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…
Read MoreCentering 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…
Read MoreIndigenous 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 part of the call for Peace, justice and strong institutions.…
Read MoreFrom 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 societies have harmed Indigenous nations and peoples. They provide a…
Read MoreNEW 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 the Longhouse. Made up of Six Nations, the Haudenosaunee are…
Read MoreCicadas 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 so indelible that even today the Onondaga call every U.S.…
Read MoreAILA intervention to 20th Session of the UNPFII
Please read our intervention on behalf of Mother Earth and all of our relatives (PDF Download).
Read MoreHappy 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.
Read MoreStopping 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…
Read More4 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 Lyons Corey Hinton Gayle Kelley Moderated by Sarah Aschenbach ➞…
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