Articles from the January 10, 2008 edition
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Fire departments save snowmobiler from icy waters
On Sunday, Jan. 6 the Hogansburg-Akwesasne Volunteer Fire Department was called out when a snowmobiler fell through the ice off of Frasier’s Point, Quebec. The Fort Covington Volunteer Fire D...
Two deaths reported during holiday season
Two men died in Akwesasne during the holidays. On Christmas Eve police and rescue teams were called to an area on the St. Lawrence River near Glen Walter after crew members on board a ship spotted a...
Akwesasne man vanishes
A 37-year-old Akwesasne man went missing on Christmas Eve and police continue to search for clues as to his whereabouts. Alexander “Doonie” Vin...
Interior Secretary attempts to squash Tribe’s Monticello casino dream
It’s been twelve long years since the St. Regis Mohawk Tribal Council first looked at a remote Catskills Mountains county in hopes that they would o...
Babies of the Year 2007
Indian Time is happy, once again, to share with our readers the newest faces in Akwesasne. Our “Babies of the Year” issue is a staff favorite, as we...
Angus Charles Oakes
Mr. Angus Charles “Gussy Pooh” Oakes, age 54, of 3rd Street, Hilltop Drive, St. Regis, Quebec, died Monday (December 24, 2007) afternoon after he dro...
Anne King Iakokiatawitsheriio
Anne (David) King, age 74 years, of 31 Johnson Road, St. Regis, died Sunday, January 6, 2008 at the Ottawa General Hospital. Beloved wife of the late...
Sean M. Reardon
Sean M. Reardon, age 44, of the Irish Ridge Road, Bombay, N.Y., died Thursday, Jan. 3, 2008, at the Alice Hyde Medical Center in Malone, as a result of a farm accident at his home. He was born in...
In Loving Memory of Tyler Leigh Benedict
Deeply Wounded - My beautiful baby boy, Tyler, I am so torn up inside - I’m running in circles with no place to hide - I gave birth to you twe...
Dedication
Tyler Benedict Leaf “Sa’tehorohies”, age 20, died December 26, 2006, the son of Frank K. Leaf, Jr. and Tina Benedict. Barbara J. McDonald, age 72, died December 28, 2006, the daughter of Joseph...
Letter to the Editor
December 27, 2007 Thoughts, I wish to share with our community and Tribal members, I have written in this column many times in the past and have been sitting here thinking about all that I had tried t...
Open Letter to Salmon Principal John Simons
Dear Mr. Simons, I am Daniel Mapp’s father. Daniel has informed me, it was passed along to him by his friend and band mate Steven Oaks, that Daniel, Steven, and their friend and band mate Shawn Mot...
Happy New Year
Just a short note, to say Thank You to all the people that did things for us Elders. I attended a lot of the parties and every one was great. The Elders party on the Island was well planned and what...
Thank You
Thank You very much to the special person who found and returned my wallet to me. It was a nice surprise to find my wallet placed inside my mailbox one afternoon. I want you to know that I thi...
Thank You
Many, many thanks, to my beautiful Family and Friends that came out to celebrate my 50th Birthday on December 31, 2007. Thank you for all the hugs, cards, and gifts. It was so nice to see eve...
Mother Goose opens her wings to care for children
A grand opening of “Mother Goose Private Home Child Care” was held on December 31 from noon on. Being New Years Eve, the business began. Danielle “Ch...
Westerman was a True Friend
For those Akwesasnorons lucky enough to have come of age during the late 1960’s and 70’s our home was the center of aboriginal political action across the continent. The touring group White Roots of...
Central St. Lawrence Valley Regional Task Force makes first cigarette seizure of 2008
South Stormont, Ontario - On January 2nd, 2008, at 5:38 p.m., intelligence officers from the Canada Border Services Agency working with officers f...
Tribe encourages community members to apply for CITGO fuel
Akwesasne- The St. Regis Mohawk Tribe is encouraging community members to apply for the free home heating fuel as a part of the SRMT-CITGO program. As announced earlier, everyone must apply first to...
Raffle Winner
The winner of the 2007 Predator Four Wheeler drawn on December 24, 2007, was Ralph Cree of Akwesasne. The raffle was to benefit the North American Indigenous Games athletes traveling to Cowichan, B...
Native Studies students honor role models
Many adults may be someone’s role model without even knowing it. Last month, teenagers in Tsionni Fox’s Native Studies class at Salmon River High Sch...
A Look Back . . . 2007 Headlines
January • MCA votes to allow TELUS tower • Murder trial begins • Police discover 55 lbs. of drugs when car crashes • Fire rages during blizzard • School rewards thoughtful students in “Caught Y...
What do you want Akwesasne to be like in 30 years?
For anyone who has ever wanted to have a say in decisions made within Akwesasne, the Comprehensive Community Development Plan technicians want to speak with you. The team of Darlene Francis, Elvera...
Student fine-tune artistic talent
Students at the Ahkwesahsne Mohawk School have been studying new techniques for creating art. The future budding artists are doing quite well....
Akwesasne Quilt Club
Left to right: Cathy Mitchell, Joyce Gaspe, Annie McDonald, Louise Cook, Annie King, Dolores Thompson and Judy Cole. We meet at the St. Regis Rec...
