A Voice from the Eastern Door
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The Salmon River and Massena high school robotics team, officially called FRC Team 229 “Division By Zero,” competed in the FRC “Ultimate Ascent” game this year. They had six weeks to design, build, and program a robot to play ultimate frisbee. The team actually built two robots (#229 and #4124) and the twin robots were both designed to shoot frisbees across a court into targets. Both robots were also built to hang from a horizontal bar on a tower for bonus points in the game. The robots were bo...
The Federal Government, the State of New York and the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe have announced a $19.4 million settlement with Alcoa Inc. and Reynolds Metals Company for injuries to natural resources, recreational fishing, and Mohawk culture resulting from the release of hazardous substances into the St. Lawrence River environment since at least the late 1950s. Most of this settlement, $18.5 million, will be combined with $1.8 million in restoration funds from a 2011 General Motors (GM) bankruptcy settlement, to be used for restoration of the...
A demonstration organized by Atahontsison was held at the People’s Fire in the Kawehnoke District of Akwesasne on Saturday. The demonstration was to give people an opportunity to view and sign a petition that indicates support for movement of CBSA border crossing from its current location within Cornwall, Ontario to its previous location on Kawehnoke, or possibly co-located with U.S. customs at the U.S. Port of Entry. Atahontsison said, “We are gathering people here to give them a chance to sig...
On a cloudy day on March 25, 2013 at the strike of noon, 301 young people walked onto Victoria Island to be met by nearly 2000 people standing there in awe witnessing the last steps of the Journey of the Nishiyuu. This journey was made to show support for Idle No More. They left Whapmagoostui, Quebec on January 16, 2013 and walked over one thousand five hundred miles on foot. They started out on snowshoes walking on remote trails on the 55th parallel and finally reached paved roads as they made...
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AKWESASNE – Ms. JoAnne M. King, 58, of 581 State Route 37, unexpectedly passed away Thursday, March 21, 2013 in the emergency room at Massena Memorial Hospital. JoAnne was born November 2, 1954 in Cornwall, Ontario, the daughter of the late Louis E. and Irene Swamp King. She attended school at General Vanier. A marriage to Richard J. Tarbell ended in divorce. JoAnne first worked in the early years of the Bear’s Den Restaurant and Gift Shop, where she and then husband helped in getting it started...
Thank you, The Jr. B Indians would like to thank everyone that came out to support Trivia night on Friday. Thanks to the parents and friends that made baskets and helped out that night. They include Terry and Rob Cree, Tom and Amanda, Glyniss, Leanne, Ang, Renee, Cheyenne, Jenna, Kendra, Alee and Kelly. Also thanks to Kali White -Akwesasne puppy style dog biscuits basket. Our first place winner of $200.00, and 2 CKON bingo packages-donated by CKON were Nathan, Cactus, Dewi and Jason. Second place went to Skahantati, Colleen, Grid and Heather...
Niawen Kowa – Thank You The family of Beatrice E. Deer Jacobs would like to say thank you to everyone who helped our mom and our family during her last days on this earth. To Janice and every single person at Iakhihsohtha, thank you for all the years you cared for her. To Rev. Donald Manfred and Sister Christine, thank you for your healing words at her celebration of life mass. To Donaldson Funeral Home staff, thank you for helping us during this difficult time. To family and friends who sent flowers, brought food, offered words of c...
Akwesasne – The World Series of Poker held annually in Las Vegas will have two representatives this year from the Akwesasne Mohawk Casino Resort. “Each year this tournament grows stronger and we are just waiting for the next WSOP winner to be from our property”, stated Bryan Garrow, Poker Room Manager. Each Akwesasne Mohawk Casino Resort Poker qualifier will be flown to Las Vegas for the WSOP tournament, which will be held between July 7 and July 16, 2013. The prize offered by the Akwesasne Mohawk Casino Resort is valued at $15,000 and will...
Dave Mitchell stopped by Indian Time this week and you’ve probably seen him around too promoting the benefit for his buddy Andy White. Dave chatted about Andy saying how he is one of the last surviving members of the original “Thunder Tones.” Andy loves to play music and he has always pushed the younger guys to get into music, because music is medicine. If there’s a benefit, Andy has always been there to help. Andy is in failing health and is going through many tests and taking many trips t...
On Sunday, scores of families took to the lawn outside of the Snye Recreation Center to hunt for Easter eggs. The children came in and registered for door prizes, and then everyone headed outside at 2 and went and collected as many brightly colored Easter eggs on the snow as they could find. Once all the Easter eggs had been snatched up, all the families returned to the Rec. and began to go through and open each egg to find the goodies inside. Nearly all the eggs had candy in them but others held one of 4 tokens, which entitled the bearer to...
