A Voice from the Eastern Door
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BUFFALO – The Skaneateles Lakers overcame a hugely successful Salmon River Shamrocks boys hockey team in the state championship game. The 2022-23 Shamrocks season ends with a first-ever record – having gone undefeated against all Northern Athletic Conference opponents – finishing up 21-3 overall. The teams went head-to-head Saturday, March 11 at the Harbor Center in Buffalo. “They’re good, we’re good. Both teams forechecked well. Both teams played hard. Both goalies played well. It’s real hard to get to this game and a lot of things fell i...
By Isaac White. Generosity was abundant at the Akwesasne Freedom School on Wednesday, March 8 when community members made a donation of $25,000 to the school. The atmosphere was happy and appreciation for Mohawk culture and language was at the forefront of all those in attendance. Roger and Diane Jock, along with their daughter Kawenniiosta Jock were at the school to present a check for a donation of $25,000 to assist the school with operating costs, but the most important reason behind the dona...
The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe’s Election Board will be holding the annual Tribal Caucus on Saturday, Onerahtó:kha | April 15, 2023. There are seven (7) positions open: one (1) Tribal Chief, one (1) Tribal Sub-Chief, (1) Traffic Court Judge 2, (2) Residency Board Member one-year terms, (1) Residency Board Alternate two-year term, and (1) Residency Board Alternate one-year term. The caucus will begin at 10:00 a.m. in the lobby of the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe Ionkwakiohkwaró:ron Tribal Administration Building when the floor will be opened for nom...
Kawehno:ke – An Akwesasne man has been taken into custody after a joint investigation by the Cornwall Police Service (CPS) and Akwesasne Mohawk Police Service (AMPS). On Wednesday, March 8th, 2023 at approximately 7:25 pm, the CPS responded to a robbery in the 200 block of Ninth Street. It is alleged that the victim had been walking through a parking lot in the vicinity, at which time a vehicle pulled up beside the victim and one of the occupants demanded his property, while pointing a h...
By Kaniehtonkie. Akwesasronon Cecelia King and Doug George – Kanentiio have been working with Marvel Studios on 'What If...?' featuring Marvel's newest superhero "Kahhori.' King worked with the Marvel crew as a Kanien'kehá language expert and George as historian, to ensure cultural authenticity. King stated, "For the past two years I've been working closely with Marvel Studios and Ryan Little to help with the language for Kahhori, a brand-new Mohawk superhero, in an upcoming episode of the Ma...
Tsi'Snaihne – Joseph C. Thompson, 81, of 161 Tewesateni Road, unexpectedly passed away at the Tsiionkwanonhso:te Adult Care Facility on Thursday, March 9, 2023. Joseph was born on October 9, 1941 in Syracuse, son of the late Richard and Mary (Cook) Thompson. He was a Salmon River Central School graduate, and on October 24, 1970 married Carol Ann Jacobs at the St. Regis Catholic Church with Fr. Arsenault officiating. He was an Ironworker, working in both Canada and the US, most recently at the N...
Leaf, Jordan Alexander “Ariwakeha” ~ it is with a heavy heart the family shares the sorrowing news of his passing at home on March 7, 2023 at the age of 26. Jordan is the beloved son of Debra Leaf-Lafleche and the late John (Jean-Guy) Lafleche. He leaves behind his loving sister Lindsay (Phil) Leaf and his nephews Ashton, Brayden, Samuel “Sammy” and his niece Kinsley Leaf. Dear nephew of Lawrence and Yvonne, Nelson and Loretta, Teddy, Denise, Leslie “Bam” and Stacey Leaf. He will be forever remembered by his many cousins and friends. Pr...
