Onondaga Nation

People of the Hills

2016

Onondaga Nation takes stand against Dakota Access Pipeline

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Syracuse.com: Onondaga Nation leaders and community members gathered this morning on the shores of Onondaga Lake to show support to the Standing Rock Sioux Nation who is fighting to stop the construction of an oil pipeline that they say threatens their water supply, as well as, the Missouri River. "We know what it is like to have our water polluted," said Onondaga Nation … [Read more...] about Onondaga Nation takes stand against Dakota Access Pipeline

Onondagas hold Prayer Circle in Solidarity with Standing Rock Sioux On Shores of Polluted Onondaga Lake: Tadodaho: “We know what it’s like to have our water polluted”

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Over 60 people joined Onondaga Nation leaders at the shores of Onondaga Lake this morning to conduct a prayer circle in solidarity with the Standing Rock Sioux Nation and members of over 120 Native Nations and their allies who have gathered in North Dakota at the Sacred Stone Camp to stop the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline, which threatens their water supply as well … [Read more...] about Onondagas hold Prayer Circle in Solidarity with Standing Rock Sioux On Shores of Polluted Onondaga Lake: Tadodaho: “We know what it’s like to have our water polluted”

Statement of Support for the Standing Rock Sioux Resistance to the Dakota Access Pipeline

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  ONONDAGA NATION’S STATEMENT OF SUPPORT FOR THE STANDING ROCK SIOUX’ RESISTANCE TO THE “DAKOTA ACCESS PIPELINE”            The Onondaga Nation issues this statement of support to our sister nation, the Standing Rock Sioux, and to their physical and legal resistance to this destructive and dangerous pipeline.  Onondaga shares the multiple concerns presented by the … [Read more...] about Statement of Support for the Standing Rock Sioux Resistance to the Dakota Access Pipeline

New Great Law of Peace Mural Created

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SyracusePeaceCouncil.com - Onondaga snipe clan artist Brandon Lazore developed the image and painted the mural on August 3-5, 2016. The project was initiated by Leieia'taiéri Logan who saw the original Father LeMoyne mural and asked NOON to see if we could have it replaced with a more accurate and educational mural. NOON worked with LeMoyne Elementary School principal Jason … [Read more...] about New Great Law of Peace Mural Created

Onondaga Nation to thank Nancy Cantor for scholarship that gives ‘hope’ to students

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Onondaga Nation will honor former Syracuse University Chancellor Nancy Cantor this evening for her role in creating the Haudenosaunee Promise Scholarship. The promise scholarship was announced in 2006 by Cantor as a way to strengthen the relationship between the Haudenosaunee, which includes the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, Seneca and Tuscarora nations, and the … [Read more...] about Onondaga Nation to thank Nancy Cantor for scholarship that gives ‘hope’ to students

“Don’t drink the water” – and avoid “going” in the bushes at the Amphitheater too

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Ongwawenna by Lindsay Speer Onondaga Lake - On June 22, 2016 , over 17,500 people attended the Dave Matthews Band concert at the Lakeview Amphitheater on the shores of the sacred lake of the Onondagas.  Many Onondagas either attended or worked as security staff. Dhiki Drury from Joe Heath’s office and I also attended –it was Dave Matthews Band after all- but also to see for … [Read more...] about “Don’t drink the water” – and avoid “going” in the bushes at the Amphitheater too