Please join us for, “Stopping Line 3 with Winona LaDuke” on Tuesday, January 26 at 6:30pm ET via Zoom. Link to register here. More details below. Hope you can attend, and please spread the word! For more info on Line 3, check…
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4 the Future Foundation at US Lacrosse LaxCon Join us, Saturday January 16th at 2:30pm ET 4 the Future Panel Discussion with Lyle and Jeremy Thompson Featuring: Betty Lyons Rex Lyons Corey Hinton Gayle Kelley Moderated by Sarah Aschenbach ➞…
Read MoreNow Streaming: The Doctrine of Discovery: Unmasking the Domination Code
The iconic film The Doctrine of Discovery: Unmasking the Domination Code is now streaming. You can rent or purchase the film on vimeo. The film is directed by Sheldon P. Wolfchild and co-produced by Steven T. Newcomb.
Read MoreSyracuse to remove the Statue of Christopher Columbus
“We want to thank the Mayor for having the courage to stand in truth and we know that is not an easy thing to do. Thank you for acknowledging the genocidal legacy of Christoper Columbus and how detrimental that has…
Read MoreNY Daily News Op-Ed: Haudenosaunee Influence on Women’s Rights Movement
History’s forgotten suffrage heroes by Betty Lyons and Sally Roesch Wagner: It was no accident the first women’s convention took place in 1848 in Seneca Falls, N.Y., near where the foremothers of the movement — including Stanton, Matilda Joslyn Gage…
Read MoreHaudenosaunee women inspired women’s suffrage movement
Commentary by our Executive Director Betty Lyons on Haudenosaunee women’s influence on the women’s suffrage movement.
Read MoreOnondaga Nation General Counsel on McGirt v. Oaklahoma
“[Gorsuch’s] general construct throughout the case was that once the federal government has made promises and treaties, it must keep them,” Heath continued. “I can tell you that in the almost four decades since I have worked for the Onondaga…
Read MoreAILA executive director appointed to Syracuse city committee
Syracuse Mayor Walsh appoints Columbus Circle committee.
Read MoreRemoving Racist Statues is the first step
Our Executive Director Gaeñ hia uh/ Betty Lyons, New York Times Letter to the editor: The planned removal of the statue of Theodore Roosevelt from in front of the American Museum of Natural History is just one step in the…
Read MoreThe refusals to remove statues of Columbus offends Indigenous Peoples
Our Executive Director Gaeñ hia uh/Betty Lyons (Onondaga Nation, Snipe Clan) went on WCNY Capital Pressroom room with Tim Williams and provided context for the Doctrine of Discovery and Christopher Columbus and the harm that has been done to Indigenous…
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