Haudenosaunee gather to mark North American solar eclipse

Kelly Back, Dawn Iehstoseranónnha and Samantha Doxtator with the Tsiokonsaseh Belt at the Kahnawake, Mohawk Trail Longhouse (photo by Dawn Iehstoseranónnha)

By Lisa Iesse Writer Momentum is building again throughout the Haudenosauee Confederacy territories as a “monumental” total solar eclipse rematriates a path of “restoration” “reconnection” and “rebirth” on April 8. “It’s passing over every single one of our Haudenosaunee Nations.It’s a pretty important time for all of us, for renewing those important commitments to each other and also in this time of conflict around the world,” Dawn Iehstoseranónnha told the Turtle Island News. Iehstoseranon:nha is a Feather Keeper/Protector and artist who practices bird medicines. She is Akwesasronon, Wakhskaré:wake (Bear Clan). “I think it’s just really monumental for us to be standing together at this time and calling for peace again,” she said . Along with Samantha Doxtator, an Oneida astronomer and Kelly Back, an Akwesasne Mohawk artist and traditional practitioner,…

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