Growing up at Onondaga (the People of the Hills), we all live at the bottom of a large hill. Large enough to block the tv towers. So I grew up watching channels 3 (NBC) and 5 (CBS) only, and when it snowed, how exciting, we could watch PBS too! So when I settled down in my own home with my wife and children, I was used to the limited channels. Satellite T.V arrived and … [Read more...] about Digital TV
Happy New Year!
What a wonderful time of year! It is a great time to wish everyone a Happy New Year. At Onondaga it is a tradition for the children to walk to the homes and shout "New Yea! New Nea!" and this year was no exception. But this morning we woke to a cold cold morning. The clear blue sky against the newly fallen snow was just beautiful. So after breakfast and some puttering … [Read more...] about Happy New Year!
The Great Ball Game
Oren Lyons is inducted in the 2008 Native American athletic Hall of Fame
by Sue Lyons December 17, 2008 On October 25, 2008 Oren Lyons was inducted into the Native American Hall of fame. The ceremony took place at the Seneca Nation Casino in Niagara Falls NY. Oren was inducted for his long standing lacrosse career. Oren has also been inducted into the Syracuse University hall of fame in 1988, National Lacrosse Hall of fame 1993, Ontario Canada … [Read more...] about Oren Lyons is inducted in the 2008 Native American athletic Hall of Fame
December Moon
As the cold, icy air eases in for the season, the moon of winter now rises in the eastern skies. A fine mist of snow powders the ground casting a bluish haze upon the quiet evening dusk, sparkling flakes, frost the evergreen limbs of the Tree with the Long Leaves. It is as if the forest itself awoke, and sat silently admiring its new seasonal coat. The footprints of our lives … [Read more...] about December Moon
Val Cook promotes her first book
Sharing the Medicine of Love By Santee and Summer Frazier The process of writing a book, no matter what genre, takes dedication, hard work, and loads of patience. Writing, revising and editing a book length text is a full time job that most would consider a glorified hobby. Then the job of promoting and talking about the book after it is printed is not any easier. So it's … [Read more...] about Val Cook promotes her first book
State DEC drafts policy on relations with NY Indians
Plan requires agency to consult Native Americans on variety of issues. Post Standard By Mike McAndrew For years, relations between the state Department of Environmental Conservation and New York's Native American nations have been as frosty as a December morning. Onondaga Nation leaders bristled when the DEC showed them the agency's $450 million Onondaga Lake cleanup … [Read more...] about State DEC drafts policy on relations with NY Indians