Please Support the Onondaga Nation!
I would like to ask DUers to join in this effort to assist the Onondaga Nation. As many of you know, the Onondaga are the Fire Keepers for the Haudenosaunee (Six Nations Iroquois Confederacy). The Two Row Wampum Renewal Campaign is closely allied with Onondaga, and I both trust them and endorse their efforts.
(If possible, please give this OP a "k&r," in order for others to see it. Thank you!)
Here is a link:
http://honorthetworow.org/support-onondaga-nations-quest-for-justice/
Support Onondaga Nation’s quest for Justice
Posted on April 16, 2014 by Mager
The Onondaga Nation’s quest for Justice took another step forward yesterday!
Two busses carried Onondagas, other Haudenosaunee people and a couple of non-native allies to Washington, DC yesterday. We traveled to show our support for the petition filed by the Onondaga Nation before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (part of the Organization of American States).
A well-attended news conference was held at the Washington Quaker Meeting House and then we went to the White House (though President Obama wasn’t there to welcome us). The Onondaga leaders brought with them the original wampum belt, commissioned by President George Washington, to mark the 1794 Treaty of Canandaigua. The Onondaga continue calling on the US government to honor the Covenant Chain of Treaties. President Obama specifically referred to this when speaking to native leaders last fall. Unfortunately, he is taking no action to honor the commitments, at least not yet. .......
Please join Neighbors of the Onondaga Nation in support of the Onondaga Nation as they bring their Land Rights Action to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (part of Organization of American States) as the next step in their quest for justice. They will present their petition in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, April 15.
We will gather at Syracuse’s Inner Harbor, where Onondaga Creek begins its final flow into Onondaga Lake. We will hear about the filing and offer our appreciations. If weather permits, those who wish to will walk to the Lake (about a mile). For more information, contact Carol at carol@peacecouncil.net or 315.472.5478
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there in spirit....
Two busses carried Onondagas, other Haudenosaunee people and a couple of non-native allies to Washington, DC yesterday. We traveled to show our support for the petition filed by the Onondaga Nation before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (part of the Organization of American States).
A well-attended news conference was held at the Washington Quaker Meeting House and then we went to the White House (though President Obama wasn’t there to welcome us). The Onondaga leaders brought with them the original wampum belt, commissioned by President George Washington, to mark the 1794 Treaty of Canandaigua. The Onondaga continue calling on the US government to honor the Covenant Chain of Treaties. President Obama specifically referred to this when speaking to native leaders last fall. Unfortunately, he is taking no action to honor the commitments, at least not yet.
http://honorthetworow.org/support-onondaga-nations-quest-for-justice/
Proud to kick and recommend.
with two of them right on top of Onondaga Hill. It's so politically correct to agree with the plight of Native Americans due to our history of abusing our nation's tribes.
The Onondaga Nation has never sold or otherwise relinquished its lands or its rights as a sovereign nation. Between 1788 and 1822 the State of New York took approximately 2.5 million acres of Onondaga Nation land, violating federal law, the Constitution and various treaties.
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Today, the Onondaga Nation consists of a 7,300-acre territory just south of Syracuse, NY.
http://www.onondaganation.org/news/2014/the-onondaga-nation-files-petition-against-united-states-with-inter-american-commission-on-human-rights-41514/
so what does 2.5 million acres look like?
And up in Watertown you have Fort Drum. It include Skaneateles Lake which is the main water supply for Syracuse. All this for an agreement made almost 200 years ago while our country was in its infancy? The Onondaga Nation cast its lot with this lawsuit instead of building a casino like their neighbors did with the Turning Stone. I remember this going on since the 70's.
If they were to prevail they would own that slice of CNY. Why should they prevail? As unfortunate as it was for Native Americans, we came, we saw, and we conquered. They lost and now cry fowl and want it back. I just can't muster up any sympathy for descendants who are really poor stewards of the land they own now. However they'll just rent everybody their land while residents still pay their mortgages. All property owners wouldn't have clear title to their land ... indeed it wouldn't be their land.
Offer reparations maybe? How would one even begin? We'd have to offer reparations to every tribe then and to whoever else was treated unfairly throughout history. They all have descendants too. Without some statute of limitations how far back can we all go? Why not a few centuries? Sure would keep a lot of lawyers very happy lol.
Smokes, gas, whatever. Just support your neighbors in Nedrow!!!
...and I did the 2014 thing and shared this on FB, Pat. 
