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Call to Action to Save Our Lake and Return Maple Bay!
This year we were honored to award the inaugural AILA Ally award to our friend Robert Abbott for his tireless work these last three years volunteering to walk and clean…

Indigenous Peoples’ Day 2024
2024 Indigenous Peoples’ Day Festival This event is made possible by the generous support of CNY Community Foundation – Free and open to the public! On Sunday, October 13th, join Onondaga community members, Tsha’ Thoñ’nhes management and…

Onondaga Nation Receives Over a Thousand Acres of #LandBack
News Roundup Ancestral land returned to Onondaga Nation in upstate New York | AP News New York announces return of more than 1000 acres in Tully Valley to the Onondaga…
NAEP Program Manager
THE SCSD Native American Education Program Manager position is now posted on the district website. Here is the link to the posting and the link to apply for the job. Please encourage qualified…

Louisiana’s Ten Commandment Truthiness
HB71 continues Christian nationalists’ terraforming of the United States, conflating “American” with “Christian” to refashion the country in their image. To make this equivocation successful, they must profess fealty to…

Announcing the Alfie Jacques Ambassador Award
Alf Jacques was known as a stick maker, but he was also a lacrosse ambassador. He took time to teach the values of the Medicine Game and let the world…

NY State is Hiring
We are excited to announce the launch of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide (NY HELPS) program. The NY HELPS program was created to help New York State…

2024 Global Indigenous Peoples Caucus Statement
English PDF UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, 23rd Session April 15th – 26th, 2024 Statement on behalf of Global Indigenous Peoples Organizations preparatory meeting April 12th-13th and 14th, 2024,…

Statement from the Global Indigenous Women’s Caucus GIWC 2024
Madame Chair, Esteemed Members of the Forum, distinguished representatives of Indigenous Nations, member-states, Indigenous Relatives of the world, on behalf of the Global Indigenous Women’s Caucus (GIWC) we are committed…


Honoring Tupac Enrique Acosta
UNPFII 23rd Session Side Event Honoring the Life and Legacy of Tupac Enrique Acosta (1952-2023) Tupac dedicated his life to working with Indigenous Nations and Peoples, and Organizations, advocating…










