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•'I, H „,.* 4 [W : w I I 4 I ••*• * * t i: t • 'V -,'• ' ••••• *-'•,'• , ' -•, .i, :•-••' -V| ,.; J?H»»J' '' <#> <Hj> » <•••»<»«»» -ft ' % ?pP 5 :.;a '.->-.. These two children exploring nature a ago at the A.F.S. ^ cjndyTenrsuu* Our Elders Celebrate Birthdays with a Ride on The Akwesasne Queen ST. REGIS — Elders from the Akwesasne Home for the Ag- ed celebrated four birthdays for the month of July. A group of elders celebrated the birthdays with a wagon ridearound the St. Regis Village provided by Mike King. Following .'the wagon ride, the elders went on a pontoon boat ride to Yellow Island. The pontoon was provided by Wally 6akes> The excursion started at 12:30 p.m. and the group returned to the Home by 4 p.m. Many of the patients said, \Our lives will never be the same.\ \. .. ' Celebrating birthdays during the month of July are MOse David, Mitchell Comstock, Frank Jocko and Abraham Fran- cis. Mose David was born July 6, 1909. Mose entered the home on November 19, 1982. Mose is 79 years old and he was a resident of Cornwall Island. Mitchell Corristocfc : was born on July 3, 1909, he is 76 years old and a bachelor. Mit- chell was a resident of St. Regis Village entering the Akwesasne Home for the Aged on January 7, 1981, Frank Jocko was born on July 9, 1898, he is 87 years old. Frank was a resident of Cornwall Island and he entered the home oh June 8, 1968. Frank has been a patient at the Akwesasne Home for the Aged since the home opened. Abraham Francis was born on July 3, 1909, he is 76 and has been a patient at the home since June 10, 1971. Frank was a resident from St. Regis Island before entering the home. Frank is presently a patient at Hotel Dieu Hospital, Cornwall Ontario. Friends and relatives are urged to visit Frank at Hotel Dieu. ...'.•;•. •\:'•/! The Elders started their trip with the wagon ride provided by Mike King. Mike picked up ihe elders and took ^*env around the village on a wagon. After the wagon ride, the group went to the river and boarded the Akwesasne Quefen, : a pontoon boat owned by Wally Oakes. The group rode on the Akwesasne Queen to Yellow Island. The group had a bir-^ thday party with cake, ice cream and strawberry punch pio- vided by the St. Regis Recreation Committee, _•.'•'\• After the group arrived at Yellow Island, the pontoon boat*. broke down. While repairs were being made, the group., went swimming-and had a great time^ •'• Special thanks for the trip go to the St. Regis Recreation Mike King takes Elders on a wagon ride around St. Regis Village. * Photo. Cindy Terrance ••¥: ' . Elders from the Akwesasne Home for the Aged take a pontoon ride to Yellow Island. j^boto! cta^y tennincc Two Children Accused of Vandalism HOGANSBURG — Two children from Hogansburg, ages 8 and 12 will be petitioned before Family Court in Franklin County because of a number of vandalism incident* which occurred in Hogansburg. Massena State Police said, \The two youths cbuld have been charged with as many as sixteen felonies and one misdemeanor if they were older.\ The charges would have included arson, criminal mischief, unlawful possession of firearms and second and third degree burglary. The childrens' names could not be released because they are con- sidered youthful offenders because of their age. The in- cidents the children were charged with are shooting out a number of new thermal windows with a BB gun at a pew home under construction in Hogansburg. The children are also alleged to have spread tar, paint and plaster throughout the new home. The two children have also been charged with burglary of another house where they, were allcdged to have stolen cash. \ ' v ; ? • ., .r ••••••• •• J ay...**gfr ragMMEfiaar^ , ^ ©afces who - made the ar- rangements for theoutjng, Special thinks also go to Wally Oakes for providing the pontoon ride and Mike King for tak- ing the group on the wagon ride. A special farewell from the Akwesasne Home goes to Cindy White who has worked at the home for the past ten months. The patients who made the trip were: Dave (Butter) Benedict, Mitchell ComstockV Thomas Cook, Leo Chubb, Mose David, Andrew Francis, Louie Jacobs, Robert Jacobs and Louie Bear Lazore. Workers who went on the trip were, Cindy White, Beatrice Arquette, Veronica Thompson, Suzy .CaldweU and Vernori White; Dave Sylvestor a Visitor to die home that day *&>Went on the trip/ Visitors are welcome and urged to visit the elders at'the Akwesasne Home for the Aged •everyday,' 1 •\ >•'•- : ,i '•. '.•'••:.„• '.'*•;'•, '..