A Voice from the Eastern Door
A Voice from the Eastern Door
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On Wednesday, April 18, community members gathered at the Ànowaràkowa Arena Turtle Room for the Tobacco Regulation and Revenue Sharing Agreement (TRRSA) meeting. On Tuesday, April 17th at 8:59AM, the MCA Facebook page announced James Ransom would review the TRRSA on the CKON Tetewatharen – Lets All Talk show. The talk show was presented an hour later on the same day. At 9:53AM of the same day, the notice for this meeting appeared on the MCA Facebook page announcing the meeting for Wednesday. Indian Time received the announcement (via ema...
I was fortunate enough to conduct an in depth and personal interview with Wayne Baker, a member of the Squamish Nation, British Columbia, Raven clan. Wayne is a First Nations actor from B. C. with close ties to Akwesasne. He has acted in movies such a Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, North of 60, Supernatural, Blackstone and many more. Wayne had the privilege to play a part in the award winning film, "Indian Horse", which was adapted from the novel by Richard Wagamese. Clint Eastwood, Paula...
The Iakwa'shatste Youth Fitness Program and Heart to Heart Fitness Center played a huge role in providing a gym class for the Akwesasne Freedom School students this year. The Iakwa'shatste program had been working with The Akwesasne Freedom School for 2 years. In the past they had only been able to utilize the school and the outdoor field, but after a while there were just too many students and not enough room. The Heart to Heart Fitness Center generously donated their indoor gym to the...
For the past two years, Sustainable Native Communities Collaborative and the Akwesasne Housing Authority have been working in creating brand new Eco-Friendly housing for Akwesasne. The first stage was presented to a group of community members to summarize what the SNCC would like to build with the benefit of Akwesasne community members in mind. “There is a need for housing and that is something that we want to help with,” said presenter Nathaniel Corum, who is a SNCC Architect, who has spent the last two years designing and working to cre...
Name: Chandler Jacob Martin Born: April 15, 2018 Weight: 7 lbs. 7.4 oz. Length: 20 1/2 in. Parents: Karina White and Jacob Martin Maternal Grandparents: Robert White, Beatrice Johnson and Bruce Tarbell Paternal Grandparents: (late) Richard Martin, Vanessa and Phillip Adams Maternal Great Grandparents: Carol and Ronald White Paternal Great Grandparents: Richard and Jane David, Peter Martin Maternal Great-Great Grandparents: (late) Beatrice and (late) Charles White Paternal Great-Great...
Name: Watson Robert Thomas Born: March 15, 2018 Weight: 8 lbs. 9 oz. Length: 22" Parents: Hannah Garrow and Nolan Thomas Maternal Grandparents: Valerie Garrow and the late Robert Garrow Paternal Grandparents: Andy Thomas, Glyniss Bomberry, and Holly Thomas Great Grandparents: (late) James and (late) Harriet Lafrance, Ronald and (late) Ida Thomas, Linda Hart and Basil "Buddy" Cook...
MASSENA -- Although Massena Central has no funding for an in-school police officer in their 2018-19 budget, district officials say they have not ruled out the idea and the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe supports the idea. Massena’s Board of Education on April 16 approved a $54,442,331 budget that would raise $14,835,434 in taxes, .99 percent more than last year. It is subject to voter approval in May. The spending blueprint does not include funding for an in-school police officer, which many school and government officials refer to as a “school resourc...
Sekon, “Hello’’ You haven’t heard from me in a while and I know many of you don’t care. You want me to ‘’Just Shut Up’’. Many of you look at me pissed off. I’ve even had comments like ‘’What difference does it make?” Until there is a Residency Referendum native men and women will keep taking advantage of our Reservation. This will hold them accountable and establish guidelines. In short, the term Indian reservation is a legal designation for an area of land managed by a federally recognized Native American tribe under the U.S. Bureau of Indian...
The Lockdown Drill scheduled at Tsi Snaihne School for Monday, April 23rd was completed in a safe and orderly manner. Nia:wen to Constable Norman King, Constable Starblanket, Constable Jonathan, and Constable Thompson from Akwesasne Mohawk Police for their support in this safety exercise. Nia:wen to staff and students for making this another successful exercise in our ongoing efforts to make emergency response planning a visible strength of our school community....
On Saturday, April 22, 2018, Lindsay Martin (USMC) presented two flags that were flown in honor of Sons of the American Legion Post 1479 on March 26, 2017 in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. The flags were flown aboard a USMC AV-8B Harrier from Marine Attack Squadron 231, known as "Ace of Spades." Accepting the flags were Sons of the American Legion 1479 Commander Harris Cole (left) and American Legion Post 1479 Commander Michael "Goon" Cook (right)....
(April 23, 2018) Cornwall, ON - The River Institute's Science and Nature on Tap speaker series will tackle one of contemporary science's most important topics on Wednesday, May 2 at 7:00 p.m., when McGill University professor of Physics and Climate Science author, Dr. Shaun Lovejoy visits Schnitzels in Cornwall. Shaun Lovejoy is Cambridge educated professor of physics and author who teaches at McGill University in Montreal. He is the author of several books and many articles including the book...
