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By Sidney Hill Onondaga Nation On March 11, 2005, we, the Onondaga Nation, filed our land rights legal case in the United States District Court. As we mark the anniversary of this filing, we give thanks for who we are, all we have and for all of our good neighbors. We invite everyone to join us in looking back over the last year's accomplishments. In the land-rights … [Read more...] about A Time to Heal

A Collaborative Educational Series Syracuse, NY By Shawna Booth The second series of shared discussions brought another large crowd as about 350 people gathered to listen to Sally Roesh Wagner and Jeanne Shenandoah discuss the role of women in Haudenosaunee and colonial culture. Sally Roesh Wagner began the evening by discussing the early days of the woman’s … [Read more...] about Haudenosaunee Women and the Women’s Movement

by Frieda Jacques The first night in the year long speaking series began at Syracuse Stage on Monday night called, Onondaga Land Rights & Our Common Future. There was an extremely large crowd on hand to hear Onondaga leaders Sid Hill and Audrey Shenandoah speak about the Onondaga Nation’s land right’s case. The auditorium was filled with people from the greater Syracuse … [Read more...] about Onondaga Land Rights – A Collaborative Educational Series

Onondaga historian fights for memory of native vets DICK CASE Syracuse Post-Standard There's a lot more to this Veterans Day Weekend of ours than the coupon sales at the malls. Disbelievers need to spend time listening to Irving Powless Jr., a chief of the Onondaga Nation. Irv is the son of a chief, secretary of the Onondaga Council of Chiefs and an avid historian of … [Read more...] about Onondaga chief fights for history of native vets

Syracuse Post-Standard Letter to the Editor: Onondaga Lake still has a long way to go before it can be considered even halfway cleaned up ("ESF Scientists Show Progress in Onondaga Lake Cleanup," Oct. 4; and "Celebrating Onondaga Lake's Halfway Point," Oct. 6). Just because half of the $460 million in taxpayer monies earmarked for lake cleanup projects has been spent does … [Read more...] about Lake Half-Clean? Not So Fast – Onondaga Lake still has a long way to go

The Onondaga Nation was proud to be part of the Wall of Honor Celebration. The Nation was a proud contributor of the Wall honoring the contributions of minorities during World War II. Chief Sid Hill spoke to the crowd and offered our Thanksgiving Address for those in attendance tonight and to remember all that have sacrificed so much. Many veterans in the community gathered … [Read more...] about The Wall of Honor