A Voice from the Eastern Door
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The record snow in Buffalo, NY recently, had first responders from all over the state travelling to assist in the variety of problems the snow caused. The Hogansburg Akwesasne Volunteer Fire Department had two volunteers go to help out. Derek Comins, HAVFD Fire Chief, said firefighters Jody David and Cameron Mitchell departed HAVFD Station 1 on Tuesday at 9:30pm en route to Buffalo. Route 81 was closed due to the storm in the Watertown area, so they travelled to Saranac Lake and south to...
The winning tickets were picked by Esther, Elizabeth, Charlotte, Mary, Cecelia, Sadie, Viola, Laura, Bea, and Dan. Congratulations to the winners and better luck next year to the rest of us! Thank you to everyone who participated in this fun new fundraiser. We appreciate if you sold tickets, purchased tickets, or set up to sell tickets. Although the love and support we receive from the community are the best gifts we receive every holiday season, we are truly grateful for the assistance is...
By: Arisawe When we listened to our knowledge holders as they explained how we came to be on Turtle Island, visions formed in our minds as they described the Sky World. What a beautiful place it must be. As the Skywoman descended from the Sky World, the birds and water animals all worked together to ensure the safe arrival of this new and wondrous being. We can only imagine how this event unfolded. We're so very fortunate to have artists to show us through art, the things that only our dreams...
By: Arisawe The Akwesasne Economic Development Agency, AEDA, is the site of a new, full time Kanienkeha Immersion Program for adults. Karen Mitchell, the Director of AEDA, obtained funding through a grant from the Aboriginal Language Initiative of the Canadian Heritage Aboriginal Peoples' Program. This new initiative falls into place with the existing language programs that have been offered over the past few years, the difference being, the new program runs from 9:00am to 3:00am. The course...
Cory J. Cooke, age 50, of Fort Covington, N.Y., passed away accidentally while deer hunting, Sunday, Nov. 16, 2014, in Fort Covington. Born in Malone, N.Y., Sept. 4, 1964, he was the son of Joseph and Gloria Collette Cooke. He graduated from Salmon River Central School in 1982 and Canton State University in 1983. On April 25, 1987, he was united in marriage to the former Jayne Lapage, at St. Mary's Church, in Fort Covington. She survives. For the past twenty-four years, Cory was employed by...
A grandmother teaches her granddaughter how to bead, the granddaughter teaches her granddaughter and the passion for the time intensive and intricate and detailed traditional art of beading is born. In the year of 2014, many beaders have been taught in a classroom. Wherever the artist blossomed, the passion and artistry continues. Traditional beadwork has evolved into modern traditional artwork representing every familiar logo from cancer's symbolic pink ribbon to fight cancer, to the Montreal...
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The Christmas season began early at the Iakhihsohtha home for the Elderly, as residents got into the Christmas spirit. The Akwesasne Mohawk Singers Bernice Lazore, Sally Ann Adams and Minerva White performed at the Home last Friday for the residents, but soon our Totas joined in the caroling. They performed Traditional Christmas songs translated into Mohawk and soon residents were handed songbooks and jingle bells and joined in. Others just listened to the beautiful music or followed along...
AKWESASNE NY — Waylon Square, a junior at Salmon River Central School District of Fort Covington, attended the Congress of Future Medical Leaders in Washington, DC on November 14-16, 2014. The Congress is an honors-only program for high school students who want to become physicians or go into medical research fields. The purpose of this event is to honor, inspire, motivate and direct the top students in the country who aspire to be physicians or medical scientists, to stay true to their dream and, after the event, to provide a path, plan and r...
THANK YOU A very big thank you to the Village Currency for counting all the change from the “Change Drive” that the St. Regis Recreation Dance Club organized. “Dancing for Donna” was a huge success, raising $2,713.00. Good job to all the little dancers, you helped make Donna’s dream come true! From the St. Regis Recreation Dance Teacher...
NIA:WEN, THANK YOU To the Doctors, nurses and staff at the Ottawa General Hospital for their courageous efforts trying to save our beloved daughter Teresa; to MCA Finance and Tribal Offices, Akwesasne Mohawk Casino, Brass Horse, Homemakers, MCA Ambulance, Pall Bearers, April Adams Phillips for flying Ashley home from Winnipeg; Ray Sullivan, to our family, friends and the community for your kind and caring support, condolences, food, flowers, cards and monetary donations you’ve given us. Nancy, Sally and the ladies who helped say prayers for t...
Many thanks and much gratitude to the Akwesasne Convenience Store Association for providing the funding that allowed me to attend the National Congress of Future Medical Leaders in Washington D.C. This was a once in a lifetime opportunity that was just awesome. Niawen, Waylon Square...
