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Chris Trapper at the Redhouse, Syracuse

Chris Trapper doing tricky things with his guitar strings

Chris Trapper
Redhouse, Syracuse N.Y.
October 13, 2007

Chris belting out a pretty tune with the help of his white guitar

Hadley, Cheney, & God

Scott Ritter
Photo by Jude Nagurney Camwell, taken in Syracuse 9-29-07



What do National Security Adviser Stephen Hadley, Vice President Dick Cheney, and God have in common? Find out by reading former U.N. Special Commission chief inspector Scott Ritter's opinion piece [available at Truthout]. Excerpt:

The issue of Iran is a national problem which requires a collective debate, discussion and dialogue inclusive of all the facts, and stripped of all ideology and theocracy which would seek to deny reasoned thought conducted within a framework of accepted laws and ideals. It is grossly irresponsible of an American president to invoke the imagery of World War III without first sharing with the American people the framework of thought that produced such a comparison.

Tipperary Hill Music Festival, Syracuse, N.Y.

Play the video below for scenes from the very first Tipperary Hill Music Festival held at the Pass Arboretum in Syracuse, N.Y. on September 22nd. The unique culture and spirit of this Syracuse neighborhood is featured in each of the faces that you'll see in my photographs.

Onondaga Land Claim (NY State) Update

Onondaga Land Claim Argued in Court
By Michael Hill, Associated Press

(EXCERPTS)

ALBANY, N.Y. — A lawyer advocating the Onondaga Indians' claim to a massive swath of land running down the middle of New York assured a federal judge Thursday that the tribe does not intend to evict anyone, but wants to wipe away a historic stain.

That contention was countered by Assistant Attorney General David Roberts, who argued the 4,000-square-mile land claim by the Onondaga Nation, if successful, could set the stage for evictions in the future. Roberts made the argument as he tried to convince U.S. District Court Judge Lawrence Kahn to dismiss the tribe's 2005 lawsuit.

"It's inherently disruptive," Roberts said.

More than 100 Onondagas and their supporters overfilled the courtroom to hear the arguments. Dozens of Onondagas, many in traditional dress, took the three-hour bus ride from their small reservation south of Syracuse to listen, and nodded when lawyer Robert Coulter argued that a judgment in their favor would erase an injustice dating to when New York illegally took their land centuries ago.

"The Nation itself has been thrown off its land and it doesn't want to do that to anyone else," said Coulter, who heads the Indian Law Resource Center. [....]


[....] Tribal leaders have said they do not want monetary damages and insist they do not want to evict the residents of the disputed area. They say they want to spur a cleanup of Onondaga Lake, a waterway sacred to the tribe, and other hazardous waste sites. Coulter echoed this in court when he told Kahn they want land title only in a "grander, more abstract" sense. [....]


[....] The tribe argues that the land _ which they call their homeland "since the dawn of time" _ was illegally taken by New York state through a series of five bogus treaties from 1788 through 1822. New York is the lead defendant in a lawsuit that also names the city of Syracuse and a number of local companies.

The Onondagas say crucial treaties were signed by unauthorized representatives and that the land takings are in violation of the U.S. Constitution, the 1784 Treaty of Fort Stanwix and the 1794 Treaty of Canandaigua.

"It's important for the history finally to be redressed for our ancestors," said Wendy Gonyea, an Onondaga who traveled from Onondaga land for the arguments, "that all the suffering, all the land loss, all the dirty deals will finally be remedied." (read entire article at link)

U.S. may back Onondaga land claim
By James Odato, Staff writer, Albany Times Union

The Onondaga Indian Nation's land claim case against New York state may be joined by the federal government, the tribe's lawyer said Thursday in U.S. District Court.....(more at link)

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Vigil Held to Support Onondaga Nation 10/10/07
WSYR.com

Syracuse (WSYR-TV) - Members of the Onondaga Nation and a group called "Neighbors of the Onondaga Nation" gathered at Clinton Square Wednesday Night for a vigil to express their support for Onondaga Land Rights.

The groups are hoping to convince a judge to hear the nation's land claim case...and rule that their land was taken illegally.

