Lesson 3: First Conservationists (The)
Handout 1

Oren Lyons Quote

“In our way of life, in our government, with every

decision we make, we always keep in mind the

Seventh Generation to come. It’s our job to

see that the people coming ahead, the

generations still unborn, have a world no worse

than ours and hopefully better. When we

walk upon Mother Earth we always plant

our feet carefully because we know the

faces of our future generations are

looking up at us from beneath the ground.”

-Oren Lyons
Faithkeeper of the Turtle Clan of the Onondoga Nation
and spokesman for the Six Nations Iroquois Confederacy