Onondaga Nation

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Language is Identity by Jourdan Bennett-Begaye

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4-year-old named Gowennotha sat at the table sorting a puzzle with a 30-year-old Mohawk man in a white two-story house that sits next to the Onondaga Nation School on the Onondaga Nation, 15 minutes south of Syracuse, New York. Just moments before the puzzle sorting, Gowennotha walked into the lavender room talking to her mother, effortlessly flipping between Onondaga and … [Read more...] about Language is Identity by Jourdan Bennett-Begaye

County to Onondaga Nation: We’ll give you a lakeshore parcel, location TBD

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Syracuse, N.Y. -- Onondaga County, which reneged on its 2011 promise to give the Onondaga Nation a piece of land along Onondaga Lake, agreed today to find a different, better lakeside parcel for the nation. The county Legislature voted to set up a committee that will study the best spot for a nation presence on the lake. The 2011 resolution had promised to give the nation … [Read more...] about County to Onondaga Nation: We’ll give you a lakeshore parcel, location TBD

NY Law Journal: U.S. Should Honor Onondaga Treaty

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This month marks two years since the Onondaga Nation, which I represent, filed a petition with the Organization of American States' InterAmerican Commission on Human Rights charging the American government with human rights violations for refusing to even consider gross violations of treaty obligations under the 1794 Treaty of Canandaigua—signed on behalf of a new United States … [Read more...] about NY Law Journal: U.S. Should Honor Onondaga Treaty

Is Onondaga County reneging on promise to give lakeshore land to Onondaga Nation?

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Syracuse.com. -- Onondaga County officials appear to be flip-flopping on a 2011 promise to turn over a portion of Onondaga Lake shoreline to the Onondaga Nation. The county's environment director, Travis Glazier, told a committee of county legislators today that the county should keep all land it owns along the shore for public use. The Environmental Protection Committee … [Read more...] about Is Onondaga County reneging on promise to give lakeshore land to Onondaga Nation?

Haudenosaunee White House Meeting

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On February 22, 2016, Haudenosaunee leaders met with U.S. officials at the White House in Washington, DC to commemorate and formally acknowledge the Canandaigua Treaty. The treaty was signed on November 11, 1794, and ratified by President George Washington on February 21, 1795, 300 years and one day before this historic meeting. Please open this link to read the text of the … [Read more...] about Haudenosaunee White House Meeting

Tsha Thoñ’nhes: Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement of 2016

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Syracuse, NY - On March 21, 2016, the first day of spring brought an honor to the Onondaga Nation.  The Syracuse Section of Society of Civil Engineers named the Nation’s Tsha Thoñ’nhes as the recipient of the Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement of 2016. “We are very honored that the Society of Civil Engineers recognized us for Tsha’ Thoñ’nhes,” said Onondaga council … [Read more...] about Tsha Thoñ’nhes: Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement of 2016