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2008

A Season that Changed the Game

May 23, 2008 by Onondaga Nation

25 years ago, a brash bunch of misfits won the championship and created a dynasty SEAN KIRST POST-STANDARD COLUMNIST Travis Solomon and Tom Nims were good friends. They shared an understanding forged by stopping hard line drives with skin and bone: They were both skilled goalies on the 1983 Syracuse University lacrosse team. The problem with being a goalie is that … [Read more...] about A Season that Changed the Game

Victory!!  Onondaga County Scraps Plans for Sewage Plant in Favor of Green Infrastructure

May 16, 2008 by Onondaga Nation

By Lyndsay Speer Change is in the air, and it smells sweet.  Onondaga County Executive Joanne Mahoney announced on May 2 that the County has chosen not to award construction bids for the proposed Clinton Regional Treatment Facility (RTF) in Armory Square and is instead exploring more environmentally and economically sound options with the State of New York, Atlantic States … [Read more...] about Victory!!  Onondaga County Scraps Plans for Sewage Plant in Favor of Green Infrastructure

Honorable Mention Award given to one of our own Onondaga Artists

April 14, 2008 by Onondaga Nation

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

April 7, 2008 by Onondaga Nation

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

March 22, 2008 by Onondaga Nation

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

‘I Knocked Down Jim Brown’

March 14, 2008 by Onondaga Nation

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

March 12, 2008 by Onondaga Nation

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

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