Young child awaiting smoke dance competition (Hanover Square)
Onondaga Chief Tadodaho Sid Hill (right) conducted the Opening Ceremony.
Elder watching dance competition.
Posts Tagged ‘Iroquois Confederacy’
Stage of Nations, Day 2: Celebrating Generations
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Friday, July 29th, 2016
Stage of Nations Fest, Day 1: Dance Lessons
Dancing with the Nations
Friday, August 30th, 2013
Jamisin Cathers-DeLeon, a member of the Oneida Nation and one of the younger performers, participated in the ceremonial dance on the Turtle Mound at the Iroquois Village this morning. Today is Native America Day at the Fair and there will be a traditional dance competition later this evening.
Soul of the Game
Thursday, April 8th, 2010
Former Syracuse University Lacrosse Player and Coach Roy Simmons, Jr.
Turtle Clan Faithkeeper Oren Lyons, who was an all-American Lacrosse goalkeeper at Syracuse University, along with Professor Philip Arnold, former SU lacrosse/football star (and NFL player) Jim Ridlon and former SU lacrosse coach Roy Simmons, Jr. discussed the history, progression and sportsmanship of lacrosse earlier this week at Syracuse Stage.
They appeared as part of the Onondaga Land Rights & Our Common Future Educational series coordinated by Neighbors of the Onondaga Nation. Lyons talked about classic battle with Mohawk players and playing with broken ribs.
Coach Simmons insisted that lacrosse is a gentleman’s game, not a savage game. He also talked about the evolution of the lacrosse stick from being made with wood and animal gut to the more modern kevlar and nylon version.
Lacrosse Discussion: Lyons, Arnold, Simmons and Ridlon