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.\ I \ s T< \ W:. i I t: ii»»j,/-\;Uw. INDIAN TIME o Mohawk Language IV •v Are you concerned as parents, that there will be no Native American staff at Salmon River .Central School District to help your children after June, 1984? If you are concerned about this matter, and Wish to help, then be at the first Title W, Parent Convnittee meeting which will be held at the St. Regis Mohawk Schoolfcr* October 26th, 1983 at 6:30 p.m. It fo imperative that enough parents attend to support this pro- gEam which has proven beneficial to the Native students who have attended and will continue to attend the Salmon River School District. • Wfthout the support of the Native people from Akwesasne this program will be jeopardized and probably eliminated. After which time; there has been to-date, no provisions made to pick-up On the services provided by the Title IV staff. WHAT WILL THIS MEAN TO YOUR CHILDREN — ft will mean that there will be NO COUNSELING SERVICES to aid your children as in the past, NO REPRESENTATIVE STAFF as a liason between the school district and the parents., and NO COLLEGE VISITS for those students planning to attend or to receive a further education in the field of their choos- ing, NO AID to help them prepare their financial aid statements, NO REMEDIAL READING classes for those students who require additional help, NO MOHAWK LANGUAGE classes for Native students wishing to learn their Own language, but the school, like most districts, will offer foreign languages which our children seldom if ever utilize, and due to the cut-back in the craft classes this will also be eliminated. j The staff of the Title TV Program seeks YOUR SUPPORT NOW so that accumulation of-information and ideas can be pooled to plan supportive measures before the June 1984 deadline arrives; If enough support is not shown at this time, our children will be attending a school district without necessary representation and as it now stands, the majority of our Mohawk children are in I attendance at the S.R.C.S. \District. .. '• ;: .V .;\• '• .'•'.' ;' ' \ I Pat Thomas Volume 1, No. 9 October 21, 1983 Price 50 cents St Regis Village around the turn of the century; Buildings lejt lo right - home of Mariane Adams later bough! by Mr. Pinion, Home of Minnie Thompson mother of Mary Tebo, /.c,i,' home oj Mrs. liattie Adams, and George's Store across the street on right. Photo courtesy of the Akwesasne Museum • . ••' '•.'.'•''.'• .'• -•-'• NURSERY 1 he'Cradlcboard Nursery, operated by Joanne Reyome and I.orena David, opened its doors on November 15, 1.982. Its purpose is to provide a place where working mothers and single parents can leave their children between the ages Of two months and three years. The nursery is open from 7:30 a.m. to S:0() p.m. The staff consists of Joanne Reyome, ah elementary school teacher who is the creator and director of the program, and I.orena David who teaches the Mohawk language to the children. -' ; .. The Cradleboard Nursery is a community project .crjeated.- to show that the community can make something happen without government help. The project is already a.success because everything - land, building (once a community One: room school house in the late 1880's), furniture, toys,, fuel oil, electricity, carpeting, washer, dryer, dishes and other supplies have been donated. ' The day starts at \\3() the children eat a nutritional snack, at V-.M) a.m. and have a hot meal at 11:30. They nap after lunch until around 3:00 p.m. The children are potty-trained.\ or diapered as needed and their clothing is washed when necessary. They are also receiving social skills, physical skills, and communication skills, but most of all they are receiving lots of love and attention. •'..•• Money for the food is obtained through raffles and food sales. Money tor salaries comes from the parents who .•are charged by the week, day or hour. Presently, the. Cradleboard playground has a swing set, a sandbox, a balance beam, some tires (used for swings, tunnels, climb- ing, and rolling), ancl some empty cable spools. The biggest concern at present is creating a source of. in- come for the staff which could be accomplished by more parents taking an Interest in and making more use of the ' C.radleboard's services. . ;;; . '.•'••• In addition to providing excellent quality babysitting ser- vices and the opportunity for the children to learn the Mohawk language, a positive educational 'environment where an only child or the last^child in a family can learn social skills before entering the school system are among the •: short term goals of the Cradleboard Nursery. This is a project in which members o/ the community can work together to create a positive influence in the community for the benefit of future generations. . ..'