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Chris Brandalino called for Lake Effect snow.  So last night it started snowing… and it didn’t stop.  And as my 78 year old father says, “When I was young we didn’t have Lake Effect snow, we just had snow.” This morning we watched as the morning news as more and more schools began to list which school district was delayed an hour and which schools were closed.  As usual our … [Read more...] about Snow Day

This past weekend was Turkey Day or Thanksgiving across the United States.  This is a time set aside to give thanks for your “blessings”, eat some turkey, and watch some football. Onondaga as well as the other Haudenosaunee communities continue in a practice of “Giving Thanks” every time we gather for a ceremony or a meeting large or small.  This ritual reminds us all to … [Read more...] about Neda’heñ’wha’ Nangeñhoñhgeñh – Turkey Day

Our family anxiously waits for O'gä to arrive.   My son, Haeñhyanonhña', can't wait.  We watch the local news guy on Channel 3, Chris Brandalino, for our "Storm Team" forecast about the impending storm that must be coming today... but hasn't.  He is beginning to believe that Chris doesn't know what he is talking about as there hasn't been snow even though he keeps showing … [Read more...] about Snow – O’gä

At Onondaga it is time to give thanks.  It is time for us to gather at the Longhouse for Hadiyeñtwagwas, or Harvest Ceremonies.  These ceremonies that have been a part of life at Onondaga since the Creator placed us on Earth and gave us our instructions.  For so long, Onondaga parents have been taking their children to the Longhouse to give thanks for the gifts that the … [Read more...] about Hadiyeñtwagwas 

Nyaweñha Skä•noñh, Welcome to the Onondaga Nation blog.  This blog will be collaborative effort from different voices from the people at the Onondaga Nation.  We will hopefully share a lit bit of why we love to call Onondaga home.   It seemed appropriate to think of the beginning of this journey as being able to share the idea of “walking in someone’s moccasins” by … [Read more...] about New Onondaga Nation Blog