Excerpt from The Leadership Imperative interview with Oren Lyons, who led Bary Lopez (ORION, January 2008); translated by Jiří Zemánek. “In an era of self-promotion, Oren Lyons is the antithesis of celebrity. When he speaks about serious issues, there is no indomitable ego, no desire to be seen as important or wise. His voice is just one in a long line of voices…
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Chief Oren Lyons: Listening to Nature's Law
Oren R. Lyons, a member of the Seneca Indian Tribe, is the Faith Keeper of the Turtle Clan, Council of Chiefs of the Onondaga Haudenosaunee Nation (Six Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy). As Faith Keeper, he is charged with preserving the customs, traditions, values, and history of the Turtle Clan and upholding the Great Law of Peace of the Haudenosaunee; while representing the message of this people to the World Community in all aspects that the Onondaga Nation considers to be…