Indigenous People

The certificate that focuses on indigenous culture and languages will be presented for consideration in June.

A map from 1792 that shows parcels that make up the Onondaga Nation territory covers all of Syracuse, Onondaga County and other local towns and villages. Put in historical perspective, it sheds light on illegal treaties that took the land from indigenous people, reducing the reservation size to a small fraction of what it was.

Diane Shenandoah was hired by Syracuse University to help with indigenous students' wellness and sense of belonging, part of changes to campus that serve and acknowledge Native American culture.

Haudenosaunee women have important roles in the governing structure of their tribes. The Land You're On podcast focuses on matriarchal society and whether such groups influenced the US women's movement.

Hawaiian college student Aysha-Lynn Ke'alohilani WaiLin Estrella faced unexpected bias and stereotypes when she came all the way to Syracuse University, but found acceptance and comfort in Native American groups.

This week activists and a local health non-profit remembered those who had passed from AIDS on World AIDS Day; harsh weather meant more shelter intakes for the Syracuse Rescue Mission and indigenous students discussed what Syracuse University can do to make the students feel supported. Check this week's WAER Round-Up to find what other local news you've missed from Nov. 28- Dec. 2!

Akwesasne Mohawk Kateleen Ellis recently graduated from Syracuse University and reflects back on how indigenous student programs help make Native American students feel welcome, while cultural ignorance in faculty, staff and other students remains.

Onondaga Nation member Alfred Jacques has made lacrosse sticks in the traditional fashion for more than 5 decades, preserving Haudenosaunee culture.

An Onondaga Nation member is preserving hundreds of varieties of corn, beans and other plant seeds to preserve cultural links to the nations of the Haudenosaunee and indigenous people's ways of life.

Native Americans working with Syracuse University are helping staff and students learn about original inhabitants of Syracuse, while educating about issues that still face indigenous people, such as the Onondagas, Oneidas and other nations of the Haudenosaunee.