We follow the Thanksgiving Address by protecting Mother Earth. The eagle has returned to Onondaga lake for the first time in over 200 years. We wish to raise awareness of the importance of the lake and the urgency of furthering…
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Global Indigenous Peoples Caucus Invitation
English Invitation Español, Français, Русский As we prepare for the upcoming 21st Session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) 25 April-6 May 2022, we invite you to the 21st Annual Global Indigenous Peoples’s Caucus. Please join…
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The Healing Power of Lacrosse
The Healing Power of Lacrosse // March 24th 7-8PM Haudenosaunee Nationals Lacrosse Women’s Team A conversation with Cassandra Minerd, Claudia Jimerson, Leo Nolan, and Rex Lyons. 8-9PM Haudenosaunee Nationals Lacrosse & Team Ireland Rex Lyons, and Leo Nolan of the…
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We Remember the Stolen Generations
We remember the stolen generations and the devastation caused by the church and state collaborating to commit genocide in their attempt to erase Oñgwehoñwe’ peoples. We remember the victims and survivors of the mission schools, residential/boarding schools. The devastating…
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Every Child Matters: Walk for Justice for Our Ancestors
Please Join us. Within the last couple of months over 2500 unmarked graves of Indigenous children have been located on the grounds of the Institutions of Genocide aka “Residential schools ” throughout Canada and the United States. We will walk…
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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 Domination” (here). The conversation continues with Newcomb’s newest piece “Acknowledging…
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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 campaign to destroy Native crops and food. “It was a…
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Task force to decide future of Syracuse’s Columbus statue
Task force to decide future of Syracuse’s Columbus statue, replacement (Spectrum News).
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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 water,” adds [Betty] Lyons. “It’s not a commodity.” Read the…
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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 Webinar Series, Communities of Color, (In)Justice, and Multiple Pandemics. This series…
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