Indian Time - A Voice from the Eastern Door

By Paul Hetzler We all know that foods like beans and cabbage may give us gas. There is one case, though, where gas gives us food. Fortunately, it’s not the same kind of gas. From roughly...

By Paul Hetzler The search for a way to restore youthful vigor dates back at least to the writings of Herodotus in the 4th century BCE. The pursuit continues today, though in the domain of science,...

By Paul Hetzler Given that our planet-wide warming trend is to a large degree a result of excess carbon dioxide (CO2) in the air, my initial plan to help lower CO2 levels was to stop exhaling. That...

Local story of the first mansion built on the St. Regis Reservation in 1920. Called Pines Inn. A hotel-bar located at the intersection of Highway Rte. 37 and the road to Helena. Established by two...

By Doug George-Kanentiio. On February 10 the US news station WWNY reported that Canada has agreed to pay $2,000,000,000 (billion) to settle a case involving the kidnapping and placing of Native...

By Doug George-Kanentiio. To Joanne and me it was always “Jake and Judy” Swamp - a couple who not only lived through historic times but took an active part in defining life at Akwesasne and the...

By Paul Hetzler “My girdle is killing me” was an obnoxious slogan from a TV ad that ran in the late 1960s and early 1970s in the US. The widely-mocked catchphrase was meant to inspire women to...

By Doug George-Kanentiio. Another snowfall, another set of electrical power disruptions effecting the health and security of all Akwesasronon. As the people are forced from their homes or have to...

A short story of an old friend Mike Sunday, a Snye resident, now deceased. This one is in 1980 as teammates on a softball team for Pat & Rays Hotel Bar in Rooseveltown, NY. During a home game vs. Amer...

I recall this scene of the horse drawn buggy back in 1945. My friend Andy White and I would wait at the St. Regis Church point and listen for the sounds of bells. As soon as we would hear it – we...

By Doug George-Kanentiio. Les Lobaugh is, according to Mary Louise Uhlig of the Environmental Protection Agency, the most “influential, important and anonymous Native lawyer in America”. At the...

By Paul Hetzler If not for a fungus, Santa’s flying sleigh would be grounded. If that were the case, the only toys he could distribute would be to the elves who made them in the first place, which...