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4 the Future Foundation at US Lacrosse LaxCon
4 the Future Foundation at US Lacrosse LaxCon Join us, Saturday January 16th at 2:30pm ET 4 the Future Panel Discussion with Lyle and Jeremy Thompson Featuring: Betty Lyons Rex…
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…
Pagans in the Promised Land: a Primer on Religious Freedom
Significant aspects of this research were published in the New York University Review of Law & Social Change (Vol. 20, Number 2, 1993), “The Evidence of Christian Nationalism in Federal Indian…
Now Streaming: The Doctrine of Discovery: Unmasking the Domination Code
The iconic film The Doctrine of Discovery: Unmasking the Domination Code is now streaming. You can rent or purchase the film on vimeo. The film is directed by Sheldon P.…
Syracuse to remove the Statue of Christopher Columbus
“We want to thank the Mayor for having the courage to stand in truth and we know that is not an easy thing to do. Thank you for acknowledging the…
NY Daily News Op-Ed: Haudenosaunee Influence on Women’s Rights Movement
History’s forgotten suffrage heroes by Betty Lyons and Sally Roesch Wagner: It was no accident the first women’s convention took place in 1848 in Seneca Falls, N.Y., near where the…
Haudenosaunee women inspired women’s suffrage movement
Commentary by our Executive Director Betty Lyons on Haudenosaunee women’s influence on the women’s suffrage movement.
Onondaga Nation General Counsel on McGirt v. Oaklahoma
“[Gorsuch’s] general construct throughout the case was that once the federal government has made promises and treaties, it must keep them,” Heath continued. “I can tell you that in the…
AILA executive director appointed to Syracuse city committee
Syracuse Mayor Walsh appoints Columbus Circle committee.
Removing Racist Statues is the first step
Our Executive Director Gaeñ hia uh/ Betty Lyons, New York Times Letter to the editor: The planned removal of the statue of Theodore Roosevelt from in front of the American…
The refusals to remove statues of Columbus offends Indigenous Peoples
Our Executive Director Gaeñ hia uh/Betty Lyons (Onondaga Nation, Snipe Clan) went on WCNY Capital Pressroom room with Tim Williams and provided context for the Doctrine of Discovery and Christopher…
Mother Earth’s Pandemic: The Doctrine of Discovery
“Peace can only be attained when human beings live in proper relationship to the natural world” ~Tadodaho of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, Sid Hill “The pandemic gives us all an opportunity…
