2017 NAMLA SEMI-FINALS AT TSHA’HOÑ’NOÑYEÑ’DAKWHA’ (RT 11 ONONDAGA NATION) – SATURDAY, JUNE 8TH– ALL 1ST PLACE TEAMS WILL PLAY ALL 4TH PLACE TEAMS – ADMISSION IS FREE. 11am- Peanuts Newton Green (1) vs Newtown Gold (4) 12pm – Tykes Onondaga Redhawks (1) vs Newtown (4) 1pm – Novice Newton Green (1) vs Newtown Gold (4) 2pm – Pee-Wees Onondaga Redhawks (1) … [Read more...] about 2017 NAMLA SCHEDULE FOR CHAMPIONSHIP WEEKEND AT ONONDAGA
Onondaga Nation holds special graduation ceremony
LocalSYR.com (WSYR-TV) - Thursday was a special night for students from the Onondaga Nation as they held their graduation ceremony. It comes a little more than a week after the Nation pulled their students from LaFayette schools over its decision not to hire an Onondaga Nation native as the principal of Onondaga Nation School. Thursday’s ceremony though was about … [Read more...] about Onondaga Nation holds special graduation ceremony
Onondaga Nation School graduation
Syracuse.com Sarah Moses ONONDAGA NATION, N.Y. -- Onondaga Nation leaders and community members hosted the Onondaga Nation School graduation Thursday night. The graduation, which is typically organized by school leaders and held in the school's gymnasium, was moved to the nation's arena amid a debate between the nation and the LaFayette school district. Onondaga Nation … [Read more...] about Onondaga Nation School graduation
School Board Decisions Spur Onondaga Nation Protest
Onondaga Nation Members Remove Children From School
Parents protesting against hiring of a non-Native principal over a qualified Native candidate want the process reviewed Alex Hamer • June 22, 2017 The Onondaga Nation has asked the New York State Department of Education to audit the LaFayette School District’s hiring of a non-Native principal over an equally qualified tribal educator after parents yanked their children … [Read more...] about Onondaga Nation Members Remove Children From School
Dispute between Onondaga Nation and Lafayette Schools spills into Syracuse City politics
LocalSYR- Andrew Donovan (WSYR-TV) - As Laura Lavine runs as a Republican for Mayor of Syracuse, she's finishing up her tenure as superintendent of the Lafayette School District. In her final days, the district is being criticized for not working with the Onondaga Nation. Leaders of the Onondaga Nation are upset about the district's decision to not hire Simone Thornton, a … [Read more...] about Dispute between Onondaga Nation and Lafayette Schools spills into Syracuse City politics
Onondaga Nation boycotted school before in 1970s: Native principal hired, language added
ONONDAGA -- The Onondaga Nation's removal of its children from the nation school is not the first time the nation has boycotted the LaFayette school district. In the early 1970s, Onondaga Chief Lloyd Elm led a similar boycott for similar reasons, according to newspaper archives. Nation members and parents removed children from the Onondaga Nation School Friday in protest … [Read more...] about Onondaga Nation boycotted school before in 1970s: Native principal hired, language added