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	Onondaga County, New York - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Onondaga County is a county located in the state of New York.
		Onondaga County is in the west central portion of New York State, west of Utica and east of Ithaca.
		Onondaga Lake is bordered by many of the larger communities in the county.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Onondaga_County,_New_York (882 words)

	Onondaga indians - Canadian History
		With the exception of a part of the Seneca, the Onondaga were the last of the five tribes originally forming the League of the Iroquois to accept fully the principles of the universal peace proposed by Dekanawida and Hiawatha.
		Early in 1647 a band of Onondaga on approaching the Huron country was defeated by a troop of Huron warriors, the Onondaga chief being killed and a number taken prisoners.
		The Onondaga had good reason for fearing the Conestoga, for the Jesuit Relation for 1647-48 states that in a single village of the latter people there were at that time 1,300 men capable of bearing arms, indicating for this village alone a population of more than 4,500.
	www2.marianopolis.edu /quebechistory/encyclopedia/Onondagaindians.htm (2451 words)

	Onondaga (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Onondaga, geographically at the centre of the 5 IROQUOIS nations, were designated "firekeepers" of the Iroquois league, serving as moderators at councils and retaining the WAMPUM records of the confederacy.
		The main Onondaga town, as "capital" of the Iroquois Confederacy, was a hub of frontier diplomacy for 2 centuries.
		The Onondaga themselves burned their town when an army under FRONTENAC invaded their country in 1696.
	thecanadianencyclopedia.com /index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0005935 (190 words)

	Encyclopedia of North American Indians - - Onondaga (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Onondaga (People of the Hills) are one of the founding nations of the Iroquois Confederacy, a union of Indian nations that acts through a combined legislative body known as the Grand Council.
		The Onondaga Nation was among the strongest voices supporting a position of neutrality which the confederacy generally followed during the wars between England and France in the eighteenth century.
		The Onondaga Nation has long asserted that these treaties of land cession were improper, and tensions between the Iroquois Confederacy and the United States attributed to these and other land issues contributed to the passage of the federal 1790 Non-Intercourse Act, under which Congress committed itself to being a party to all Indian land transactions.
	college.hmco.com /history/readerscomp/naind/html/na_026400_onondaga.htm (585 words)

	Onondaga - Indian Law Resource Center (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Haudenosaunee and the Onondaga Nation are seeking legal recognition of their title to lands unlawfully taken by New York State in violation of the federal Trade and Intercourse Acts (25 U.S.C. Section 177) and other federal laws and treaties.
		These lands, which comprise the aboriginal territory of the Onondaga Nation, are a strip of land between the Oneida Nation lands and the Cayuga Nation lands, roughly centered on the City of Syracuse.
		It is for these reasons that the Onondaga Nation has requested the U.S. government to participate with the Onondaga Nation in talks with the State of New York and to file suit in the federal court along with the Nation.
	www.indianlaw.org /onondaga.html (1661 words)

	Onondaga Lake
		Onondaga Lake and adjoining portions of the Seneca River are tightly linked with respect to water quality, ecological concerns and management issues.
		Onondaga Lake is hypereutrophic (having excessive growth of aquatic plants) because of the
		Onondaga Lake is severely polluted with various forms of nitrogen as a result of loads received from METRO.
	www.upstatefreshwater.org /html/onondaga_lake.html (1407 words)

	ONONDAGA - LoveToKnow Article on ONONDAGA
		Their chief town, near the site of the present Onondaga, consisted of some 240 houses in the middle of the 27th century, when the tribe was estimated as numbering between 1500 and 1700.
		During the 18th century the tribe divided, part loyally supporting the Iroquois league, while part, having come under the influence of French missionaries, migrated to the Catholic Iroquois settlements in Canada.
		Of those who supported the league, the majority, after the War of Independence, settled on a reservation on Grand river, Ontario, where their descendants still are.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /O/ON/ONONDAGA.htm (172 words)

	Iroquois linguist brings Onondaga language to class
		To do that, he is conducting outreach at the Onondaga reservation to develop a curriculum to teach the language to children, and he is experimenting with virtual reality software to see whether the language can best be visualized -- and taught -- in cyberspace.
		Onondaga is a language of space, and how you are in that space, and is called an 'aspect' language.
		At Onondaga, Connelly is interacting with the few fluent speakers who are still there to improve his fluency and knowledge.
	www.news.cornell.edu /Chronicle/00/6.8.00/Connelly.html (1054 words)

