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JR- | i m. 4? '\• -wv Cornwall Island School'Snowflake'Carnival . Photoc Cindy Terrance Pope John Paul Midland, Ontario It has been announced on national news that Pope John Paul will again visit Canada in the near future. In September,.-, 1984 Pope John Paul met with Elders and leaders from many Native Nations, one of these representatives was Band Coun- cil Chief Mike Mitchell. . - The Pope gave a moving address to the many people in at- tendance at the Midland stop. Pope John Paul spoke of the ; Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha, saying \Who has not heard of. her outstanding witness of purity and holiness of life? It was my personal joy only four years ago, to beautify this woman of great courage and faith, who is known by many as the 'Li- ly of the Mohawks'. To those who came to Rome for her beautification, I said: Blessed Kateri stands before us as a symbol of the heritage that is yours as North American In- dians\. ••.;'..'•' Another important part of the Pope's message was when he said, \And today we are grateful for the part that native peoples play not only in the multicultural fabric of Canadian society, but in the life of the Catholic church, And through her action, the church desires to assist all people to bring forth from their own living tradition original expressions of Christian life, celebration-afld thought. Thus the one faith is expressed in different ways. There can be no question of adulterating the word of God or emptying .the cross of its power, but rather of Christ animating the very centre of ajl culture. Thus, not only is Christianity relevant to the Indian Peoples, but Christ, in the members of his body, is himself Indian.\ • , . ;•/ The message of the Pope also expressed his view on the revival of the Indian culture. He stated that \Through his Gospel, Christ confirms the native peoples in their belief ip God; their awareness of his presence, their ability to discover him in creation, their dependence on him, their desire to worship him, their sense of gratitude for the land, iheir responsible stewardship of the earth, their reverence for all his great works, and their respect for their elders. The world needs to see these values - and so many more that they possess_- pursued in the life of the community and made in- carnate in a whole people.\ . ' .: ' After the Pope John Paul's address to the people, Elder Er- nie Benedict from Akwesasne performed the eagle feather a+id sweetgrass burning ceremony for the Pope. St. Regis Band Council Chief Mike Mitchell told the people what the ceremony represented and he gave the Pope a message in the Mohawk language, which he also translated. The following is:.- Mike's message to the Pope. _ ;• '-, '•'•'• I would like for everyone to know that today is a very: ;. special day for all of us. But for the Indigenous; the ^ Aboriginal People, it is truly a very special day. 1 have been asked to explain some of the songs that we'll be singing today for this very special' occasion and what ,••', they mean. . . • * C)ur Native songs, traditional songs that will be sung today, are the songs that were sung centuries ago when .'-.- our people got together and expressed a time of.joy, a .. ; time of sharing. .'; Before European people were here in North America, our people, the Onkvvehonwe and Nishnawbe,, : celebrated the special times and they sang songs Of joy. Some were chants. With these songs, they kept in har- mony with one another. With their brothers and cousins of the natural world. They learned to have respect among our people, respect for the environ-. ., ment, and respect for the natural life. Indian songs and chants were given with the brother animals to honor them - for food, for sharing the land. Indian songs were given to elders and special people because of the Y respect that is accorded. I understand his Holiness has ' asked Native people to stand tall and not be afraid to Y stand up in the Nation that they were born. I represent' a new generation of people that wish to remain, the Acid Rain Index From Huntington Forest, N.Y. Dec. 5-12 Dec. 13-19 Dec. 20-27 Dec. 28-Jan.2 Jan. 3- 9 Jan. 10-15 Jan. 16-22 Jan. 23-30 Feb. 2- 6 . Feb. 11-15 Feb. 20-27 Feb. 27-Mar.6 5.11 4.06 4.71 4.53 4.27 4.18 4.37 4.12 4.32 4.36 4.24 4.59 moderate 20% more acidity or acidified perclpitation. pH The acidity or alkalinity of a substance is measured on a logarithmic scale from 0 to 14, known as pH. A pH of 7 is neutral, whereas a pH of 14 is extremely basic and a pH of 1 is extremely acidic. Due to the logarithmic nature of the scale, a pH-of 4 is 10 times more acidic than a pH of 5 and 100 times more acidic than a pH of 6. Un- polluted rainwater has a maximum acidity or minimum-pH of 5.6. , ; : people that they were born. I am Onkwehbnwe. My children and their children, I want them to be Onkwehpnwe. 