Onondaga Nation

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Land Rights

Why a Native American Nation Is Challenging the U.S. Over a 1794 Treaty

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The Onondaga have asked an international commission to find that the United States violated a treaty guaranteeing the nation 2.5 million acres of land. New York Times by Grace Ashford Four or five years ago, Sidney Hill’s young son came to him with a question that Mr. Hill didn’t know how to answer. The boy had learned that day about the millions of acres of land that … [Read more...] about Why a Native American Nation Is Challenging the U.S. Over a 1794 Treaty

Onondagas see moral victory in international panel taking on land claim rejected by courts

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Syracuse.com Mark Weiner A decade after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected the Onondaga Nation’s historic claim to its ancestral lands, an international panel representing 35 countries will conduct its own review of the case. The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights agreed to hear the Onondaga Nation’s claim that the United States and New York state unjustly took its land … [Read more...] about Onondagas see moral victory in international panel taking on land claim rejected by courts

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Rules Onondaga Land Rights Case Can Continue

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New York, NY - The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights has upheld the Onondaga Nation’s right to pursue claims against the United States and New York State for the unjust taking of Indigenous lands two centuries ago without approval by the US Congress or governing authorities of the Onondaga Nation. The landmark Admissibility ruling, issued by the IACHR which is part … [Read more...] about The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Rules Onondaga Land Rights Case Can Continue

OAS Commission on Human Rights accepts Onondaga’s Petition for Land Justice against the United States.

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Onondaga Nation - In late February of 2022, the Onondaga Nation was informed by the Organization of American States (O.A.S.) Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Commission that the Onondaga Nation’s Petition against the United States has been accepted.  The Commission has ruled the Petition has met all of their initial screening criteria. In meeting that criteria, the … [Read more...] about OAS Commission on Human Rights accepts Onondaga’s Petition for Land Justice against the United States.

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

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