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Acknowledging the Doctrine of Christian Domination
In 2014 Dr. David Wilkins (Lumbee) published an essay titled “Deconstructing the Doctrine of Discovery.” (here) and Steven T. Newcomb responded with a piece titled “Toward Disestablishing the Doctrine of Christian…

Wondrous, fascinating and tasty: Cicadas
From the NY Daily News: “The Onondaga Nation celebrates cicadas, which saved them from starvation at the hands of then–General George Washington and the Continental Army, which waged a 1779…

Task force to decide future of Syracuse’s Columbus statue
Task force to decide future of Syracuse’s Columbus statue, replacement (Spectrum News).

Saving a Sacred Lake: A Century of Pollution Haunts the Haudenosaunee
Recently American Indian Magazine profiled Onondaga Lake and the pollution of the lake. “It’s a reciprocal relationship that we have with all the living things around the lake and the…

Centering Native American and Indigenous Communities: Decolonizing Pandemic Politics
Webinar: Centering Native American and Indigenous Communities: Decolonizing Pandemic Politics Tuesday, May 18, 2021 / 6 – 8 pm EST. REGISTER here by Monday, May 17 The Democratizing Knowledge (DK) Collective presents the…

Indigenous Education Now
UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues Side Event: Indigenous Education Now: On the implementation of the rights of Indigenous youth, families and Peoples in EDUCATION and GOVERNMENT SCHOOLING as a…

From Land Acknowledgement to Land Back
Join us for a facilitated conversation on land acknowledgments and the urgency of land back. Acknowledging injustice is essential. Land acknowledgments come out of a desire to recognize how settler-colonial…

NEW Innovation Station Feature: Lacrosse (dehoñtjihgwa’és)
The game known today as lacrosse blends contemporary sports innovations with the traditions and core values of “the creator’s game,” which traces its origins to the Haudenosaunee, or People of…

Cicadas and Hanadaga’yas
Our executive director Betty Lyons was just interviewed for “Cicadas: ‘The other white meat’” by Mary Annette Pember for Indian Country Today. The memory of that time [Sullivan-Clinton Campaign] is…

AILA intervention to 20th Session of the UNPFII
Please read our intervention on behalf of Mother Earth and all of our relatives (PDF Download).

Happy Birthday Oren Lyons
We want to wish Founding Board Member Oren Lyons a very Happy 91st birthday!!! We love and appreciate you! Your energy and wisdom transcends all things.

Stopping Line 3 with Winona LaDuke
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…











