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Dyodihwasnye'nha' Administration Building 4040 Route 11 Onondaga Nation via-Nedrow, NY 13120 315-469-0302
About Us - Onondaga Nation
The Onondaga Nation is a member of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy. The Haudenosaunee is translated to the People of the Longhouse which is an alliance of native nations united for hundreds of years by law, traditions, beliefs, and cultural values. The Haudenosaunee is also referred to as the Iroquois or the Six Nation Confederacy.
Government - Onondaga Nation
The Onondaga Nation is a sovereign nation of people with its own government. This government has been in existence for countless centuries. Like other member-nations of the Haudenosaunee, the Onondaga Nation survives today as a sovereign, independent nation, living on a portion of its ancestral territory and maintaining its own distinct laws, language, customs, and culture.
Facts - Onondaga Nation
Facts. The present-day territory of the Onondaga Nation (“People of the Hills”) is approximately 7,300 acres just south of Syracuse near Nedrow, New York. Between 1788 and 1822, the Onondaga Nation lost possession of approximately 95% of its land through a series of illegal “takings” by the State of New York.
Today - Onondaga Nation
Today, the Onondaga Nation consists of a 7,300-acre territory just south of Syracuse, on which it maintains its sovereignty and operates outside the general jurisdiction of New York State. The Nation is still governed by a Council of Chiefs, selected in accordance with its time-honored democratic system. In the same vein, many Onondagas ...
History - Onondaga Nation
Birth of a Nation. Over a thousand years ago on the shores of Onondaga Lake, in present day central New York, democracy was born. The Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga and Seneca people had been warring against each other. There was great bloodshed and death surrounding us. These people of the five nations had forgotten their ways and their ...
Chiefs - Onondaga Nation
At Onondaga, there are 14 Hoyane or Chiefs. The chief titles originate from the original 50 leaders’ names from long ago. Tadodaho is a chief still sitting at Onondaga. Hiawatha, is still a chief among the Mohawk nation (he was adopted by the Mohawks to help form the first councils there). Each chief works with his Clan Mother and their clan.
Sovereignty - Onondaga Nation
Sovereignty is an inherent right that, in the case of the Onondaga Nation, was established with the formation of the Haudenosaunee and adoption of the Great Law of Peace. The Onondaga Nation has had and continues to possess sovereign authority, both as a nation and as part of the Haudenosaunee. With such sovereignty comes the power to pass laws ...
Treaties - Onondaga Nation
These agreements/treaties that the Onondaga and Haudenosaunee made included Gustenta’ or the Two Row Wampum sets forth how the Haudenosaunee and its new neighbors plan to live together. Listed below are three treaties that the Haudenosaunee made with the United States; the Treaty of Ft. Stanwix, the Treaty of Ft. Harmer, and the Canandaigua ...
The Onondaga Nation, in Unprecedented Land Back Moment, …
Jul 1, 2022 · The Onondaga Nation, in Unprecedented Land Back Moment, Regains 1,023 Acres of the Land From New York State. July 1, 2022 by Onondaga Nation