written comments. In December 2016, tribal voters were posed with the referendum question: “Should the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe explore options to legalize, license and regulate the cultivation, production and distribution of Indus...
By Andy Gardner CANTON — With COVID-19 vaccinations slowly rolling out, a top local public health official recently explained some of the frequently asked questions for the vaccine. Dr. Andrew Williams made the comments during the Monday, Jan. 4 St. Lawrence County legislature meeting. He is president of the St. Lawrence County Board of Health, and a chief medical officer at St. Lawrence Health System, which owns and operates Massena, Canton-Potsdam and Gouverneur hospitals. The vaccine won’t cost anything to people being vaccinated. “Th...
On the morning of Tsiothórha/December 29, 2020, Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe (SRMT) Health Services Director Michael Cook and Dr. Ben Kelly were the first recipients of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccinations distributed in Akwesasne. The medical professionals received what is called a Prime shot, to be followed by a Booster shot administered 28-days later. "The Prime is initially administered to initiate your immune system," Dr. Kelly explained. Studies have shown that around 10 days after the Prime...
Babies of 2020...
Abram Phillips, 77, of 1090 Drum Street Road, passed away late Thursday evening, December 31, 2020 at Upstate University Hospital. Abram was born on March 27, 1943 in Tsi Snaihne, the son of the late Mitchell and Theresa (Cooke) Phillips. On June 7, 1969, he married Patricia Oakes at St. Regis Catholic Church with Rev. Francis Arsenault officiating. Abram worked for many years in Rochester for the Apex Company before returning back to Akwesasne. While living in Akwesasne, he was a laborer for... Full story
Helen Wood White, 78, of Meadowview Lane, passed away Friday afternoon, December 25, 2020 at Canton-Potsdam Hospital after a brief illness. Helen was born in Akwesasne on June 10, 1942, the daughter of the late Jacob "Jake" and Mary (Bero) Wood. She attended schools in Akwesasne before graduating from Salmon River Central School. She was married to Guilford White for 25 years. In the mid to late 1960's, Helen worked in Data Processing starting in Boston, continuing at SUNY Potsdam and later in... Full story
Our precious father, Charles Ronald Cooke passed away at the age of 87 to be reunited with his family in heaven. Ronald (chose to go by his middle name) lived a full life, filled with wonderful memories and the love of his family. Born September 29, 1933 to John and Josephine Cook in Akwesasne. Ronald was the oldest of 12 children. Ronald attended St. Regis Mohawk School, Bombay High School and then was drafted into the US Army and served in the Korean War. After serving in the Korean War... Full story
Betty Ann David, Eel Clan, 71, of 15 Racquette Point Road, journeyed back to the Spirit World on Tuesday morning, December 15, 2020 at Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital in Plattsburgh after a brief illness. Betty was born on October 11, 1949 in Cornwall, the daughter of Lenora (Abraham) David and the late Moses David. She attended Cornwall Island Indian Day School, Downey's East End School, and graduated from St. Lawrence High School in Cornwall. She continued her education at St. Lawrence Co... Full story
Kienon Jace LaFrance, age 25, passed away on January 4, 2020. Son of James J. and Charlotte Christina (Weir) LaFrance. Agnes Mary Cook “Owesokon” age 101, passed away on January 10, 2020. Daughter of the late Thomas and Louise (Stuart) Jock. Priscilla A. Herne, age 84, passed away on January 12, 2020. Daughter of the late Anabel Billings. Dennis I. Binan, age 49, passed away on January 19, 2020. Son of Jerry E. and Diane (Clemo) Binan. Married to Sandra Loran Binan. Sandra M. Jock, age 71, passed away on January 23, 2020. Daughter of the late G... Full story
By Melanie Lefkowitz. Reprinted with permission from the Cornell Chronicle For six generations, Mohawk ironworkers have "walked the steel." Indigenous people began ironworking in the 19th century, when they were hired to build railroad bridges in Canada. They helped craft the New York City skyline, working on projects including the Empire State Building, the Chrysler Building and the World Trade Center. That long tradition was in evidence on the North Campus Residential Expansion project, where...
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced completion of the Empire State Trail, now the nation’s longest multi-use state trail, which will be fully open on December 31. The trail spans 750-miles total, 75 percent of which is off-road trails ideal for cyclists, hikers, runners, cross-country skiers and snow-shoers. The new recreational trail, which runs from New York City through the Hudson and Champlain Valleys to Canada, and from Albany to Buffalo along the Erie Canal, will provide a safe and scenic pathway for New Yorkers and tourists to e...
By Andy Gardner MASSENA – Contractors working on the Massena Central School District’s capital project will conduct a building condition survey of all district buildings, which the state requires every five years. Contractor Ed Bernhauer from the IBI group discussed the proposal with the Board of Education during their Thursday, Dec. 17 meeting. “What it involves is you have your architects and engineers go out and survey the conditions of your educational occupied buildings,” Bernhauer said. The survey will be the district’s blueprint...
An Akwesasne man is facing numerous charges after allegedly fleeing a traffic stop and ramming a state police vehicle. On Saturday, Jan. 2, state police say troopers stopped a vehicle on state Route 37 in Fort Covington for allegedly speeding, 46 mph in a posted 30 mph zone. Troopers say the vehicle didn’t stop and continued on state Route 37, speeding up. The suspect vehicle eventually turned north onto Mary Riley Road and then onto Burns Holden Road, where it ran into a marked State Police vehicle, and then became disabled, troopers said. T...
