Oren Lyons, Onondaga Leader
(November 12, 2016. Syracuse, NY)
A.on the gathering at Onondaga Lake (1000 A.D.) and the principles of the Iroquois Confederacy (Six Nations: Mohawk, Oneidas, Onondagas, Cayugas, Senecas, Tuscarora); and on matrilineal kinship and governance
B. on participating in the drafting and passing of the Declaration of Rights of Indigenous Peoples at United Nations; opposition by U.S. government