A Basic Call to Consciousness

A clearly presented history & compelling critique of Western Culture by the Hau De No Sau Nee, the Six Nations Iroquois, a culture that traces it's roots back to the Pleistocene. The three position papers presented in this book describe the conditions of oppression suffered by Native People of the Americas. It was given by the Hau De No Sau Nee to the Non-Governmental Organizaitons of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland in 1977. It is as relevant today as when it was first given.

Sotsisowah, John Mohawk, a scholar, authored the position papers presented at the UN and writes the foreword in this new edition. Jose Barrerio, who wrote the afterword in this edition, was a long time editor at Akwesasne Notes, is editor at Indian Country today, and the author of The Indian Chronicles. Chief Oren Lyons is a traditional Faithkeeper of the Turtle Clan, a member of the Nation Council of Chiefs of the Six Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy, and a principal figure in the Traditional Circle of Indian Elders. He has authored numerous books including Voice of Indigenous Peoples and is a Professor of American Studies at the State University of New York, Buffalo.