Andy Mager says some of points of the proposed settlement would benefit everyone, such as cleaning up Onondaga Lake, and he says it's about honoring the values of our Democracy. “It's important because we take seriously the ideals we claim as a nation of freedom democracy of justice and we believe we've fallen fall short in terms of living up to those ideals, relating to the Onondagas and to the Native Americans.” (more at link)

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Court hears arguments in Indian land-claim case
By Cara Matthews, Gannett News Service

EXCERPT: Attorneys for the state argued that the claim should be dismissed because so much time has gone by since ownership of the land was transferred. Issuing a judgment that gives the Onondagas title to property could set the stage for future litigation in which the nation could try take land from its current owners, a lawyer for the state said.

"It's a very confounding sort of title that the plaintiffs are asking for in this case," Assistant Attorney General David Roberts told Kahn.

The Onondaga Nation's lawyers said that is not the tribe's intention. The Onondagas have said they would like a financial settlement and land sufficient to achieve economic self-sufficiency, including a quality education system, affordable health care and adequate housing. Tribe members seek a cleanup of pollution of the land and want a seat at the bargaining table to accomplish that. The Onondaga's lawsuit names five companies in their territory as defendants and accuses them of polluting the environment.

The nation initiated talks with the state, but officials said they would not continue until the Onondagas filed a court claim and it was resolved, Coulter said.

"They want to know (if) we really have a case. Is what the state did really wrong?" he said.

Having a declaratory judgment of the nation's land rights would given the Onondagas a "more effective voice" in demanding environmental clean-up, Coulter said. The tribe is particularly concerned about Onondaga Lake, which has been designated a Superfund site by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. It is the sacred center of Onondaga culture and heritage.

"That lake is one of the most polluted lakes in the nation. New York State is allowing it to continue," Jake Edwards of the Onondaga Council of Chiefs said after the court session.

Two busloads of people from the Onondaga Nation and members of a group called Neighbors of the Onondaga Nation traveled to the capital, where they were joined by some supporters from the Albany area.

Andy Mager of Syracuse said the Neighbors of the Onondaga Nation, which he belongs to, has made presentations to a few dozen community organizations about what the Onondagas are seeking.

"Overwhelmingly, what we hear is support for what the Onondagas are calling for, particularly cleaning up the Onondaga Lake," he said.

A support vigil for the Onondaga Nation was held in Binghamton on Thursday, he said.

Coulter told the judge that the federal Department of the Interior authorized him to say that it has recommended litigation in support of the Onondaga Nation, an important key to moving the case forward because it would breach any immunity claimed by the state.

A spokeswoman for the Interior Department's Bureau of Indian Affairs could not immediately confirm that Thursday but said the agency is working on something related to the Onondaga Nation.

Kahn didn't indicate when he might issue a ruling. If he sides with the state, his decision could end the claim, but a ruling in favor of the Onondagas would allow the case to continue. (read entire article at link).

for more info, visit Neighbors of the Onondaga Nation (NOON)
www.peacecouncil.net/noon



The goals of NOON are to:

- Promote understanding of, and respect for, the Onondaga people, history, and culture within the Central New York community.
- Provide accurate information about the Onondaga Nation's current issues of concern, such as their Land Rights Action.
- Challenge racism towards the Onondaga people through education, building relationships, and encouraging shared experiences between the people of our Nations.
- Support, and collaborate with, the Onondaga Nation in their initiatives to promote environmental healing and restore respectful relationships between the governments of our Nations.
- Advocate for just and fair treatment of the Onondaga people at all levels of our own government.

Syracuse: Soldiers Magnetize Thousands to Denounce Iraq War

I want to take an opportunity to show you the faces of soldiers who have served our nation in Iraq and who do not agree with the Bush administration's policy on Iraq. Nothing phony about these men and women. Nope. They're the real deal. Their courage was a virtual magnet that drew thousands to a September 29th march in Syracuse, N.Y. where soldiers and citizens denounced the Iraq War.

The people in our Upstate New York communities support these (very real) servicemen and women. I want to take an opportunity to show you some (very real) photos of (very real) citizens from diverse walks of (very real) community life in Syracuse and Upstate New York who took a Saturday afternoon on a halcyon September day to tell George W. Bush what they think of his administration's (all-too real and disastrous) Iraq policy.


