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Untitled Document Oren Lyons was born in 1930 and raised in the traditional lifeways of the Iroquois on the Seneca and Onondaga reservations in northern New York state. Excerpts from Oren Lyons article on Ethics and Spiritual Values A lifelong lacrosse player, Oren Lyons was an All-American in this sport, which was invented by the Iroquois, and the Syracuse University team had an undefeated season during his graduating year. fraktali.849pm.com /text/lyons/oren1.html

Lyons-Illinois Oren R. Lyons is a traditional Faithkeeper of the Turtle Clan, and a member of... Lyons is a small town nestled in the foothills of the Cascade Mountains in Oregon... Lyons, the county seat of Toombs County, was incorporated December 9, 1897. illinois.gigabusca.com /cities/lyons-illinois.html   (1788 words)

The Six Nations: Oldest Living Participatory Democracy on Earth Oren Lyons at the UN: Opening Speech for "The Year of the Indigenous Peoples", 1993 Professor of Communication and Native American Studies University of Nebraska at Omaha, Bruce gave permission to reproduce Forgotten Founders and Exemplar of Liberty in their entirety here for which we are extremely grateful. Suddenly, I saw myself portrayed by Bork as a primary sloucher toward Gomorrah in his pantheon of politically motivated assassins of western civilization's most cherished canons, an advocate of the demon multiculturalism, and a bona fide barbarian at the Gate. www.ratical.org /many_worlds/6Nations   (5291 words)

Bruce E. Johansen Review Contributors include many contemporary Haudenosaunee culture bearers, including Oren Lyons, Carol Cornelius, G. Peter Jemison, Audrey Shenandoah, Jake Thomas, Doug George-Kanentiio and Rick Hill. Because Native peoples had observed such ceremonies long before the Pilgrims adopted some of them. For example, the list, borrowed from the Haudenosaunee curriculums, urges readers not to refer to the first "Thanksgiving" at Plymouth Rock. www.greatpeace.org /reviews/BEJ.html   (694 words)

Yarrow: Moscow Message The first panel paired Vermont Governor Madeleine Kunin with Onondaga Faithkeeper Oren Lyons; Green Mountain state and native matrilineal democracy. With her at the Forum will be Onondaga Chief Oren Lyons, who helped plan the gathering; Leon Shenandoah, chief of the Grand Council of the Six Nations Confederacy (related to Audrey by marriage); John Mohawk from the Seneca Nation; and several Six Nations young people. While no native American nation (the Red race) is seated in the U.N., Oren Lyons was on the Forum Steering Committee. www.championtrees.org /yarrow/moscow1.htm   (694 words)

Untitled Document Oren Lyons was born in 1930 and raised in the traditional lifeways of the Iroquois on the Seneca and Onondaga reservations in northern New York state. Chief Oren Lyons addressing delegates to the United Nations Organization Chief Lyons was the subject of a one-hour television documentary produced and hosted by Bill Moyers, which was broadcast on PBS on July 3, 1991. fraktali.849pm.com /text/lyons/oren1.html   (694 words)

Some Ancestors of Howard Hurtig Metcalfe Married first William Lyons Metcalfe [ 10 ], son of Oren Metcalfe [ 20 ] and Zuleika Rosalie Lyons [ 21 ], on 1 March 1881 in St. Paul’s Church, San Francisco, San Francisco County, California when seventeen or eighteen years old (William Lyons was 31 years old). Oren Metcalfe, son of Thomas Metcalf [ 40 ] and Sybil Chapin [ 41 ]. Married second John Charles Metcalfe [ 2 ], son of Richard Maria Wilhelm Oberwinder [ 4 ] and Bernice Roche Metcalfe [ 5 ], on 2 Jan. 1933 in Chicago when 25 years old (John Charles was 28 years old). www.lanopalera.net /Genealogy/MyAhn.html   (694 words)

Onondaga Nation October 5, 1993 Oren Lyons and Kingsley Lyons, brothers, both claim to be chiefs, sub-chiefs or faithkeepers, depending on circumstances. Kingsley Lyons, father was Onondaga, mother was Seneca. The Onondaga have a similar document called "The Constitution of the Confederacy by the Peacemaker." This "Peace" pre-dates white mans arrival on the Continent, and has prescribed peace and the rules of government for the Six Nations bound by it. www.outpost-of-freedom.com /ONONDAGA931005.HTM   (694 words)

