THE 5TH ANNUAL HAUDENOSAUNEE CONFERENCE

MOVING BEYOND ID CARD INDIANS: 
THE SEARCH FOR NATIVE CITIZENRY

NOVEMBER 14TH, 2008
Grant Auditorium 
reception 5-6
movie, Club Native, 6-8
College of Law
Syracuse University
&
NOVEMBER 15TH, 2008
Goldstein Student Center 
8am - 5pm
401 Skytop Road
Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY 13244 

Conference Video

Welcome

Michael Taylor

Prayer

Tassy Parker

Kevin White

Meghan McCune

Scott Lyons

Rob Porter

Closing


Mail-in Registration Form: pdf file
On-line Registration: 
Agenda: pdf file
Speaker Bios: pdf file
Accommodations
Vendors: Carrie Garrow, jewelry; Peter Jones, pottery; Syracuse University Bookstore
Directions and Parking 
On Friday, November 14, parking is available in the Irving Garage from 5-9. 
Please Note: On Saturday, November 15, parking is available at the Goldstein Student Center on South Campus, Skytop Road.

Prior to colonization, citizenship was a much simpler question. Indigenous nations exercised their own citizenship laws with little dispute as to what constituted citizenship. Over 500 years later, assimilationist governmental policies have invaded our communities, causing us to question - who is an Indian? Is carrying a tribal identification card enough? Or a card from the federal government? Or does citizenship envision much more, such as a contribution to one's community by participating in governance and/or cultural events? And who has the authority to make that determination? 

Today Indigenous nations continually struggle with the citizenship issue and the Haudenosaunee are no different. But our issues may be more complex. What does it mean to be Haudenosaunee vs. being a Mohawk or Seneca? Does citizenry in one of the Six Nations automatically grant one citizenship as Haudenosaunee? And what happens when an international boundary divides your territory and you're required to have an internationally accepted id card simply to visit your family? 

The 5th Annual Haudenosaunee Conference is an opportunity for Haudenosaunee scholars and people to discuss the various layers of citizenship. Topics will include defining Haudenosaunee and nation citizenship; citizenship decision makers; the federal government's impact indigenous citizenship; a historic view of citizenship; the people's role in defining citizenship; and the citizen’s role in a nation.