The Bring the Troops Home Now rally in Syracuse was a booming success for those diverse community groups who'd worked hard to organize it. Three thousand people filled the plaza behind the Everson Museum in downtown Syracuse where they rallied and filled the streets as far as the eye could see, marching together over a mile to Walnut park near the Syracuse University area.




They were there to support Iraq vets who are conscientiously courageous enough to face their communties and tell the citizens back home why they think this war is morally and legally wrong. Bringing about a pivotal moment - a tipping point for campus/community-protest of the Iraq war, there was, for the first time, active-duty military presence from Fort Drum (near Watertown, N.Y.) in the Syracuse march.




The day's events culminated in a gathering for a discussion panel/Q & A at Hendricks Chapel on the Syracuse University campus with Scott Ritter (Former Marine and UN Weapons Inspector), Jimmy Massey (IVAW), and Dahlia Wasfi (an anti-war activist who was born in Iraq and has visited her native country twice since the invasion). I'll blog more about what took place during the Discussion Panel in other diaries.






3000 people. For a city the size of Syracuse, that was a remarkable turnout. Signs everywhere.






The sounds of chanting, rallying, drumming, and music.




There were skateboarders for peace.




There were poets for peace. (This poet is Arthur Flowers, Syracuse University professor).




There were musicians and citizens of faith for peace. (Singer Colleen Kattau of Truxton, N.Y. and activist Magda Bayoumi of Syracuse).





Citizens for peace.
(The woman in the black t-shirt on the end (right) is a Gold Star mother, Lorene Davey, who lost her son Cpl Seamus Davey in Iraq. Onstage at the post-march rally in Walnut Park, Seamus' father Derek Davey, who wore a T-shirt that said "Honor the Warrior - Not the War", watched his wife with a palpable and heart-wrenching sense of love and pride as she read a poem she'd written in honor of their own fallen warrior:

My Baby Boy

They told him,"Freedom isn’t free"
He said, "Mom, it’s up to me.
I want the opportunity
For them to share our liberty."

He didn’t see the things we saw:
The lust for oil, disdain for law,
Abuse of youth, so green, so raw,
Absurdity of "shock and awe".

The idealism in his eyes
Could not comprehend the lies
So evident to the old and wise.
This is why a warrior dies.

He couldn’t tell me what he’d do,
Couldn’t share what he’d view.
"It’s awful, Mom." He knew I knew.
"I love you, Boy, and God does, too."
That was the last time that we spoke,
Except the night that I awoke
To his strong voice. I got to stroke
His hair, and share one final joke.

"I love you ,Mom, and I’m alright,
But I have to go back tonight."
He swung me round, embrace so tight,
His smile so wide, his eyes so bright.

Then came my friend in his dress blues
Bringing me the dreaded news.
I should have recognized the clues
But, we believe the things we choose.

A hero you say, he always was
And honor is as honor does
And I will speak the truth because
He was my baby boy



Lorene Davey
Copyright 2006 All Rights Reserved

When I took the photo of the parents of Cpl Seamus Davey, I could barely see them through the lens but for the tears that were flowing from my eyes.









I'd say this was a healing form of comic relief if this whole (very real) disaster wasn't so damned shameful for our nation.










There was certainly no shortage of citizens of faith at this rally. It's great to see representatives of our community churches speaking out.






The college campuses were also well-represented. Here are just a few of the schools whose students were speaking publicly against the war:




Hamilton College



Syracuse University




RIT (with the amazing Andriano on the bullhorn).






Labor had a solid presence at the rally. Here are some SEIU-1199 members with their message (Healthcare / Not Warfare):










One rally-theme that rang out for me was the suffering of our own domestic front for the hundreds of billions of dollars misspent on the Iraq War.






When I saw our veterans and active-duty troops passing rundown homes, the message hit me as it never did before.








While we squandered the world's trust and blew through so much national treasure (not to mention the staggering and unnecessary loss of life we've brought about in Iraq), the people on my own city's streets have been suffering....waiting..wondering why their country abandoned them.





What's happened to the America where the People were represented by their government? When did it become acceptable for the government to ignore the will of the People?




The answer is that it has never..and will never... become acceptable for the U.S. government to ignore the will of the People!








The older generation's will must be heard.






The younger generation's will must be heard.





Every generation was represented at the Syracuse rally and march.






Most every faith..every ethnicity...






Artists....




