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Haudenosaunee Leaders meet with United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon

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New York City- On Wednesday, May 18th, leaders of the Haudenosaunee meet privately with Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon to discuss self-determination, sovereignty, environmental concerns, and Indigenous Nations’ role at the United Nations. The Haudenosaunee are taking their fight to restore Onondaga Lake –and by extension all Indigenous lands and waters contaminated and … [Read more...] about Haudenosaunee Leaders meet with United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon

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

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

Haudenosaunee delegates travel to Washington DC

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By Frieda Jacques Washington, DC - On February 22nd 2016 a delegation of Haudenosaunee Chiefs and Clanmothers and observers met with federal representatives.  The meeting was held in the Treaty Room of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building a few doors from the White House.  The meeting was to recognize and honor the signing of the 1794 Treaty of Canandaigua. Our … [Read more...] about Haudenosaunee delegates travel to Washington DC

Onondaga Nation Calls for Better Cleanup of Onondaga Lake: Point to cap failures as sign remedy of Superfund site needs to be improved

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Onondaga Lake – The Onondaga Nation predicted in 2005 that the planned cap over Honeywell’s toxic waste at the bottom of Onondaga Lake would fail. But even they were surprised at how soon their predictions came true. In documents obtained by the Onondaga Nation from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation through a Freedom of Information request regarding … [Read more...] about Onondaga Nation Calls for Better Cleanup of Onondaga Lake: Point to cap failures as sign remedy of Superfund site needs to be improved

SUNY-ESF to work closer with native people on environmental sustainability

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VRVO NPR News: Students and faculty at the College of Environmental Science and Forestry in Syracuse are becoming more interested in the Native American approach to the environment. The college is making more of an effort to connect with the Onondaga Nation and the Haudenosaunee people. SUNY-ESF already has an undergraduate minor in native peoples and the environment and … [Read more...] about SUNY-ESF to work closer with native people on environmental sustainability