Haudenosaunee Confederacy News

•• All is quiet in Haudenosaunee country. The big event that the Haudenosaunee is focusing on is the Commemoration of the Canandaigua Treaty on Thursday, November 11, 2010 at Canandaigua, New York. The schedule of events is as follows:

10:30AM - 6PM

CANANDAIGUA PRIMARY SCHOOL, CANANDAIGUA, NY

ALL ACTIVITIES FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

NOVEMBER 11 SCHEDULE

10:30 a.m. -6:00 p.m., Native American Arts &Craft Sale

1:30 p.m., Parade from W. Gibson St. to Main St. Courthouse

2:00 p.m., Commemoration Ceremony. Front lawn of the Ontario County Court House, Main Street, Canandaigua, NY

4:30 p.m., Potluck Dinner (bring a dish to share)

6:00 p.m., Keynote Speakers, Auditorium

7-8:30 p.m., Iroquois Social Dancing, Gym

Unless specified, all activities take place at the Canandaigua Primary/Elementary School, 96 W. Gibson Street, Canandaigua, NY.

•• The Haudenosaunee Documentation Committee will be meeting on November 16, 2010 in Akwesasne at the Mohawk Nation Cookhouse.

The agenda items will include: report on meeting with the U.S. State Department, update on ID computer machinery delivery, training schedule and future meetings with Homeland Security and State Departments.

•• The Haudenosaunee leadership received an invitation from the El Salvadorian government requesting a cultural exchange between the two governments. Nation Councils will be placing this item on their agendas to be discussed. If agreed upon, then delegate’s names will be submitted.

The cultural exchange is expected to take place in December, 2010.

•• Remember to honor your Haudenosaunee veterans on November 11 and each day of the year.