DePauw University Intercollegiate Athletics 5:50.48 32 Staggs, Anna FR TU 5:52.13 33 Madsen, Nancy JR WHTN-IL 5:52.39 34 Goss, Meagan DPU 5:53.19 35 Oren, Kirby JR CC! 5:28.33 13 Warren, Libby SO WHTN-IL 5:28.86 14 Lyons, Ashley SO TU 5:29.99 15 Spohr, Holly SO Indy 5:30.14 16 Vincent, Kaley FR WHTN-IL 5:30.25 17 Drzal, Betsy SO CC! 19:01.98 9 Boyd, Sarah Olivet 19:04.05 10 Lyons, Ashley SO TU 19:08.79 11 Schlottman, Jessica Iupui 19:10.69 12 Herzog, Laura Olivet 19:20.32 13 Zaborski, Ashley Olivet 19:25.92 14 Schouten, Kristin DPU 19:36.71 15 Goss, Meagan DPU 19:51.02 16 Reid, Rachael SO CC! www.depauw.edu /ath/wswim/index.asp?id=15028   (694 words)

Five Hundred Sixty Nations Among Us: Understanding the Basics of Native American Sovereignty The Tenth Amendment of the United States Constitution states, "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people ." For a discussion about the applicability of the Constitution to Native American tribes, see Lyons, Oren et al. What was not fully understood by the non-native population was that most Native Americans tribes had a long-standing practice of mixing with other tribes and even adopting non-tribal members into their communities regardless of color, previous affiliations or amount of Indian blood. Indian nations [are] distinct political communities, having territorial boundaries, within which their authority is exclusive, and having a right to all the lands within those boundaries, which is not only acknowledged, but guaranteed by the United States . www.umaine.edu /mcsc/mpr/Vol13No1/Brimley/Brimley.htm   (694 words)

Treaty of Canandaigua 1794 - 200 Years of Treaty Relations between the Iroquois Confederacy and the United States John C. Mohawk and Oren Lyons discuss the historical aspects of the Canandaigua Treaty from the Haudenosaunee perspective. Treaty of Canandaigua 1794 - 200 Years of Treaty Relations between the Iroquois Confederacy and the United States is an important source book for anyone interested in understanding the historical and legal issues surrounding treaties. Treaty of Canandaigua 1794 - 200 Years of Treaty Relations between the Iroquois Confederacy and the United States www.goodminds.com /books/Treaty%20of%20Canandaigua%201794%20-%20200%20Years%20of%20Treaty%20R.html   (694 words)

THE WORLD'S CHILDREN'S PRIZE One of Rebecca’s tasks as a jury member was to lead the ceremony for Oren Lyons, a Native American chief, when he became an Honorary Adult Friend of the World’s Children’s Prize for the Rights of the Child. Every year on 16 April, which is the day on which Iqbal Masih, a carpet-making child and debt-slave, was murdered, hundreds of balloons rise into the sky from the largest square in the city of Lidköping, where Rebecca spent her first nine years of schooling. As a member of the jury for the World’s Children’s Prize, Rebecca Göthe, who lives in Gothenburg, Sweden, represents children who are fighting for their own and other children’s rights. www.childrensworld.org /wcpswe/jury/norska/rebecca.asp   (694 words)

The My Hero Project - Chico Mendes Chief Oren Lyons is an internationally venerated advocate for preserving biodiversity. Chico Mendes was a father who gave the ultimate sacrifice in defending rainforests. Not surprisingly, Mendes encountered a great deal of opposition from industrialists and corrupt government officials who were profiting from the tearing down of the Amazon. www.myhero.com /hero.asp?hero=c_mendes   (1080 words)

Bucknell's Sid Jamieson to Receive Prestigious Spirit of Tewaaraton Award :: Bison Lacrosse Coach to be Honored by Tewaaraton Award Foundation on June 2 in Washington At all Bucknell home lacrosse games, Jamieson flies the flag of the Haudenosaunee, the six-nation Iroquois confederacy, and recently he participated in a ceremony with longtime friend Oren Lyons, faithkeeper of the Onondaga Nation, in which a Tree of Peace was planted in front of the Kenneth Langone Athletics and Recreation Center. His parents were both raised on the Six Nations Indian Reservation in Brantford, Ontario, and from 1983-86 Jamieson served as head coach of the Iroquois Nationals, a team made up of Native North Americans from both the United States and Canada. Jamieson was a featured speaker at the National Coaches Association meetings and clinics in both 2001 and 2003. www.collegesports.com /sports/m-lacros/stories/041505aal.html   (1080 words)

Degiya'göh Resources Six Nations Treaties Haudenosaunee Tradition, History, Values and Education Details of his mission and message are given by Peter Jemison, the Faithkeeper for the Cattaraugus Reservation of the Seneca Nation, and Oren Lyons, Faithkeeper for the Onondaga Nation.” Important cultural concepts, events and agreements in Six Nations history are not recorded in written form, but are passed down from generation to generation in absolute detail by elders, Faithkeepers and Clan Mothers. Each nation desiring to make a pact with the Haudenosaunee is first read the Gustwenta which is a description of the concepts behind the symbols on the Two Row Wampum Belt. www.degiyagoh.net /treaties.htm   (1080 words)

