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#WaterIsLife Benefit Concert & Rally for Standing Rock

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3pm Saturday, October 22, 2016 Tsha' Thoñ'nhes, Rt 11A, Onondaga Nation • Live music, speakers, food trucks, silent auction, and merchandise for sale. • All proceeds will go to the Standing Rock Sioux Nation & Camp • Free Admission with a donation of a cold weather garment/gear.   Performances by: The Fabulous Ripcords Joe Driscoll Emmanuel … [Read more...] about #WaterIsLife Benefit Concert & Rally for Standing Rock

Onondaga Nation takes stand against Dakota Access Pipeline

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Syracuse.com: Onondaga Nation leaders and community members gathered this morning on the shores of Onondaga Lake to show support to the Standing Rock Sioux Nation who is fighting to stop the construction of an oil pipeline that they say threatens their water supply, as well as, the Missouri River. "We know what it is like to have our water polluted," said Onondaga Nation … [Read more...] about Onondaga Nation takes stand against Dakota Access Pipeline

Onondagas hold Prayer Circle in Solidarity with Standing Rock Sioux On Shores of Polluted Onondaga Lake: Tadodaho: “We know what it’s like to have our water polluted”

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Over 60 people joined Onondaga Nation leaders at the shores of Onondaga Lake this morning to conduct a prayer circle in solidarity with the Standing Rock Sioux Nation and members of over 120 Native Nations and their allies who have gathered in North Dakota at the Sacred Stone Camp to stop the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline, which threatens their water supply as well … [Read more...] about Onondagas hold Prayer Circle in Solidarity with Standing Rock Sioux On Shores of Polluted Onondaga Lake: Tadodaho: “We know what it’s like to have our water polluted”

Statement of Support for the Standing Rock Sioux Resistance to the Dakota Access Pipeline

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  ONONDAGA NATION’S STATEMENT OF SUPPORT FOR THE STANDING ROCK SIOUX’ RESISTANCE TO THE “DAKOTA ACCESS PIPELINE”            The Onondaga Nation issues this statement of support to our sister nation, the Standing Rock Sioux, and to their physical and legal resistance to this destructive and dangerous pipeline.  Onondaga shares the multiple concerns presented by the … [Read more...] about Statement of Support for the Standing Rock Sioux Resistance to the Dakota Access Pipeline

Haudenosaunee Leaders meet with United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon

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New York City- On Wednesday, May 18th, leaders of the Haudenosaunee meet privately with Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon to discuss self-determination, sovereignty, environmental concerns, and Indigenous Nations’ role at the United Nations. The Haudenosaunee are taking their fight to restore Onondaga Lake –and by extension all Indigenous lands and waters contaminated and … [Read more...] about Haudenosaunee Leaders meet with United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon

County to Onondaga Nation: We’ll give you a lakeshore parcel, location TBD

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Syracuse, N.Y. -- Onondaga County, which reneged on its 2011 promise to give the Onondaga Nation a piece of land along Onondaga Lake, agreed today to find a different, better lakeside parcel for the nation. The county Legislature voted to set up a committee that will study the best spot for a nation presence on the lake. The 2011 resolution had promised to give the nation … [Read more...] about County to Onondaga Nation: We’ll give you a lakeshore parcel, location TBD