Cornwall, Ontario – March 25, 2013 – On the evening of March 20th, 2013, following a traffic stop in Cornwall, members of the Cornwall Regional Task Force, Serious & Organized Crime Section (CRTF-S&OC) arrested a male for transporting marijuana. Further investigation led police to execute a search warrant in the early morning hours of March 21st, 2013 at a residence located across the street from three (3) schools in Cornwall. As a result of their actions, investigators were able to dis...
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Dear Monica, Can I use my old smart phone as a security camera? I want to keep an eye on our garage. Nia:wen, I Spy Dear I Spy, You can setup most any old Android phone as a security camera. You will need your charging cable, a copy of IP Webcam for streaming video, SECuRET SpyCam for motion activated video captures and alerts, and your own home Wi-Fi network that reaches your garage. You can find the mobile apps in the Google Play store. Do a Factory Reset on your old Android phone before you install the mobile apps from the Google Play...
On Wednesday, March 20, the Salmon River High School Band traveled to Albany to perform at the Capitol Building. The month of March has been named ‘Music in our Schools’ month, and each day two to three schools are selected to perform. According to Cindy Healy, SRCS band director, she has to apply each year by October to be considered. She hears by the end of November if the band has been selected. This is the seventh year that the band has been picked to perform. “It is quite an honor to be se...
On Friday, the Kanatakon School held its Awards Assembly for the month of February. Principal Alice King emceed the event, and the Kanatakon School has a few different awards to motivate their students to excel in different areas. There are Students of the Month, for which students receive a certificate, and a Physical Education Award, which earns students a necklace. Showing Good Character gets students a feather and an award called “Caught You Speaking Kanienkeha” for students who get cau...
SRC Middle School Achievement Assembly...
Indian Time is lucky to receive many visitors every week. Whether it’s a parent bringing in a new baby for a photograph or an elder who wants us to look at photos with him, our doors are always open and we love our visitors. We love them so much we want to share them with you. “We Love Visitors” series is simply a way to share members of the community with you. So, don’t be scared to come and visit us (we’ll only photograph those willing) but if you have something special you want to show us,...
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Reprinted from ‘Legends of the Iroquois’ by Tehanetorens (Ray Fadden) Forward by Nadine N. Jennings Sometime in the centuries prior to the arrival of Europeans in North America, the Mohawk, Cayuga, Onondaga, Oneida, and Seneca Nations formed an alliance to establish the Great Peace, Kaianerekowa. Named the Iroquois Confederacy by the French and the League of the Five Nations by the English, the people called themselves the Haudenosaunee, the people of the Longhouse. Their primary geographic region was present day New York State, but prior to...
A few weeks ago I wrote an article about Speed Week culminating in the Daytona 500 and the beginning of the 2013 NASCAR season. After attending for 7 years in a row and giving it some thought, the Daytona 500 isn’t so expensive and much more attainable than you think. It’s an exciting trip and the Coca Cola 600 in Charlotte, North Carolina is just as exciting. This year’s race is from May 23 – 26. You can turn this trip into what you want it to be; a trip to remember with the guys, a unique and unusual trip for you and your girlfriends (and Cha...
The Saint Regis Mohawk Health Services, Outreach Nursing Department needs your help. We recently submitted a grant application to the Prevent Cancer Foundation for the 2013 National Challenge and we need votes. The grant is to bring the Super Colon display to Akwesasne. The goal is to increase awareness about colon cancer in our community. You can read the abstract when you join the Cancer website. The name of the project is "We Want the Super Colon". This is a National Challenge and our grant application was chosen among hundreds, so this is...
On Wednesday, a canning class was held at the St. Regis Rec. and was put on by Sweets Jacobs and Mohawk Council of Akwesasne’s Community Health Program. More than 40 people attended the class held by Emerie Brine from Bernardin Canada, a manufacturer of canning goods. Canning, an age-old practice for preserving foods, can be a way to ensure your family has healthy food throughout the year, even when something is not in season. Canning is also a great way to lower your food bill by saving food t...
Submitted by Connie Gerow Beginning on Friday, March 22nd and ending exactly 24 hours later, a small group of 15 4-H Mentors from Salmon River Central School travelled to 4-H Camp Overlook in Mountain View to participate in a Spring Retreat and Mentor Training. The Salmon River Central Mentors are a group of highly recommended students who exhibit a positive attitude towards others, are strong role models both either academically or socially and are likely to make a positive contribution. The...
