This Week on The Scene: The Future of the Cayuga Nation, Part I

Sachem Sam George discusses the challenge that he and other Gayogohó:nǫˀ (Cayuga) Nation elders have mounted to the leadership of Clint Halftown, currently recognized by the the Gayogohó:nǫˀ (Cayuga) Nation’s authorized representative; Attorney Michael Sliger provides additional background.

Listen to the episode:

(original air date: March 10, 2023; updated March 23, 2023)

Read more on the Halftown dispute:

• “Halftown Must Go“
• Interview with Clint Halftown
• Coverage of debate over Ithaca city resolution

Access information about the Haudenosaunee Confederacy and the Gayogohó:nǫˀ Nation from the Tompkins County History Center here.

The U.S. National Park Service provides a brief history of the genocidal Sullivan campaign of 1779 (discussed in the episode) here.

Music

Cayuga Nation Turtle Clan Drum Circle (Southridge Community Center, Oct 21)

The Scene’s theme song is “Follow Me,” by Aly-US.