Musicians....




Dancers...




Actors...




Soldiers....





Soldiers' mothers and fathers....







A perfect relection of what the majority of America is feeling like at this very moment in time. The familiar rally-chant rings out:

"Show me what democracy looks like."

"This is what democracy looks like!"

The harmonious face of our entire community was shown to us... beautifully vocal...one in purpose.








I want to commend the Syracuse Police Department for keeping marchers safe and doing their part to extend the spirit of mutual respect and cooperation at the rally.







Here's Iraq vet Matt Howard (IVAW) enjoying the Mother McCrees at Walnut Park after the march.





Activist Dahlia Wasfi said that, up intil now, her most memorable moment in her own personal history of anti-war activism was standing up onstage with those IVAW soldiers. She hopes to take them back as part of a peace delegation to her native Iraq someday, people-to-people, to heal some of the the resulting wounds of a failed U.S. policy.





Walk On.......





All photographs in this diary are the copyrighted product and property of Jude Nagurney Camwell, all rights reserved.

Anti-War Rally/March in Syracuse Tomorrow

See this diary at Daily Kos for the details.

There will also be a panel discussion at 7:30 pm Saturday evening at Hendricks Chapel on the Syracuse University campus titled "The Peoples’ Response to the Petreaus Report".

Excerpt:


“Soldiers and Civilians Speak Out in Syracuse, New York”
BRING THE TROOPS HOME NOW!

New York State Regional Anti-War March & Rally
Saturday, September 29, 2007
1pm Rally – (2:30pm March to Syracuse University – 3:30pm Rally at Walnut Park)
Everson Museum Plaza, 401 Harrison Street, Syracuse, New York

Not since Viet Nam, has such a broad-based, grassroots coalition been formed in New York State to oppose war. Over 59 organizations state-wide have endorsed this action which was initiated by (IVAW) Iraq Veterans Against the War, NY and will be hosted by the Syracuse Peace Council (SPC), the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) -1199 and Syracuse University’s Student Peace Action Network (SPAN).

As the Bush Administration seeks to extend the war indefinitely and appease citizen opposition with meaningless troop withdrawals, people from throughout Upstate New York—veterans and retirees, workers and students, people from all walks of life—will converge on Syracuse for a mass demonstration against the war,” notes one of the demonstration organizers, Rose Viviano, of the Syracuse Peace Council.

The participants, coming from New York City to Buffalo and all points in between, are united by four demands:
° Bring the troops home now (including private contractors)
° Full health benefits for returning veterans
° Money for jobs, education and healthcare - not occupation
° Reparations to the Iraqi people





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“The Peoples’ Response to the Petreaus Report”

Panel Discussion to be held Saturday, September 29, 2007, 7:30 pm
at Hendricks Chapel, Syracuse University Campus, Syracuse, New York
The panelists will be Scott Ritter, Dr. Dahlia Wafsi, and Jimmy Massey The moderator will be Rev. Dr. Tom Wolfe.


Panelists Bios:

Scott Ritter is noted for his role as a chief United Nations weapons inspector in Iraq from 1991 to 1998, and later for his criticism of United States foreign policy in the Middle East. Prior to the US invasion of Iraq in March, 2003, Ritter publicly argued that Iraq possessed no significant weapons of mass destruction (WMDs). He became a popular anti-war figure and talk show commentator as a result of his stance.


Dr. Dahlia Wasfi was born of a Jewish mother and Iraqi father. She spent her early childhood in Saddam Hussein's Iraq, until she returned with her family to the United States in 1977. In 2004 and 2006 Wasfi visited Iraq to see her family in Basrah and Baghdad. Based on her experiences, she is speaking out against the negative impact of the U.S. invasion on the Iraqi people and the need to end the occupation.

Jimmy Massey is a 12-year veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps and served in the Marines during the 2003 invasion of Iraq. After witnessing the brutality of the US military’s retaliation against the growing resistance of the Iraqi people and participating in the unlawful shooting of unarmed protestors he became one of the first non-commissioned officers to report widespread human rights abuses in Iraq. He is a leading pro-soldier, anti-war activist and one of the founding members of Iraq Veterans Against the War.

