A lifetime of letters, documents and photographs from a global Haudenosaunee diplomat will be made available to scholars, at SU. Central Current By Sean Kirst Oren Lyons, joined by a helpful nephew, made a stop not long ago at a log cabin where Lyons used to live, on the Onondaga Nation. To get there requires going “up in the woods,” Lyons said, and it had been … [Read more...] about Sean Kirst: At 95, Oren Lyons trusts SU and its skilled archivists with his treasury of papers
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Sean Kirst: For Oren Lyons and Roy Simmons Jr., Alfie Jacques Award all about his knowledge of true value
Central Current by Sean Kirst Oren Lyons and Roy Simmons Jr. have already experienced what might seem like the ultimate forms of tribute. There’s a building named for Lyons, an internationally renowned faithkeeper from the Onondaga Nation, at Syracuse University. A statue of Simmons, alongside a matching one of his late father — they both were lacrosse-coaching legends at … [Read more...] about Sean Kirst: For Oren Lyons and Roy Simmons Jr., Alfie Jacques Award all about his knowledge of true value
Onondaga Nation Announces Historic Partnership
The Onondaga Nation has announced the creation of the Upstate Onondaga Promise. The Upstate Onondaga Promise offers a full scholarship and stipend to any resident of the Onondaga Nation who is accepted and enrolled in the Norton College of Medicine at Upstate Medical University. “This scholarship opportunity with the Norton College of Medicine and the Onondaga Nation … [Read more...] about Onondaga Nation Announces Historic Partnership
Angela Ferguson of Onondaga Nation Farm on the Importance of Saving Seeds
By Ellie Shechet | November 22, 2024 Angela Ferguson, a member of the Onondaga Nation (Eel Clan), is supervisor of the Onondaga Nation Farm and a member of Braiding the Sacred, a grassroots network of Indigenous corn growers. Known as a leader in the Indigenous food sovereignty movement, Ferguson helps grow and distribute food for members of the Onondaga Nation while … [Read more...] about Angela Ferguson of Onondaga Nation Farm on the Importance of Saving Seeds
Onondaga Nation leaders make first unrestricted visit to reclaimed waterfall: ‘It hasn’t sunk in’
Central Current By Patrick McCarthy Standing at the bank of a clear pool, Hazel Powless and Alma Lowry stared at the white waters falling from fifty feet above them. The waterfall, one of the Fellows Falls of the Tully Valley, feeds the main tributary to Onondaga Creek. Relentlessly flowing, the water rushed over rocks and moss. For the first time since the Onondaga … [Read more...] about Onondaga Nation leaders make first unrestricted visit to reclaimed waterfall: ‘It hasn’t sunk in’
The Onondaga Nation reclaimed 1,000 acres of its land. Now it seeks restoration.
Central Current by Patrick McCarthy Steps away from a small gravel parking lot off Tully Farms Road, Sid Hill and Joe Heath reflected on the clear, upstream waters of an Onondaga Creek tributary flowing beneath their feet. For the first time in centuries, the gleaming waters belonged to them. After the completion of a land transfer from Honeywell International on … [Read more...] about The Onondaga Nation reclaimed 1,000 acres of its land. Now it seeks restoration.
Onondaga Nation reclaims 1,000 acres of ancestral land
Daily Orange by Ahna Fleming The Onondaga Nation has reclaimed about 1,000 acres of its ancestral homeland from Honeywell International Incorporated following a federal settlement agreement, the Nation announced Monday. The 1,000 acres of forested land being returned to the Nation are at the headwaters of Onondaga Creek, which flows from about 20 miles south of Onondaga … [Read more...] about Onondaga Nation reclaims 1,000 acres of ancestral land