2005

Report Picks Apart New York State-Honeywell Plan as Completely Inadequate Mercury And Other Hazards Will Still Threaten Syracuse June 30, 2005—The Onondaga Nation today released a detailed report pointing out numerous threats to public health in the “clean-up plan” for Onondaga Lake that New York State and Honeywell have agreed upon.  The report highlights the need for … [Read more...] about Onondaga Lake Plan Will Remove Corporate Liability Leaving Toxic Waste In Place

Statement by Sidney Hill, Tadodaho, Onondaga Nation Council of Chiefs “The Onondaga Nation strongly takes exception to the Appeals Court decision to throw out the Cayuga Nation’s land claim. To us, it seems strange that a Federal Court would so casually re-write Federal laws, treaties, and the constitution of the Unites States, the supreme law of the land.  “In taking … [Read more...] about Onondaga Nation Takes Exception to U.S. Appeals Court Decision on Cayuga Land Claim: Federal Law Should Not Be Violated Without Remedy

by Wendy Gonyea, Delegate Last fall, a conference in Japan sounded like a fantasy, but with the hard work of Phil Arnold, of Syracuse University and Takeshi Kimura, of the University of Tsukuba, it happened - a delegation of Haudenosaunee attended the 19th World Congress of the International Association for the History of Religions (IAHR) March 24 - 30th in Tokyo, Japan. … [Read more...] about Onondaga Communications Reports on 19TH World Congress of the International Association for the History of Religions

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 for advice. … [Read more...] about For the Onondaga Nation, a Historic Day

Nation wants lake, other sites cleaned up 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 … [Read more...] about Onondagas File Huge Land Claim