Syracuse - On Sunday, November 10, 2024 Drumlins Country Club hosted the Upstate Lacrosse Lacrosse Hall of Fame dinner where three Onondagas were added to this year’s class. Those individuals are Russ George, Jeremy Thompson, and Cory Sullivan who was a member of the 2004 LeMoyne Lacrosse championship team. Russ George who is already a member of the Ontario Lacrosse Hall … [Read more...] about George, Thompson, and Sullivan join 2024 Upstate Lacrosse Hall of Fame
Onondaga Nation leaders make first unrestricted visit to reclaimed waterfall: ‘It hasn’t sunk in’
Central Current By Patrick McCarthy Standing at the bank of a clear pool, Hazel Powless and Alma Lowry stared at the white waters falling from fifty feet above them. The waterfall, one of the Fellows Falls of the Tully Valley, feeds the main tributary to Onondaga Creek. Relentlessly flowing, the water rushed over rocks and moss. For the first time since the Onondaga … [Read more...] about Onondaga Nation leaders make first unrestricted visit to reclaimed waterfall: ‘It hasn’t sunk in’
The Onondaga Nation reclaimed 1,000 acres of its land. Now it seeks restoration.
Central Current by Patrick McCarthy Steps away from a small gravel parking lot off Tully Farms Road, Sid Hill and Joe Heath reflected on the clear, upstream waters of an Onondaga Creek tributary flowing beneath their feet. For the first time in centuries, the gleaming waters belonged to them. After the completion of a land transfer from Honeywell International on … [Read more...] about The Onondaga Nation reclaimed 1,000 acres of its land. Now it seeks restoration.
Onondaga Nation reclaims tiny portion of its original territory in landmark agreement
WAER.COM Click to listen Tully Valley - More than 200 years after their land was taken by the state and federal governments, the Onondaga Nation is now reclaiming a small fraction of its original 2.5 million acre territory. Nation representatives recently signed a legal document with Honeywell International for the return of 1,000 acres of pristine land at the headwaters … [Read more...] about Onondaga Nation reclaims tiny portion of its original territory in landmark agreement
Onondaga Nation reclaims 1,000 acres of ancestral land
Daily Orange by Ahna Fleming The Onondaga Nation has reclaimed about 1,000 acres of its ancestral homeland from Honeywell International Incorporated following a federal settlement agreement, the Nation announced Monday. The 1,000 acres of forested land being returned to the Nation are at the headwaters of Onondaga Creek, which flows from about 20 miles south of Onondaga … [Read more...] about Onondaga Nation reclaims 1,000 acres of ancestral land
Ancestral land returned to Onondaga Nation in upstate New York
ONONDAGA NATION TERRITORY (AP) — The Onondaga Nation has regained 1,000 acres (405 hectares) of its ancestral land in upstate New York, a tiny portion of the land members say was unjustly taken by the state beginning in the 18th century. The heavily forested land is south of Syracuse and near the Onondaga’s federally recognized territory. The land, which includes headwaters … [Read more...] about Ancestral land returned to Onondaga Nation in upstate New York
AGREEMENT TRANSFERRING 1,000 ACRES IN TULLY CREEK AREA COMPLETED
Onondaga Nation - On Friday, September 27th, representatives of the Onondaga Nation signed legal documents with Honeywell International for the return of 1,000 acres of land at the headwaters of Onondaga Creek which sits within the original treaty footprint set aside for the Onondaga under the 1794 Treaty of Canandaigua. That agreement transferring control of the land was … [Read more...] about AGREEMENT TRANSFERRING 1,000 ACRES IN TULLY CREEK AREA COMPLETED