Haudenosaunee Roots of Peacekeeping at Onondaga Lake

Chief Oren Lyons, Faithkeeper of the Turtle Clan,
Onondaga Nation



The Roots of Peacemaking
An Afternoon of Lessons Held on the Shore of Onondaga Lake, the Birthplace of Western Democracy

In the new ecology-based documentary “The 11th Hour”, Onondaga Nation Faithkeeper, Chief Oren Lyons, speaks words of warning to all humankind: "The Earth has all the time in the world. We don't."


Chief Lyons' passionate admonition encompasses the words that Central New Yorkers have heard many times from the international activist for Native sovereignty. Once again last week, the tribal elder spoke about his concerns about the state of the local and global environment to a diverse group of people from the Onondaga Nation and Central New York along with citizens from as far away as Kyoto, Japan.



Supported and organized in large part by the Onondaga Nation and Syracuse University’s Department of Religion and Native American Studies, the Roots of Peacemaking gathering at Onondaga Lake park in Liverpool, N.Y. was billed as a conference on indigenous values at the birthplace of democracy at a time of global crisis. Other supporters included NOON (Neighbors of the Onondaga Nation) and the Center for Native People and the Environment (SUNY/ESF).



The event was symbolically held on the International Day of Peace, September 20 at Onondaga Lake Park in Liverpool, N.Y. There were Haudenosaunee (Six Nations) speakers, there was music and dancing, along with a traditional water ceremony for peace. Before introducing the day's speakers, Syracuse University associate professor of Indigenous Religions of the Americas Phil Arnold spoke about renowned historian of world religions Huston Smith and the focus he'd placed upon sacred places after his discussions with Native American leaders in his famous work "A Seat at the Table." From the shores of Onondaga Lake well over a thousand years ago a great message was given. Democratic principles were installed. What's best about democracy happened at Onondaga Lake many generations ago and that democratic message has been spread around the world.

Flags made by children halfway around the world were hung at a tent filled with guests next to a stage looking down at a set of Japanese traditional taiko drums. In some Buddhist traditions, the rumbling sound of the taiko drums represented the voice of Buddha. In Shinto shrines, the sound of the taiko accompanied prayers to heaven. Not only did the sound of taiko transcend the borders between the human and the divine, but could also fix firm boundaries here on earth.




The drums and flags were brought by representatives from the Miho Museum in Kyoto, Japan.








Speakers included Tonya Gonnella Frichner (Onondaga Nation, Snipe Clan), a New York City-based attorney whose academic and professional life has been devoted to the pursuit of human rights for Indigenous peoples. She was responsible for founding the Indian Law Alliance. Along with discussing the Onondaga Land Rights Claim currently in the U.S. Court system, Frichner spoke about a scarcely-reported recent landmark event at the United Nations, which was that the UN recently adopted a nonbinding declaration produced on behalf of the world's 370 million indigenous people. Even though itthe agreement is nonbinding, Ms. Frichner said, although far from what she really wanted to see, that the declaration could still give indigenous peoples a valuable tool. The agreement’s non-binding nature leaves indigenous peoples to rely upon the political will of nation states as each respective state creates a framework for working with their indigenous populations. An article from the Syracuse Post Standard by Mike McAndrew was the first to bring a mainstream report to the world about the declaration’s UN adoption.

From Mr. McAndrew’s article:

The United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand voted against the declaration. [..]

[..] Though the landmark declaration may not help the Onondaga Nation in its land claim lawsuit against New York state, or settle the tax disputes between the state and its American Indian tribes, it is still important, [Chief Oren] Lyons said.
"This simply enlightens the world at large that there are indigenous people, and they do have rights. That, for the moment, is a little flash of light for us," he said.
The 12-page United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People affirms the rights of indigenous populations to self-government in matters relating to their internal affairs and prohibits discrimination against them. It asserts that indigenous people have the right to maintain their distinct political, legal, economic, social and cultural institutions.

Robert Hagen, a U.S. delegate at the U.N., said the United States opposed the declaration because the text is so confusing it will result in endless debate over conflicting interpretations. He said the declaration appears to require states to recognize indigenous people's rights to lands they have traditionally owned and occupied without regard to other people's legal rights.

