A Voice from the Eastern Door
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When Jordan Thompson drew a portrait of Kateri Tekakwitha, he probably never dreamed it would later be a piece that would be presented to and blessed by the Pope, and then hung in the Vatican as the official portrait of Kateri Tekakwitha. Jordan’s piece was chosen at the Kateri Tekakwitha Conference by the National Kateri Board from a contest that called on Indian Country in US and Canada to submit their rendering of Kateri. Debbie Thomas, a National Board member, said she was excited and e...
The third annual Sun Life Cornwall Waterfest returned to Cornwall this past August 10th and 11th complete with the ever popular dragon boat races to raise funds for the Heart and Stroke Foundation. The Sun Life Cornwall Waterfest was created three years ago to get people more involved with the beauty of the St. Lawrence River waterfront, and this year did not disappoint. An impressive 24 dragon boat teams came out to participate, despite the constant threat of rain, including the Akwesasne...
A face that is always on my mind A smile I have seen a million times Two eyes that would light up the sky at night One last battle you could not fight The day was long, then night, then morn. I knew that you soon would be gone I clasped your hand so warm in mine Soon we would be out of time To stay with us, you fought so hard A million pieces went my heart Now a photo I look at to see your smile I keep your number on my speed dial A video I watch to hear your voice This I do… I have no choice B...
2th Anniversary Dad is gone but not forgotten And, as dawns another year In lonely hours of thinking Thoughts of him are always near Many think the wound is healed But little do they know Of the sorrow That lies in the heart concealed Love, Your baby girl Barb-who misses you a lot...
AKWESASNE – Mr. Reginald E. White, age 87, of 1041 State Highway 37, unexpectedly passed away on Tuesday afternoon, August 14, 2012 at Tsiionkwanonhso:te, Cornwall Island Long Term Care Facility. Services will be held next week at a time and location to be announced. Arrangements are with the Donaldson Funeral Home, Massena....
Niawen:kowa The Tewathahita Committee would like to send a huge Niawen:kowa to the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe’s Maintenance guys, Brian Herne and Roger Thompson for getting the 4 dancing bears and the exercise and kids play equipment set up at the walking trail, Brian Herne and Donnie Comins for building the lean-to-shelter so that our walkers can rest or get out of the rain. Thanks to Pete and Suzanne Scott of Smith Lumber, Fort Covington for donating the materials for the shelter. It was greatly appreciated. Brian, Roger and Donnie great job k...
To the community of Akwesasne The Kateri Circle of St. Regis Mission would like to thank you for all the support you gave us with our fund raising for the Kateri Conference it was a great success. A special thank you to those who worked so hard throughout the whole conference: To Debbie Thomas & Caroline Peters for helping set up the conference; Richard, Vicki, Russell & Marvin Phillips, Irving & Becky Papineau, William, Phillip, Debbie, Nolan & Erin Francis, Jackie & Allen Arquette, Harold & Darrel Caldwell & Nieces, Celeste Phillips, Sadie...
CRIMINAL TRESPASS Autumn R. Rourke, 17, of Hogansburg was charged by Malone-based state police with second-degree criminal trespass on Thursday. This is the fifth teenager charged following an investigation into an incident that occurred in the early morning hours of July 17 in the town of Moira. UNLAWFUL POSSESSION Dallas C. Delormier, 16, of Rooseveltown was charged by Massena-based state police with unlawful possession of marijuana following a stop at 11:13 p.m. Saturday on state Route 37 in the town of Massena. PUBLIC ASSISTANCE REQUESTED C...
August 14, 2012 Letter to the editor Time to Move? This week there is so much information attacking me that I am overwhelmed. What do we as a community expect of our leaders? Do we accept deals that are cut behind closed doors that have an effect on everyone? I am referring to instances where recommendations have been made by qualified staff and those recommendations are not followed through. Processes have been put in place to hire and fire people, but these departments are not always utilised for their intended purposes. Job postings should...
For each of the last 22 years, the Montreal First Peoples Festival has been held at venues across Montreal. The First People’s Festival offers many activities, all celebrating the rich and vibrant culture that we the indigenous of not only North America, but also the world, call our own. The cultural marvels First Peoples have to offer the world were celebrated through events involving food, film, as well as literary and music displays. The outdoor stage at Place des Festivals, which was s...
The Akwesasne Museum and Cultural Center, downstairs from the Library, has a wealth of information about cultural subjects. There have been some additions since we last checked in with them, and I had the chance to sit down with Sue Herne to discuss them. First is the touch screen computer that accompanies the youth driven lacrosse exhibit. The exhibit has traveled a few times now. It has been to the Onondaga Nation School, The Sackets Harbor Discovery Center, the Presidents Cup on Cornwall...
Help Reservation Communities Recover from Fires July 2012 will go down as the hottest July on record. Coupled with the worst drought since the 1950s, fires have been ravaging Indian Country. Especially hard hit is the Northern Cheyenne reservation, following a June fire near Ashland, a second fire burned this past week near Lame Deer. The Rosebud complex is comprised of six wildfires and has burned 205 square miles. To the west, a wildfire burned east of Crow Agency at the same time. The Longhorn complex fires burned 70 square miles on the...
Every Tuesday throughout July and August, the Cooking Up Fun With Families class is held in the Saint Regis Health Services lounge. The class, which is a joint effort between Eat Smart NY and the Saint Regis Mohawk Health Services Nutrition Program, is both educational and fun for the whole family. This week’s class was about healthy mealtime behavior and habits. Karen Armstrong, who is from the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Franklin County, taught the class. Armstrong used an exercise involv...
