A Voice from the Eastern Door
A Voice from the Eastern Door
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For the past decade, the Haudenosaunee Environmental Task Force has held workshops at Universities, Government Agencies, and other Areas of Concern where environmental issues take place, to reaffirm our relationship between the Haudenosaunee and Governmental Agencies using a document developed by the Haudenosaunee referencing an agreement recorded by the creation of the two row wampum. “This document has been produced to help build the relationship between federal and state agencies and the H...
With the assistance of the Environmental Protection Agency, The HETF has taken on the task of creating a Haudenosaunee Environmental Education Curriculum (HEEC). The goal of this project is to use the foundations of Haudenosaunee traditional teachings to establish an environmental curriculum that will also fit within US and Canadian education standards. The time frame for the HEEC development is two years, with a completion date set for December 31st, 2012. HETF will be organizing several focus group discussions throughout the Six Nation’s t...
If you’ve ever been to Thompson Island to visit the Thompson Island Youth Camp, then more than likely you’ve had the pleasure of staying for one of Marie Thompson’s tasteful variety filled meals. While she is the primary cook, her brother Ernie Thompson also contributes his specialties in the kitchen. If he’s not building something, he’s helping to cook something. Not only do they provide a variety of dining cuisines, but most of the food that they prepare is fresh, straight out of the garde...
It was another successful year for the Native Earth Environmental Youth Camp sponsored by SUNY Environment Science and Forestry, Haudenosaunee Environmental Task Force, and Mohawk Council of Akwesasne Environment. The two week long excursion was funded by the National Science Foundation and directed by Dr. Robin Kimmerer, a Native American of the Citizen Band Potawatomi assisted by SUNY-ESF intern, Meredith Kane, MCA’s Bob Stevenson, and HETF’s Dave Arquette and Noah Point. The Youth Camp is...
