Syracuse.com: Every day, for Alf Jacques, now brings with it some pain: He especially feels it in his hands, in his elbow, in his back. He still goes each morning to the little shop near his mother’s house at the Onondaga Nation, where he uses an axe and a mallet to break apart hickory trees, a raw […]
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He’s Adding On
He’s Adding Onby Wendy Gonyea Oñgwaweñna’ Onondaga Nation- Wah’hasoñhdah, ‘He’s adding on’ is Tony Gonyea’s oñgwehoñwe name. This meaning has taken on a great historical significance in an apparent true expression of his name. He’s adding on to his repertoire of ways. He is always there, supporting our traditional way of life as a Longhouse Faithkeeper. […]
2014, Gonyea, Hiawatha, Two Row, Wampum, WashingtonAmerican Indian / Alaska Native Heritage Month Poster Contest Winner Announced
Each November American Indian / Alaska Native (AI/AN) Heritage Month is observed throughout America. For more than two decades, NRCS has produced an annual American Indian / Alaska Native Heritage Month poster based on nationally selected themes and artwork produced by American Indian or Alaska Native artists.
2014. Brandon Lazore, artNew York State Education Department partners with Onondaga Nation School
Onondaga Nation- This past summer, the New York State Education Department (NYSED) reached out to the Onondaga Nation School for assistance. The State Education Department was creating modules to help support teachers in teaching the new Common Core Standards. One of the modules that NYSED created was for fourth graders which focused on the Haudenosaunee. […]
2014, Education, Jacques, Nation School, NYS, Powless, teaching, WatermanHow did Onondaga Nation members spend Sunday with Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo and Sting?
Onondaga Nation, NY — When Jeanne Shenandoah, of the Onondaga Nation, saw musician Sting marching next to her Sunday at The People’s Climate March in New York City she thanked him.
2014, Climate March, NYC, Oren Lyons, Shenandoah, StingPhotos of Onondaga Nation at the Peoples Climate March
NYC- The Onondaga Nation as well as a few hundred thousand people marched for change. Oren Lyons marches with Leonardo DiCaprio and Mark Ruffalo. Photos
2014, climate March. Oren Lyons, DiCaprio, Ruffalo