A Voice from the Eastern Door
A Voice from the Eastern Door
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TERRITORY OF AKWESASNE - The Mohawk Council of Akwesasne has learned of potential plans by community members to claim ownership of the abandoned Canada Border Services Agency’s former Port of Entry building on Kawehno:ke (Cornwall Island) this coming Saturday, March 22, 2014. At this time, MCA’s Emergency Measures Program is preparing for this event with public safety as its first priority. Therefore, the community should prepare for a possible disruption to traffic and/or a possible bridge closure through Kawehno:ke. In an article published in...
A pair of Akwesasne twin brothers will be heading to Edmonton, Alberta to qualify for a spot on Team Canada's wrestling squad. Phillip and Thomas Barreiro, who are members of the Kahnawake Survival School, will attempt to finish in the top spot in freestyle and Greco-Roman tournaments, respectively on Saturday and Sunday, March 22 and 23. Although they claimed convincing victories at the Quebec provincials, they are expecting some of the toughest competition of their careers to date. "We're...
TERRITORY OF AKWESASNE – The Mohawk Council of Akwesasne is closely following Quebec’s upcoming provincial election and the direction in which provincial leaders are proposing to go if they get into power. The media has indicated a potential of a Quebec referendum to separate from Canada should the political power change in the province. Akwesasne would have some very real concerns about any potential Quebec separation from Canada. Two thirds of Akwesasne’s territory is situated within the province of Quebec. Many of Akwesasne’s islands...
Akwesasne - The International Joint Commission (IJC) Great Lakes Water Quality Board (WQB) has appointed the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe's Environmental Resources Coordinator, Matthew Thompson, to a two-year term. Matthew's professional experience and work completed through the Tribe on the EPA Great Lakes Advisory Board has given him the national recognition necessary to meet the eligibility expectations of this prestigious board. Matthew is eager to serve in both a professional and personal...
What cute gang stole the show last weekend? Why, it was the Peanuts gang, that's who! The Salmon River Drama Club presented the zany musical comedy, "You're a Good Man Charlie Brown" last Friday and Saturday night with a matinee on Saturday afternoon. This humorous musical based off the Charles M. Shultz comic strip Peanuts, "You're a Good Man Charlie Brown" was made into a musical comedy in 1967 with music and lyrics written by Clark Gesner. The show follows several stories, vignette style, of...
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AKWESASNE – After a brief illness, Mrs. Dolores R. Phillips, age 74, of 1108 Drum St. Road, and a longtime resident of Lancaster and Rochester, New York, passed away Friday morning, March 14, 2014, with her family by her side. Dolores was born November 19, 1939 in Snye, Quebec, daughter of the late Mitchell and Theresa Cook Phillips. She attended schools in Akwesasne and married Arthur Phillips in June of 1959. Arthur predeceased her on March 27, 1982. She was a homemaker, also working for F...
By Diane McDonald CKON is Akwesasne’s Live and Local radio station. CKON is a primarily country music station that offers a special Free Format Friday program airing every Friday. The station also offers contemporary and some rock music programming for the evening listeners that enjoy that music genre. Rock and roll oldies and classic country are other music programs offered along with a Sunday morning gospel program that is growing in popularity. The station receives calls regarding the selection of music being played on the airwaves most n...
St. Regis Mohawk School first grade classes made leprechaun traps with their families last week. They were gearing up for St. Patrick's Day when the leprechauns come visit their school. There were some great looking leprechaun traps! On St. Patrick's Day, they set them out in the classroom to catch the leprechauns....
Gina Jacobs owns Akwesasne Healing Arts and teaches various traditional arts classes. Gina found out through Facebook that Evelyn Printup-Delormier really wanted to make a pair of beaded moccasins, but due to various health issues, has a very hard time leaving her house. Gina visited Evelyn in her home twice so she could finish a pair of beaded moccasins. Evelyn was so happy she had a chance to work on them. She was very grateful that somebody could come to her house, and so proud when she...
Last week, MCA's Community Health program hosted a March Break Odyssey Youth Event at the St. Regis Recreation. All week, kids went to the Rec and spent 9am to 4pm doing a variety of activities. The students did several cultural crafts including fan making with Bill Loran, moccasins and leather bags with Shirelle Tahy and Gina Jacobs, and painting with Tammy King. On Friday as a cultural learning tool, the students helped Joyce King make corn soup and fry bread. The staff also made a focus of nu...
Niawen kowa! Shekon, I would like to send a great big thanks out to the Snye Fire Department Firemen who stood outside in the freezing-cold Sunday morning cooking their famously delicious Firemen's chicken, for my chicken dinner benefit. The chicken was delish and you guys are awesome! Niawen to the firemen (Kevin "Sturge" Lazore, Kevin Lazore, Phil Lazore, Atha Lazore, Chris "Goofy" Adams, Randy "Tweety" Mitchell, Matt Lazore, Tiio Mitchell, Stan Cook, Warren Lazore), and also Rosalie Jacobs fo...
