The “Tree of Peace”
Submitted by NYYM-WebAdminis... on Fri, 02/28/2020 - 4:47pmThe “Tree of Peace”
by Madeline (Mattie) Schmitt
Rochester Meeting
“I’m shocked!” “I’m hurting.” ”I feel so confused and guilty.” “I’m honored to be here!” “This is so hard but hopeful!” ”This must be done everywhere!”
I have a Haudenosaunee friend in Ontario who lives on Six Nations Reserve. He talks about the land near the river as the land he takes care of. He never talks about it as the land he owns. I began to wonder, do I own this land here, in what is now New York State?