Betty Lyons, Author at American Indian Law Alliance

Author: Betty Lyons

Betty Lyons, President & Executive Director of the American Indian Law Alliance (AILA), is an Indigenous and environmental activist and citizen of the Onondaga Nation. Betty has worked for the Onondaga Nation for over 20 years. Ms. Lyons serves as a member of the Haudenosaunee External Relations Committee and has been an active participant at the annual United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) since the first session in 2001. Betty attended Cazenovia College and is a Bryant Stratton College Graduate of the Paralegal Program.

January 5, 2021January 5, 2021News/Events by Betty Lyons

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…

October 9, 2018March 27, 2019indigenous-peoples by Betty Lyons

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…

October 8, 2018December 12, 2020indigenous-peoples by Betty Lyons

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…

June 22, 2018October 9, 2018indigenous-peoples by Betty Lyons

NYT article on the Cicadas return to Onondaga Nation

A Story of Survival Revived by the Cicadas’ Loud (and Crunchy) Return