TSI TETEWATATKENS St. Regis Mohawk Senior Center 518-358-2963 Email address: [email protected] Please note: Anyone wishing to attend the congregate meal must call the Office for the Aging by 9:30am to reserve a meal. MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL Club Dues for 2023 You can mail in your membership fee of $5.00 American to: SRM Senior Citizens Club PO Box 1106 Hogansburg, NY 13655 BIRTHDAYS: March 16th-Barbara Derouchie March 17th-Patricia Benedict March 18th-Darlene O’Brien & Beverly Papineau March 19th-Catherine Tarbell Cook & Grace Roundpoint M...
ST. REGIS MISSION MASS INTENTIONS MARCH 15-22, 2023 ALL CURRENT COVID-19 MANDATORY RESTRICTIONS APPLY WHICH INCLUDE: SOCIAL DISTANCING AND WEARING MASKS. THURSDAY MARCH 16, 2023 12:10 PM Offered for: Mary Buckshot from the funeral collection FRIDAY FEBRUARY MARCH 17, 2023 12:10 PM Offered for: Wallace Patrick Thomas Mitchell by the St. Regis Mission Family SATURDAY MARCH 18, 2023 4:00 PM Offered for: Scott Thomas and David Thomas 5-Year Memorial Anniversary by the St. Regis Mission Family SUNDAY MARCH 19, 2023 10:00 AM Offered for: Lila...
When: Friday, March 17th, 2023 Where: Kawehnoke Recreation Center Time: 11am till all sold Cost$12.00 per taco with bottle of water...
The following individuals are being considered for residency permits under the SRMT Residency Ordinance. Please email [email protected] or call Cathy Mitchell at 518-358-2272 by Friday, March 24, 2023, if you have any objections or concerns. Alda Herne David F.C Hill Debra Garrow Jared Ryan Munson Marla Light Brendyn Fogt Janine A. Cook...
Tom Porter speaking at the Fort Erie Native Friendship Center's Youth and Elder's Gathering on March 9, 2023; "Mother Earth came to me and I heard her voice speak Mohawk to me and this is what she said......."My children have forgotten about me. She said if you want to, I'm not forcing you or coercing you or making you but if you want, on the two days of the year when the day and the night are equal, one is not longer than the other, do not drive your car, do not use your tractor or anything....
AKWESASNE- Thomas T. Ranenstahronkwas Debo, 62, of 848 River Road, unexpectedly passed away on Sunday, March 5, 2023 at his home. Thomas was born on October 4, 1960 in Syracuse, son of the late Louis A. and Carol (Palmer) Debo. After graduation, he served in the US Army stationed in Alaska. He worked for the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe as an Air Quality Technician and then for Mohawk Council of Akwesasne as the Computerized Maintenance Management System Coordinator with the Department of in the...
Reprinted with Permission Of Real People’s Media https://realpeoples.media/ Invoking Aboriginal and Treaty Rights, two former National Chiefs attended Dartmouth courthouse as supporters were barred from court due to nonsensical Covid-19 restrictions. DARTMOUTH – When Mi’kmaq fisherman Daniel Francis attended the Dartmouth Provincial court on February 15th, 2023 he was accompanied by over a dozen supporters including two former National Chiefs – Del Riley and Putus Hector Pictou. On September 10th, 2021, Francis was pulled over by half a dozen...
The Franklin-Essex-Hamilton BOCES (EO/AAE) is currently accepting applications for the following anticipated positions: • New Visions Health Teacher Located at Adirondack Educational Center-Saranac Lake • Welding Teacher Located at Salmon River Central School • Health Occupations Teacher Located at North Franklin Education Center - Malone Salary for all positions: Starting at $51,865 with additional compensation-based experience and credit hours. Deadline to apply: March 27, 2023 Qualifications, job descriptions and applications can be found...
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Submission: Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe (SRMT), Grants & Contracts Office, 2nd Floor, Ionkwakiohkwaróron Administration Building, 71 Margaret Terrance Memorial Way, Akwesasne, NY 13655 no later than 3:30 p.m. (Local Time), Wednesday, March 29, 2023. Description: SRMT is accepting Proposals from qualified and experienced individuals/firms for Grant Writing Consultant(s). The purpose of the Consultant is to research, develop, review, and edit Tribal grant proposals; conduct basic research for potential funding sources using various databases to...