THANKS The family of Gordon Caldwell would like to express our thanks to everyone who helped out in our time of need. To those who donated food, cleared the driveway, prepared the funeral luncheon, cleaned up afterwards. For all the kind words and expressions of sympathy. To the nursing staff at Tsiionkwanonhsote, To Father Pastores and Sister Christine for their prayers and visits, also for the service. To the American Legion Post 1479 for the military tribute at the service. To the Mohawk Choir for their beautiful singing , to cousin Harold...
I just want to say Nia:wen kowa to Joyce Leaf and Jasmine Benedict for helping with the delivery of my son Cavan Thompson two years ago on January 18th 2012. I hope sharing my story will help make someone’s decision to choose midwives a little easier. My decision was easy when I had to choose between a hospital birth, and a home birth. For as long as I can remember I’ve always wanted a home birth, with midwives present. Being in my comfort zone with familiar things surrounding me and people I knew and who wanted to help give me the best bir...
TERRITORY OF AKWESASNE – Akwesasne will be one of 95 communities visited by Olympic cycling and speed-skating medalist Clara Hughes next week as part of the athlete’s national bicycle tour to raise awareness in mental health. Clara’s Big Ride for Bell Let’s Talk is a 110-day voyage the athlete has committed to, beginning on March 14, 2014 in Toronto and taking her to every Canadian province before concluding on Canada Day, July 1, 2014 in Ottawa. She will cover 12,000 km in total. On March 25, her tour will bring her to Kawehno:ke (Cornwa...
Community Notice from O NON KWA SON A PHARMACY March 18, 2014 - This notice is to up-date the Mohawk community of Akwesasne about the pharmacy. Although there was a notice stating that we were closing our doors on March 31st, we remain committed to sell the pharmacy rather than just close. In doing this it is our hope that the community will continue to have local pharmacy services. We realize that an un-authorized letter was posted at the Island clinic “that we are closing and please transfer your prescriptions to Shoppers Drug Mart”, this not...
March 17, 2014 Letter to the Editor Response to MCA, New Band not Recognized The process has not been completed. An official request was given to the Minister that dealt with our concerns. We have tried to work with Mohawk Council over the past 5 years to no avail. The last election had an appeal filed with members living off of the reserve and living in Cornwall and surrounding areas voting. The result is that there was no investigation into the appeal. They went with the addresses that were on file. All that had to be done to verify the...
By Paul Lenda, submitted by Wesley Laughing There’s an influx of ‘enlightened masters of the universe’ pervading the spiritual sphere these days. Gurus and spiritual teachers are popping up left and right. Many of them seem to provide an easy way out of the voids many people feel they have within their lives, and as a result these gurus and teachers make a ridiculously massive amount of money… even earning social ranks akin to being glamorous superstars. Being aware that there are such enlightenment pyramid schemes can help us steer away from t...
WASHINGTON— Last month, the World Resources Institute (WRI), Google, and a group of more than 40 partners launched Global Forest Watch (GFW), a dynamic online forest monitoring and alert system that empowers people everywhere to better manage forests. For the first time, Global Forest Watch unites the latest satellite technology, open data, and crowdsourcing to guarantee access to timely and reliable information about forests. According to data from the University of Maryland and Google, the world lost 2.3 million square kilometers (230 million...
Reprinted from Legends of the Iroquois By Tehanetorens...
Name: Sadie Lee Ann Martin Born: Monday, March 17, 2014 at 7:21pm Weight: 8 lbs. 4.3 ozs. Length: 21 ¼ inches Parents: Catherine and Allen Martin Maternal Grandmother: Theresa Conners Maternal Great Grandparents: Diane and Louis Conners...
By Connie Gerow, 4-H Program Assistant With spring in the air, the sap is beginning to flow, the Maple Syrup is being made and the Pancakes are on the griddle. On Saturday, March 22nd at the Bangor Fire Hall (Rt. 11 Bangor) from 4pm to 7pm, the Cornell Cooperative Extension 4-H program will be hosting their annual Pancake Supper that will come complete with ham, eggs, fresh maple syrup, coffee, juice and milk. The cost for this benefit will be Adults - $7.00; children ages - 6-12 - $5.00; and...
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Clarkson University's FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) Team 229, Division By Zero, won the inaugural New York Tech Valley Regional held March 13-15, its sixth regional FRC win since 1998. Part of Clarkson's nationally recognized Student Projects for Engineering Experience and Design (SPEED) program, FRC Team 229 consists of high school students from the Massena and Salmon River Central school districts mentored by Clarkson undergraduate students from a variety of majors. The three-day event...
There are many things that can be passed down from generation to generation. Some things are great and others not so; your height, weight, the color of your eyes, an inheritance, and lesser known things such as penis problems, athletic ability, and mental health, even your dislike of going to the dentist can be attributed to genes you’ve inherited from your parents. Now let’s talk money. And sure, it would be great to inherit, well, an inheritance. Of which many of us here will not. So for 99% of us we have to rely on our smarts to make a goo...
