Onondaga Nation received 1,000 acres back this month – one of the largest land back wins in New York State history. Onondaga Nation territory is home to people who live according to their original instructions among the woods, waters, and hills of…
Read MoreCall to Action to Save Our Lake and Return Maple Bay!
This year we were honored to award the inaugural AILA Ally award to our friend Robert Abbott for his tireless work these last three years volunteering to walk and clean the lake by picking up refuse dumped around the lake…
Read MoreIndigenous Peoples’ Day 2024
2024 Indigenous Peoples’ Day Festival This event is made possible by the generous support of CNY Community Foundation – Free and open to the public! On Sunday, October 13th, join Onondaga community members, Tsha’ Thoñ’nhes management and staff, We of Italian and Syracuse Heritage in CNY and Neighbors of the…
Read MoreFall Newsletter
✏️ Recent Highlights Thank you so much to all of our teams, vendors, and volunteers who made The Restore Our Sacred Lake 5K and Haudenosaunee Wooden Stick Festival Weekend such a success. There were so many highlights, with over 2,000…
Read MoreOnondaga Nation Receives Over a Thousand Acres of #LandBack
News Roundup Ancestral land returned to Onondaga Nation in upstate New York | AP News New York announces return of more than 1000 acres in Tully Valley to the Onondaga Nation | LocalSYR Onondaga Nation reclaims tiny portion of its…
Read MoreNAEP Program Manager
THE SCSD Native American Education Program Manager position is now posted on the district website. Here is the link to the posting and the link to apply for the job. Please encourage qualified candidates to apply. The position pays $34 per hour with…
Read MoreLouisiana’s Ten Commandment Truthiness
HB71 continues Christian nationalists’ terraforming of the United States, conflating “American” with “Christian” to refashion the country in their image. To make this equivocation successful, they must profess fealty to their trinity of sacred texts: the Bible, the Declaration of…
Read MoreAnnouncing the Alfie Jacques Ambassador Award
Alf Jacques was known as a stick maker, but he was also a lacrosse ambassador. He took time to teach the values of the Medicine Game and let the world know that lacrosse is a game of community, friendship and…
Read MoreNY State is Hiring
We are excited to announce the launch of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide (NY HELPS) program. The NY HELPS program was created to help New York State agencies fill thousands of critical positions open across the state.…
Read More2024 Global Indigenous Peoples Caucus Statement
UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, 23rd Session April 15th – 26th, 2024 Statement on behalf of Global Indigenous Peoples Organizations preparatory meeting April 12th-13th and 14th, 2024, at the UN Church Center. Preamble On 13 and 14 April 2024,…
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