1 know there was a time in this country when it wasn't well thought that we should speak our language, sing our songs, and practice our ceremonies. I know at a time we became very oppressed people. The spirit of our people now is rising. When I say today it is a special day and when his Holiness asks that our spirit once again be rekindled and with his help and yours, the spirit of the Indigenous people will again begin to be.strong. '. • . - We'll make our,contribution to the world; to society, , but we will have to make them .as proud Indigenous ; ; people. Whatever small contribution that we can make to bring this about, it is a very historic one, a landmark for us to be a part of. To all the Native people who are here today, let us be of one mindi that there will be peace among ourselves and there will be peace for the future generations, a strong people. To the people of this country who are our neighbors, who are our brothers, we only will ask that you accord us the same as our forefathers accord- ed your ancesters when you came here; that there be'\.-.' . respect among ourselves, that we share what we're go- ing to have today. I take great pride in sharing-it with everyone. ' • \v i '• ' \ \\\.\'. .' : :•'.'-•. '••. Nlawenkqwa - Thank you very much. %•*• Pope John Paul meets Band Council Chief Mike Mit- chell with Happy Laughing, one of the Akwesasne Chanters looking on, Photo Credit: Foto Felici, of- ficial Papal photographer • .— Father Egan of the St. Regis Parish said, \It was a most moving experience for everyone there, all the Indian people felt prOud that the church showed interest in their reverence to the Creator. Also, there was a feeling of great unity arid brotherhood.\ '•'\•••_ Traditional Council Readying Nation Office /The Mohawk Nation Council has decided to begin ad- ministrative operations in its new offices, the former Nation House in the Village of Akwesasne (Hogansburg). There is no definite date as to the formal opening but renovation ef/orts are nearly completed. The office will handle the day to day duties of the council and will oversee the issuing of bridge passes, birth cer- tificates, and identification cards. The phone number Is 518-358-4494. A part of the renovated building will be used to house of- ficial guests of the Mohawk community. Donations 6f materiatby the community is needed at this time. Please note however that the items must be of quality, since the building is expected to entertain many visitors. Needed for. the Nation Office and guest quarters: mFrom The Eastern Door Volume 3* Number 5 Price: $ .50 jta|» Elected to Mohawk Indian Bousing Board of ^ f Director anhual elections held on February 12 th resulted in thjj£e new members being placed on a board of nine Direc- torjfejDue to a resignation of a ten-year member, a fourth per- sorf Was elected on. the Board of Directors as a replacement. ^ttdrewj Cook of State Road, John Cook of Racquette ROJKI, and Mark Narsislan of Cook Road are the three representatives elected to serve for three years. Hilda Smoke o£$f. Regis Road is 1 replacing Louise Brown of State Road wftsoiias served since 1975 to 1985. v Httdy Cook is a Lineman on the St. Lawrence Seaway for the past three years. Hobbies enjoyed by Andy are fishing and boating. (T V ) John Cook's great relaxation is his hobby of collec- ting antiques, used,furniture and appliances. His garage has items acquired from auctions John is a retired welder from the General Motdr$ Plant of Rooseveltown for the past ten months Another business was the \Johnny T.V.