Onondaga Nation

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Snow Snake: Winter’s Game for the Ages

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Via Syracuse Post-Standard Photo essay by Mike Greenlar The game of snow snake started as a means of communication between Haudenosaunee villages over 500 years ago. Men would scribe onto the wooden snakes in charcoal to send messages onto the next village via a long snow track. I was fortunate to photograph a recent game in March at the Onondaga Nation. The games go on for … [Read more...] about Snow Snake: Winter’s Game for the Ages

Father Hunger & Chemical Dependency Seminar

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Who: Thomas W. Paul, NYS OASAS Education and Training Provider When: April 18, 2014 Where: TBD (either Onondaga Arena Elders Room or Orchard Vali CC) Please contact Ganigonhi:yoh at 314-492-0833 to inform of your attendance Content: The absence of fathers in the lives of their sons and daughters is often a predictive factor in the development of chemical dependency. … [Read more...] about Father Hunger & Chemical Dependency Seminar

Save Energy, Save Dollars

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Learn ways to lower your energy bills: - Discover what the biggest energy users in your home are - Learn how to improve your home's comfort and health - Learn about financial incentives for your home energy upgrades - Take home your own individualized Action Plan and 3 Compact fluorescent light bulbsworth $15. (3 per household) - Schedule a free Home Energy Assessment with … [Read more...] about Save Energy, Save Dollars

In a Native American Sport, a Family’s Giant Leap

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Via the NY Times By ZACH SCHONBRUN College Lacrosse Upended by Albany’s Native American Stars ALBANY — The Albany lacrosse coaches stared at a small projector screen, searching for the black streak of a three-foot-long ponytail swooping toward the goal. They were watching Lyle Thompson, an Onondaga Indian from upstate New York, who has become a Wayne Gretzky-like … [Read more...] about In a Native American Sport, a Family’s Giant Leap