Oñgwaweñna' November 21, 2009 On Thursday November 5th, Meteorologist Peter Hall visited ONS’ fifth grade. The students were learning about weather in Ms. George’s class and in Mr. Powless’ culture class, the students were video recording their own weather broadcasts in our Onondaga language. Mr. Powless contacted Peter Hall to see if he would visit the school to talk … [Read more...] about Meterologist Peter Hall Visits ONS
News Release: Traditional Native Leaders: Hydrofracking must be banned
NEWS RELEASE November 5, 2009 Traditional Native Leaders: Hydrofracking must be banned Haudenosaunee Environmental Task Force issues statement against proposed new method of gas drilling Albany, NY—The Haudenosaunee Environmental Task Force (HETF), the environmental branch of the traditional Haudenosaunee (Iroquois Confederacy) government, issued a statement today … [Read more...] about News Release: Traditional Native Leaders: Hydrofracking must be banned
Onondaga Nation meets with Department of Interior
On Friday October 23rd, the Onondaga Nation Council members and its lawyers traveled to Washington DC to meet with the United States Department of the Interior to discuss the Nation's Land Rights Suit. The Nation traveled to Washington reminded the Interior of their responsibilities estabished in the Canandaigua Treaty and the Two Row Wampum belt. These two agreements … [Read more...] about Onondaga Nation meets with Department of Interior
What is ” Fracking”? & How will it affect us
Hydrofracking Information Meeting Thursday, October 29th 4:30 - 6:30 PM May Memorial Unitarian Universalist Society 3800 East Genesee Street, Syracuse Featuring hydrofracking expert Ron Bishop, Professor of Chemistry at SUNY Oneonta RSVP via email lspeer@mrss.com If you were at the Peace Action Awards dinner on Sunday night, you heard the keynote speaker, … [Read more...] about What is ” Fracking”? & How will it affect us
Giahwihyoh
This week has been great week. Giahwihyoh (The Good Message) came to Onondaga! Giahwihyoh was given to the Haudenosaunee at a time of great turmoil. Two wars had just played out in our lands (French & Indian War and American Revolution), the Sullivan Campaign had just ravaged Haudenosaunee villages, NYS and land speculators began claiming our homelands, alcohol was … [Read more...] about Giahwihyoh
Onondaga Nation’s Preliminary Response To Questionnaire
Special Rapporteurship on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, OAS Washington, DC 20006 RE: ONONDAGA NATION’S PRELIMINARY RESPONSE TO QUESTIONNAIRE, Re: UNITED STATES’ LEGAL SYSTEM WITH REGARD TO LAND RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES Dear Special Rappprteur: Greetings from the Onondaga Nation, and the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, … [Read more...] about Onondaga Nation’s Preliminary Response To Questionnaire
Asbestos
My gram's house was in the middle of a renovation project when the workers on the project had a concern, asbestos. So we halted the project and had her house tested. Sure enough there was asbestos found on the floors, ceiling and even the outside shingles! So as we arranged for the safe removal of asbestos from the house, I remembered a story that happened quite a few years … [Read more...] about Asbestos