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Haudenosaunee witness North Dakota pipeline protests as cops swoop in

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NEAR CANNON BALL, N.D. – Central New Yorkers supporting protesters at a North Dakota oil pipeline have witnessed clashes as authorities move in. Gunny Richmond has been among them. Richmond, an Onondaga Nation citizen from the St. Regis Mohawk Reservation, drove a van of supplies to the protesters in September. She expected to stay four days. But after unloading clothes and … [Read more...] about Haudenosaunee witness North Dakota pipeline protests as cops swoop in

Onondaga Nation Sends Attorney to Standing Rock: Joe Heath is an expert in indigenous rights and defense of environmental activists

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Cannonball, North Dakota — The Onondaga Nation’s General Counsel, Joseph Heath, Esq., arrived at Standing Rock today to offer his services to the water protectors who have been arrested. His career in social and environmental justice spans decades, including an extensive background in Indian Law, criminal defense, and defending against trespass cases. The Standing Rock Sioux … [Read more...] about Onondaga Nation Sends Attorney to Standing Rock: Joe Heath is an expert in indigenous rights and defense of environmental activists

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?

Onondaga Nation Case Study Assesses United States’ Failure to Protect the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Committee on the Implementation of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples will consider case study for 2016 International Law Association conference in Johannesburg

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Syracuse, NY– The International Law Association’s Committee on the Implementation of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples has accepted a Case Study on the lack of justice in the United States for the Onondaga Nation’s Land Rights to be included in a forthcoming report.  On April 15, 2016 it will be two years since the Onondaga Nation petitioned the Inter-American Commission on … [Read more...] about Onondaga Nation Case Study Assesses United States’ Failure to Protect the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Committee on the Implementation of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples will consider case study for 2016 International Law Association conference in Johannesburg