Syracuse.com by Sarah Moses LAFAYETTE, N.Y. -- The Onondaga Nation School teacher at the center of the principal debate between the Onondaga Nation and LaFayette Central School District was appointed to a newly created administrator position. Simone Thornton, who was one of the top three finalists for the school's principal in May, was appointed as dean of students at the … [Read more...] about Teacher at center of Onondaga Nation School principal debate appointed dean
Archives for August 2017
Onondaga Nation Education Advisory Committee Addresses LaFayette School Board
LaFayette, NY — Gaweñnahawi’s, the recently formalized Onondaga Nation Education Advisory Committee, addressed the LaFayette School Board for the first time on July 20, 2017, bringing hopes, concerns, and guidelines for effective consultation. The Committee was convened in June to address the many problems faced by the Onondaga Nation School, which is currently run by the … [Read more...] about Onondaga Nation Education Advisory Committee Addresses LaFayette School Board
Ronni-Leigh Goeman Visits Youth Group
Created by: Ononda'geh Ongwawenna Award-winning Basketmaker Teaches Ancestral Art of Black Ash Basketry to Onondaga Nation Youth. … [Read more...] about Ronni-Leigh Goeman Visits Youth Group
Protector of the Earth: Beverly Powless on her family’s legacy, Onondaga Nation
Syracuse.com By Ellen M. Blalock In this series, we are sharing personal photo albums and Advance Media Group photos from the archive of prominent families of Central New York. Beverly Powless Beverly Powless, 79, grew up on the Onondaga Nation. Her father was Chief Irving Powless, Sr. From an early age, she learned the value of being a steward of history. She … [Read more...] about Protector of the Earth: Beverly Powless on her family’s legacy, Onondaga Nation