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Onondaga Clan Mother Audrey Shenandoah


Onondaga Lake as the Birthplace of Western Democracy

Eel Clan Mother Audrey Shenandoah is known as 'Gonwaiannih' on the Onondaga Nation. She has previously described her place in the Onondaga society - a truly democratic society of which she and other Onondaga leaders consider to be a precursor and contributor to Benjamin Franklin's own ideas about what America democracy should be: "Within our society we maintain a balance between the responsibilities of the women, the responsibilities of the men, of the chiefs, of the faithkeepers. All the people in between have a special job to do to help to keep this balance so that at no time do we come to a place within our society where anyone has more power than any of the rest, for our leadership all have equal power. They must be able to listen to one another."



"The lake must be cleaned from its soul."

From the time she began to speak, it was clear that she meant to teach the audience based upon stories from her own life. She began by greeting everyone in attendance with the words "Nyawenha Skanonh," which is a Haudenosaunee greeting that means “I'm thankful you're well when we meet.” She said that thankfulness is at the center of the Onondagas' lives. She told a story about her garndson and how he recently reminded her that she told him every day as he was growing up, "Be good to people." She stressed the importance of always acknowledging others and told the audience that they should never ignore any person they encounter, as every person has value and a unique story to tell. Each spirit must feel connected to all other spirits, whether we're talking about the sprit of another person or the spirit of a tree. This brought the clan mother to thoughts about Onondaga Lake. "How it must have looked in those times so long ago," she said about the now-polluted lake, "It exists only in our imagination. It needs a lot of help from us - a helpful feeling for the spirit of the lake to bring about the help it needs. Rejecting the idea that the lake might be capped to trap the pollution below as a solution to restoring its waters, she said, "The lake must be cleaned from its soul."


She described how, over time, she came to fully understand the Haudenosaunee Great Law of Peace [Gayanehsragowah]. For those who are not familiar with it, the Great Law of Peace was recorded through oral tradition and its messages and teachings were written into the symbols and pictographs on wampum belts. "The English cannot tell the story the way the Onondaga language allowed me to see pictures in my imagination," Mrs. Shenandoah said as she spoke of the passing down of the story of the Great Law. Due to the everyday pressures and responsibilities of being a mother with young children at home, she was a mature woman before she began to regularly attend crucial Nation meetings while her husband stayed with their children. She describes the story as one that can only be understood over time with many parts of the story being told one part at a time, and understood best when told in sequence. She said, "It set me in a world of my own - within my own spirit, hearing that total story." The parts of the story add up to what she calls "a beautiful picture of strong people - of truth - of peace." On the subject of peace, she said that the very first 'United Nations' was the Confederacy of the Six (then-Five) Nations of whom the first peacekeepers were chosen democratically on the shores of Onondaga Lake where the audience was now sitting. "They were chosen to lead and could teach peace to our people because they lived it," she said of the first peacekeepers of the Haudenosaunee, "We must have peace within our being before we can experience peace outside of us." As her children got older she took them with her to a gathering in Brantford, Ontario where they also were able to hear and appreciate the story of the Great Law in sequential increments. It was a gathering where the Chiefs reminded the people of the Great Law of Peace, the Hiawatha wampum belt was taken to the Longhouse and a reading of the belt took place.




"This lake has been an ever-living wonder to me."

Clan mother Gonwaiannih told the story of an Akwesasne Mohawk man, now nearly 100 years old, who recalls being a schoolboy who "felt like a sissy" because he had to join the school chorus. He recalled a song that, even though he felt like a sissy while being forced to sing it, taught him to treasure the lake where the Great Law was first laid down. The song was called "Green Dream Cathedral". The song told of a lake where green boughs were overhanging the waters, the tops of each tree joining over a serene and clean lake.




Note:
I will write more about Chief Oren Lyons in days to come.



LINKS



- Human Rights Council Resolution on the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

- AILA's Announcement on the Declaration's Passage and Statement "For the Record"

- The Final Session of the Working Group on the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

- Toba Tucker photo Gallery – Onondaga portraits

- The Influence of the Great Law of Peace On The United States Constitution: An Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Perspective. by Kanatiyosh



- Rekindled Spirit

- The Six Nations: Oldest Living Participatory Democracy on Earth

- A Basic Call to Consciousness, The Haudenosaunee Address to the Western World, Geneva, Switzerland, Autumn 1977


- Why Onondaga Lake is Sacred