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,„..- >. ,.«» **»),* M i I Delia Cook, Debbie Cook, Kathy Burns and instructor Mary Adams displaying baskets after completion of 10 week course in fancy basketweaving sponsored by the Akwesasne Museum. Missing is Pauline Boots and Nancy Chaussi. / •\ ;\ \.-}'i ••••• : :: < C -' s'. '\' • ' •';•• .-•!\• Photos Dianne Swamp Voice From The Eastern Door trunk Benedict, Sportsman of the Year Award win- ner. Photo: Dianne Swamp Frank Benedict Sportsman of the Year , Frank Benedict, Akwesasneron was chosen by the Corn-, wall Lions Club as 1985 Sportsman of the Year, Frank is the. man who has dedicated his time and efforts for many years to help promote the sport of lacrosse for the young men of Akwesasne. . ••••• Mr. Benedict has been in all phases of the lacrosse sport from the starting point of being one of Akwesasne's top lacrosse players then on to being a manager and presently Frank is the coach of the Junion Eagles Team. With the help of his brother Mike, the Eagles will, hold onto their Quebec Junior Lacrosse League championship title. Frank is currently one of the St. Regis Band Councillors for the Village district and he is involved with in community ac- tivities. The Sportsman of the Year Award was presented to Frank at the Annual Sports Award Dinner held on May 25, 1985 at the Parkway Inn in Cornwall. Frank said, \1 feet good about the award, it makes all the work that's done ap- preciated.\ And about the present Eagles team Frank added, \these boys have got their work cut out for them, the Laval team is fast but our boys can do it if they want the champion- ship, they have got to work hard.\ .. Indian Time sents out congratulations to Frank Benedict. Keep up the good work, see you at the next game. '\.•;• — Dianne Swamp Acid Rain Index From Akwesasne (Station A) April 13 April 22 April 29 4.0 5.3 5.7 From Huntlngton Forest, N.Y. Dec, 5-12 5.11 Dec. 13-19 406 Dec. 20-27 4.71 Dec. 28-Jan.2 4.53 Jan. 3-9 4.27 Jan. 10-15 4.18 Jan. 16-22 4.37 Jan. 23-30 4.12 Feb. 2- 6 4.32 Feb. 11-15 4.36 Feb. 20-27 4.24 Feb. 27-Mar.6 4.59 Mar. 6-13 4.O6 Mar. 14-19 4.36 Mar. 2 7-Apr. 1 4.41 Apr. 7-Apr. 13 3.87 Apr. 28-May 4 4.30 May2O-May24 5.9 May25-May/6 5.3 pH • :. • . •.. ••• - f \ 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 extrememly acidic. Due to the logarithmic nature of .the scale, a pH of 4 is 10 times more acidic than a pH of 6. Unpolluted rainwater has a maximum acidity or minimum pH of 5.6 . : <.'.' Protest continues on Route 37 by community people opposing commerical bingo in Akwesasne. •/','•••••• .\••.•••\• : Photo*.Dianne Swamp Bingo Protest In Its Second Week AKWESASNE—Bingo, protesters are still out on, Route 37 trying .to dissuade people from participating in the hi^ stakes bingo games that are being held at the Moh'gwlc BirigO Palace which is co-owned by Buddy Cook and; (juilford White. This has been the second weekend in which the pro- : test has taken place. The Bingo Palace has lowered its prizes and the entrance fees has also been lowered. How long each side^will hold out is the question. : The people who oppose the bingo operation are convinc- ed that this type of gambling establishment is detrimental to the^Akwesasne community and will continue until there js sonie kind of solution to this problem. Tne elections of new tribal representatives in the Tribal '••.Council have their work ahead of them. If they cancorrie up with some type of solution is yet to be seen. The tribal Council Will not have a monthly meeting until July 1st, at which time the newly elected people will take office. -' : This bingo issue will have to be decided by the three Councils because at this lime the protesters are a cross sec- tion from the community, contrary to the rumors that the protesters are '-traditional dissents\. The 'New. York State Police have had eight cars positioned along Route 37, as one officer stated \to ensure smooth flow of traffic;\ There have been ho incidents and the people opposed to the Bingo Palace have held a peaceful demonstration of their objection to the bingo operations. There has been no communication between the tftree Councils and the protesters at this time, and until there is an • open dialogue the protest