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By Mahlon Smoke For the past 75 years, Donaldson’s Funeral Home has been serving the families of the North Country and Akwesasne, helping to put their deceased loved ones to rest. Since the pandemic, their services had to change. Following COVID regulations, fewer people are allowed in the building as well as how long families can gather to mourn the deceased; it’s something that the management is prepared to do to protect the families and community from COVID. On January 1, 2010, the Donaldson Funeral Home saw the retirement of the Don...
For some great winter activity – get moving – get hiking! Dress warm and in layers, pack some snacks and hot chocolate (and water). The Tupper Lake Triad Trails are a perfect start to any winter day – they are easy, fun and great for the entire family. They are short hike and a little steep, but they are so worth it. Once you reach the peak to view a gorgeous, winter wonderland. Other easy hikes are Coney Mountain, Goodman Mountain, Mt Arab and Baker Mountain in Saranac. They are all nice hikes...
By Kaniehtonkie Two rich, white people charted a private plane and flew to a remote area of the Yukon to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Breaking all COVID-19 travel protocols in their travels, they received the vaccine in the small community of Beaver Creek. Beaver Creek has a population of about 100 people. One hundred First Nation peoples. The couple received the same COVID-19 vaccine meant for Beaver Creek elders. The White River First Nation (WRFN) is a First Nation in the western Yukon Territory in Canada. WRFN is home to the Upper Tanana,...
By Aliyah Chavez. Reprinted with permission from Indian Country Today. The American Library Association announced winners of the nation's outstanding children's books this week. At the top of the list is "We Are Water Protectors," a picture book created by two Indigenous women. It was illustrated by Tlingit artist Michaela Goade and written by Carole Lindstrom, Turtle Mountain Band of Ojibwe. The selection is history-making, marking the first time an Indigenous person has ever won the Caldecott...
By Andy Gardner Salmon River Central’s Board of Education awarded $17.5 million in contracts for the fourth phase of their capital renovations project. Meanwhile, the board also voted to put a proposition alongside this year’s budget vote to replace four school buses. The board took the actions during their regular monthly meeting on Jan. 13. The total of the awarded capital project bids is $17,560,444, “well below our budgeted amount,” said Mike Lahey, a district architectural contractor. They’re planning the work to avoid being in the build...
Abraham Thomas Caldwell, Te ka ron hio kon, 97, formerly of 124 Tewesateni Road, Kawehnoke, peacefully passed away early Wednesday morning January 20, 2021 at the Tsiionkwanonhso:te Home. Abraham was born on September 11, 1923 on Kawehnoke, the son of the late Paul and Katie (Seymour) Caldwell. He attended school at Cornwall Island Indian Day School. On July 2, 1949, he married his loving wife of 66 years, Lila Caldwell, (Oakes) at the St. Regis Catholic Church. She predeceased him on March 20,... Full story
Kahnawake has been featured on several of prominent news outlets from CTV to the Montreal Gazette, all extolling how Kahnawake has become a ‘statistical anomaly” in the fight against COVID. Taking ‘defensive’ steps early on in the pandemic saved the community of Kahnawake from the ravages of COVID-19 as cases of the virus raged around them. Quebec and neighboring Montreal have been especially hard hit for months. Many attribute this ‘anomaly’ to family a doctor and virologist Annick Gauthier. In the spring of 2020, Gauthier had met with colleag...
Courtesy Mohawk Council of Akwesasne Vaccination is one of the most effective ways to prevent the spread and reduce the impact of infectious diseases, whether it’s seasonal flu or childhood infections. A safe and effective vaccine(s) for COVID-19 will protect us against the novel coronavirus and will be an important step to safely resume normal life in Canada and around the world. The Government of Canada is working on all possible fronts to secure access to safe and effective vaccines and related supplies for Canadians. Here is what C...
By Andy Gardner The Salmon River Board of Education approved retirements and made several staff appointments during their January monthly meeting. They accepted retirements from custodian Stephen Benedict, effective Feb. 27; and secondary teacher Daniel Mainville, middle school teacher Linda Ryan and middle school teacher Mary Ann Post, all effective Jan. 28. The board accepted a resignation from watchkeeper William M. Benko, effective Jan. 4. Mainville also resigned his roles as Student Council advisor, Sunset Math instructor and mentor, all...
Jeannette Despatie, President and CEO of Cornwall Community Hospital (CCH), is providing reassurance to Akwesasne community members who may have questions or concerns attending CCH appointments or procedures during the COVID-19 pandemic. Since the beginning of the pandemic, CCH has adopted key directives from the Ministry of Health, engaged closely with our counterparts at the Eastern Ontario Health Unit, developed strict on-site prevention and control protocols, adjusted workflows to meet current needs, and secured a strong supply of personal...
AKWESASNE — The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe announced a community review of the Draft Hemp Production Regulations will be held at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 4, 2021. The review will be a virtual discussion utilizing ZOOM, with the meeting link for membership to participate available on the Tribal Members Portal at www.srmt-nsn.gov. Development of the draft regulations follow approval from membership to explore steps needed to legalize, license, and regulate hemp under the Tribe’s jurisdiction. The approval came from a tribal referendum hel...
By Joaqlin Estus. Reprinted with permission from Indian Country Today. President Joe Biden put a hold on oil and gas drilling in the Arctic just hours after being inaugurated. He signed an executive order Wednesday placing a temporary moratorium on all federal activities related to oil and gas leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Just the day before, nine leases had been signed by the Trump administration, well ahead of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act’s 2024 deadline requiring two lease sales in the refuge. Biden’s executive order rai...
