A Voice from the Eastern Door
A Voice from the Eastern Door
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From Our Entire Family: As we come together to remember and honor the life of our Brother Brian, we want to extend our heartfelt thanks for the outpouring of support we’ve received. Your presence at the service, kind messages, donations, and willingness to lend a helping hand have touched our hearts in ways words cannot convey. Your thoughtfulness has given us strength and unity during this time of sorrow. Brian was a friend to many people, and he was always willing to lend a helping hand to anyone. His visits will surely be missed by all. H...
To our community, I would like to send a Niawen kowa to everyone who helped out with our annual St. Regis Mission St. Kateri Circle Pie Sale and Craft Sale held at the Turtle’s Nest. We brought 24 craft vendors together, to showcase all of their hard work and it was beautiful. Everyone did a good job! We also promoted 8 groups within our community, such as: St. Regis Kateri Circle – 50/50 Holiday Raffle HAVFD -Raffle Tickets CKON 97.3 Radio - Giveaway Akwesasne Senior Club – Raffle Tickets Kawehnoke Recreation – Merry Moolah Tickets St. Reg...
Niawenko:wa to Potsdam State Women’s Hockey Head Coach Olivia Cook, for making our first -ever trip to a Potsdam hockey game so memorable. It was an exciting game and a joy to watch those skilled players on the ice. My niece Addison Thompson got to meet Coach Cook after the game and the coach offered her some skating tips and offered great words of encouragement to this 10 year old player. You’ll see us again in the stands! Emily Tarbell...
Tisha Thompson Co-Coordinator of the 2023 Akwesasne Fashion Show, Shares Her Thank You’s For Those Who Helped Make the Show a Success: “The 2023 Akwesasne Fashion Show was an amazing success! Each year gets better and better. We couldn’t have pulled off such an amazing show without all the assistance from our “behind the scenes” crews. We did our best to cover all of our bases and ensure the show went off without a hitch. This couldn’t have been possible without all of the assistance we received from our volunteers. I can’t say enough good t...
She:kon sewakwekon! Niawen akwekon sewatakari:te! Akwekon ne Akwesasne Rontatewieni:io TsiIonteweionstakwa kawatsireson’a teietsinonweratens! Niawen ko:wa tsi nikon ketkon tisewatkawas ne askwaiatakeha. On behalf of the Akwesasne Freedom School students, staff and families thank you very much for making our 2023 annual dinner and quilt auction a huge success! A total of 41 quilts, all donated to the Akwesasne Freedom School by parents, families and friends from near and far! Niawen ko:wa/big thank to all who continue to support our school to t...
Bringing our minds as we put everything into place with our minds at rest. Drying our eyes, understanding we create new memories with the times we shared. During our final days in we’ve been put thru praying for a safe journey with goodbyes and farewells As we were tested we tried to remember everything when we were not at our best. Looking around things may not be the same. As we were heard his name when we put you through with numerous thoughts of prayers. Thank yous that need to be said… Thank yous for Letting us grieve Thank you for the...
The Akwesasne Powwow Committee would like to thank the community, volunteers, and visitors for coming out and supporting the Akwesasne Powwow. Nia:wen to the many dancers and drummers who blessed our grounds throughout powwow weekend. Niawen ko:wa to our sponsors, without you there could not be a powwow of this magnitude: -Akwesasne Community Partnership Funds consisting of: The St. Regis Mohawk Tribe of Akwesasne, the Mohawk Bingo Palace and the Akwesasne Mohawk Casino. MCA BMO Financial Group Upper Canada District School Board Catholic...
Thank you Randy for helping an elderly lady get into her car at the clinic when the storm hit last Thursday. D. Thompson...
Niawen The family of the late Catherine Edwards would like to thank all of Akwesasronon for their expressions of sympathy, kind words, big hugs and even funny stories. We’d also like to acknowledge the following local businesses: Crazy Daisy Floral Studio, Cheyy’s Place-Cousin Jonathan for all his help; The Brass Horse – Mitchell and partners for being just absolutely kind and thoughtful. The friends, neighbors and cousins who sent food and monetary donations, we’ll never forget that! Much love to the wonderful nurses & Doctors at Malone...
The Chiefs, Clanmothers and Faithkeepers would like to send our greetings and thank yous to everyone that attended and helped out during the mid-winter ceremonies. It takes everyone coming together as one and using a good mind to put these ceremonies through for Sonkwaiatison. We could not have done this without the people that brought in and prepared the foods for the ceremonies, cleaned the longhouse, and the young men that cut wood, and took care of the woodstoves to keep the people warm during the mid-winter ceremonies. We would also like...
Thank You Letter "Onkwe would like to encourage our people to continue planting seeds every day in every encounter that you have. Continue to build relationships with one another. Whether that be in ceremony, in the garden, gathering and harvesting medicines. Take that medicine and plant those same seeds in the minds of the children. That is why we continue everyday learning to be on the land back with our Iethinisténha Ohón:tsia. And always with the next seven generations in mind. Remember t...
NIA:WEN –THANK YOU The family of Francis Cree would like to express our sincere gratitude to our relatives, friends and community. Thank you very much for the flowers, food, cards and kind expressions of sympathy. Your support at this difficult time was very much appreciated and of great comfort to the family. Thank you to Malone North Country Hospice, St. Regis Mohawk Outreach program, Dr. Latrielle, Dr. Kelly, St. Regis Tribal Housing Program, Akwesasne Ambulance Service and the American Legion Axillary, Donaldson Funeral Home for care and s...
