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Diane Schenandoah ’11 Shares Indigenous Principles and Practices as Honwadiyenawa’sek (One Who Helps Them) at the Barnes Center (With Podcast)
It’s been over a year since Diane Schenandoah joined the staff at the Barnes Center at The Arch as Honwadiyenawa’sek, the Haudenosaunee word for “one who helps them.” Firmly rooted in her Haudenosaunee heritage—her mother was a clan mother of…
Diane Schenandoah—Honwadiyenawa’sek—Offers University Community Healing Opportunities Rooted in Indigenous Principles
Diane Schenandoah ’11 grew up in a longhouse within a large, close-knit family on the Oneida Nation in Madison County. Her mother was a Wolf Clan Mother of the Oneida Nation, and her father was a Beaver Clan Pine Tree…
Shenandoah Trio to hold fundraising concert in Hendricks Chapel June 17
The Shenandoah Trio and Mohawk journalist Doug George-Kanentiio will hold a fundraising concert and lecture honoring Kateri Tekakwitha on Sunday, June 17, at 4 p.m. in Syracuse University’s Hendricks Chapel. Tekakwitha (1656-1680), a Mohawk-Algonquin, will be canonized by Pope Benedict…
Neal Powless Inducted Into American Indian Athletic Hall of Fame
You could say that lacrosse is in Neal Powless’s blood. Powless G’08, the University ombuds, is a member of the Onondaga Nation Eel Clan. He is the son, grandson and brother of legendary lacrosse players. Powless picked up a lacrosse…
Sexual Assault Awareness Month and Take Back The Night Empower the Community to Support Survivors
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) nationwide. The University community is invited to join the many events held throughout the month that promote the importance of raising awareness about, growing education around and supporting those impacted by sexual and…
Rematriation, University to Host Global Symposium on Indigenous Matrilineality
Rematriation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to uplifting Indigenous women’s voices, is partnering with Syracuse University’s Center for Global Indigenous Cultures and Environmental Justice and the Syracuse University Libraries Special Collections Research Center to host an academic symposium on Haudenosaunee and…
What Does Seventh-Generation Thinking Mean?
When Haudenosaunee gather for a meal or event, they begin with the Thanksgiving Address. “Today we have gathered and we see that the cycles of life continue,” opens this statement of values, translated from the Mohawk version to English. “We…
‘My Eyes Lit Up’: After An Exciting Campus Visit, Izzy Kaplan Joins First Class of Esports Majors (Video)
Emily and Stephen Kaplan could see it in their daughter’s eyes. When then-high school junior Isabelle “Izzy” Kaplan visited Syracuse University in March 2023, the University had just announced it would be offering a new, first-of-its-kind degree program focused on…
Advice for Students Who Want to Get Involved Without Burning Out
The start of the academic year is an exciting time for students at Syracuse University. Catching up with friends. Embracing new opportunities in the classroom and the community. Figuring out how to make a difference on campus. For many Orange…
Haudenosaunee Welcome Gathering: An Invitation to Celebrate on Sacred Land
Diane Schenandoah ’11, Honwadiyenawa’sek (“One who helps them”), will host a Haudenosaunee Welcome Gathering on the Kenneth A. Shaw Quadrangle on Monday, Aug. 26, from 4 to 5 p.m. The Haudenosaunee Welcome Gathering is an event held on campus to…