The Peacemaker as An Astronomer: Celebrating the Next Eclipse
By Doug George-Kanentiio - Akwasasne Mohawk Bear Clan
Consider this: the Peacemaker had to have had formal training as anastronomer and mathematician. How else could he have managed to time the birth of the Confederacy...
United Nations Marks 10th Anniversary of the Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
By Doug George-Kanentiio - Akwasasne Mohawk Bear Clan
For two days, April 27-28, my wife, Joanne Shenandoah, and I attended the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues in New York City.
There were a number...
No Signs of Natives in Utica: Why Not?
By Doug George-Kanentiio- Akwasasne Mohawk Bear Clan
A casual exploration of the city of Utica and its immediate suburbs reveals glimpses of its history; from the former State Asylum to the Grace Church, the Union...
What Would the Peacemaker Do?
By Doug George Kanentiio- Akwesasne Mohawk Bear Clan
Over 875 years ago Skennenrahowi, the Peacemaker, brought his instructions to the warring Iroquois in an effort to persuade our ancestors to abandon violence and revenge as...
Iroquois Prophecy and People at Standing Rock
By: Doug George Kanentiio
The power and influence of prophecy among the Haudenosaunee (Six Nations Iroquois) has been a central part of our culture since the birth of the league of peace long before the...