Hawaiian college student Aysha-Lynn Ke'alohilani WaiLin Estrella faced unexpected bias and stereotypes when she came all the way to Syracuse University, but found acceptance and comfort in Native American groups.
An Onondaga Nation member is preserving hundreds of varieties of corn, beans and other plant seeds to preserve cultural links to the nations of the Haudenosaunee and indigenous people's ways of life.
Native Americans working with Syracuse University are helping staff and students learn about original inhabitants of Syracuse, while educating about issues that still face indigenous people, such as the Onondagas, Oneidas and other nations of the Haudenosaunee.