will continue. . — Dianne Swamp Two car accident in front of Eegles Tavern on Street, Hogansburg. photoDbane Swamp Two Vehicle Accident Four people were injured on Route 37 in front of Eegles Tavern in Hogansburg at approximately 12:30 a m. on June 1st. A car owned by Peter Jacobs from Onondaga turned into the path of a vehicle driven by. Jeff Lauzon The Jacobs vehi- cle then ran into a parked car owned by Cindy Terrance Two passengers in the Jacobs vehicle received minor in- juries/June Herne of Cook Road was transported to Masscna Memorial Hospital and Bonnie Bradley of Hogansburg was trapped in the vehicle and the Hogansburg Volunteer Firemen used the 'Jaws of Life' to free Bonnie fro© the vehi- cle. '..'.-. •.'•'••-• , : '•• • ' The traffic was held up for about twenty minutes while., the Akwesasne. Emergency Team and the $t, Regis Am- bulance transported the\ patients to the hospttaj*«,%. . The State Police arrived just after the patient were taken ' away and did their investigation. Charges were given/to Peter Jacobs and he will have to make a court appearance at t' later date. . f Volume 3, Number 12 Rosemary Bonaparte, three year term. new Tribal Council Chief for Photo: Dianne Swamp Si; ifcegis Mohawk Tribal ll Elections Elections for the St. Regis Mohawk Tribal Council were held on Saturday; June 1st at the Community Building. Rosemary: Bortaparte has won the election race for the three'year position of chief against Thelbert Bigtree. Ro^eihkfy had 3^0 votes while Thelbert had 259, with 6 spoiled votes. For the position of sub-chief for the three year ..team-''the ytmiitryyasLdvty Thompson with 314 votes while his opponent Warren Cpnners had 295 votes with 14 spoil- ed. ; ;•''- •••'••• : . • .:•':•:';••'.•• '-•;••• '.••• . '• Julius 'Speed' Herne, new Tribal Council Chief for two year term. photo: Dianne Swamp In the two year chief position the winner was Julius 'Speed' Herne with 339 votes while his opponent Andy Cook had 269 votes with 17 spoiled. In the two year sub- chief position the winner was Brenda LaFrance with 380 votes while her opponent Reginald White had 230 votes, with 15 spoiled ballots. Carol Herne who ran unopposed, received 516 votes wjth 102 spoiled ballots. Carol will be the Tribal Clerk for another three years. ^ The- first monthly meeting with the new tribal members\ taking office will be July 1, 1985. > ; . — Dianne Swamp Fulton Woods Campsites To Open June 8th Upn Woods Campsites is scheduled to open tin June $th, the ihost of the campgrounds and fishing camp is pr. BUI Harris, a dentist from Amherst, New York. Three months ago, Dr. Harris purchased 20 acres of land from Dick and Eileen (McDonald) Reyome who pur- chased the land from Mrs. Marie (Martin) Fisher three years before that. Mrs. Fisher owned all of Fulton's Woods and did not want to sell the land to anyone, she wanted to protect the land surrb,undin<g her home and to keep outsiders out. Mrs. Fisher owns a log cabin on the St. Regis River behind Fulton Woods. There is also a trailer near the home which is occupied by barren Conners and his family. Warnie is Mrs. Fisher's caretaker. •' Mrs. Fisher was approached by Mr. Harris three years ago. Mr. Harris wanted to purchase land from her and contacted her lawyer several times. Mrs. Fisher said, \I haven't heard from Mr. Harris in two months, then the other day, I heard trucks and someone gutting trees, so I went over to see what was going on, 1 thought that Eileen and her husband were starting to build a log cabin. That is what they told me they were going tp dp with the property, being she is family that is why I decided tp sell it to her. After I went over I found out that the parcel pf land was being turned into a fishing and camping ground, I was very surprised. I paid for that land with very hardearned money, I do not approve of what is going on there; It is not my plan tp have property that sur- rounds my land to be used by outsiders, and especially campers,/What with campfires and such, my insurance rates will go up because I do not have fences surrounding my pro- perty and campers will probably be traveling in my woods.