The Land You're On

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.

On this episode of The Land You're On, we hear Description of roles within a matriarchal culture and the Haudenosaunee influence on the American Women's Suffrage 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.

On this episode of The Land You're On, we hear the story of how Native Hawaiian student Aysha travelled nearly 5,000 miles to attend SU and struggled to find community. Interviewer Tehosterihens Deer, a Newhouse senior.

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.

Graduating senior Kateleen provides her perspective on the undergraduate experience at a predominantly white institution. Interviewer Tehosterihens Deer, a Newhouse senior.

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

On this episode of The Land You're On, we hear about the process and consideration of traditional lacrosse stick making from preeminent craftsman Alfred Jacques, recorded at his workshop at Onondaga.

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.

On this episode of The Land You're On, we hear the story of how an internet image of rainbow corn set Seedkeeper Angela Ferguson on a personal journey that led to a cultural mission.