By Wendy Thomas We are fortunate at Onondaga to have some extraordinary visitors who go out of their way to come here when they are anywhere in the vicinity. On Tuesday, March 28, 2006 Wilma Mankiller was the featured guest for the Syracuse University Lecture Series. She started her busy day by coming to our Cookhouse to share breakfast and company with many women from our … [Read more...] about Wilma Mankiller Visits Onondaga
Chief traces history of hurt
Irving Powless' talk on Onondagas and European settlers has wit and sting By Mike McAndrew Staff writer Syracuse Post-Standard A stroke cost Irving Powless the full use of his left arm, but it didn't rob him of his wit. In an off-the-cuff lecture that lasted more than two hours Tuesday night, the Onondaga Nation chief spun one colorful story after another, … [Read more...] about Chief traces history of hurt
A Time to Heal
By Sidney Hill Onondaga Nation On March 11, 2005, we, the Onondaga Nation, filed our land rights legal case in the United States District Court. As we mark the anniversary of this filing, we give thanks for who we are, all we have and for all of our good neighbors. We invite everyone to join us in looking back over the last year's accomplishments. In the land-rights … [Read more...] about A Time to Heal
Haudenosaunee Women and the Women’s Movement
A Collaborative Educational Series Syracuse, NY By Shawna Booth The second series of shared discussions brought another large crowd as about 350 people gathered to listen to Sally Roesh Wagner and Jeanne Shenandoah discuss the role of women in Haudenosaunee and colonial culture. Sally Roesh Wagner began the evening by discussing the early days of the woman’s … [Read more...] about Haudenosaunee Women and the Women’s Movement
Onondaga Land Rights – A Collaborative Educational Series
by Frieda Jacques The first night in the year long speaking series began at Syracuse Stage on Monday night called, Onondaga Land Rights & Our Common Future. There was an extremely large crowd on hand to hear Onondaga leaders Sid Hill and Audrey Shenandoah speak about the Onondaga Nation’s land right’s case. The auditorium was filled with people from the greater Syracuse … [Read more...] about Onondaga Land Rights – A Collaborative Educational Series
Onondaga chief fights for history of native vets
Onondaga historian fights for memory of native vets DICK CASE Syracuse Post-Standard There's a lot more to this Veterans Day Weekend of ours than the coupon sales at the malls. Disbelievers need to spend time listening to Irving Powless Jr., a chief of the Onondaga Nation. Irv is the son of a chief, secretary of the Onondaga Council of Chiefs and an avid historian of … [Read more...] about Onondaga chief fights for history of native vets
Lake Half-Clean? Not So Fast – Onondaga Lake still has a long way to go
Syracuse Post-Standard Letter to the Editor: Onondaga Lake still has a long way to go before it can be considered even halfway cleaned up ("ESF Scientists Show Progress in Onondaga Lake Cleanup," Oct. 4; and "Celebrating Onondaga Lake's Halfway Point," Oct. 6). Just because half of the $460 million in taxpayer monies earmarked for lake cleanup projects has been spent does … [Read more...] about Lake Half-Clean? Not So Fast – Onondaga Lake still has a long way to go