Onondaga Nation

Letters between early New York State officials show how lands inhabited by the Onondagas were sold to the state and to settlers, ignoring treaties and agreed-upon borders.

A map from 1792 that shows parcels that make up the Onondaga Nation territory covers all of Syracuse, Onondaga County and other local towns and villages. Put in historical perspective, it sheds light on illegal treaties that took the land from indigenous people, reducing the reservation size to a small fraction of what it was.

The Onondaga Nation hopes to be heard in court in early 2023 on why the nation and its people want the Columbus monument in Syracuse moved from its current location.

This week activists and a local health non-profit remembered those who had passed from AIDS on World AIDS Day; harsh weather meant more shelter intakes for the Syracuse Rescue Mission and indigenous students discussed what Syracuse University can do to make the students feel supported. Check this week's WAER Round-Up to find what other local news you've missed from Nov. 28- Dec. 2!

Akwesasne Mohawk Kateleen Ellis recently graduated from Syracuse University and reflects back on how indigenous student programs help make Native American students feel welcome, while cultural ignorance in faculty, staff and other students remains.

Onondaga Nation member Alfred Jacques has made lacrosse sticks in the traditional fashion for more than 5 decades, preserving Haudenosaunee culture.

On this episode of The Land You're On, we hear about the process and consideration of traditional lacrosse stick making from preeminent craftsman Alfred Jacques, recorded at his workshop at Onondaga.

An Onondaga Nation member is preserving hundreds of varieties of corn, beans and other plant seeds to preserve cultural links to the nations of the Haudenosaunee and indigenous people's ways of life.

The state Department of Transportation worked with the Onondaga Nation to craft an image of the Hiawatha Belt that adorns the side of the bridge.

Native Americans working with Syracuse University are helping staff and students learn about original inhabitants of Syracuse, while educating about issues that still face indigenous people, such as the Onondagas, Oneidas and other nations of the Haudenosaunee.