Onoñda’geh Ongwaweñna By Shirley Hill Onondaga Nation -- Central New York is filled with girls’ basketball players who can make opposing defenses pay with just a sliver of open space. Cianna Papineau of the Onondaga Nation is one of those players. Cianna is a senior at the LaFayette Jr/Sr High School and is a leader on the team. Syracuse.com asked Section III girls … [Read more...] about Cianna Papineau joins 1000 point club
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A Haudenosaunee Softball Legacy
Oñgwaweñna' By: Diohgwine Softball is certainly a family affair for Jan Moses. After all, she is the second in line to a five-generation lineage of Native women softball players. Jan began playing on the all-Native Syracuse Red Jackets softball team with her mother, Eulalie Green Moses, when she was 15. “We used to practice in a field by Tom Huff’s old house,” said Jan. … [Read more...] about A Haudenosaunee Softball Legacy
National Geographic Visits Onondaga Nation Farm
Onoñda’geh Ongwaweñna By Weñdiyoh Estrada-Goeman On October 19, 2020, the Onondaga Nation farm was visited by some interesting guests. On behalf of National Geographic Magazine, renowned journalist Charles C Mann and an award-winning photographer Kilii Yuyan (Nanai/Hezhe) made the trip to Onondaga. The two journalists traveled to the Onondaga Nation farm after hearing … [Read more...] about National Geographic Visits Onondaga Nation Farm
Visitors From The North
Onoñda'geh Oñgwaweñna' Wendy Gonyea In December, Onondaga received visitors from the North. AlexAnna Salmon and Clint Roeh are on a vital quest for solidarity in protecting land and water in Southwest Alaska. AlexAnna Salmon and Clint Roehl traveled from Igiugig, Alaska. “Igiugig is the name of our village which means ‘Keeper of the Southern Corridor,” Salmon and … [Read more...] about Visitors From The North
Onondaga Nation Volunteer Fire Department celebrates Anniversary
The 20th Anniversary Dinner for the Onondaga Nation Volunteer Fire Department (ONVFD) was held recently on September 22nd, 2018 at Tsha’ Thoñswatha’s dining hall. The Onondaga Nation has had a long history with having an all native fire department that has been operating independently. The fire department began in the 1950s and ran continuously until 1983. “There was … [Read more...] about Onondaga Nation Volunteer Fire Department celebrates Anniversary
NAIG Spotlight: Keegan Hemlock
by Wendiyoh Estrada-Goeman The Onondaga Nation will be sending athletes, coaches, and representatives to the 10th North American Indigenous Games (NAIG) in Toronto, Canada. NAIG is an all-indigenous competition celebrating native communities and their athletes from all across Turtle Island (North America). Team Haudenosaunee (New York) is comprised of athletes from all … [Read more...] about NAIG Spotlight: Keegan Hemlock
NAIG Spotlight: Anyas Goeman
Oñgwaweñna’ by Wendiyoh Estrada-Goeman The Onondaga Nation will be sending athletes, coaches, and representatives to the 10th North American Indigenous Games (NAIG) in Toronto, Canada. NAIG is an all-indigenous competition celebrating native communities and their athletes from all across Turtle Island (North America). Team Haudenosaunee (New York) is comprised of athletes … [Read more...] about NAIG Spotlight: Anyas Goeman