Steve Wall of National Geographic Magazine photographed the life of the Haudenosaunee including many pictures featuring the Onondaga Nation - 1988. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7mKidPEZkM … [Read more...] about We’re Still Here
Onondaga Communications Reports on 19TH World Congress of the International Association for the History of Religions
by Wendy Gonyea, Delegate Last fall, a conference in Japan sounded like a fantasy, but with the hard work of Phil Arnold, of Syracuse University and Takeshi Kimura, of the University of Tsukuba, it happened - a delegation of Haudenosaunee attended the 19th World Congress of the International Association for the History of Religions (IAHR) March 24 - 30th in Tokyo, Japan. … [Read more...] about Onondaga Communications Reports on 19TH World Congress of the International Association for the History of Religions
Keepers of the Wampum – 1974
The Onondaga Nation Council of Chiefs in 1974 made a video describing the efforts to recover the wampum belts from the State of New York. … [Read more...] about Keepers of the Wampum – 1974
Press Conference at Onondaga Nation
On March 11th 1793, a number of Onondagas signed away almost 90% of the territory the nation had at that time. On March 11th 2005, 212 years later, The Onondaga Chiefs and Clan mothers filed their first in their land rights action, challenging the State of New York to admit to the taking of that and other Onondaga Nation Territory. The Nation is also asserting its, … [Read more...] about Press Conference at Onondaga Nation
Hoping to Reverse History and Pollution
New York Times By Kirk Simple SYRACUSE, March 25 - From a hillock on the shore of Onondaga Lake, Brad Powless, the newest chief of the Onondaga Nation, traced the outlines of his community's struggles, both ancient and modern. Hundreds of years ago, he said, pointing across the water, a peace delegation representing several Indian tribes crossed from the east side of the … [Read more...] about Hoping to Reverse History and Pollution
For the Onondaga Nation, a Historic Day
Syracuse.com By John O'Brien and Mark Weiner The Onondaga chiefs brought the news to their people in a meeting at the Longhouse Thursday night. The next day, the tribe would finally file a claim in federal court to ownership of more than 2 million acres of land in Upstate New York, after generations of talking about it. A 17-year-old boy stood up. He asked the chiefs … [Read more...] about For the Onondaga Nation, a Historic Day
Onondagas File Huge Land Claim- Nation wants lake, other sites cleaned up
Syracuse.com By Mike McAndrew Staff writer The Onondaga Nation will claim ownership of a 40-mile-wide swath of land stretching from the Thousand Islands to Pennsylvania in a historic lawsuit it will file today against New York, Onondaga County and Syracuse. The Onondagas will ask a federal court to declare that New York illegally acquired the land in five treaties between … [Read more...] about Onondagas File Huge Land Claim- Nation wants lake, other sites cleaned up