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
2004
Letter to the Post Standard from Chief Sid Hill
December 4, 2004 Chief Sid Hill, Onondaga Nation Our Haudenosaunee Confederacy, a league of five Indian nations, was born on the shores of Onondaga Lake nearly 1,000 years ago, but our people have lived beside the lake since time immemorial. The Onondaga Nation, the spiritual center for the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, is connected to this body of water by ties that … [Read more...] about Letter to the Post Standard from Chief Sid Hill