\ • Mr. Bill Harris; purchased the land from Eileen and Dick Reyome three,months ago. Bill said that a fishing and camp- ing ground will prien up on June 8th. There will be facilities for camping and fishing this year. Next year, Mr. Harris plans to build log cabins with kitchens and baths. Although the Fulton W'opds area\'is disputed land, (Mohawk are laying daim to it as it ftlls within the boundaries of Hogansburg) Harris replied, \The land will probably be in dispute long after I'm gone \ Many questions as to the legality of such an operation such as using the St. Regis and St Lawrence Rivers for fishing by non-Indians, the proper issuance of licenses and the effect the campground will have on the reservation as a whole will have to be answered Randy Hart, Environmental Division Director for the Tribal Council was unaware of the operation and is looking into it. Randy said, \Since the camp is located in Hogansburg which is still part of New York State, the peo- ple who use the facilities would have to be licensed through the New York State Conservation Office.\ The people would also have to attain fishing permits from the Tribal Council, as well as the St. Regis Band Council for both Quebec and Ontario. Permits for fishing can be obtained from the Tribal Coun- cil for a fee of $6.00 for one week (6 days). Hunting permits are NOT issued to non-Indians. Officials at the Tribal Coun- cil were unaware of the opening of the fishing and camping grounds located in Fulton's Woods The entrance way for the fishing camp is at the first corner of Cook's Road which is on the reservation. The Tribal Council had a resort open at Racquette Point and the Racquette Point Road was used for that entrance but that resort and fishing camp was owned and Operated by the i Tribal Council At this pointy the fishmg and camping facilities at Fulton's Woods are being investigated by the Conservation Depart- ment of New York State, .the Tribal Council and the fishermen wflt be\ \watched'/ by the Conservation Depart- • — *•- ~- 1 \- to msJKc sure they are carring the per- No Agreement Regarding High Stakes Bingo Operation AKWESASNE-— Investors of the $1.8 million dollar high stakes bingo operation met with representatives of the Tribal Council, Traditional Council and the St. Regis Band Council on Wednesday, May 29th, The meeting was approximately three and a half hours long, it was not public and its purpose was to try to come up with solutions the three Councils could use pertaining to the operation of the high stakes bingo operation. The meeting was called by the investors who felt because of the pro- testing done on the week-end of the grand opening had kept attendance down. The meeting was attended by investors Guilford White, Buddy Cook, Emmette Munley and Don Jacobs. Tribal Council representative was Speed Herne with 1 Rosemary Bonaparte who was the secretary for the meeting. Richard Mitchell, Richard Powless and Tom Porter represented the Traditional Council, with Mike Mitchell, Louis Oakes, Dave Benedict, Frankie Benedict and Lloyd Benedict representing the St. Regis Band Council. The group did not come up with any solutions but many suggestions such as; monitoring of the bingo, reducing the amount of the prize money, establishing a committee to deal with the bingo operation, monitoring to address concerns of citizens and to make sure there are no problems with the people who oppose the bingo operation. The group is also trying to establish some form of strategy, a form that people can use to voice their objectives and opinions. Washington attorney's have been contacted and are reviewing the contract between the investors and the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe. One representative stated, \we are los- ing track of other major issues that are facing our reserve.\ Spokeswoman for the group who opposes the bingo operation, Barbara Barnes said, \we plan to protest this weekend, Saturday and Sunday and we will continue to pro- test until our concerns are met, we will protest until the in- vestors arid the 'Councils' listen to our concerns.\ — Cindy Terrance mem from St. mitsi W tq> malfe sure they are carrying the per allpw them to fish on the St. Regis and to beJegatat this point, but if two or sn and campers were to show up at would be taking away from the people > malte their thing and support families
