Living harmoniously with the Earth and giving thanks for all of creation are fundamental to the Onondaga Nation. This leads them to advocate for environmental protection and restoration throughout their traditional territory and beyond.
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Onondaga Lake
The Haudenosaunee Confederacy was formed on the shores of Onondaga Lake over a thousand years ago. The lake continues to play a central role in the spiritual life of the Onondaga Nation. Just north of Syracuse, Onondaga Lake is one of the most chemically-polluted lakes in the world. Learn More
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Hydrofracking
NOON has been working with allies across New York to advocate a total ban on hydrofracking in the state. In January, 2013, thousands of protesters called for a ban at Governor Cuomo’s State of the State address in Albany. Learn More
Resources
- The Claim and the Cause: Onondagas say their rights empower the fight for a clean environment – op-ed by Sidney Hill (Tadodaho), Syracuse Post-Standard, March 13, 2005
- Neighbor to Neighbor, Nation to Nation; Water Connects Us All– by Robert Kehoe
- The Onondaga Fishery: From Sustainable Salmon to Carp for Sport – by JE Cope Savage
- The Ice is Melting in the North: Statement to the UN Peace Summit – by Oren R. Lyons
PDF file (tri-fold brochure) - Our Debt to Nature – by Sidney Hill
- Law of the Land: The Onondaga Nation’s Lawsuit Seeks to Revive a River – by Ryan Whirty, E Magazine
- Onondaga Lake: We Stand at a Fork in the Road – from the March 2007 Peace Newsletter
- Convening of Indigenous Peoples to Heal Mother Earth – by Jeanne Shenandoah
- NOON Advocates Ban on Hydro-Fracturing and Horizontal Drilling