OnondagaNation.org In the early 1940’s the Onondaga Nation Council of Chiefs decided that there was a need for a fire department to better serve the people of the Nation. But at that time, there wasn’t a Nation revenue source from which to draw from. The Onondaga people then slowly began to raise money through turkey shots, bake sales, 50/50’s and the revenue from the “Green … [Read more...] about Fire Department News: A New Addition
You Can’t Drink Gas!!
THE ONONDAGA NATION & H.E.T.F. Oppose Gas Drilling By Hyrdo-Fracking Part of the first paragraph of the Nation’s Land Rights Action Complaint reads: “The Nation and its people have a unique spiritual, cultural and historic relationship with the land, which is embodied in the Gayanashagowa, the Great Law of Peace. . . . The people are one with the land and … [Read more...] about You Can’t Drink Gas!!
New Yea, New Yea!!!
As we were getting ready by putting our hats and gloves on to bring in the new year by going New Yea-ing in the community, a family from down the road was already on our porch hollering, "New Yea! New Yea!" My wife brought out the freshly made pineapple drop cookies and began handing them out to our first New Yea-ers. It was going to be great day. We went from house to … [Read more...] about New Yea, New Yea!!!
Sweet 16
Well I really can’t believe it. My daughter Niononda’ah has turned 16! It doesn’t seem like 16 years ago that my wife and I were going to be parents for the very first time. I was recently accepted into a master’s degree at program at Penn State when we got the news that we were expecting. So both my mom and my wife’s mom said to me, “You finish school as fast as you can … [Read more...] about Sweet 16
The Onondaga and the Census
OnondagaNation.org As 2010 approaches, the United States has a large task at hand, counting its citizens. But as far as the Onondaga Nation is concerned, there won’t be any counting here. For a very long time in United States history, natives were not considered a part of its citizenry. For some native peoples who lost their lands and traditional ways of governing … [Read more...] about The Onondaga and the Census
Bone Marrow Registration
LHS Big Picture School by Priscilla Cronin On November 25th at the ONS harvest dinner I had a table set up for anyone who wanted to join the Bone Marrow Registry. The registry is a system where people can register to see if their DNA matches anyone nationwide that needs a bone marrow transplant. The process of signing up is easy. There are a few things to fill out and a … [Read more...] about Bone Marrow Registration
You did not break us
by Ron Linker US Correspondent for Dutch Public Radio Onondaga Nation - This year my country commemorates the arrival of Henry Hudson on Manhattan in 1609. Hudson was an English sailor, who was employed by a Dutch company, the WIC. He was instructed to find a new route east via the polar waters. Halfway there, a mutiny broke out aboard his ship and he decided to change … [Read more...] about You did not break us