Reprinted with approval from the Native North American Travelling College. Continued from last week Delaware Skin or Stick Dance Kanehwaien The Delaware Skin or Stick Dance is a very popular song and dance among the young people. This dance is a mixture of slow and fast songs. The singers, which can number two or four, begin by singing in a slow beat. There are several chants that are slow, but then the singers change to the faster beat. The song and dance continue this way until the dance is...
1. Owisà:ke tekahthénnoks - I am playing ball on the ice (Broomball) 2. Kewístos - I am cold 3. Tewakenawiro'ókhons - My teeth are chattering 4. Tewako'tsískwas - I am slipping 5. Í:iah tewakkarewáhton - I did not get hurt 6. Wa'kia'kié:nen'ne - I fell down 7. Wa'kitskó:tane - I fell on my butt 8. Otsienhákta kakia'tatarihá:tha - I am warming myself near the fire 9. Katsienhón:nis - I am making a fire 10. Owisà:ke kahriohkawí:nes - I am ice fishing 11. Tekata'aranónhnha - I am guarding the n...
By Andy Gardner MASSENA — The Massena Central School District will get $50,000 to become a food hub, and they’re looking at creating a district food pantry at J.W. Leary Junior High. Community Schools Director Kristin Collarusso-Martin discussed the two developments with the Board of Education during their Thursday, Jan. 14 meeting. “We found out that we received the full award of $50,000 from No Kid Hungry to become a nutrition hub. This is a really interesting grant because what I understand is that corporate donors select projects that they...
By Andy Gardner The New York State Department of Health has released new guidance giving county health departments the power to authorize high-risk sports, including interscholastic games, in their respective areas starting Feb. 1. “Effective February 1, 2021, participants in higher-risk sports and recreation activities may partake in individual or distanced group training and organized no/low-contact group training and, further, may partake in other types of play, including competitions and tournaments, only as permitted by the respective l...
By Andy Gardner Salmon River officials are coordinating a plan to continue meal service in case someone from their food service department has to quarantine or tests positive for COVID-19. Meanwhile, the superintendent is working on setting up a vaccination clinic on school grounds. Salmon River Superintendent Dr. Stanley Harper made the comments during their January 13 Board of Education meeting. He said that continuing meal service “may become challenging if we have one or more of our food service staff members quarantining or testing p...
6. Six Nations of the Grand River community members were made aware of the current state of their healthcare system’s capacity, in terms of both COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 related patients. Hospitals are nearing critical capacity risking a collapse of the healthcare system. In a recent press release, it stated, ‘The capacity of the health care system is approaching a breaking point of being overwhelmed. Deaths will exceed the first wave of the pandemic before the vaccine has time to take an effect, as projected by the new provincial mod...
11. AKWESASNE - The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe's Emergency Operations Center (EOC) is reporting three (3) new cases of COVID-19 today, making 20 total active cases under the Tribe's jurisdiction. We are glad that five (5) of our relatives have successfully resolved; however, 62 of our family members and friends remain in quarantine. We wish them all a safe and speedy recovery. A COVID-19 community drive-thru test collection clinic was held on Tuesday, January 26th at the former IGA Building....
11. The Mohawk Council of Akwesasne’s Community Health Program reports three (3) new active cases of COVID-19 in the northern portion of the community, as of January 25, 2021. There are now a total of 18 active cases, 147 total cases, and 129 resolved since the start of the pandemic. (Total cases include Tsiionkwanonhso:te active cases.) MCA extends its best wishes for a speedy recovery to all those infected, as well as appreciation to those isolating and quarantining to prevent the further spread of COVID-19. We express our c...
12. AKWESASNE - The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe's Emergency Operations Center (EOC) is reporting no new cases of COVID-19 today, which is the first time that no relative has tested positive since January 12th. There are however, 18 total active cases under the Tribe's jurisdiction, with 56 of our family members and friends in quarantine. Two community members have resolved overnight. The EOC is reminding anyone currently in quarantine that may require emergency food supplies or other...
In our ongoing effort to keep the community updated with the latest on the COVID-19 outbreak at the Tsiionkwanonhso:te Long Term Care Facility, we are informing the community that eleven (11) residents have recovered from their COVID-19 diagnosis, with four (4) residents still being reported as active. The current statistics for cases at the facility are as follows: • Total cases of Tsiionkwanonhso:te residents: 21 resident cases • Total resolved residents: 11 recovered • Total COVID-related passings: 6 • Total active residents: 4 active...
January 21, 2021 The Akwesasne Mohawk Ambulance (AMA) would like to extend its sincerest gratitude to the Akwesasne Community Trust Fund (ACSTF), for their assistance in the purchase of the Ambulance Unit #3, a 2020 Ford F450 Ambulance. The new vehicle provides upgrades to the ambulance and emergency medical services that the AMA provides to the community. The AMA applied for the 2019 ACSTF in the January 2019 Call for Proposals. The AMA proposal was approved in April 2019. Due to COVID-19...
The driver responsible for the death of 18-year-old Logan Sunday in the summer of 2019 received the maximum sentence in prison. The Crown and the defense agreed on a six-and-a-half-year sentence as well as a 12-and-a-half year driving prohibition for 26-year-old Kevin Gent from Williamstown, ON. Logan's father, Faron Sunday said, "We are satisfied with his sentencing." Sunday went on to say Gent was hired as the designated driver for his daughter and her friends on the evening of July 19, 2019....
Long before former President Barack Obama established Bears Ears National Monument — and former President Donald Trump nearly destroyed it — these geographically stunning southern Utah canyons were the setting of countless battles over who belongs to this land and whose history is worth saving. In the first weeks, if not days, of his administration, President Joe Biden is expected to restore the boundaries of two national monuments in Utah, Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante. But tribal leaders say that returning millions of acres sho...
