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Alex Hamer

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Native Tourism, Central New York, Nichols Pond, Oneida Indian Nation, Haudenosaunee, Haudenosaunee Confederacy, Iroquois, Iroquois Confederacy, Native American History, Oneida Lake, Tuscarora Nation, Onondaga Lake, Oneida Homelands, Madison County, Fenner, Atlantic Salmon, Traditional Diet, Traditional Food, Salmon, Cornell University, Salmon River, Mohawk River, Lake Ontario, Tuscarora, Six Nations
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Check Out These 5 Historic Iroquois Spots in Central New York

By Alex Hamer
A young Iroquois dancer flashes a smile at the 2017 Stage of Nations held in Syracuse, New York. Alex Hamer
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Photos: Stage of Nations Ecofest Hosts Iroquois Smoke Dance in Syracuse

By Alex Hamer
Haudenosaunee Women, Women’s March
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The Power of Haudenosaunee Women

By Alex Hamer
Mohawk elder Tom Porter sharing his laughter at the Mohawk Strawberry festival in the Kanastioraheke Mohawk community.
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Mohawk Strawberry Festival Photos: Community Celebrates 24th Annual

By Alex Hamer
The ‘Spirit Game, Pride of a Nation’ premiere marquee.
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Spirit Game: Pride of a Nation, Celebrates Red Carpet Premiere in Onondaga Territory

By Alex Hamer
Tara Tarbell, St Regis Mohawk and owner of Niawen Skincare has created a cruelty-free skincare line that aligns with her own Native values.
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Cruelty-Free Niawen Skincare Line Launched by Mohawk Cosmetologist, Tara Tarbell

By Alex Hamer
Onondaga Nation leader Tadodaho (Sid Hill), center, leads a walkout from the school on June 16. Only five students are left out of 130.
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Onondaga Nation Members Remove Children From School

By Alex Hamer
Neil Patterson Jr. and Dr. Robin Kimmerer, of the Center for Native People and the Environment. SUNY ESF provides a place for Native American students to study the environment.
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Native American Students Can Combine Traditional and Scientific Knowledge at SUNY ESF

By Alex Hamer
Syracuse University
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Syracuse University Has Plenty to Offer Native Students

By Alex Hamer
Photo of Ramapough Lenape Nation camp across the Ramapo River
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Ramapough Told by Town to Dismantle Pipeline Protest Camp

By Alex Hamer
Diné Artist Remy makes a final check on his moving art installation during the People's Climate March in Washington DC.
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More Amazing Photos From the People's Climate March

By Alex Hamer
Mohawk artist Tracy Thomas and 12-year-old grandson Franklyn Williams display their art.
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Mohawk Artist Reflects on Life, Teaches Grandson

By Alex Hamer
The women making their way down 9th street in Washington, DC. Photo-Alex Hamer
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Despite Travel Woes, Roadblocks, Iroquois Women March in DC

By Alex Hamer
Levi Oakes sits on the Knighthawks bench waiting to walk onto the field. Photo Alex Hamer
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Last Living Akwesasne Mohawk Code Talker Honored in Rochester

By Alex Hamer
Workers dig up the portion of the affected pipe that is 8-10 feet underground on October 26, 2016.
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Broken Pipe Dumps 10 Million Gallons of Raw Sewage Into Sacred Onondaga Lake

By Alex Hamer
The all women’s Indigenous Rowing Club has faced criticism from within their own community for participating in an event on the environmentally embattled EPA Superfund site, Onondaga Lake.
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Native Women Rowers Earn Bronze Amidst Superfund Controversy

By Alex Hamer
The all women’s Indigenous Rowing Club has faced criticism from within their own community for participating in an event on the environmentally embattled EPA Superfund site, Onondaga Lake.
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Native Women Rowers Earn Bronze Amidst Superfund Controversy

By Alex Hamer
Ganondagan, a museum and former village site of the Seneca Nation, held its Tattoo Traditions of Turtle Island event on October 15th in Victor, NY to showcase Iroquoian and other nations traditional tattoos.- Elli Carr, Mohawk receiving his tattoo by a traditional artist.
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Ganondagan Museum Explores Traditional Tattoos of Turtle Island

By Alex Hamer
Haudenosaunee Youth displaying the Hiawatha Belt, which returned to Onondaga Lake on October 14.
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Hiawatha Belt Returns to Onondaga Lake

By Alex Hamer
Youth, elders and leaders from across Turtle Island converged on what some said could be the last White House Tribal Nations Conference (WHTNC). In this photo, Generation Indigenous representing with smile.
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10 Native-Proud Images From White House Tribal Nations Conference

By Alex Hamer
The Redhawk Native American Arts Council recently held their 24th annual FDR Pow Wow and Native American Festival at FDR State Park in Yorktown Heights, New York. / Dancer: Jaden Parker, Tonawanda Seneca.
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Damn! These are 10 Gorgeous Photos from the New York FDR Pow Wow!

