By SEAN KIRST Syracuse Post-Standard Oren Lyons remembers it well. He was on one of his international trips, talking about the environment to a group that included corporate executives. Once Lyons gets rolling, he gets rolling, and the stories fall easily into one another, and finally a baffled listener asked a question. "Look," he said to Lyons, "what's your bottom … [Read more...] about Faithkeeper stresses his nation’s history
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LaFayette to teach Onondaga language
Tuesday, August 07, 2007 By Elizabeth Doran Staff writer Syracuse Post-Standard Starting in September, LaFayette schools will for the first time teach the Onondaga's native language - Ongwehonwekha - in ninth grade, a critical step in the Onondaga Nation's effort to save its native language from extinction. LaFayette High School will be one of a handful of high … [Read more...] about LaFayette to teach Onondaga language