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Deyhontsigwa’ehs: The Creator’s Game, Lacrosse Weekend 2023
Come Play where Lacrosse Originated Deyhontsigwa’ehs: The Creator’s Game, Lacrosse Weekend 2023 Saturday September 16-Sunday September 17, 2023Onondaga Lake Park, 106 Lake Dr, Liverpool, NY 13088 in the heart of Onondaga Nation Territory... Read More
House Team Individual Registration
Join our House Team! Play in The Third Annual Randy Hall Masters Wooden Stick Lacrosse Tournament, Part of the Deyhontsigwa’ehs-The Creator’s Game, Lacrosse Weekend & in conjunction with Haudenosaunee Wooden Stick Festival. Come... Read More
Call for Authors on the Doctrine of Discovery
We are now accepting applications for partnership and collaboration with The Doctrine of Discovery Project. We are interested in publishing original essays roughly 1,000-3,000 words in length for doctrineofdiscovery.org. Applicants must have specific... Read More
The Healing Power of Lacrosse event
The Healing Power of Lacrosse // March 24th 7-8PM Haudenosaunee Nationals Lacrosse Women’s Team A conversation with Cassandra Minerd, Claudia Jimerson, Leo Nolan, and Rex Lyons. 8-9PM Haudenosaunee Nationals Lacrosse & Team Ireland... Read More
Revisiting George Washington’s assault on the Haudenosaunee 240 Years Later, Video with Transcript
Transcript of Jake Edwards portion of the talk 1:34:35-closing. Thank you to Andrea L. Smith for the transcript. (Download as PDF) Read More
Act Now to Support Indigenous Schools
Fund the Onondaga Nation School Act Now to Support Indigenous Schools New York State has consistently underfunded the three schools serving Indigenous students on their own nations for decades er=”2px” tcolor=”#ffffff” bcolor=”#8224e3″ bordercolor=”#000000″... Read More
Acknowledging the Doctrine of Christian Domination
In 2014 Dr. David Wilkins (Lumbee) published an essay titled “Deconstructing the Doctrine of Discovery.” (here) and Steven T. Newcomb responded with a piece titled “Toward Disestablishing the Doctrine of Christian Domination” (here). The... Read More
Native American Religious Freedom after Trump
…maybe the problem with religious freedom is simply that it conceals deeper political controversies—about reproductive justice in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby (2014) or Indigenous sovereignty in Smith. Indeed, when the question of Indigenous sovereignty has been... Read More