Onondaga Nation

People of the Hills

2019

MONTHS AFTER WINGS INCIDENT, THOMPSON: ‘MY HAIR IS WHO I AM’

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USLAcrosse Magazine: I’m from the Onondaga Nation. I grew up on both reservations, the Onondaga reservation and Mohawk territory. My clan is the Hawk Clan, which is passed down from my mother. Lacrosse truly is a medicine because of what it brings to each person, but also the sense of community it brings within everybody. Any birthday party I went to, it was lacrosse. … [Read more...] about MONTHS AFTER WINGS INCIDENT, THOMPSON: ‘MY HAIR IS WHO I AM’

Lyle Thompson response to NLL announcer’s remarks

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On January 12, 2019, the Georgia Swarm and Philadelphia Wings played in a NLL contest where the Swarm defeated the hometown Wings 13-11.  But the larger news to this game was Lyle Thompsons' tweet following the game. "2019 and the NLL Wings arena announcer saying “let’s snip the pony tail” to the whole arena and fans saying they’re going to scalp me.... damn Daniel." The … [Read more...] about Lyle Thompson response to NLL announcer’s remarks

Onondaga files Amicus Brief over New York State’s Clean Energy Plan

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Governor Cuomo’s office has created a “clean energy plan” for New York State. This plan relies heavily on a multi-billion dollar bail out of the nuclear industry, including the 3 aging reactors in Oswego and also a 4th reactor near Rochester, NY.  This plan is all paid for by rate payers–including every electrical customer in the state.  Under this plan, and every household on … [Read more...] about Onondaga files Amicus Brief over New York State’s Clean Energy Plan