8870. Oren Lyons Jr, adviser to chiefs of the Onondaga Nation. Simpson’s Contemporary Quotations. 1988 Oren Lyons Jr, adviser to chiefs of the Onondaga Nation. www.bartleby.com /63/70/8870.html   (1080 words)

Onondaga Literature Haudenosaunee (People of the Long House), aka "Six Nations Iroquois Confederacy," Faithkeeper, Chief Oren Lyons addressed the delegates to the United Nations Organization by opening "The Year of the Indigenous Peoples" (1993) in the United Nations General Assembly Auditorium, United Nations Plaza, New York City, New York, December 10, 1992. There are some specific issues I must bring forward on behalf of our Nations and Peoples. We were instructed that we would see a time when young men would pace back and forth in front of their chiefs and leaders in defiance and confusion. www.indians.org /welker/onondaga.htm   (1080 words)

Films, Movies, Video Productions : Eagle Thunder Entertainment The group's first project earned Robby the title of United Nations Ambassador of Youth for the Environment and during the ceremony Robby, was joined by Chief Oren Lyons, Faithkeeper of the Onondaga Nation, and the remarkable Ritchie Havens in a live performance. Red Thunder’s powerful contemporary Native Rock is paired with mystery and spiritual traditions unchanged for a thousand years. The soundtrack was released exclusively on Turtle Island and Red Thunder hit the road in 2000 from the Native territories of North America to the Aboriginal territories of Australia. www.eaglethunder.com /press.htm   (1080 words)

Films, Movies, Video Productions : Eagle Thunder Entertainment The organzation's first project earned Robby the title of United Nations Ambassador of Youth for the Environment and during the ceremony, Robby was joined by Chief Oren Lyons, Faithkeeper of the Onondaga Nation, and the remarkable Ritchie Havens in a live performance. Robby toured with country singer and academy award nominee Ronee Blakley, Rick Danko of The Band, Gene Clark of The Byrds, and Paul Butterfield of The Butterfield Blues Band. They were invited on the H.O.R.D.E. Tour in 1995 and 1996, a Blues Traveler founded festival that came to define a genre of explosive live performances and intense fan loyalty. www.eaglethunder.com /press.htm   (4038 words)

Monastic Interreligious Dialogue United Nations Millennium World Peace Summit At the end of the second day’s session, which had gone two hours past schedule and left no more than 50 delegates standing in the General Assembly Hall, Native American Chief Oren Lyons and members of 50 tribes from around the world assembled on the stage in full feathered headdress and ceremonial attire. Michael performed “Song of the Birds” as an invocation for world peace at the summit’s closing ceremony. A prophetic moment occurred at the United Nations Millennium World Peace Summit. www.monasticdialog.com /a.php?id=275   (364 words)

Ecology, Indigenous Traditions Subject of World Religions Event Oren Lyons, faithkeeper of the Haudenosaunee (Six Nations Iroquois), addressed a standing-room-only audience last month to open the four-day conference on Indigenous Traditions and Ecology, part of a 12-part series on "Religions of the World and Ecology" held by the Center for the Study of World Religions through the fall of 1998. No one methodological approach to the study of indigenous religions was affirmed, nor was there closure to the many issues raised by each speaker. Yet, openings for indigenous peoples through which they could communicate, collaborate, and compete with the global industrial communities were clearly marked. www.news.harvard.edu /gazette/1997/12.04/EcologyIndigeno.html   (274 words)

Shapers of the Great Debate on Native Americans--Land, Spirit, and Power — www.greenwood.com Organized around major subthemes regarding the land, who should own it, and what ownership means, the book traces the rhetoric of the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries, then covers current issues in the words of Oren Lyons, Vine Deloria Jr., and Senator Slade Gorton. From George Armstrong Custer and Andrew Jackson to Helen Hunt Jackson, the volume gives the views of well-known Anglo-Americans and contrasts them with views of such well-known Native Americans as Metacom, Sitting Bull, Tecumseh, and Black Hawk. Description: Contrasting the views of Native Americans and European Americans, this book provides a fresh look at the rhetoric behind the westward movement of the American frontier. www.greenwood.com /books/bookdetail.asp?sku=GR0941   (614 words)

