by Nancy Powless April 14, 2008 Awenheeyoh Powless, 23, of the Onondaga Nation, recently received an Honorable Mention by the National League of American Pen Women for her painting Dancing in Two Worlds. This oil painting / mixed media piece includes both technical rendering and found objects such as denim, gum, and physical beadwork sewn into the canvas. The painting … [Read more...] about Honorable Mention Award given to one of our own Onondaga Artists
Tennis becoming Sport of Choice
Inside Tennis Issue: April 2008 The popular sports in the LaFayette Central School District have long been lacrosse and softball. But that’s changing. Students are increasingly trading sticks and gloves for rackets. “Tennis is a great alternative,” says, Chris Homer, an art teacher at the Onondaga Nation School who is encouraging the tennis movement among American … [Read more...] about Tennis becoming Sport of Choice
Onondaga Creek
Onondaga Nation Communications Newsletter Last year, we learned that the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) removed Onondaga Creek and the other tributaries to Onondaga Lake from their list of "impaired waterbodies". Those of us who have been paying attention to water quality locally were shocked - what could they be thinking? The tributaries are far … [Read more...] about Onondaga Creek
About Miss Marion
My gramma, Marion Green, turned 90 or 89 this March 8th, or was it the 9th? We simply don't know the right answer. My gramma's documents give conflicting information. What we know is she went to Thomas Indian School, we don't know too much about that time in her life, nor does she talk about it too much. From that point on she hasn't spoken Onondaga. Our best guess at her … [Read more...] about About Miss Marion
‘I Knocked Down Jim Brown’
Irving Powless, 78, says it happened during a box lacrosse game a half-century ago BUD POLIQUIN POST-STANDARD COLUMNIST This is about Pecos Bill riding a mountain lion, about Arthur yanking that sword from the stone, about Davy Crockett killing a bear when he was only three. This is what Springsteen sang about in "Glory Days," what kept Ripley in business all those … [Read more...] about ‘I Knocked Down Jim Brown’
3rd Annual Iroquois Legends 40+ All-Native Men’s Basketball Tournament
Tsha'hon'non'wen'dakwha' News by Shirley Hill March 12, 2008 March 1st & 2nd marked the 3rd Annual Iroquois Legends 40+ All-Native Men’s Basketball Tournament held in Cattaraugus. The Saylor building was the host site for this tournament that was started to help promote health awareness in older athletes, as we all know diabetes is notorious in Indian Country. This year, … [Read more...] about 3rd Annual Iroquois Legends 40+ All-Native Men’s Basketball Tournament
Quarry diggers carved their legacy in stone
Dick Case Post-Standard Columnist "It's the big hole over here," Duane Williams is saying. We walk to the edge of the big hole and look into it. The hole - Duane's word for the great canyon carved out of limestone vein - is just to the south of the Firekeeper's Diner on the Onondaga Indian Nation. We're there because Duane's grandfather, John Williams, and his pals … [Read more...] about Quarry diggers carved their legacy in stone