Statement by Gaen hia uh, Betty Lyons (Onondaga Nation, Snipe Clan), President & Executive Director of the American Indian Law Alliance: “Governor Cuomo, in calling for adding the statue of Christopher Columbus to the State Register of Historic Places, and…
Read MoreHappy Indigenous People’s Day
Happy 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…
Read MoreNYT article on the Cicadas return to Onondaga Nation
A Story of Survival Revived by the Cicadas’ Loud (and Crunchy) Return
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“The Iroquois Are Not Giving Up Confronted with a string of unfavorable court rulings, the Confederacy staged a 13-day demonstration to kickstart a social movement” by Julian Taub, Aug 17, 2013.
Read MoreInaugural event for the Two Row Wampum Renewal Campaign
Speaking at the kick-off event for the Two Row Wampum Renewal Campaign at the National Museum of the American Indian in NYC on March 12, 2013.
Read MoreAILA Intervention on Mohawk Border issue
Betty Lyons, Executive Director of the American Indian Law Alliance, intervenes at the United Nations on behalf of the Mohawk Nation in regards to a border dispute.
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