New Observations: Index of Back Issues Jan Groover, Ida Applebroog, Erwin Chargaff, James Romberger, Eleanor Heartney, Gary Petri, Tim Johnson, Ciri Johnson, Hannah Wilke, Dorothy Friedman, David Wojnarowicz, Miles Manning, Ronny Cohen, Joseph Levine, Ernest F. Dube, Terry Winters, Jamie Brunson, Jeff Wright, Linda Levit, Oren Lyons, Jane Rosen. Philomena Marano, George Melrod, Laura Zelaznick, Tom Finkelpearl, Steven Barry, Richard Eagan, Amy Slaton, Edwin Schlossberg, Don Snyder. www.plexus.org /newobs/112/backissu.html   (614 words)

Oren Lyons Interview - Faithkeeper of the Turtle Clan, Onondaga Council of Chiefs of the Hau de no sau nee, 3 July 1991 During that year he organized a delegation of the Hau de no sau nee to the UN Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) in Rio de Janeiro and was invited by UNCED Secretary General Maurice Strong, to address the national delegations. The tree is still standing and we, the chiefs of the Long House, are dedicated to its continuance and to its future. The Tree of Peace, of course, is the great spiritual law and it sits on the back of the turtle, which is our metaphor for this island. www.ratical.org /many_worlds/6Nations/OL070391.html   (614 words)

New York State Senator 50th Senate District John A. DeFrancisco Photo Gallery Barbara McCann and Harold Smith were in their Nedrow Fire Department uniforms when they joined Oren Lyons, Sid Hill and me for this picture at the ribbon cutting ceremony of the new Town of Onondaga Town Hall. Inside the Center, I joined Father Champlin in a ribbon cutting to officially open the new Cathedral Parish Center kitchen for which I was able to secure a State grant. This event provides seniors "one stop shopping" for answers to some of their challenging questions about health care, recreation, and programs and resources designed especially for them. www.senatordefrancisco.org /photo_gallery.asp   (4732 words)

PHONE-SOFT INTERNET DIRECTORY INTERNATIONAL:ONONDAGA Native American Authors: Onondaga - Profiles of Onondaga authors Adelphena Logan, Oren Lyons, and Gail Tremblay, with links to their work. Help build the largest human-edited directory on the web. Includes a brief history of the tribe and of the school. www.phone-soft.org /layout-3/cyber-world/oc896i.htm   (4732 words)

Nov 19/97: Onondaga people assert their rights Worldwide, the Great Orator Oren Lyons, speaks out against human rights abuses and corrupt governments, yet, he is the one in the Onondaga Nation that is the control and mastermind to keep the people living in third world conditions. Onondagas are now insisting that their Government representatives be Onondagas and no other. We the Onondaga will be a premier example on how Haudenosaunee people can improve economically, strengthen and revitalize culturally in their territory. www.kahonwes.com /newyork/nov1997.html   (1246 words)

1992: "Native American Political Systems and the Evolution of Democracy: An Annotated Bibliography" Lyons, Oren, John Mohawk, Vine Deloria, Jr., Laurence Hauptman, Howard Berman, Donald Grinde, Jr., Curtis Berkey and Robert Venables. 5-E. Steele reviews "Discover America," In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre's "alternative look at pre-and-post-Columbus America." He calls it "devilishly witty and seductively charming." This is a children's show that develops American history from a non-European point of view. Orvide Mercredi is said to have recently made this argument, for which he was criticized by several Quebec politicians. www.ratical.com /many_worlds/6Nations/NAPSnEoD92.html   (1246 words)

Green Cross Sweden In Göteborg, speakers included: GCI Vice-President Roland Wiederkehr; Professor Oren Lyons; Ambassador Anders Wijkman (now in the EU); Environmental Advisor to the Prime Minister, Stefan Edman; GCS former President Maj Britt Theorin; GCS President Jan Danielson; Göteborg's First Deputy Mayor, Lars-Åke Skager; and Dr. John Holmberg, from the Natural Step. The water question is one of the most critical issues that need to be resolved in the near future for the countries in the Jordan River basin. In May 1999, GCS launched the Earth Charter "Visionary Leadership, Steps into the 21st Century" with GCI President Gorbachev, via live video from Moscow. web243.petrel.ch /GreenCrossFamily/natorgs/northerneurope/sweden.html   (1246 words)

New York State Senator 50th Senate District John A. DeFrancisco Photo Gallery Barbara McCann and Harold Smith were in their Nedrow Fire Department uniforms when they joined Oren Lyons, Sid Hill and me for this picture at the ribbon cutting ceremony of the new Town of Onondaga Town Hall. I was pleased to have helped fund the renovations that were needed by the Center for New Americans. I was pleased to join Mary Ellen Clausen, Executive Director of Ophelia's Place, to announce a grant of $150,000 for the purchase of a new home. www.senatordefrancisco.org /photo_gallery.asp   (4713 words)

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