By Alex Hamer
Contemplating the sunset after a day spent on the prairie, where thousands of people are camped out near the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation to protest the potential crossing of the Dakota Access oil pipeline under the Missouri River.
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Dakota Access: A Typical Day in Camp, in Pictures [14 Photos]

By Alex Hamer
Smoke dance champion Heath Hill, Oneida, punctuating his last step on beat at the 25th Annual Ganondagan Festival.
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10 Great Photos from the 25th Annual Ganondagan Festival

By Alex Hamer
The Kanatsiohareke Mohawk Community celebrated the strawberry as well as summer’s arrival with their 23rd annual Strawberry Festival.
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10 Great Photos from Kanatshiohareke’s Strawberry Festival

By Alex Hamer
The Polynesian voyaging canoe known as the Hokulea started its journey from Hawaii in 2013, hoping to travel 60,000 miles and visit 100 ports in 27 nations.
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60,000 Miles, 100 Ports, 27 Nations: Polynesian Hokulea Takes Manhattan

By Alex Hamer
Seneca Wolf Clan filmmaker Terry Jones, a Haudenosaunee Promise Scholar, Udall Scholar and Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship recipient was the Syracuse graduation commencement speaker Friday at the Syracuse University College of Visual and Performing Arts.
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Seneca Filmmaker Top Grad, Commencement Speaker at Syracuse

By Alex Hamer
The 36-acre piece of land outlined in red, known as Murphy's Island, is sacred to the Onondaga Nation as the birthplace of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy. The Onondaga County Legislature recently rescinded a resolution that would have returned it to the Nation.
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Onondaga Fight for Return of Murphy’s Island After County Voids Resolution

By Alex Hamer
Paddlers enjoyed the support for Global Canoe shown at one of the piers.
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Global Canoe Paddles for Indigenous Voices [10 Images]

By Alex Hamer
Fry Bread FireLake Fry Bread Taco of the Oklahoma-based Citizen Potawatomi Nation in Shawnee, OK.
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Great Frybread Recipes from Montana to Argentina

By Alex Hamer
Mark 'Snooky' Brooks demonstrating Snowsnake at the Ganondagan Festival
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Before We Say Goodbye to Winter, Say Hello to Snowsnake

By Alex Hamer
Cindy Amrhein's book "A History of Native American Land Rights in Upstate New York" is well-researched and worth a read.
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Review: ‘A History of Native American Land Rights in Upstate New York’

By Alex Hamer
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Theft of Cayuga Youth Trust Fund Leads to Investigation, Audit

By Alex Hamer
Onondaga boxer Lawrence Gabriel, (Eel Clan) made his professional debut on a brisk Saturday night in Liverpool, NY at the Holiday Inn Convention Center. Lawrence’s win in a four-round,unanimous decision comes one year after he was shot four times.
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One Year After Being Shot, Onondaga Boxer Wins Pro Heavyweight Debut

By Alex Hamer
The bottom of Onondaga Lake is coated with mercury and other industrial sludge that was supposed to be held in place by a cap. That measure has failed three times, according to Onondaga Nation research.
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Lake Cleanup Fail: Onondaga Deride Flawed Plan, Demand Dredging

By Alex Hamer
Seneca Nation of Indians President Maurice John, Sr.
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Senecas to Build Housing Development on Historic Land

By Alex Hamer
Chris Thomas, Onondaga, Beaver Clan, and Adah Shenandoah, Oneida, Wolf Clan, are all smiles as they share song and dance with the people at the opening of the Great Law of Peace Center.
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Learn About the Haudenosaunee: Great Law of Peace Center Opens [14 Images]

By Alex Hamer
Led by representatives from the Haudenosaunee, the crowd walks with the belts from the primary school in Canandaigua to the courthouse lawn.
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Treaty of Canandaigua Rededicated 221 Years Later [8 Images]

By Alex Hamer