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<\/td>\n<\/tr>\nIn February, 2013 the Campaign will kick off with an educational event featuring the Two Row Treaty at Syracuse Stage, similar to those held during NOON\u2019s Onondaga Land Rights and Our Common Future Series. A summer event at Onondaga Lake will include a pre-enactment paddle across Onondaga Lake with music and speakers at Willow Bay. Our year will end with a social event in November or December to recap the year\u2019s events and chart a direction for the future. Various organizations are partnering with NOON\u2014such as educational institutions, cultural centers and community groups\u2014to hold events throughout New York during 2013 to highlight the Two Row Treaty and its values.<\/p>\n
A focal point of the campaign will be a symbolic \u201cenactment\u201d of the treaty with Haudenosaunee people and allies paddling side-by-side down the Hudson River in the summer of 2013. The 12-day trip will start in Albany, NY with a festival in late July and end in New York City on the United Nations Day of Indigenous Peoples on August 9th, with a larger commemoration the next day. Along the way, educational and cultural events featuring Haudenosaunee leaders will generate considerable publicity.<\/p>\n
A recent Post-Standard<\/i> article (August 9) highlighted criticism from a handful of scholars who dispute the validity of the Two Row. NOON is well aware of this position, but accepts the Haudenosaunee oral history which has consistently referred to this treaty for nearly 400 years. Other scholars find sufficient evidence to substantiate this perspective. More importantly, the focus of this campaign is creating an equitable, sustainable and peaceful future based on our understanding of the past.<\/p>\n What You Can Do!<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n \u2022 Help organize the three events planned for Central New York. The powerful vision of the Two Row, two peoples living in peace and friendship but respecting one another\u2019s sovereignty, can inspire people throughout New York State to consider the debt we owe to the original inhabitants of this land and how we can restore respect for the natural laws which support all life. We are confident that by \u201cPolishing the Covenant Chain,\u201d the people of New York State can become leaders in promoting innovative public policies that drive positive ecological and social change.<\/p>\n Learn more about the Two Row Wampum Campaign and how you can be a part of this exciting future at www.HonorTheTwoRow.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u201cAs members of the Two Row Wampum Renewal Campaign\u2019s 2012 Trial Run set off down the Hudson River on July 31, solidarity was in the air\u2014solidarity not just among the people but also for the River,\u201d wrote NOON activist Aya Yamamoto for the September Onondaga Nation newsletter. \u201cThe sweat that…<\/p>\n\n\n
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