Category: News
“However, Extravagant The Pretensions Of Johnson V. M’Intosh”
“However, Extravagant The Pretensions Of Johnson V. M’Intosh” by Betty Lyons and Adam DJ Brett – Canopy Forum
Continuación de la dominación de la Cristiandad: una respuesta a la declaración de repudio del Vaticano a la Doctrina del Descubrimiento
Continuación de la dominación de la Cristiandad: una respuesta a la declaración de repudio del Vaticano a la Doctrina del Descubrimiento
Impact of new technologies for climate protection
The 29th Session of the advisory committee UNOHCHR The Human Rights Council Advisory Committee will hold its 29th session (20 to 24 February 2023) in Palais des Nations, Room XX. NGO Statement by Tonatierra on the Impact of new technologies for climate protection (PDF Download)
No place for nuclear in NY’s clean energy future
Onondaga citizens on the Nation’s currently recognized territory risk harm from recently authorized nuclear waste shipments trucked on Interstate 81 South, passing over creeks south of Syracuse where citizens swim, fish and gather medicine plants. DOE approved highly radioactive waste shipments through this territory against the Nation’s strong opposition and in violation of the 1794…
Protect ICWA
The Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) goes before the Supreme Court of the United States tomorrow in the landmark case Brackeen v Haaland (2021). This case puts Indigenous children, sovereignty, and Indigenous lands at risk. When Richard Henry Pratt founded the Indian Residential School system and Carlisle Indian Industrial School. He said: “A great general…
The Healing Power of Lacrosse
The Healing Power of Lacrosse // March 24th7-8PM 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 Haudenosaunee Nationals will be speaking with James Hoban, Mike Kennedy and others from Ireland Lacrosse
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 losses from mission and residential schools is incalculable. Every single Indigenous person on Turtle Island/Abya…
Saving a Sacred Lake: A Century of Pollution Haunts the Haudenosaunee
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An Open Letter on “Indian Residential Schools”
A revised and updated version of this letter has now been published with The Nation. Each day is a gift from the Creator and every day we start by giving thanks to the Creator, to our Earth, and to all of creation. The thanksgiving address reminds us to live in gratitude with the Creator,…
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 the Doctrine of Christian Domination.” In his article, Wilkins calls the discovery doctrine “one of…
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 terrible time for our people,” Onondaga Nation citizen Betty Lyons, executive director of the nonprofit…
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 water,” adds [Betty] Lyons. “It’s not a commodity.” Read the article for more information.
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 brings together artists, community activists, scientists, and scholars to address the multiple pandemics facing communities…
