“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…
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“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…
Read MoreSyracuse Mayor Walsh appoints Columbus Circle committee.
Read MoreOur 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…
Read MoreOur 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…
Read More“Governor Cuomo’s eloquence in response to the anti-racism movement sparked by the murder of George Floyd apparently does not extend to the genocide and enslavement those first transatlantic voyages initiated and which continue to underpin the oppression of Indigenous peoples…
Read MoreHappy Indigenous People’s Day. That is what people are saying today in 90 cities and counties large and small across the country today, ranging from Los Angeles and Phoenix to Ithaca. This is not Columbus Day, NY Daily News Op-Ed…
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