Iroquois
Anniversary recalls water as sacred source of life
By Renée K. Gadoua — July 31, 2013
(RNS) European settlers once promised N.Y.'s Iroquois people they would respect the the laws of nature and the state's waterways. On the 400th anniversary of that agreement, known as the Two Row Wampum, New Yorkers are recommitting themselves to better stewardship of a sacred treasure -- water.
New Native American saint Kateri Tekakwitha stirs mixed emotions
By Renée K. Gadoua — October 16, 2012
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (RNS) Kateri Tekakwitha on Sunday was declared the first Native American saint, and while some see her story as an affirmation of Native Americans' place in the Catholic Church, others view it as the result of the excesses and arrogance of colonialism. By Renee K. Gadoua.
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