Mitchell Family (Teddy & Sarah) Janice Brown, Brenda & Jake LaFrance Maggie & Missy King Phil & Diane Lazore Jacobs Family-family of Thomas & Cecelia Jacobs Snye Quilt Club Snye Rec. and Mitchell Family (Russell Hoss Mitchell Memorial) April & Quinn Benedict Wayne & Mae Green & Family Hilda King Arvella Thomas & Lori Collins MCA/HR Joe & Lucy Lazore Village Currency Carey & Ashley Terrance Twin Leaf Construction PTO-SRMS Bears Den/Poppa John’s/Comfort Inn/Tarbell Mgmt. Group Bentley Gray/Abe Gray ACFS Cooks Greenery Clarkson University Students...
Malone, NY – Mother Nature and Titus Mountain Family Ski Center joined forces to make history! Titus Mountain had its earliest opening ever, with lifts spinning Saturday at 9am. The November 22 opening allowed skiers and riders the opportunity to hit the slopes two weeks earlier than the 2013- 2014 season, which ran for 107 days. “The conditions are phenomenal and a big thank you goes out to Mother Nature and our snowmakers for getting the mountain ready,” said Chris Monette, one of the owners of the mountain. “Looking at the weather reports...
CONTINUED FROM LAST WEEK THE CREATION STORY From the book LEGENDS OF THE NATIONS Produced by the North American Indian Travelling College As the daughter gazed upon her visitor, she felt uneasy, but a strange feeling overcame her, and she fainted into a peaceful sleep. Later, her mother came by to awaken her and found two crossed arrows on her stomach. One was sharp, and the other was blunt. She realized what had happened, that her daughter had become pregnant. She realized also that her daughter was going to have twins. When the time came for...
On Thursday, November 20, in celebration of National Childs Day, a Talent Show and Art Gallery was held at the St. Regis Mohawk School. The event was sponsored by Mohawk Council of Akwesasne's Akwesasne Child & Family Services, Mohawk Council of Akwesasne's Economic Development Program, Akwesasne Chamber of Commerce and the CHASE Committee (Wholistic Health, Community Health Representatives, ACFS). In the gym was the art show, where vendors sold their goods. There was quite the variety, from...
Submitted by Epilepsy Support Group of Akwesasne Akwesasne-The Wally Jacobs Memorial Shuffleboard Tournament (Turkey Shoot) was held on Sunday, November 23rd at the American Legion Post 1479. The family of Wallace Jacobs wanted to put on a shuffleboard tournament in his memory and to help out a great cause. Wally enjoyed playing shuffleboard and put on many shuffleboard tournaments for the American legion. One tournament in particular was the turkey shoot where the winners actually won a...
On Wednesday November 19th, Salmon River sixth grade students recently celebrated a Greek Festival to mark the end of their unit on Ancient Greece. The students delighted their teachers (and pleased the Greek Gods) with wonderful presentations to fellow students, parents and the community in the second year of Greek Festival. The students fully immersed themselves in the Greek culture by preparing Greek food, making and wearing robes they created for a fashion show and researching famous Greek...
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On Friday, St. Regis Mohawk School students wore their ribbon dresses and ribbon shirts to school and celebrated Native American Day with storytelling, singing and dancing. In the gym, Kanienkehaka Ratirennenhawi hosted a social, doing round, stomp and alligator dances, among others. Not only did the students learn the steps, they were also taught the purpose and meaning of each dance. In the multipurpose room, the morning featured Dave Fadden. He told the kids the history and importance of...
Submitted by Katsitsionni Fox Akwesasne basket maker Carrie Hill visited Salmon River Elementary to demonstrate sweetgrass bookmark making last week as part of Native Heritage Month. Grade 2 students enjoyed making these bookmarks in their art class with Ms. Tarbell. These bookmarks are made out of black ash splints and sweetgrass. Niawen to SRC Title VII for sponsoring this activity, and to Mrs. Oakes and Ms. Tarbell for assisting our guest artist....
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Theresa Bear Fox recalled the night at the Native American Music Awards at the Seneca Alleghany Casino on November 14, 2014. She sat with some of her family in the auditorium and waited anxiously for the outcome of her nominations. Her inner feeling was that of having butterflies or a shaky stomach. Finally, that magic moment came as the announcement was heard...Songwriter of the Year, Theresa Bear Fox. An abundance of happiness took over her and there were cheers throughout the crowd. So many...
In 2010, American Express coined the phrase, “Shop Small”, encouraging their cardholders to shop local forgoing the hyper global mega corporations (i.e.; big box stores like Wal-Mart and Target). American Express recognized the value of supporting small businesses and encouraging shoppers to shop local with 23 million people patronizing local stores. Last year alone over 54% of sales made on the Saturday after Black Friday were made in an independently owned shop, helping to create over 2/3 of all jobs in small and midsize towns and cities. Ame...
Students at the Salmon River Middle School have been participating in the Student of the Month Program. The program is based on the featured character trait from the book of the month. The books of the month are chosen based on content that addresses human feelings and encourages the human universal values of empathy and caring. The character trait identified for October was Acceptance. Olivia Cook from the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe Alcoholism/Chemical Dependency Prevention Program awarded...
