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A renowned Haudenosaunee diplomat, Faith Keeper in the Turtle Clan and environmental advocate came to Buffalo Friday to be honored for a lifetime’s work, including his advocacy for the environment. Oren Lyons of the Onondaga Council of Chiefs continues to issue warnings about the planet’s health.
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In the Haudenosaunee creation story, Sky Woman, the daughter of the Great Spirit, descends from the heavens toward a watery world whose animals, fearing for her safety, dredge mud from the bottom of the sea to make the earth grow on the back of a giant turtle. That story has been depicted on a new mural unveiled Tuesday in downtown Rochester at the edge of the Genesee River.
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Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center and its partners are rolling out a new program that will increase access to cancer care by people living in…
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While election results won’t be official until absentee ballots are counted, one local Native American voter says that there is more than partisan…
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October 12 is a day with a mixture of meanings. For some, it’s Indigenous Peoples Day, for others it’s Italian Heritage Day, and of course federally it’s…
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Indigenous demonstrators have returned to the site of a housing development at the center of a land dispute in southern Ontario, the day after nine people…
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The Buffalo History Museum launched a new family-friendly program Tuesday aimed at making the past come alive. It’s called Hands-On History, and it…
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The Seneca Nation has welcomed back a piece of history for the first time in more than 150 years. A pipe tomahawk given to the legendary Seneca leader…
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The last time lacrosse was played as an official Olympic sport was 1908. That could change, given a three-year provisional acceptance into the…
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Celebrations are set for Saturday’s grand opening of the Seneca-Iroquois National Museum’s new cultural center in Salamanca. The $18 million facility will…