Kahnawake – The Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke (MCK) wishes to inform the community that Ohén:ton Í:iente ne Ratitsénhaienhs (Grand Chief) Kahsennenhawe Sky-Deer and Eric Doucet of MCK Legal Services will be in Quebec City tomorrow (Tuesday) to present to the Quebec National Assembly on Bill 13, the proposed adoption of the Law respecting the Hertel-New York Interconnection Line. Through the Horizon Kahnawà:ke Hydro-Québec Limited Partnership (“the Partnership”), the MCK will be a partner in the Hertel Transmission Line Project and, with Hydro-...
On March 9, 2023, the President released the annual budget proposal for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024. The “HHS Budget in Brief” has been released but the Congressional Justification for the Indian Health Service has not been released. The bottom line: Mandatory Funding for IHS Remains a Priority; Advance Funding Still Needed What they’re saying: “The Administration is committed to upholding the United States’ trust responsibility to tribal nations by addressing the historical underfunding of IHS. The enactment of an advance appropriation for 2024...
The Akwesasne Animal Society, MCA Compliance, and MCA Conservation Programs working in partnership with the Toronto Humane Society and Grand River Veterinary Hospital, will offer an animal wellness clinic the last weekend of April 2023. Dog wellness appointments cost $45 and be held on Friday, April 28th, at Kawehnò:ke Recreation. Cat wellness appointments will cost $40 and be held Saturday, April 29th, at the MCA CIA #3 Environmental Lab. Appointments include veterinary exams, vaccines, dewormer, and microchips. Dog appointments will also...
By Mary Hudetz, ProPublica, and Graham Lee Brewer, NBC News. This story was originally published by ProPublica. https://www.propublica.org/article/berkeley-professor-taught-suspected-native-american-remains-repatriation# The vice provost for research of the UC system sent Jay Stowsky, then the system’s director of research policy, to mediate the dispute between White and Joyce. Stowsky agreed with Joyce, calling the lack of controls at the museum “terrible.” He said human remains were “just sort of thrown into boxes” with a label on them. “Be...
Native North American Travelling College 1 Ronathahonni Lane, Akwesasne, Ontario K6H 5R7 Job Posting The Native North American Traveling College Board of Directors is looking for a Manager for the Native North American Traveling College (NNATC). NNATC is an ever-growing organization dedicated to the preservation and celebration of Mohawk cultural heritage delivering workshops, education, and presentations to our neighboring communities and beyond. The Manager must possess an extensive...
The film “Everything Everywhere All at Once” was given the Oscar for best picture at the 95th Annual Academy Awards on Sunday. This victory brought the film’s incredible awards season run to a successful conclusion by earning the greatest distinction in the film industry. The film’s makers, Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, received original screenplay and directing awards for their wild adventure about a Chinese-American laundromat entrepreneur who must deal with an IRS audit and extraterrestrial intruders (collectively known as the Daniels)....
OTTAWA, TRADITIONAL ALGONQUIN TERRITORY – First Nations have long called for legislative reform on safe drinking water to meet their needs and reflect their voices. Since 2018, the Government of Canada has been engaging First Nations on legislative reforms to First Nations safe drinking water. The Government of Canada is introducing new legislation following the repeal of the 2013 Safe Drinking Water for First Nations Act and the commitments made in the 2021 Safe Drinking Water for First Nations Class Action Settlement. Patty Hajdu, Minister o...
L-R: Angus Mitchell, Dave Oakes, Jimmy Jacobs, Frank Leaf, Alex Oakes and Mel Hill from Tyendinaga, kneeling: Allan Herne. Year unknown Do you have any old photos that you'd like to share with our readers in Blast from the Past? Bring them in! Our offices are located on Hilltop Drive in the Communications Building. Stop letting your photos gather dust in the basement and bring them in for us! All photos are returned to their owner....
