Onondaga Nation

By Scott Malone Rueters BOSTON, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Diversified manufacturer Honeywell International Inc. has agreed to a $451 million cleanup of pollution in Onondaga Lake in upstate New York, New York state Gov. George Pataki said on Thursday. Honeywell confirmed that a settlement had been reached and said it was in line with its previous estimates. A company … [Read more...] about Honeywell agrees to clean up New York lake

Syracuse Post Standard By Delen Goldberg Staff writer They stood at South Salina and Castle streets holding signs that read, "EPA and DEC: Do the right thing!" and "I want to swim in Onondaga Lake." They chanted, "Fire it up, ready to go!" and cheered through bull horns. Most importantly, the group of residents and environmental advocates gathered Monday on … [Read more...] about Pointing Out the Hotspots Tour focuses on environmental justice in Syracuse

Program nearly triples number of new American Indian students on campus Syracuse Post Standard By Nancy Buczek Staff writer Syracuse University's current population of new American Indian students is greater than ever before, jumping more than 181percent compared to last fall. SU officials attribute the increase from 16 new American Indian students last year to 45 … [Read more...] about SU sees jump in Indian students

Woman famous for studying chimps advocates living in harmony with nature. Syracuse Post Standard By Delen Goldberg Staff writer Forty years ago, Jane Goodall recognized human qualities in the chimpanzees she studied in Africa. Though they built tools and engaged in warfare, she saw compassion and emotion in the animals scientists previously thought of as purely … [Read more...] about Goodall makes appeal to save Onondaga Lake

Syracuse Post Standard Sean Kirst POST-STANDARD COLUMNIST Onondaga Lake, its waters gray and restless in a September drizzle, spread out in front of Tom Porter Tuesday as he told a story. Porter is a Mohawk Indian, and he was explaining what he knows about the Mohawk hairstyle to a crowd that included Jane Goodall, the renowned scientist. Many young Americans use that … [Read more...] about A Forgotten Truth

Syracuse Post Standard By Pam Greene Staff writer An international leader in Native American human rights issues spoke Monday at Syracuse Stage. The draw of Oren Lyons, who helped establish the United Nations' Working Group for Indigenous Populations, left few vacant seats in the theater. It was part of the Onondaga Nation's yearlong educational series. Lyons - … [Read more...] about Justice has not prevailed, Lyons says

Syracuse Post Standard Letter to the Editor: New York state is unjustified in moving to dismiss the Onondaga Nation's land rights action ("State seeks dismissal of suit by Onondagas," Aug. 16). The Onondaga Nation is asking the court to declare the taking of their peoples' land illegal and wrong. The state claims in its motion that "laches" applies. Laches is a … [Read more...] about Judgment Daze -Dismissal of land rights suit would be unjustified by court