The Land You're On

The agreement with owner Honeywell is the most significant land-back accomplishment in North America.

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights rules the US must answer for allowing the illegal seizure of Onondaga land by New York State centuries ago.

Legal documents from the late 19th century show how the Onondaga Nation was trying to gain back historic wampum belts. The brief also sheds light on who sold and gave away the historic artifacts.

Discussion of wampum's purpose and importance, and an 1898 Plaintiff's brief in which the Onondaga attempted to regain these materials from New York State. 3 in a 3 part series centered around items from the Special Collections Research Center at the SU Libraries.

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 wealthy landowner's 1794 letter to the State Legislature proposes disbanding the Onondaga Reservation, citing "great inconveniences" to neighbors. 2 in a 3 part series centered around items from the Special Collections Research Center at the SU Libraries.

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.

A Special Collections map sparks a conversation about land speculation and a discussion of generational trauma. 1 in a 3 part series centered around items from the Special Collections Research Center at the SU Libraries.

Diane Shenandoah was hired by Syracuse University to help with indigenous students' wellness and sense of belonging, part of changes to campus that serve and acknowledge Native American culture.

In a first-of-its-kind position in American Higher Ed, Diane Schenandoah incorporates Indigenous principles into her healing work with students.