Category: News
AILA intervention to 20th Session of the UNPFII
Please read our intervention on behalf of Mother Earth and all of our relatives (PDF Download).
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 spread the word! For more info on Line 3, check out this article by Winona LaDuke in The Nation, “Stopping Trump’s Last Pipeline Will Take…
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 self-appointed authenticity. Taking time out from his busy days trying to reverse his clear electoral loss and ignoring the pandemic that has killed more than…
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 Law.” The American Indian Law Alliance expresses its gratitude to Steve for allowing us to reprint this article on our website. We feel that it…
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. Wolfchild and co-produced by Steven T. Newcomb.
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 genocidal legacy of Christoper Columbus and how detrimental that has been to Indigenous nations and peoples.” ~ Betty Lyons Coverage of the statue removal City…
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 foremothers of the movement — including Stanton, Matilda Joslyn Gage and Lucretia Mott — witnessed the matrilineal indigenous society where women enjoyed rights to property,…
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 almost four decades since I have worked for the Onondaga that has not been the law.” ~ Joe Heath Learn more: “Landmark” SCOTUS Ruling Could…
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 Museum of Natural History is just one step in the struggle to confront the racist imagery that underscores the continuing oppression of those who are…
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 Columbus and the harm that has been done to Indigenous nations and peoples. All these symbols of racism that we face on a daily basis…
