Onondaga Nation will honor former Syracuse University Chancellor Nancy Cantor this evening for her role in creating the Haudenosaunee Promise Scholarship. The promise scholarship was announced in 2006 by Cantor as a way to strengthen the relationship between the Haudenosaunee, which includes the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, Seneca and Tuscarora nations, and the … [Read more...] about Onondaga Nation to thank Nancy Cantor for scholarship that gives ‘hope’ to students
Archives for July 2016
“Don’t drink the water” – and avoid “going” in the bushes at the Amphitheater too
Ongwawenna by Lindsay Speer Onondaga Lake - On June 22, 2016 , over 17,500 people attended the Dave Matthews Band concert at the Lakeview Amphitheater on the shores of the sacred lake of the Onondagas. Many Onondagas either attended or worked as security staff. Dhiki Drury from Joe Heath’s office and I also attended –it was Dave Matthews Band after all- but also to see for … [Read more...] about “Don’t drink the water” – and avoid “going” in the bushes at the Amphitheater too