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

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

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

Law Suit Asserts Rights to Historic Territory That Stretches From Pennsylvania to Canada Onondaga Nation Territory—In a historic legal filing, the Onondaga Nation today asserted its rights to a wide stretch of New York State land while insisting that this action will not result in any evictions. “The Onondaga people wish to bring about a healing between themselves and all … [Read more...] about Onondaga Nation Announces Land Rights Action Promising No Evictions