• \ '; :. •; : Cindy Terrance Rriye# Loses )€^a^^--^i^ii:i ftr;;t - ^t^-^ir^s; ? ^a^li|^e ^mt STATE ROAD;^- On Sunday, \Ju^ : 2M^;|^;«^e4;ainfa''' .•operated\%Wi$amvj$^ bound on Route $7 f The?drivejr of 'it^^j^§^0m0lii^:: .vehicle atd# sweryedpn'&'e'tt^ •: anil struck tneibtt^#^c^ 'side of'the' road. After Oie vehicle struck theWcket, it over- \ '. Tfir* AlfWr^ttSflm* lyinj»foip>irk>* u TVtttiii \~'-^**4fakf [ ™-**^* ^^pfc 1 ^ ^^cMlffl m^m ^MKlB^Cni IM^MW WM TT* A'^SflB^^H * yVrj^^B* 1 .U^-HH^,-,^^^ —-^^ , ,. car, L^uigjaco ?•—'•'•-. '•D^u^pipi ,.... , m ,,^. v WKr , KifSllJiee-From The Eastern Door Volume 3, Number 19 Price: $.50 Motions Carried At General Meeting Of The Band Council Of Akwesasne Be* To Prohibit The Sale Of Alcohol And Controlled Substance* Oi* Reserve yr REGIS —' At the general meeting of the Mohawk Council >f Akwesasne (previously known as St. Regis Band Council) leld on July 13th, a motion was made by Councillor Lloyd Penedict and seconded by Councillor Yvonne Leaf which felted, \We the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne in pro- moting the health, safety and peace of our general Mohawk -Offlmunity prohibit the sale or barter of alcohol, controlled Substances or any other intoxicating substances on the reserve' ' • . . '.. - This was the first time that the band council resolution was tabled A band council resolution must be tabled three times before It becomes a law. Councillors presiding at the meeting were Chief Mike Mitchell, Billy Sunday, Wally Mit- chell, Angus Adams, Frank Benedict, Robert Skidders, Dave Benedict, John Lazore, Yvonne Leaf and Lloyd Benedict. Another motion was passed unaminously to enforce speed tolte>^'it!ih^''districts and put up speed signs. Chief JMikje fyit<$£liNs^a, \We the council of Akwesasne resolve |that any person operating a motor vehicle while impaired %iw \ drugsnb glasses) are subject to traffic and motor 3;the speed limit for St. Regis Village will be 15 except for emergency vehicles. The speed limit on Cor- 1 Island will be 3$ mphand the speed limit for Chenail $^s^et at 3p;iBiph. Fines will be given for violators of the aforesaid speed limits will be left up to the Justice of the jPt AIIiirfjEic laws and by-laws will be reviewed by the |he r St. Regis Police will be enforcing these ; Aligns will be posted for clarification of the old fpt 'the deaf, schools^ play areas, quiet zones and j|^e serviceareas.'.'• . . .'[-'.' A detailed account of the meeting minutes will be publish- ' *\ a Juiftife is$ue of Indian Time. The next general meeting (e Mohawk Council of Akwesasne is slated for Saturday st^rdvit Ifii a.m. ': ' \\ Cindy Terrance Concerned Seneca's End W Route 17 . r? A groUp of twenty Seneca who took over C'l^Ie^theirencampment there on Friday ieft iriur encafi&riief t^,ri'^^ Friday, JiiFy 2^th and planned to march fromJefferson Park in Salamance down Main Street to Hotel Dudley. At the hotel, we were suppose to have been met by representatives from the Department of Transporta- tion. The D.Q.T. representatives did not show up, this we took as a defa^llt on the partx)f the Department.\ The group Of Indians who had taken over Route 17 have retained a lawyer, Ornar G. Gabashi from New York City to take their case to court. The group took over Route 17 and confiscated machinery on Sunday, July 21st. The group blocked construction oh the Southern Tier Expressway and demanded that the exp re ss wa y be re-routed so that it would not go. through their land. The group of Senecas claim that the Seneca Nation of Indian Corporation elective body had sold land rights to the State of New York without their con- sent. The group who took over Route 17 stated, \We are Seneca Peoplfe defending Our land rights, we do not want the rhoriey that the elective system acquired from the State of New York, we want our land!\ Following the march oh Friday, there was a rally and spokesman Floyd,Redeye said, \I feel the march went well. During our siii: day protest, we have gotten everyone's atten- tion for bur ; plight. \Construction crews at the site were ordered off; the site until the situation is taken care of. Fred Kennedy, another spokesman for the group said, \I feel we could not get enough support from our people here because the majority of them work for the elective system. If they supported US) they would lose their jobs; We will return to the site and plant a pine tree monument. Pine trees are the symbolof the^heiter of life.\ At this time it is still unclear as to what kind of settlement will be mide between the group opposing the highway con- structiohj the Seneca jviaijon of Indians elective system and the;State of New York; s \ - Cindy Terrance r «- 4 '^^ : ^^i»ed^t 1985 v ' •;; ^ELL^S^Ey ISJCAND •?