NIA:WEN She:kon Sewakwe:kon The Charles Benedict family would like to thank D&R Disposal, Sanitation Solutions portable restrooms, Snye Recreation ladies, and friends and family who helped out in our time of need, it is very much appreciated. Niawen kowa...
It is difficult to describe just how much everyone’s kind words, gestures and showing of support in our time of need meant to us. To have a reminder from the people that care for us that we are not alone in our grief is immeasurable. Thank you for reaching out and sharing your condolences, stories and fond memories. It is only with the help of the wonderful people in our lives that we will be able to get through this. We would especially like to thank Kim Chubb, Diane Boots, Jenny Francis and Hattie Edwards for preparing our loved one from p...
The Native North American Travelling College would like to say Niawen:kowa to our community members, neighboring friends and family for all of the amazing support in making this year’s 2022 Children’s Powwow such a big success! It’s been a few years since we’ve had the last Children’s Powwow in 2019 – the spirit and generosity of those who contributed to this success is greatly appreciated. We would like to give a special thanks to Becky Bero, Joanne Swamp and Amanda Cook who started it all. They have, year after year, made their special con...
Akwekon Tekwanonweratens! Akwesasne Rontatewení:io Ronteweiénstha, Rotiío'te tánon ne Kahwá:tsire iakwakwé:kon tekwanonhwará:tons. Wahskwanónhsani tsi sewanonhsó:ton tsi nikarí:wes shatikwatákwas ne tsi ionteweienhstáhkwa iokwanónhsote. Niawenhkó:wa! On behalf of the Akwesasne Freedom School students, staff and families we want to extend our sincere gratitude to the Mohawk Nation Longhouse and the Kaianerkó:wa Kanonsesne for allowing our students and staff use of the longhouses and cookhouses...
The family of Leonard C. Garrow would like to thank many people during the time of our loss. We would like to thank Donaldson Funeral Home for their professional services, American Legion 1479 for their services, American Legion Post 1479 Auxiliary for preparing a delicious meal and Guzzy Lazore for desserts. Also, we would like to thank all of those who sent flowers, monetary donations, mass cards and donations of food and drinks. It was greatly appreciated. We also thank those who spoke at the service; Father Pastores, Brendan White, Jim...
The family of James Earl Davis Jr. wish to thank family and friends. To everyone who sent prayers and strength....following up to the death of James, we would like to express our sincere thanks and appreciation. Your many acts of kindness, sympathy and storytelling continue to be great comfort to us in time of our sorrow. “We appreciate all that helped lay him to rest.” Kanonhronkwats’seras, Davis and Hall family...
The Onkwe giveaway was made possible by the following organizations and Onkwe would like to thank the following programs: Seventh Generation Fund for indigenous people, ink Fulbright Canada and Maple Leaf Foundation Community Action Grant Akwesasne Freedom school Akwesasne Seed Hub Tasha Tarver Akwesasne Task Force Seven Dancers Coalition Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe Also, community members Katrina Herne, Jonathan Lazore, and Tracy Shenandoah and all the volunteers who come to help and put so much effort into helping the community. Niawenko:wa,...
I would like to extend a Niawenkowa/Big Thank you to all who came together for my benefit and well-being. December 11, 2021 was the closing date of the online auction to benefit myself, Sherman David. I was and still am completely overwhelmed by the strong show of support from family and friends. I would like to give a special thank you to the organizers: Punkin, Charmaine, Lindsay and Hawi for all of their hard work and dedication. Also, a big thank you to Pat & Lindsay for the use of Treetop Boutique as the drop off and pick up location for...
The Family of Kenneth Oakes, We would like to thank all the family and friends for their kind expressions of sympathy, thoughtfulness and generosity. It is deeply appreciated and will always be remembered. JoAnn, Felicia, Sheila and Michael "Our family Chain is broken once again and nothing seems the same, but as the Creator calls us one by one the chain will link again"...
We would like to thank and acknowledge all those who became involved and donated to the online auction for our best friend, Mary King. We would also like to extend our appreciation to all those who supported the auction and/or reached out to help in any way they could. A very special thank you goes out to Mary-Faye Roundpoint for all her efforts and kindness. When excepted things happen, it is truly amazing how quickly our community comes together to help. Mary was a huge part of care giving in Akwesasne and she would have been absolutely...
The family of Winnifred “Winnie” Mitchell wish to extend a big Niawenkowa to our friends and relatives. We thank them for their support and comfort, which eased our grief at the passing of our mother. We would especially like to thank the HAVFD for honoring her as an auxiliary member, the Akwesasne Homemakers for providing the family with a meal, the Kateri Circle for requesting the Mass in her memory, Donaldson’s Funeral Home for the care and attention to detail, and the Snye Recreation Committee for the wonderful funeral meal. Also, frien...
Students, Staff and Parents would like to thank Northern Lights Trading Post, Bare Bones Farms and Debbie Ransom-Gauthier for your donation to Akwesasne Freedom School during this year’s Annual Dinner. Niawenkowa!...
THANK YOU We would like to thank everyone who attended the 60th wedding anniversary party for Mike & Marilyn Tarbell. It was very successful & beautiful. Thanks again, Mike, Marilyn & Liz...
