The Onondaga Nation and democratic governance have been synonymous for centuries. On the shores of our sacred Onondaga Lake, the Peacemaker united five warring peoples by giving us a system of governance based on using the Good Mind to make decisions for the coming 7 … [Read more...] about The Choctaw fight over self-determination & the Onondaga’s decision to remain ‘Traditional’
Sovereignty
My six nation Haudenosaunee passport is not a ‘fantasy document’
I’m a citizen of the six nation Haudenosaunee, commonly known as the Iroquois confederacy, one of the original peoples of what is called North and South America. We travel the world on our own passports, embracing the full rights extended by the rules of international law and diplomacy. Too often, our passports are denied by the very countries that took our land. They call them … [Read more...] about My six nation Haudenosaunee passport is not a ‘fantasy document’
Joe Heath on The Campbell Conversations
WRVO: The Onondaga Nation occupies a unique place among the many groups making up an increasingly diverse Central New York--it's the oldest and most traditional of all peoples, still governed through processes handed down for centuries. How does the Nation fit with these other newer groups? This week on the Campbell Conversations host Grant Reeher talks with Joe Heath, the … [Read more...] about Joe Heath on The Campbell Conversations