January 6, 2020 - The Mohawk Council of Akwesasne’s Community Health Program reports that as of January 4, 2021, a total of eight (8) new cases of COVID-19 have been reported in the northern portion of the community. This brings the total active cases in MCA’s jurisdiction to twenty (20) with 61 cases overall since the beginning of the pandemic. The Mohawk Council of Akwesasne falls within the jurisdiction of the Eastern Ontario Health Unit and therefore the province-wide shut down and restriction on social gatherings to be contained to only th...
By Andy Gardner MASSENA – The Massena Central superintendent told the Board of Education there is frustration among students and staff who are directed to stay home due to COVID-19 precautions, but that decision is out of administration’s hands. It’s made by healthcare professionals following public health guidelines. Superintendent Pat Brady discussed how quarantining from school works during the board’s Thursday, Dec. 17 meeting. “It’s really the professionals here that are making the decisions,” Brady told the board. “It’s made by the nurse...
(Reprinted with approval from the Native North American Travelling College) Continued from last week Standing Quiver' or Stomp Dance Watahtshero:ton The standing quiver or stomp dance is usually the first of any social dance in most Indian communities throughout the Six Nations. It is a dance that gets everybody in a good mood for dancing and singing. The musical instruments used are your feet, stomping and shuffling, helping to maintain the beat of the song. The dancers follow the leader or s...
1. Áhta (Ahtáhkwa) Shoes 2. Onia'tará:'a áhta Shoes – cloth 3. Ionkia'tahseronnia'tahkhwa áhta Shoes – dress 4. Na'tekahsinéhsa atháhsteren Shorts 5. Teionthna'netáhkhwa atháhsteren Ski pants 6. O'wháhsa Skirt 7. Onéntsha Sleeve, arm 8. Ionrahsi'tohrókstha Slippers 9. Teionrerenhstáhkhwa Sneakers 10. Khehniekaià:tes atahkwénnia Snow suit 11. Ká:ris (Karísera) Socks 12. Atahkwénnia Suit / outfit 13. Kanonhwe'rháhrhon atháhsteren Sweat pants 14. Kononhwe'rháhrhon akià:tawi Sweat shirt 15...
The Snye Recreation would like to Thank all those who participated in our recent Holiday Give-away. We had a 12 Days of Christmas give-away on our Snye Recreation Facebook Page. For the 12 days we had people comment on one of the 12 Days of Christmas. They had a week and a half to comment; we had over 350 comments. The winners of our 12 Days of Christmas were: Day 1 – Tiffany Kerr ($100.00 Speedway Gift Card) Day 2 – Bethe Lazore ($100.00 Truckstop #9 Gift Card) Day 3 – Kathleen Papineau (Phillips Sonic Care Electric Toothbrush) Day 4 – Kay...
AKWESASNE — The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribal Council announces that registration is now open for the January 2021 Tribal Monthly Meeting. The brief registration process enables the Tribal Clerk to quickly verify enrollment prior to the meeting, as monthly tribal meetings are intended for membership only. Tribal members will be asked to provide their full name, six-digit tribal enrollment number, phone number, and email address to receive the webinar link. Registrants are prompted to list any additional tribal members that will be present with them...
WESTVILLE - State Police are still looking for leads in an unsolved 2002 Westville murder. Marie H. Fleury, 64, of 3835 State Route 37 was found murdered in her home on Oct. 17, 2002. She was last seen by her husband, Robert Jay Fleury, around 4:15 p.m. that day when he left their residence and went to Le Cordon Bleu Tavern in nearby Trout River. He found her dead when he returned home around 7:30 p.m. An autopsy revealed that Fleury died of blunt force trauma to the head. A $16,000 reward...
By Andy Gardner MASSENA – The Massena Central School District is looking at “a tough budget year” due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Loren Fountaine, who chairs the Board of Education’s Finance Committee, gave his perspective during the full board’s Thursday, Dec. 17 meeting. “I think we all know we’re in for a tough budget year, probably for the next three years minimum,” he said. Shortfalls in tax revenue at the state level have left Massena’s town and village boards preparing for a 20% cut in state aid. Both made mid-year cuts to their budgets...
©by Doug George-Kanentiio Over the course of our history, we have had many leaders during peace and war. Most of us know of Captain Joseph Brant, Cornplanter, Hendricks, Red Jacket, Handsome Lake, Leon Shenandoah, Mary Jemison, Clinton Rickard, Levi General-Deskahe, Audrey Shenandoah, Maisie Shenandoah, Laura Cornelius Kellogg, Arthur C. Parker and Ely Parker but there have been many others who have been eclipsed by the settler writers of Native history. Their version of our story would have us accept that we did not have people of great...
In 2020, wildfires raged through Australia and the American West, hurricanes battered Central America and the Gulf Coast, dark clouds of locusts descended on the Horn of Africa, and a new, deadly disease jumped from its wild animal host to humans, upending life as we knew it. With end-of-world motifs dominating headlines, you wouldn’t be blamed for feeling like the natural world had turned a little hostile, even as scientists continued to warn of the dangerous harm we’re doing to it. Biodiversity is still in freefall, deforestation in the Ama...
Name: Wrenleigh R. Tarbell Born: Dec 21, 2020 Weight: 7lbs 11oz Height: 20 1/2 inches Time: 6:03pm Parents: Jhazmayn Jacobs and Caleigh Tarbell Maternal Grandparents: Regina & Carlos Paternal Grandparents: Lisa & Glen...
