A Voice from the Eastern Door
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They did it. For the first time in team history, the Akwesasne Indians are the 2015 Canadian Lacrosse Association champions, claiming the Founders' Cup in a round robin tournament in Calgary, Alberta. Seth Oakes was the team's offensive leader, chiming in 22 goals and 23 assists. Skkylar Thomas netted an overall 12 goals and 25 helpers. Russ Oakes scored 18 times overall while assisting 16 plays. Blaze Riorden scored 12 goals and assisted 13 times total. Sam Verville spent a total of 369:04...
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The Akwesasne Freedom School Annual Dinner and Survival Race was held this past weekend under clear blue skies and attended by plenty of supporters and athletes. This year's theme could have been "Age Does Not Matter", as young, dedicated and committed parents juggled babies, toddlers and school age children while volunteering their entire week and weekend to host their largest fundraising event of their school year. As well, all but one teammate of the Kahnawake's winning team,...
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Syracuse, NY – August 21, 2015 – The Iroquois Nationals announced their official team roster today for the 2015 FIL World Indoor Lacrosse Championships (WILC). They are also the host team as the World Games will be held at the home of the game: The Onondaga Nation, capital of the Iroquois Confederacy. The Iroquois Nationals finished second behind Canada in the 2011 FIL World Indoor Lacrosse Championships but are on the quest for gold this September. “We are very excited about the national team we have assembled for the 2015 FIL World Indoor Lac...
More than a dozen bands took the stage on Saturday, Aug. 22 to help raise money for the Ieweras Gray Foundation, which helps Akwesasne families dealing with cancer and other tragedies. The acts converged on Akwesasne from Indian Country near and far, some with roots as distant as the Anishinabe and Milwaukee Nations. The music came from across the spectrum, ranging from traditional singing and drumming to hip hop to folk to rock to what headliner Keith Secola calls his "Native Americana" style....
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The Akwesasne vs. Kahnawake rivalry has produced some exciting lacrosse finals over the decades, and last weekend another was added to the books. The Second Annual Akwesasne Masters Lacrosse Championship was held on Cornwall Island and the visitors won this round. The Kahnawake Rapids met Jobu's Medicine Men in the Gold Medal game and were comprised of local Akwesasne players. Jobu's had only lost one game in the round robin portion of the tournament while Kahnawake lost twice; however, they won...
Last week, friends and families got behind Yvonne Gibson-Peters in her fight against cancer and had a benefit fundraiser. The event was held at Tahy's Fine Arts in Hogansburg and was a success. Anyone wishing to donate to this cause can call Shirelle at 518-651-5498. Photo by Derrick Lafrance....
On Tuesday, the Junior Paddle Program launched from Romeos in Massena with the plan to paddle all the way to the St. Regis Recreation. Though they didn't make it, they did get to the Alcoa ramp on Rt. 37, which is still quite a trip. Great job paddlers! L-R: Sebastian Anderson, Rakwirahes Pembleton, Amber Benedict, Rob White, Cynthia Lord, Cedar Jacobs and Zenaida Chubb. The program would like to thank the St. Regis Recreation for being so accommodating, Dean Point from Point Fabrications for...
This year, the American Legion Riders from Post #925 (Norfolk) held a charity motorcycle ride to benefit the American Legion Legacy Foundation Fund, which helps provide educational money for the children of service people who have died for this country. We were able to present a check to them for $3576. Raising this much money for such a good cause would not have been possible without the wonderful support of our communities and the dedicated work of our members. We would like to thank the New York State Troopers and the Mohawk Tribal Police...
The scorching hot weather continued last week but the kids braved the heat to have some fun at the Akwesasne Mohawk School. The Akwesasne Board of Education held their annual Funfair with bounce houses, movies, games and waterslides, not to mention free snow cones to cool them off. Local students who had entries in science fairs over the school year had their projects on display for games and horse rides were available for the kids as well. The movies were playing in the gym with popcorn and...
Niawen The family of Mr. Leslie T. Phillips would like to thank family and friends for their support and sympathy during the first year of the loss of Les on August 29, 2014. It’s always so hard trying to cope with the absence of a family member, but as the saying goes, “Time heals all loss”… A special thank you to the St. Regis Optometry: Dr. Danielle Dubuc, Nadine Sunday and Francine Chubb for their special gift of a mass in memory of Leslie. To be held on August 29, 2015 at 4:00pm at the St. Regis Catholic Church. Niawen Kowa...
Indian Time sends a belated “Niawen:kowa” to Dwight and Becky Bero for helping our reporter cover the American Legion’s “Homemade Raft” event. Thanks plenty!...
The MCA Community Health Program and Healthy Babies Healthy Children held a "Celebrating Families day at Barnhart Beach. The Kawehnoke Day Care Center also held their family appreciation at Barnhart Beach on August 20, 2015. The day was a bit overcast but this didn't hold back families from having a fun day of swimming, games, prizes and more. A full spread of picnic food and drinks were provided to all who participated. Belly Buttons the Clown made a special appearance to paint faces on the...
The Snye Recreation Center sponsored a Princess and Superhero Week, which capped off its week with a party at the Rec Center. The week was organized by Tracy Fuller and Shelby Bero, two certified classroom teachers who pulled together their resources and knowledge to include a lesson on "responsibility, fairness, getting along with others and having a good mind; all complete with planned activities which included a daily art project, play time, and lunch. The Princess Week and Superhero week...
On Saturday, August 22, 2015, Kaneb Orchards hosted "Picking in the Orchard," an event that doubled as the grand opening for the 2015 season, and a celebration of the one year anniversary for winning the Best Craft Cider 2014 Award by the New York Wine and Grape Foundation. The main attraction, besides all the delicious food and drinks, was the Gibson Brothers, who are a multi-award winning, local, bluegrass group. This event was free for the community, which was amazing because it featured...
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Submitted by Leadhorse Continued from last week… The people who are unsuspecting do not know of the union the princess of night is wanting to come forth. The royal head chief and royal star clan mother have knowledge if the prince of night cannot conjoin the seven bodies of the sky, and cannot conjoin with the royal bloodlines of the original people, that the prince of night would conjoin his own bloodlines, which would be an unnatural offspring. The unnatural offspring would be conceived after the new moon and there would be an announcement o...
(AKWESASNE, NY, August 21, 2015) – On August 18, 2015, Henry Gibson was awarded a Certificate of Completion of Apprentice Training from the New York State Department of Labor. Daniel Paris, NYS Apprentice Training Representative, presented Henry with his certificate and journey-person card. Henry completed and served as Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning Mechanic Apprenticeship for the past 4 years. He completed his education requirements with St. Lawrence – Lewis BOCES Adult Education in Norwood, NY. Tye R. Mitchell, HVAC Tec...
The Ontario government has signed a political accord with the Chiefs of Ontario that Premier Kathleen Wynne says will guide relations between First Nations and the province. The accord, signed by Wynne and Ontario Regional Chief Isadore Day in a ceremony at the legislature, creates a formal bilateral relationship between the government and First Nations. It affirms that First Nations have an inherent right to self-government and that the relationship with Ontario is based upon respect for that right. It also commits the signatories to work...
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