Author: Betty Lyons
We Remember the Stolen Generations
We remember the stolen generations and the devastation caused by the church and state collaborating to commit genocide in their attempt to erase Oñgwehoñwe’ peoples. We remember the victims and survivors of the mission schools, residential/boarding schools. The devastating losses from mission and residential schools is incalculable. Every single Indigenous person on Turtle Island/Abya…
An Open Letter on “Indian Residential Schools”
A revised and updated version of this letter has now been published with The Nation. Each day is a gift from the Creator and every day we start by giving thanks to the Creator, to our Earth, and to all of creation. The thanksgiving address reminds us to live in gratitude with the Creator,…
The Original Cancel Culture
One thing you can always count on with Donald Trump is that he will serve as an exemplar of the worst kind of cultural insensitivity and congratulate himself for his self-appointed authenticity. Taking time out from his busy days trying to reverse his clear electoral loss and ignoring the pandemic that has killed more than…
Statement on Cuomo wanting to add Columbus statue to historic registers
Statement by Gaen hia uh, Betty Lyons (Onondaga Nation, Snipe Clan), President & Executive Director of the American Indian Law Alliance: “Governor Cuomo, in calling for adding the statue of Christopher Columbus to the State Register of Historic Places, and calling for its inclusion on the National Register, has once again demonstrated his unwillingness to…
Happy Indigenous People’s Day
Happy Indigenous People’s Day. That is what people are saying today in 90 cities and counties large and small across the country today, ranging from Los Angeles and Phoenix to Ithaca. This is not Columbus Day, NY Daily News Op-Ed by Betty Lyons
NYT article on the Cicadas return to Onondaga Nation
A Story of Survival Revived by the Cicadas’ Loud (and Crunchy) Return