\ repair and sate of television sets, thus the name \T.V. John\ originated. Besides his eareejiactivities. John Cook has interest in civic duties including the creation of the Akwesasne Library and Cultural Center. -T^he office of Economic Opportunity of Ma^ne, N. Y had John Cook as a panel member of which he dentedjobassistance to the reservation. During those days, JohnCook also siaryed as a politician for nine years on the St. R^e|S^;MphaWk Ttibat Council. Presently, John is President of the-Stl Regis Mohawk Office of the Aged. Prior to becoming a mertiber\of the Board, John was active on the Housing ^ii^H^^^ViPiid for the Mohawk Indian i^k\ Nars&slto is the Business Manager for the INDIAN J tRlE/AKWESASIiiE N0TES newspapers since October 1982 tor the MphawS:;;Natioh. Other political organizations Mark h>& Involved hirn$elf in is with the St. Regis Tribe as the DiJfcctbr of Human Services for the St. Regis Mohawk Health Sei^ic^, arid th^Sefteca Nation of Indians as Director of GET,AL and Coordinator of Indian Health Referral. Mark's farnHy is in .'ttte construction business. He spent several sum- iT^rdS; with. th^. construction company as bookkeeper, then m^fed to the Native American Cultural Center in a book- ke^er's position for three years. Mark's hobby is being a Qe|(^man^|iarmeif ; iinlhe field of Animal Husbandry. He is -\-\*\ \ t^ieJseopnd jjjrrie for the Mohawk ln- SB^S«&.jfer career advancement in the. Hilda is a Nurse's Aid fo* thefc« the Age^cL Besides being a caring ir^Hijgms; abfe to d6vo^e extra time and energy to Next ye4lr;^rtoihet Annual Election will take place. Those directors wh0se positions expire are Elaine Ransom Cook of Tarbeltftoad.BeuJali Terrance of Racquette Road, and Hilda Smoke under Louise Brown's term. St. Regis Band Council I>ress £el<ease on Settlement On behalf of'-the-St Regis Band Council and the Iroquois of'Akwesasne, we ajpplaud Mr. Justice Munson's difficult and trying legal settlement. He has deliberated on this pressing issue and we feel that he has rendered justice-to a settlement that is both agrteabje and acceptable to both parties. We respect his\terrns arid are prepared to act accordingly. We are a just and honorable people and are not strangers to democracy> If Othersf among us are of a different frame of mind, they are free to pursue the rigors of the American judicial; system, Gentlemen, these are our words at this time. Break-In at Chico's ^i Station AKWESASNE^Cjbfcb's service station located in Akwesasne was brokeri into during the early morning hours on Satur- day, February 2$rdv Entry was gained after someone broke two small window;* '$% the front of the building. A window was also broken iri^ bathroom. The break-in is believed to have occured sorhetirne between 2 and 2:30 a.m. Peter and Ronnie Lazore noticed that the station had been broken into after going to the gas station for work at 7:30 a m. Ronnie called the Massena State Police and Pete alerted his father Pete \CWco\ Lazore Sr. The person(s) that broke into the building tipped over a desk, filled a box with cigaret- tes, candy and money from a jar that had donations in it for a plowing service. After putting everything into the box, they couldn't fit the box through the window. They threw candy, cigarettes and food around the station and left the box behind. Ronnie Lahore said \Jake has been fired\. Jake is the watch dog at the ga& station. Apparently after gaining entry the thleve(s) fed candy to the dog so that he would not alert anyone. , * Chico ha« been doing business in Akwesasne for the past twenty months and this is the second time his gas station has been broken into. Massena State Police are investigating at the present time, and it is believed that the tbieveisVpnly got away with three cartons of cigarettes, some candy, pizza pies and sand- wiches. The police did find evidence at the scene and are continuing their investigation. , Cindy Terrance 'it \ 2-double beds Kitchen cabinets (brown) refrigerator 10 X 12 carpet 3 dressers office chairs 2 easy chairs ; 4 filing cabinets exterior/interior paint (dark brown, ^ The Nation Office would also li tist to have their work displayed there? or to arrange delivery please call j\\^* ''.'•••••••\ . • '• .. .••.^•\ : ici sheets, blankets, pillows kitchen uten$Us(pIateSt cups) kitchen table and chairs bathroom supplies (towels) 2 student! desks * ( 2 cOup%s(t^ftor brown^.. 1 living an. tabfe * chairs- own, whl^ a^M%- ', i / - K' 7 ''\--'yimTf^ .^.s-.--f ; Rose Alma (Dolly) McDonald Local Control Study Co- ordinator Photo by: Cindy Terrance Will Band Council Take Over Control of Local Education Programs? ST. REGIS — The St:-Regis Band Council recently received funds to do a Local Control Study concerning education. The study will research and collect data pertaining to objec- tives which effect operation and maintenance of education programs which are in operation on the resreve at the pre- sent time. • » • In 1972, Native Indian Brotherhood: initiated a policy to . the Canadian government which would give bands more control of their educational programs. This would give 'parents more control of the quality of education their .