	EPA Region 2 Notice of Request for Proposals for Onondaga Creek Water Quality Monitoring Information Transfer to the ...
		Onondaga Creek is a major tributary of Onondaga Lake, which has been identified as one of the most polluted water bodies in the United States.
		Onondaga Creek, which flows from the south to north through the Nation, contributes significant proportions of total annual loads of suspended sediment, phosphorus, and chloride to Onondaga Lake originating from farms and mudboils in the sub-watershed upstream of the Onondaga Nation territory.
		The region of Onondaga Creek, Onondaga Lake, and surrounding lands is considered sacred by the Onondagans; the original Haudenosaunee confederation (excluding the Tuscarora) was formed on the shores of Onondaga Lake centuries ago.
	www.epa.gov /region02/rfp/2005/onondaga_creek.htm (2660 words)

	Onondaga Nation
		The Onondaga Nation is the "Firekeeper" or central council fire of the Haudenosaunee.
		The Onondaga Nation seeks legal recognition of its title to the lands that were unlawfully taken by New York State in violation of the federal Trade and Intercourse Acts (25 U.S.C. Section 177) and other federal laws and treaties.
		The ultimate purpose of the Onondaga Nation in the assertion of its land rights is to enable the Nation to maintain its culture and way of life, and to protect the earth and its environment for all inhabitants of central New York.
	www.onondaganation.org /media.faq.html (1552 words)

	Nov 19/97: Onondaga people assert their rights
		The most significant event that has occurred was May 18, 1997 when the Onondaga Council of Chiefs used the force of New York State Troopers and Onondaga County Sheriff's Department to quell the voices of Confederacy people, this enraged Native and non-Native alike.
		Onondagas are now insisting that their Government representatives be Onondagas and no other.
		We the Onondaga will be a premier example on how Haudenosaunee people can improve economically, strengthen and revitalize culturally in their territory.
	www.kahonwes.com /newyork/nov1997.html (1246 words)

	Onoda'gega (People of the Hills)Onondaga (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Onondaga are known as the Fire-keepers, which has significance when the Grand Council of Chiefs, composed of all fifty chiefs of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, meet to discuss matters of importance to the entire Confederacy.
		The Onondaga wear one of the two feathers in an upright position and one feather is tilted downward on their feathered hats.
		If the man were a chief of the Onondaga Nation, he would wear attached to his feathered hat deer antlers that symbolize his authority as one of the fourteen chiefs of the Nation.
	www.peace4turtleisland.org /pages/onondaga.htm (831 words)

	Onondaga Reservation: Can a Sovereign Nation be controlled by State Tax Laws? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Onondaga, or ‘the people of the hills’, originally resided in Jefferson County, but in the late 1700s they moved southward into the present Onondaga County, occupying the hilly country south of Onondaga Lake.
		The Onondaga have been dealing with the tax evasion issue, but a deeper and longer standing issue has them caring less about the tax evasion issue and more about the re-claiming of their land.
		For generations The Onondaga Nation and the Haudenosaunee have faced poverty in their communities, a condition worsened by the recent economic downturn in Central and Upstate New York.
	www.neo-vox.org /vox/vox_09/vox_09.html (1681 words)

	Onondaga, 1934 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The ONONDAGA was moored at the south buoy in the harbor and sighted the enemy at 0540 before the air station was attacked.
		The only time the ONONDAGA left her mooring at Women’s Bay Kodiak, during the week was on the 27th when she conducted antisubmarine patrol of f Kodiak entrance from 0842 to 1840.
		The ONONDAGA departed Pier 41 on 30 April in Port Angeles Harbor, Washington, to await departure of SS TOLOA, whom she was to escort.
	www.uscg.mil /hq/g-cp/history/Onondaga_WPG_79.html (4127 words)

	Onondaga Lake
		Size and location: Onondaga Lake is located along the northern side of the City of Syracuse in Onondaga County, New York.
		Responsibility for the establishment and leadership of the partnership was delegated to the Secretary of the Army.
		The Onondaga Lake Partnership is led by an executive committee, which serves as the partnership's decision-making authority.
	www.epa.gov /region02/water/lakes/onondaga.htm (673 words)

	The Onondaga (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The woman of the Onondaga were extremely powerful and were in charge of their families.
		The Onondaga did not have horses or cars so their only means of transportation was by walking.
		The Onondaga and the Mohawk tribes were the only two tribes that celebrated the yearly cycle of the seasons.
	www.ga.k12.pa.us /academics/LS/4/sstudies/Colonial/4K/4k98/4kakm.htm (351 words)

	NYSDEC Region 7- Onondaga Lake
		The Onondaga Lake area was the center of the Iroquois Confederacy prior to the exploration and settlement by Europeans.
		Onondaga Lake is one of the most polluted lakes in the United States.
		Dissolved oxygen level and water clarity in Onondaga Lake are improving, in part due to the reduction in phosphorus levels in the lake.
	www.dec.state.ny.us /website/reg7/onlake (1123 words)