BAD BEAT JACKPOT OVER $81,000 AT AKWESASNE MOHAWK CASINO Akwesasne Mohawk Casino –The Akwesasne Mohawk Casino is waiting for its next big winner and this time it could be coming from the Poker Room. The Bad Beat Jackpot at the Poker Room is hovering over the $81,000 mark, close to reaching $82,000. Poker Room Manager Bryan Garrow states, “I have seen Bad Beat Jackpot go higher but it is typically at larger properties. When it reaches this high at a smaller venue it definitely increases our guests’ chance to win it.” In hopes that the elusive...
The Cancer focus group met August 8th, 2012 Facilitators: Jennifer Ferrante - Aboriginal Project Coordinator Regional Cancer Program/ and Suzie Joanisse Ten community members met and brainstormed ideas regarding people’s perception of cancer, why people don’t go for screening, what the present barriers and gaps are and what could be worked on to improve the stats in our community. The session generated some great ideas from the participants and everyone gave their input. You will hear or see...
Keegan Thomas played on the Team Quebec Midget Nationals. He played all week for the team as goalie. The gold medal game was against Saskatchewan and unfortunately the team fell short, coming home with the silver medal. Brody Laborgne and Toke LaHache from Kahnawake were also on the Nationals team. Keegan also had to do double duty playing for the Akwesasne Storm Midget team in the Provincials. Great job by all the boys. He is off to Northwood Prep this fall and will play on their hockey team....
I started my career as a developer in 1996 in an era where standard job titles did not exist yet. I still shudder at some of the ‘professional job titles’ that were used to describe people like me that were able to create websites, shop carts, and internet solutions from scratch to help bridge the gap between consumers that wanted to buy products on the Internet with the business owners that wanted to sell those products on the Internet. Luckily for everyone it was not too long before most people were using standard job titles with well-defined...
Mohawk Vision of Akwesasne is owned and operated by Dr. Hillary Pyke. She opened the store in 2002 with the goal of serving her own people and the people of the North Country. While her business supports many causes in Akwesasne, she wanted to focus on helping students step off the bus on the first day of school with a backpack filled with new school supplies. No matter what kind of clothes the child will wear of the first day of school, a child who receives a backpack from Mohawk Vision and...
I had the opportunity to travel out to Avonmore recently and visit the Avonmore Berry Farm. The Avonmore Berry Farm is about 35 minutes from Akwesasne counting the afternoon bridge traffic, and it’s just up the 138. At the berry farm they grow their own berries as you may guess, (pre-picked strawberries are on sale now), as well as starting next week you can pick your own apples and pumpkins. Vegetables grown on the farm (corn, various varieties of tomatoes, beans, potatoes, carrots, onions, g...
L’ Heritage - Connor Primeau La Citadelle - Camille Carrier St. Lawrence - Nada Youssef Char-Lan – Amber MacDonald Holy Trinity – Jennifer Larkin C.C.V.S Gr. 8 - Jakhan Ponnedurai C.C.V.S - Kaylyn Helmer St. Matthews – Ashley Dakin Tagwi – Taylor Smrczek St. Joseph’s – Kristen Godwin-Stewart Ontario Hockey Academy – Marissa Simard Pommier Award L’ Heritage – Seila Dennison La Citadelle - Kelly Robertson St. Lawrence – Thomas Flaro Char-Lan – Bob Poplett Holy Trinity – Corey Lalonde C.C.V.S Gr. 8 - Manuel Gagnon C.C.V.S – Kelsey Winters...
Making less of an environmental impact while saving money getting ready for back to school sounds like an amazing idea. But how do the two go together? Getting ready for back to school can add up. There are new jeans, new shirts, new T-shirts, new sweaters, new socks, new shoes, the list seems endless at this time of year. Not to mention book bags, knapsacks, notebooks, pens, pencils, yes it is that time of year once again. But in terms of cost and environmental impact the biggest item is clothes, so that is the place to start to make your...
1. Katsi’nonwí:io Ladybugs (literally: it is a good bug) 2. Iako’nowakéhte Ladybugs (literally she carries her shell on her back) 3. Tsiá:ta nikaráhkwake 7 spots 4. Kaié:ri iawén:re nikaráhkwake 14 spots 5. Tewáhsen tékeni nikaráhkwake 22 spots 6. 6 na’tekahsí:nonte ne kaia’tà:ke It has 6 legs attached on its body 7. 3 na’tekaià:kon ne kaia’tà:ke It has 3 body parts on its body 8. Tekontinerahontshón:ton It has wings attached 9. Teiotinà:karonte It has antennae attached 10. Aoià:ta Its bo...
It is provided thus: The father of a child of great comeliness, learning ability or specially loved because of some circumstances may, at the will of the child’s clan select a name from his own (the father’s) clan and bestow it by ceremony, such as is provided. This name shall be only temporary, and shall be called “a name hung about the neck”. It is provided thus: Should any person, a member of the League of Five Nations, especially esteem a man or woman of another clan or of a foreign nation,...
An Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) infestation was found in the Catskill Forest Preserve at a state-owned campground, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Joe Martens announced. The discovery was confirmed after a DEC employee recovered a single EAB beetle from a purple prism trap that was placed in DEC’s Kenneth L. Wilson campground in the Town of Woodstock, Ulster County. After EAB was first discovered in Ulster County near Kingston in 2010, state and federal a...
SCHUMER: ALCOA’S PLAN FOR MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR UPGRADES AT MASSENA MANUFACTURING PLANT HINGES ON GRASSE RIVER CLEANUP – SENATOR URGES EPA TO FAST-TRACK APPROVAL OF RIVER PROJECT Last week, at Alcoa Inc. in Massena, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer called on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to fast-track the approval and completion of a Proposed Remedial Action Plan (PRAP) to clean up the Grasse River. Schumer highlighted the importance of this cleanup because Alcoa’s multi-million dollar facility upgrade plans hinge on the compl...
