News, inspirations, and thoughts.

Spring Social with Silver Cloud Singers
Safe Harbors Indigenous Collective, LaMaMa Indigenous Initiative, And American Indian Law Alliance present: Spring Social Host Drum: SilverCloud Singers (NYC) Come and enjoy an evening of Free Food, Socializing, Singing…

Indigenous Women of the Americas Protecting Mother Earth
Join us for – ‘Indigenous Women of the Americas Protecting Mother Earth: Struggles and Climate Change Solutions, 2019′ – to be presented at the United Nations Church Center in New…

Nuclear Reactors are not “Green”
A Red Paper by Onondaga Nation, Haudenosaunee Environmental Task Force and American Indian Law Alliance. As we work together to attempt to save the Mother Earth from climate chaos, it…

Imposed Borders
Imposed Borders of Colonialism: Violence against Indigenous Women, Indigenous Girls and Mother Earth Friday, March 15, 2019 12:30 pm Location: 4 West 43rd Street, Manhattan (43rd St. between 5th &…

Spectrum News Coverage of the Vigil Against Violence at the border
“It seems like it’s getting worse and our country is divided on the whole issue,” said Sidney Hill, the Haudenosaunee Confederacy Tadodaho. “We feel that it’s our duty to support these…

Betty Lyons to Speak at Iona College
Thursday, November 8 at 12:00pm: AILA’s President Betty Lyons (Onondaga Nation) will offer the keynote address at Iona College’s annual Week of the Peacemaker. The title of her keynote address…

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…

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…

NYT article on the Cicadas return to Onondaga Nation
A Story of Survival Revived by the Cicadas’ Loud (and Crunchy) Return

Op-Ed: Dreamers must be protected – as Indigenous Peoples were not
We want to share this new op-ed, “Dreamers Must be Protected – as Indigenous Peoples Were Not,” by Betty Lyons, President of the American Indian Law Alliance, which was published…


United Nations Photo Gallery
a brief photo gallery from the American Indian Law Alliance and Haudenosaunee Confederacy United Nations Meeting.