••'.. Any help from the community, be it suggestions, money, or articles will be greatly appreciated by the staff Of thi? Cradleboard Nursery and their supporters. ; . ; Cree road extention along U.S. Canada border to join up t&ith MacDohald road. Road Construction In Chenial Z:~'::-^ Island 7T Band road construction projects in Chenail and Cornwall Island will provide better roads for Cornwall Island's west ' end and a new road for Chenail, According to John Oakes, the Cornwall Island construction project will provide paved roads for the west end. Previously, the only paved section of road west of Canadian Customs was the \Old Factory Road,\ the,present location of the new Island school. The factor/ road will be repaved and the west end will be paved for the first time. In Chenail the Cree Road is being extended to connect up with McDonald Road, both will be paved within the next two years. The new Section of Cree Road along the border will provide access to new land lots and will hopefully alleviate some of the present housing crunch; The new road willalso benefit the school bus routes by placing the Chenail school in a more centralized locatiort. Although the Chenail and Cornwall Island road projects are being operated concurrently, they are different projects,. one being in Ontario and the other Quebec; Next year the Band is planning to repave the section of road east of the Customs up to the old ferry landing which has .deteriorated'., considerably over the years. . : ^ f : —THE BOTTLE BILL— RECYCLING & RETURNABLES As we ah know New York State has finally put into effect it's new returnable bottle and can law. It means extra costs for jhe; consumerand retailer, and to recoup your money Hpit return the bottles and cans by following the laws Hhfe^tHtle bill; Often these seem trivial, but the idiswibutOrs say•they need them to insure proper disposal, itftings like labels being intact, bottles washed an«|jn original ^kei^f^^e|t^^^lk are small details that are •M&itigjBm^^ n>ust build w'h()le new areas just to deal with the butk and ^sorting takes hours a day. Small mom & pop stores in cities ! 'jUfe. especially frustrated, since they have less room to ex- pand, but they must follow the laws or face penalties. The law is good for bottles that often litter the highways and open lots< There are few places that ux)k care of recycl- ing glass. It was easier to return aluminum cans and waste at junkyards and scrap-metal dealers who would pay around 75 cents\ a pound for scrap aluminum. With the new law, it seems that there is less incentive to return old bottles and cans to help in recycling and conserving energy in making new glass and metal, which the law was supposed to help with. In many communities across the country, recycling pro- ponents had finally; been able to form disposal yards and col- lection groups tyhere you could bring, or have picked up, waste glass, metal and paper. The waste was .sorted and returned for a slight profit, enough to keep the operations going and keep consumer interest high. This method was also a grassroots effort to contribute to the country's need for energy conservation and help stop dependence on foreign oil. they took it upon themselves as community people, as the big business people and governments were not doing anything as direct as this, they Were content to pass laws and publisize some conservation efforts, but com- munities' were left to care for their own areas. With the new returnable laws, those recycling groups that \did not get a head start, or enough community support, are facing collapse, unless they can use the returnable laws to their advantage by acting as go-betweens for consumers, retailers and distributors. Much of this was lost on the sup- porters of bill, who seemed to think that only by forcing \WASTE IS VERY EXPENSIVE, THROWING AWAY ONE ALUMINUM CAN IS LIKE FILLING IT UP HALF- WAY WITH GASOLINE AND THEN THROWING THAT AWAY.\ . • ••' :,•\.••'.. people to deal with the waste,! could proper conservation take place. These recycling groups must now change their tactics if they wish to continue.; There are groups of people, > mainly in chics where there is ^»n overflow of waste bottles and cans, who have started th<j new go-between system of picking up the returnables jand taking them back to distributors, or manufactureresTand collecting part of the deposit at both ends. Some rptailers are glad to do this, rather than cope with the extra sorting and storage. Some of trWft^gioqps alst> caft pick uptywi-returnablcs and-fcturn to the scrap places or manufacturers who'are set-up to take back their waste. It is work, and it has employed people who couldn't find work, and there is some profit io be made. But those with warehouses and trucks are the ones who are more likely to get the head start. We know of no specific places that are concerned with . recycling waste products, whether they ure returnables or the old non-returnabieS that make the bulk of trash. Experts say that the waste is very expensive. Throwing away 'one can is like filling it Up half way with gasoline, and then throwing it away...very expensive these days and bound to get .more so in the future. /. There are always junk-yards: and scrap-metal dealers who are set-up'to-'handle, recycling.Cappione's Beer and Soft- Drink Distributors in Masseria: are equipped to handle the new returnable bottles and cans, but not in bulk, as they must also deal with their regular retail outjets. Canada Dry Bottling in Massena says :hey are in the process of starting a returnable bottle andean program and may be also able to collect hqn-retumale cans and! bottles. We would like tt> follow this up, and if anyone knows of . businesses that wilLtake back t>id glass and scrap metals, and even waste paper,they can call us up at 518-358-9^31 u> tell, us the addresses. The new bottle bill will help in most of the waste, but hot all of it. Still if also makes it bard for com munity groups to start their own recycling efforts when some of the waste is returnable and somcuiot. •Alcoa and Reynolds do not offer this recycling service Reynolds did have a program, but has since ended it. It seems that while the .bottle bill does some good, it has also , led to side-effects in the overall conservation and recycling movement. • cm/weRtcA-/ \NlfAk/ rV\> (ft foanne Reyome playing cards with children after their afternoon nap. ; ' I
