Syracuse Post-Standard Staff writer Elizabeth Doran Eight seniors accepted their diplomas wearing Native American regalia, for the first time in LaFayette's history. After the ceremonies, Marcia Lyons, who led the effort to wear the regalia at graduation, said she's glad the year is over and hopeful the new tradition will continue. "I felt really happy and excited" … [Read more...] about LaFayette High School Commencement
Remembering History – Let’s clarify facts on Haudenosaunee history
Syracuse Post-Standard Letter to the Editor: Isadore Warshaw's June 6 letter ("Column was wrong on grace in land-claim win") contains several factual errors and deeper misconceptions about early American and Haudenosaunee history needing correction. He really missed Mr. Kirst's call for grace and dignity in discussions about the Haudenosaunee and the Onondaga … [Read more...] about Remembering History – Let’s clarify facts on Haudenosaunee history
Oren Lyons Named SUNY Distinguished Service Professor
by Sue Wuetcher BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Oren R. Lyons, professor in the Department of American Studies in the University at Buffalo College of Arts and Sciences, has been named a SUNY Distinguished Service Professor by the SUNY Board of Trustees. The rank of distinguished professor, the highest faculty rank in the SUNY system, is an order above full professorship and has three … [Read more...] about Oren Lyons Named SUNY Distinguished Service Professor
Inner Harbor concert makes a statement about water
Syracuse Post-Standard By Renée K. Gadoua Staff writer Roko Sherry Chayat led more than 200 people in a verse of purification Sunday at Syracuse's Inner Harbor. "All the evil karma ever committed by me since of old, on account of my beginning less greed, anger and folly, borne of my body, mouth and thoughts, I now confess and purify it all," Chayat, spiritual leader … [Read more...] about Inner Harbor concert makes a statement about water
Cayuga Nation’s farm taking shape
By Amaris Elliott-Engel / The Citizen UNION SPRINGS - A peach sapling in a wheelbarrow was rolled to the end of an outdoor stage at the Cayuga Indian Nation's organic farm. Bernadette “Birdie” Hill, the Cayuga's Heron Clan mother, teared up at the gift meant to help replace a peach orchard of 1,500 trees destroyed during the April-to-October 1779 Sullivan-Clinton … [Read more...] about Cayuga Nation’s farm taking shape
State Says Old Dump May be Leaking
GEDDES, N.Y. (AP) _ State officials say they've found toxic chemicals at a former industrial dump along an already contaminated lake near the site of the New York State Fair. Onondaga Lake is already the focus of a proposed $451 million, seven-year cleanup. Now the state has asked the company that would handle the cleanup, Honeywell International Inc., to conduct a larger … [Read more...] about State Says Old Dump May be Leaking
Waste dumps on western shore could complicate plan to clean up Onondaga Lake
By Mark Weiner Staff writer Syracuse Post-Standard A new source of toxic chemicals that may be leaking into Onondaga Lake has been discovered at a former industrial dump along the lake's western shore in Geddes, state officials say. A preliminary investigation found contaminated ground water and subsurface soil at former Allied Chemical waste beds that cover more … [Read more...] about Waste dumps on western shore could complicate plan to clean up Onondaga Lake