Tag: indigenous peoples
An Indigenous Eulogy For Pope Francis
By Sid Hill and Betty Hill (Lyons) The death of Pope Francis brings to a close a groundbreaking papacy not only for the Holy See, but for the Indigenous peoples of Turtle Island, as we call the Western Hemisphere. As the first Pontiff from the so-called New World, he understood in a way his predecessors…
Global Indigenous Peoples Caucus Statement 2025
UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues April 21-May 2, 2025 Statement on Behalf of Global Indigenous Peoples Caucus Preparatory Meeting April 19-20 2025 Preamble On 19 and 20 April 2025, Indigenous Peoples from around the world gathered for the Global Indigenous Peoples Caucus. This statement reflects the issues and concerns raised at that…
UNPFII Side Event: Memories For The Future
Memories For The Future: Indigenous Knowledge and History of the United Nations Join us for a collaborative organizing meeting following the screening of Free Leonard Peltier. We will be remembering our ancestors and working to preserve knowledge for the seven generations yet to come. Our goal is to create a working group that will help…
Side Event: the Creators Game: Peace, Friendship & Diplomacy
Join us for a panel discussion on the history of the Haudenosaunee Nationals and their efforts at supporting peace, friendship, and diplomacy through the Creator’s Game and the challenges of playing under our own flag. April 21 at 5:00PM UN Church Center, Floor 10 777 United Nations Plaza, NY Haudenosaunee Nationals Event Flyer (Download as…
Announcing the 2025 Global Indigenous Women’s Caucus (GIWC)
English | Español | Français | Russian Download Flyer EN , ES , FR , RU Global Indigenous Women’s Caucus Invitation Dear Sisters, We invite you to join us on 18 April 2025 from 9:00 AM––3:00 PM on the Fifth Floor of 39 West 56th Street, NY, NY 10019. Please note due to holiday disruption…
Announcing the 2025 Global Indigenous Peoples’ Caucus (GIPC)
English | Español | Français | Russian English Global Indigenous Peoples Caucus (GIPC) Invitation Dear Relatives, We invite you to join us on the 19-20 April 2025 from 9:00 AM––3:00 PM on the Second Floor of the Church Center of the United Nations (CCUN) located at 777 United Nations Plaza, New York, NY 10017. We…
Submitting an Missing or Murdered Indigenous Relative Case to NILJ
The American Indian Law Alliance is proud to partner with the National Institute for Law and Justice (NILJ). NILJ investigates cases of Missing or Murdered Indigenous women, girls, two-spirit folks, and all Indigenous peoples. If you are in need of NILJ’s assistance please contact them via their website. Below is a graph that NILJ has…
Outcome from the Global Indigenous Peoples Caucus Statement for UNPFII22 (2023)
UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, 22nd Session April 17th – 28th, 2023 Statement on behalf of Global Indigenous Peoples Organizations preparatory meeting April 15-16, 2023, at the UN Church Center. Based on the conversation on Tuesday, 25 April, 2023, 15:00-18:00 in the room around Item 4, Discussion on the six mandated areas of the…
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 in honor of them and the thousands of survivors who endured unspeakable inhumane treatment by…
Task force to decide future of Syracuse’s Columbus statue
Task force to decide future of Syracuse’s Columbus statue, replacement (Spectrum News).
Cicadas 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. president by the same name they called Washington after his campaign of destruction – Hanadaga’yas,…
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…
