Heike Krebs of Destination Rising Sun at the
Theater for the New City, Crystal Field, Executive Director, presents
“PROTEST!”
a visual arts exhibit curated by CAROLYN RATCLIFFE
featuring the works of East Village Artists.
Opening Reception: Wednesday, November 9th, 5:30-8pm
Dates: November 3-December 31, 2011
Gallery: M-S. 4-8 PM, Sun. 3-5pm (& is wheelchair accessible)
Address: East Village, 155 First Ave, New York, NY 10003
To the “Protest” creation of this exhibit, we trust the words of Chief Lyons, a Living Legend from the Onondaga Nation, New York who walked this ground many moons before.
Chief Oren R. Lyons, Jr. (b.1930) is a Native American Faithkeeper for 45 years of the Turtle Clan of the Onondaga and Seneca Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy and Indigenous Rights Advocate
New York
All my Indian friends out there and Indian Nations and People who are currently struggling and whatever you are doing to maintain your integrity and yourself
Fight on
It is important for you to maintain your lands, your language, your culture and to maintain your traditional practices and give thanks to the earth.
That’s what we do best. We are the people who give thanks to this earth.
Chief Oren Lyons, FaithKeeper, Onondaga Nation, New York
and The Seven Generation Fund Organization, “be a good ancestor”
Brief Onondaga Nations History
The Tree of Peace
The Peacemaker words:
Under the shade of this Tree of Peace ... there shall you sit and watch the Fire of the League if Five Nations.
Roots have spread out from the Tree of Great Peace ... These are the Great White Roots, and their nature is Peace and Strength.
If any man or any nation shall obey the Laws of Peace ... they may trace back the roots of the Tree ... They shall be welcomed to take shelter beneath the Great Evergreen Tree.
The Peacemaker had spread the words of the Creator, this has been forever known as the the Great Law.
The Peacemaker also showed the new Haudenosaunee people how to continue this process after a leader has fallen.
He bestowed the power to select the leaders to the women, namely the Clan Mother.
It is the responsibility of the women to look over her people to see who would make a good leader.
Together the Chief and the Clan Mother work together for the people.
The titles of these first 50 chiefs have been preserved by the Clan Mother as she is responsible for ensuring that the title continues to be used wisely.
This process of selecting chiefs has continued at Onondaga for countless centuries and still continues today.
Read more History - RELATIONS WITH OUR BROTHERS: 1613 to Toda
“What we do or fail to do in this moment will be humanity’s defining legacy.”
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