^children would receive. NIB represented Indian bands ; steross Canada. In 1973 the Canadian government recogniz- ed the policy of INDIAN CONTROL OF EDUCATION. Jean Chretien Minister of Indian Affairs committed the Depart- ment of Indian Affairs to the turnover of control of educar tion to bands. Bands have looked at taking over control of educational programs on the reserve but not many have ^one anything because it is a costly and complicated pro- cess. ' -^ '-.-•• Before local control can be established there are a number of factors to be taken into consideration. Certain guidelines for school facilities and staffing must be established. There must be an assessment of Provincial and Territorial educa- tional services for Indian children. Program development as well as staff funding must be taken into account as well as employee benefit packages, could the band afford to pay salaries and benefits that the government employees already receive? Recognition of alternative schools might also be set up under a revised. Indian act and the future of Cultural Education Centers should also be taken into consideration as well as budgets and administration. Today 82 bands in Canada have assumed total control of the educational programs on their reserves. 403 have taken partial control of their education programs. Although the Department of Indian Affairs has been committed to helping bands assume control of their education programs they have not been sincere in doing so. The first step in a take over of Indian Education programs involves the Local Control Study. Rose Alma \Dolly\ McDonald was hired by the Band Council in the beginning of January 1985. She is the Co-ordinator of the Control Study. The primary reason she was hired was that she was writing her dissertaion on Indian Control of Education. Dolly is a local resident of St. Regis Quebec. She has already done several years of research on background policy, school organization, planning, supervision and preparation for con- trol assessment. Dolly has two Masters Degrees. One in Educational Administration and one in General Education. She will be receiving her Doctorate (Ph.D) Degree from Penn State byDeceraber 1985. The> ultimate goal of the Control Study is self-sufficiency, along with the best quality education that can be achieved . for our children. With funds from the grant a needs assess- ment of the Community will be done. They will find out ex- actly what their needs are, their strenghts and their weaknesses. The St. Regis Band at present is trying to bring educated community members back to the reserve to run programs for the band. There will come a day when the Band will run its own Educational Programs. The Control Study is the first step in self-sufficiency. The Control Study will survey the community, it will survey teachers and ad- ministration and students. A whole systems analysis will be done. The Control Study will determine who is and what changes are required for the school system. Long term plan- ning, long range goals and objectives aims for what the school system will be like will be based on community wants and needs, , The Control Study Program began on January 14, 1985. The surveys that were sent out to the community were field tested first and they were designed by Dolly, information from the surveys are due back by March 8th. Doily has been attending meetings with teachers and principals and school administration. Dolly stated \I'm overwhelmed with both the positive and negative community response that I have been receiving. By May 1st my report of the Local Control Study based, on information from feedback from the survey will be completed.\ Community members who have receiv- ed the survey are urged to complete it and make sure thai it is returned so that an assessment can be made concerning the community's general gc<ils for education. > The final decision will rest with Chief Mike Mitchell and .the rest of the council members to sec if it would be feasible to take over control of Indian Education programs on the reserve. V '•• . . : '.-• • ' . '.'' \•\ ' : - :-'V '•'/••\•. \• •• Cituty Terninee • vv-^;^ • ' ' V * ' - - '•'•\•* ••••.\• ' - • .•','.\;•• ;*
