https://www.michellecronin.net/blog daily 0.75 2022-12-08 https://www.michellecronin.net/blog/2022-update monthly 0.5 2022-12-08 https://www.michellecronin.net/blog/hope-for-2022 monthly 0.5 2022-01-02 https://www.michellecronin.net/blog/lessons-learned monthly 0.5 2021-07-26 https://www.michellecronin.net/blog/womens-history-month monthly 0.5 2021-03-09 https://www.michellecronin.net/blog/the-great-law-of-peace monthly 0.5 2021-01-29 https://www.michellecronin.net/blog/i-am-thankful monthly 0.5 2021-01-29 https://www.michellecronin.net/contact daily 0.75 2020-12-25 https://www.michellecronin.net/about daily 0.75 2020-12-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fcfe14271c4554207699105/1607551100844-Q8V930ZVDKD31V0RDHG9/iwrite7thgen.png About https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fcfe14271c4554207699105/1607466651053-CUFVECTE80W4WPSH6V15/Michelle-Cronin.jpg About The term seventh generation is one that Onondaga children learn at a very young age. We are taught that we (humans) have a responsibility, that everything we do must be done in consideration of the seventh generation to come. This principle is what guides my writing. I want our seventh generation to enter a world filled with kindness, compassion, love, and understanding. I want our seventh generation to know that they are precious, unique, and beautiful. I want the seventh generation to live in a world that celebrates our similarities and our diversity. The only way this type of world will exist is if we understand, care for, and love one another. So, I write. I write stories that allow the reader to see and understand my people, the Onondaga, the Haudenosaunee. That’s not to say I speak for every Onondaga or every Haudenosaunee person out there; I offer you my stories and my truth. I write stories from the Native American perspective, because that is the view Creator has given me to share with others. I write stories for all readers- stories that entertain, educate, inspire, and speak universal truths. I write stories that speak to the human experience, because in the end, that is what we are- same hopes, same fears, same needs, same feelings- human. I write for the world I want our seventh generation to find. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fcfe14271c4554207699105/1607552262320-XJYGE067PD9U7XZ1CMXZ/michelle3.png About https://www.michellecronin.net/home daily 1.0 2020-12-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fcfe14271c4554207699105/1607551723766-GOI4IHLQY5JD43SEAY9I/author100.png Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fcfe14271c4554207699105/1607467187061-7NRSESVDIRFKNIOVVSLQ/Michelle-Cronin-Writes-profile-photo.jpg Home Hello. Nyaweñha Sgeñ•noñʔ (I am thankful you are well). If you found me here you already know that I am a writer. I write children’s books (though one day I will surprise you with a memoir). What you may not know about me is that I am Native American. I am an enrolled member of the Onondaga Nation, which is located near Syracuse, New York, and I’m a proud member of the Turtle clan. I grew up at Onondaga and I attended the Onondaga Nation School from grades K-5. The Nation School is where I discovered the distinct lack of Native American voices in literature. This discovery, coupled with my lifelong love of writing, led to a conviction that I would one day become an author. There was no such thing as the #OWNVOICES movement when I was a child. But, I knew then, my focus would be to create contemporary stories that allow Native people, especially children, to see themselves authentically represented by one of their own. When I’m not writing, I’m either traveling, spending time with family & friends, or enjoying live music. I love to travel! What I enjoy most about traveling is meeting new people. It is a privilege to get to know and understand people from various backgrounds and cultures; what I’ve ultimately learned is that we have much more in common than we have differences. I am an alumni of Cornell University and Le Moyne College. I have a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and Communications from Le Moyne College. You will eventually be able to read about why I chose to leave Cornell when I write that young adult story. I am a former manager and banker who worked 15 years for the Onondaga Nation and 11 years in the banking industry in Las Vegas, NV and Syracuse, NY. I currently reside at the Onondaga Nation with my partner of 35 years, musician, Dugan Henhawk. https://www.michellecronin.net/events daily 0.75 2020-12-15 https://www.michellecronin.net/books daily 0.75 2020-12-09