-- Save The River, the environmental groUp ^*ni^|rniduWith water quality of the St. Lawrence River 1k&ft*$^tftis jfestival on Saturday, July 27th. They in- vited Mohawks to attend and several groups of us went mereV^ ; ;-'- ; f\'-i : ,'.-:' •• ;\• •--'••• .;•...-•• V/^'Tlw^^^d^^^t 1 ^.^ a part on Wellesley Island in the ^tU:4^p>s|^^iTiir^.-w^ 'Wucgrass music, poetry skits, :g5^^p»te|n|kifeiij:s^cid:,a^^'lot ; of serious discussion of pollu- 't£o|tfjp^m^i)^^|[ \ito<g- -flyei 1 - and its surrounding watershed. :: '''''^l^p^^^Pii|''|i^ilL>dte^' United attended, as did Ward Sto^|^^tedll7ildUfe Pathologist for the New York State'EJKlp, ^ffljie^pfEnvironmental Conservation, a chemist. water Quality, Waste disposal by in- mffTr ^^ fotind In all wfldlife (including many ideas on the proper methods of recycl- ^^^^p^-a»4 : ^e ; ruture of aU species. ^^^ \ M&$ of Its importance to jesp«faUiy the children of ^flfiBfJ contacts for future %it so many people of rf about tomorrow. Next . t> LJL\* ''•'•'•:. A/BC Councillors Swear Allegiance to the People and Community of Akwesasne ST. REGIS — On Saturday July 13th at a general meeting of the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne Chief Mike Mitchell and nine other councillors took an oath of office and were sworn in by Cecelia Square, Justice of the Peace. The oath of office that each councillor was sworn in for stated: \I do solemnly swear that I accept the office of councillor for the people of our community. Further, I swear to support and defend ail laws and Customs of the community of Akwesasne. I will faithfully and impartially carry out the duties of my office to the best of my ability, and I will strive to promote the best in- terests of the people of Akwesasne in au decisions. Chief Mike Mitchell, Billy Sunday, Frank Benedict, Angus Adams, Wally Mitchell, Bobby Skidders, pave Benedict, Yvonne Leaf, John Lazore and Lloyd Benedict were also sworn in on Saturday, July 13th by Justice of the Peace Cecelia Square. Councillors Louis Oakes and Willy Papineau will be sworn in at a later date. Cindy Terrance ftsu. Albert Jocko, Foreman Jonas Boots maintenance workers for the Seaway International Bridges. ^ ' Photot Cindy Terraace Seaway International Bridge Maintained by Crew Workers CORNWALL ISLAND — At the present time, there are several groups of maintenance workers who maintain the Seaway International bridges. The two bridges span the St. Lawrence River and connect Cornwall Island with the United States arid Cornwall Ontario. Both bridges were erected in 1958 and then opened to a flow of international traffic. Car, trucks, buses, tractor trailers and motorcycles utilize the two bridges. Transit across both bridges in 1984 totalled 1,178,752 vehicles. The two bridges which link Cornwall Island to the United States and Canada have been used for the past twenty seven years by motorists and they have required constant upkeep. Groups of crew workers are required by the Bridge Authori- ty to do seasonal work on the bridges for seven months out of the year. The-maintenance crew workers are responsible for keep- ing the lanes free of debris. They also have to clean up the lanes if there are accidents. Their main responsibilites are painting the bridges, they sweep the lanes of the bridges and do sandblasting. During the winter months the crews have to sand and salt the lanes off the bridges to make the lanes safe for the traffic flow. Jonas Boots has been a foreman for a group of maintenance crew workers for the past twenty (bur years and has been employed by the Seaway International Bridge Authority. Jonas said, \Most of the maintenance crew workers were steel workers before they worked on the bridges. The maintenance workers have to climb to the top of the bridge as well as underneath it to do their jobs.\ Five other men who make up one crew of maintenance workers on die bridges are Peter Burns Jr., Albert Jocko, Louis Phillips, Joseph Delormier and Joe Boots. Many of these men have worked on the bridges as maintenance workers for the past eight years. < . The Seaway International Bridges Authority also employ a number of other workers. The other employees work in the main office located near the toll booth. Motorists are urged to comply with the maintenance workers and to slow down when approaching a group of workers. They are there to set their Job done and motorist compliance with the main^nanec worke*» \make their job* easier and safer. > • •' •-...• .:•'. , . :••••••. ..;•.:.••:' ~<?*ft$rTcrranee :i -1 • •.••i'i
