Onondaga Nation

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Hoyane Chief Vincent Johnson Passes

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Hoyane Vincent E. Johnson, 84, of the Onondaga Nation Eel Clan, died July 13, 2024. Vincent "Vince" Johnson was one of the fourteen Hoyane of the Onondaga Nation Council of Chiefs.  He was always a staunch advocate for Onondaga and Haudenosaunee sovereignty for the future generations of Onondaga people.  As a traditionalist of the longhouse ways, Vince promoted returning … [Read more...] about Hoyane Chief Vincent Johnson Passes

Celebrating the Tully Valley Land Return: Aerial Video

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by Hilary-Anne Coppola In the summer of 2022, the Onondaga Nation and the US Department of Interior publicly announced the unprecedented return of over 1,000 acres of unceded Onondaga lands and waters. Known as the Tully Valley, this return is a small portion of the 2 million acres taken illegally by New York State in the late 1700’s and early 1800’s. Honeywell, the … [Read more...] about Celebrating the Tully Valley Land Return: Aerial Video

Botched testing leaves a mystery about progress of Onondaga Lake cleanup

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Syracuse.com by Glenn Coin Syracuse, N.Y. – It’s been nearly six years since we’ve seen a detailed look at how much toxic mercury remains in fish in Onondaga Lake. Honeywell is required to catch and sample fish each year to prove its cleanup is working. But because of laboratory errors and bureaucratic delays, fish caught after 2018 have still not been tested. That has left … [Read more...] about Botched testing leaves a mystery about progress of Onondaga Lake cleanup

Why a Native American Nation Is Challenging the U.S. Over a 1794 Treaty

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The Onondaga have asked an international commission to find that the United States violated a treaty guaranteeing the nation 2.5 million acres of land. New York Times by Grace Ashford Four or five years ago, Sidney Hill’s young son came to him with a question that Mr. Hill didn’t know how to answer. The boy had learned that day about the millions of acres of land that … [Read more...] about Why a Native American Nation Is Challenging the U.S. Over a 1794 Treaty