Author: Adam DJ Brett
Onondaga Lake restoration is far from finished
To the Editor: In response to Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon’s claim that an aquarium is the “perfect use” for Onondaga Lake cleanup funds, I must strongly disagree. The most effective use of these funds is to continue the essential work of cleaning up and restoring the lake itself, rather than diverting public money into…
At a sacred place, ‘mindblowing’ tale of the nesting eagles of Onondaga Lake
Tina Thomas had the chance to watch it from the start, four years ago. She’s been involved for years at Ska-nonh, now under the direction of Emerson Shenandoah — a cultural center developed through a collaboration between the Onondagas, the Onondaga Historical Association and Onondaga County. The goal is telling the story of the Indigenous…
Join us this Saturday, July 12 for “PRIDE DAY at Skä•noñh: Great Law of Peace Center
Everyone is invited to join us for Pride Day at Skä•noñh Center, this Saturday, July 12, 2025, from 1-4pm. More details and RSVP at: tinyurl.com/PrideDayRSVP. Skä•noñh Center is located at 6680 Onondaga Lake Pkwy, Liverpool, NY. Admission to Skä•noñh Center is $5; kids 5 and under FREE. If cost is a barrier, free admission is…
Nuclear Energy is not Green Energy
New York wants clean energy. Is nuclear energy the answer? Heath also argued nuclear energy is not green and poses existential costs to the planet that dwarf the costs of climate change. He grew up in Oswego County, where three of New York’s active nuclear reactors continue to produce energy. From 1968 to 1970, Heath…
Labor, Environmental, and Social Justice Groups Call on Micron to Protect Workers and Communities
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Khadeejah Ahmad | kahmad@jobstomoveamerica.org Hilary-Anne Coppola | hilcoppola@gmail.com Labor, Environmental, and Social Justice Groups Call on Micron to Protect Workers and Communities Following Draft Environmental Impact Statement Release, CNY Advocates Push for 120-Day Public Comment Period and Launch “Community Vision” for Micron SYRACUSE, N.Y. (June 26, 2025) – At a…
Alfie Jacques Ambassador Awardees: Oren Lyons and Roy Simmons Jr.
In 2025, for the first time, the award will be presented to two recipients — Oren Lyons Jr. and Roy Simmons Jr. — two longtime friends and teammates whose lives and legacies stand as profound representations of what the game of lacrosse is about. Both Lyons and Simmons have walked alongside Alfie Jacques for decades,…
The Restore Our Sacred Lake 5K and Haudenosaunee Wooden Stick Festival Weekend September 13th and 14th at Onondaga Lake Park
Restore Our Sacred Lake 5K We follow the Thanksgiving Address by protecting Mother Earth. The eagle has returned to Onondaga Lake for the first time in over 200 years. We invite runners and walkers to come to Onondaga Lake for a day of celebration. This event will raise awareness of the importance of the lake…
Want climate solutions in Indigenous territories? Better get consent
For the third year running, Indigenous leaders have called for a permanent moratorium on carbon markets, carbon offsets, and geoengineering technologies at the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, or UNPFII. They also demanded an end to all carbon market initiatives within the U.N. like the REDD+, a $5 billion payment scheme that aims to protect…
2025 National GrowTogether Conference: Planting Seeds of Resilience
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An Indigenous Eulogy For Pope Francis
By Sid Hill and Betty Hill (Lyons) The death of Pope Francis brings to a close a groundbreaking papacy not only for the Holy See, but for the Indigenous peoples of Turtle Island, as we call the Western Hemisphere. As the first Pontiff from the so-called New World, he understood in a way his predecessors…
Global Indigenous Peoples Caucus Statement 2025
UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues April 21-May 2, 2025 Statement on Behalf of Global Indigenous Peoples Caucus Preparatory Meeting April 19-20 2025 Preamble On 19 and 20 April 2025, Indigenous Peoples from around the world gathered for the Global Indigenous Peoples Caucus. This statement reflects the issues and concerns raised at that…
2025 Global Indigenous Women’s Caucus Statement
I give this intervention on behalf of the Global Indigenous Women’s Caucus Policy Recommendations to the Economic and Social Council from the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues: Culture and Education: Indigenous Peoples—especially youth—face barriers to accessing key UN materials like UNDRIP in their own languages, which make it difficult to achieve SDG:…
