Onondaga Nation

People of the Hills

2012

Onondaga Nation Appeals Dismissal Of Land Rights Action

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Onondaga Nation seeks justice and honoring of treaties despite courts, Doctrine of Discovery OnondagaNation.org Washington, D.C.—The Onondaga Nation lawyers filed the appeal of the 2010 dismissal of their Land Rights Action to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in New York City today, but Onondaga and other Haudenosaunee leaders chose Washington D.C. to announce the … [Read more...] about Onondaga Nation Appeals Dismissal Of Land Rights Action

Onondaga Nation Land Rights Appeal

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OnondagaNation.org Washington, D.C. - On February 28, 2012, the Onondaga Nation announced the appeal of the 2010 dismissal of the Land Rights Action to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. Onondaga and other Haudenosaunee leaders traveled to Washington D.C. to remind the United States government and people of their treaty obligations, which have yet to find justice in the … [Read more...] about Onondaga Nation Land Rights Appeal

2006 Affidavits in Land Right Case

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OnondagaNation.org The entirety of the Onondaga Nation's 2006 response to New York State’s motion to dismiss can be now viewed online. Included in its 1000 pages are Affidavits from historians Robert E. Bieder, J. David Lehman, Lindsay G. Robertson, and Anthony F.C. Wallace and hundreds of pages of primary historic documents. Volume 1: The filing, plus affidavits and … [Read more...] about 2006 Affidavits in Land Right Case

Treaties are the Supreme Law of the Land

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OnondagaNation.org February 19, 2012 Many times the Onondaga Nation Council receives visitors and is in the position to discuss the importance of treaties. The Haudenosaunee has made three treaties with the United States; Treaty of Fort Stanwix 1784, Treaty of Fort Harmer 1789, and The Canandaigua Treaty of 1794. The Council explaines that in the Constitution of the United … [Read more...] about Treaties are the Supreme Law of the Land

Northeastern Nations benefit from National Fish and Wildlife Service’s Generosity

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Oñgwaweñna by Curtis Waterman: Haudenosaunee Environmental Task Force On August 28, 2011, Hurricane Irene caused the waters of the White River in Bethel, Vermont to spill over its banks and flood the White River National Fish Hatchery contaminating the “closed well water” hatchery. This contamination was to the well water and not the fish. The hatchery rears Atlantic salmon … [Read more...] about Northeastern Nations benefit from National Fish and Wildlife Service’s Generosity