Onondaga Nation reclaims tiny portion of its original territory in landmark agreement

More than 200 years after their land was taken by the state and federal governments, the Onondaga Nation is now reclaiming a small fraction of its original 2.5 million acre territory. Nation representatives recently signed a legal document with Honeywell International for the return of 1,000 acres of pristine land at the headwaters of Onondaga Creek, south of the current reservation. WAER News met with long-time Nation legal counsel Joe Heath at one of the tributaries.

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