Citizen science, sometimes referred to as crowd-sourced or networked science, is the involvement of the public in scientific research. The goal of the project called iSeeMammals is to ascertain just how many black bears are out there, where they are, and why they’re moving into new areas. The project may also help researchers better-evaluate black bear survival and reproductive rates. The iSeeMammals app enables participants (landowners, hikers, campers, naturalists, hunters; and literally anyone with a smartphone or internet access) to c...
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How much longer do we "eat dust" before the street sweeper shows up with its vacuum? "M.C.A. Roads"...
MASSENA -- Students at J.W. Leary Junior High may soon see big changes to the structure of their school day. The Board of Education heard a proposal on April 16 that would change J.W. Leary Junior High’s school day to four 84-minute blocks, rather than the current eight 42-minute periods. Leary principal Alan Oliver told the board that he believes it will help teachers engage more with students. “It slows everything down, the kids have less classes, the teachers have less prep … hopefully more student-centered curriculum that allows teach...
Before there was an elected system of governance in Akwesasne, the community was governed by Community Life Chiefs. These Life Chiefs were known as the Rotinonkwiseres, which means "They Have Long hair." These men were chosen by the Clanmothers, as is tradition among the Haudenosaunee. For centuries, this was the way the Mohawk community of Akwesasne had decided to choose their leaders. The newly formed government of Canada had a different plan and a law to determine Akwesasne leaders that were...
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(Onerahtokha/April 19, 2018) AKWESASNE-The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe's Election Board announced efforts are underway to introduce electronic tallying for the tribal elections being held on Saturday, Ohiarí:ha/June 2, 2018. A mock public election will be held at 3:15 p.m. on Monday, Onerahtohkó:wa/May 7, 2018 at the Office of the Aging (Senior Center) for tribal voters to become familiar with an electronic tallying system. "We want tribal voters to participate in the May 7th mock election and l...
(April 23, 2018) Governor Andrew M. Cuomo introduced a program bill that would ban all single-use, plastic carryout bags at any point of sale in New York State. This action follows the release of the New York State Plastic Bags Task Force report in January, which outlined the environmental impact of plastic bags, single-use bag reduction measures, and proposed actions that the state could take to reduce pollution and protect New York’s natural resources, including a ban on single-use plastic bags. “The blight of plastic bags takes a devastating...
On Saturday April 21, the Annual Seed and Tree Give Away took place at the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe Senior Center in Hogansburg. This yearly event is organized by the Akwesasne Task Force on the Environment. The Seed and Tree Giveaway began at 9 am sharp, with community members lined up at the door. There were several booths set up throughout the lobby, giving interested people the chance to get more information on different issues or tools for the environment. One of the major problems in...
Submitted by Lynda Brown Students and staff members at Tsi Snaihne School participated in Earth Day by cleaning up around the playgrounds and school on April 23rd. Students and staff members in Grade 3 to 6 volunteered to clean up around Snye Daycare, Iakhihsohtha, and Iohahiio. Keeping our school and community clean is important to our students and staff at Tsi Snaihne School....
Fort Covington, NY — On May 15, 2018 from 12:00PM to 8:00PM at the St. Regis Mohawk Elementary School in Hogansburg, NY, polls will be open for qualified voters in the Salmon River School District to decide on the annual school budget and Board of Education candidates. This year, voting will take place at the St. Regis Mohawk Elementary School rather than the SRCS main campus to provide equal opportunity to all district residents. For the 2018-19 school year, the District proposes a zero percent increase in the tax levy. The total proposed budg...
The objective of the Tewaaraton Outstanding Native American Scholarship is to recognize and reward exceptional students’ academic and athletic achievement. This award is for Native American lacrosse players of Haudenosaunee heritage (i.e., Seneca, Cayuga, Onondaga, Oneida, Mohawk, Tuscarora). All awards are based on academic achievement, athletic performance and ambition. Additionally, nominees are asked to articulate what they have learned from playing the game of lacrosse that has prepared them for future success. Since one of the primary g...
Bruce Boots and Arnold Printup took to the water for the 5th year in a row to compete in the Raisin River Canoe Race. The RRCR is the longest running canoe race in Eastern Ontario. It first started in 1973 and the 30km course runs from St. Andrews to Williamstown. The race is always held during the spring freshet when water levels are high and flows are favorable for paddlers. The 46th Annual Raisin River Canoe Race left St. Andrews West on a gorgeous April morning and wound it's way downstream...
The Native North American Travelling College recently hosted a series of figure drawing sessions titled "The Female Figure in Ceremonial Dress." About a dozen artists came out to four classes to draw a model dressed in traditional regalia. Kariwaiens Perkins sat for the artists. Artists used a variety of mediums like digital, paint, pastels and chalk. The classes were organized by Victoria Ransom and Amanda Tarbell Victoria said, "All artists from Akwesasne and the surrounding area were invited...
