Nya:weh – A Deep Thank You from the American Indian Law Alliance This past weekend was filled with joy, remembrance, and community as we gathered for the Haudenosaunee Wooden Stick Festival, the Restore Our Sacred Lake 5K, and the Alfie…| American Indian Law Alliance
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Haudenosaunee values center around peace and humans’ spiritual connection to the Earth. Yet Oren watches the natural world drifting further away from how his ancestors intended it to be. He sees greed. Inequity. War. Natural disasters. Famine. Everything except peace.| American Indian Law Alliance
Few people have had an impact on the sport like Simmons. Forget the 16 straight Final Fours, six National Championships and 290 career wins. Simmons has constantly advocated for lacrosse’s Indigeno…| American Indian Law Alliance
Lyons and Simmons will receive the award named for their old friend at a dinner on Sept. 12, a Friday, at the Bellevue Country Club. Over the next two days, in an independent celebration, the annual Haudenosaunee Wooden Stick Lacrosse Festival…| American Indian Law Alliance
“We’ve given up enough. We have nothing left to give. We have nothing left to offer,” Lyons said. “They have taken all of it. They’ve already taken it all, and so we’re not bargaining.”| American Indian Law Alliance
Tina Thomas had the chance to watch it from the start, four years ago. She’s been involved for years at Ska-nonh, now under the direction of Emerson Shenandoah — a cultural center developed through a collaboration between the Onondagas, the…| American Indian Law Alliance
New York wants clean energy. Is nuclear energy the answer? Heath also argued nuclear energy is not green and poses existential costs to the planet that dwarf the costs of climate change. He grew up…| American Indian Law Alliance
McMahon gives Columbus statue new meaning: bartering chip The Onondaga Nation’s landback effort for a foothold on Onondaga Lake dates back to 2007, when Withers, a local businessman, began organizing a grassroots effort to give the Onondaga Nation a physical…| American Indian Law Alliance
To the Editor: In response to Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon’s claim that an aquarium is the “perfect use” for Onondaga Lake cleanup funds, I must strongly disagree. The most effective use …| American Indian Law Alliance
Everyone is invited to join us for Pride Day at Skä•noñh Center, this Saturday, July 12, 2025, from 1-4pm. More details and RSVP at: tinyurl.com/PrideDayRSVP. Skä•noñh Center is located at 6680 On…| American Indian Law Alliance
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Khadeejah Ahmad | kahmad@jobstomoveamerica.org Hilary-Anne Coppola | hilcoppola@gmail.com Labor, Environmental, and Social Justice Groups Call on Micron to Pro…| American Indian Law Alliance
In 2025, for the first time, the award will be presented to two recipients — Oren Lyons Jr. and Roy Simmons Jr. — two longtime friends and teammates whose lives and legacies stand as profound repre…| American Indian Law Alliance
Restore Our Sacred Lake 5K We follow the Thanksgiving Address by protecting Mother Earth. The eagle has returned to Onondaga Lake for the first time in over 200 years. We invite runners and walkers to come to Onondaga Lake for…| American Indian Law Alliance
For the third year running, Indigenous leaders have called for a permanent moratorium on carbon markets, carbon offsets, and geoengineering technologies at the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, or UNPFII. They also demanded an end to all carbon market…| American Indian Law Alliance