Takahi Datiaono  (Greetings My relatives ) 

I live in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. At one time the whole western region  of this state (including Pittsburgh) was the sovereign territory of the Onödowa’ga:’ who are known to the world as the Senecas. The Senecas left a legacy of their presence in the Pittsburgh area in the form of place names that honor their history here such as Seneca Valley.  Also individual Seneca historical figures such as Chief Guyasutta, who lived in what is now…

Takahi my relatives

This year the German children's music recording artists Pit Budde and Josephine Kronfli, who originally released and sold hundreds of copies of their version of our much-loved Taino song to Atabey, finally gave us credit for the authorship of that song. Several months ago they officially listed the song in the…

The behikes of the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania congregation of the CANEY INDIGENOUS SPIRITUAL CIRCLE, Dayvanna Caraballo Mitchell-Schreiner and Miguel Sague led the September 19, 2021 celebration of the Full Moon and Autumn Equinox ceremony on the grounds of the Council Of Three Rivers American Indian Center. WE were blessed by the presence of a number of local residents to our gathering.

Our Maya…