	Onondaga Nation Land Claim
		Like other Onondaga leaders, however, Shenandoah is cautious commenting on the claim, emphasizing it's still under discussion in the longhouse—where people of his tribe make their decisions.
		NYS still pays members of Onondaga Nation $2,400 a year in treaty annuities, along with the annual provision of 150 bushels of salt—which was intended to compensate the Onondagas for the loss of the salt-rich deposits along Onondaga Lake.
		Clinton's Salt Treaty to the Onondagas began: "The Onondagoes do hereby cede and grant all their lands to the people of the State of New York forever." Onondaga chiefs refused to sign, and Clinton left frustrated but unrelenting, and went to meet with Oneidas, who also refused to sign away land.
	www.championtrees.org /yarrow/landclaim.htm (5279 words)

	NCEDR - Case Studies / Onondaga County Responds to Public Concern About Water Quality
		Residents at the south end of the lake were especially concerned by high turbidity because that area of the lake was largely isolated from the rest of the lake by an old causeway.
		A number of vocal water supply customers argued to the Onondaga County Legislature that the Onondaga County Water Authority and the County Health Department were not responding adequately to their concerns about the drinking water quality.
		The Onondaga County Environmental Management Council suggested that a comprehensive study of the lake and its watershed be undertaken before the County Legislature made any decision about alternatives other than the filtration plant.
	sunsite.utk.edu /ncedr/casestudies/cases/otisco.htm (1256 words)

	Onondaga Indian Tribes
		In 1720 it was again removed to Onondaga creek, and their present reserve is in that valley, a few miles south of the lake (Beauchamp, inf'n, 1907).
		In Sept. 1655 the Onondaga sent a delegation of 18 persons to Quebec to confer with Governor de Lauson and with the Algonkin and Hurons.
		In this Onondaga project of peace the Cavuga and Oneida showed favorable interest, but the Seneca would not listen to it, and the Mohawk were still more averse to it as they were jealous of what had been done by the Onondaga.
	www.accessgenealogy.com /native/tribes/onondaga/onondagahist.htm (2277 words)

	Onondaga - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Onondaga is the name of some places in North America:
		Onondaga (geological formation), a geological formation, a layer of dense limestone that outcrops in New York and Ontario, Canada
		This is a disambiguation page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Onondaga (112 words)

	Onondaga -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		The Onondaga inhabited villages of wood and bark longhouses occupied by related families.
		U.S. Native American leader of the Onondaga Indians and, from 1969, Tadadaho--chief of chiefs, the spiritual and political spokesman--of the Six Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy (b.
		Situated at the southern tip of Lake Onondaga in the central part of the state, it serves as the seat of Onondaga County.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9088435?tocId=9088435 (785 words)

	Onondaga County, New York - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The name is in honor of the Iroquoian tribe that formerly occupied the region.
		German Immigrant Ancestors in Syracuse and Onondaga County, New York (historical/genealogical site) (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mstone/)
		This page was last modified 11:57, 9 May 2005.
	www.butte-silverbow.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Onondaga_County,_New_York (923 words)

	Onondaga Lake Improvement: Midland overflow abatement project (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Aug 2002 Onondaga County adopted a modified project plan reducing the number of vortex units from four to two and added 2.5 million gallons of underground storage—thus increasing the amount of CSO captured and reducing the amount to be processed through the RTF and discharged to Onondaga Creek after treatment.
		Onondaga County Legislature authorized acquisition of property for construction, operation, and maintenance of Phase II Midland Avenue RTF and conveyances.
		March 2003 Onondaga the County further modified its plan by locating most of the RTF and the underground disinfection tank on CENTRO property adjacent to the bus garage.
	www.lake.onondaga.ny.us /ol3108.htm (1606 words)

	Onondaga Cave State Park - Cave Tours - Missouri State Parks and Historic Sites, MoDNR (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		With an interesting history and a river flowing through the cave, Onondaga Cave is a spectacular registered National Natural Landmark.
		Onondaga Cave tours leave from the visitor center and are available from 9 a.m.
		It is more strenuous than the Onondaga Cave tour and covers one and two-thirds miles round trip.
	www.mostateparks.com /onondaga/cave.htm (414 words)

	Onondaga County Syracuse, New York (Counties)
		The county seat of Onondaga County, New York, is Syracuse.
		Cicero is located in Onondaga County and is in the Western Region of the state and was named after...
		Skaneateles is located in Onondaga County in the Western Region of the state 17 miles SW of...
	www.ohwy.com /ny/y/y36067.htm (277 words)

	Onondaga (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Hanni Woodbury (elicitor, editor and translator), Concerning the League: The Iroquois League Tradition as Dictated in Onondaga by John Arthur Gibson.
		In collaboration with Reg Henry and Harry Webster on the basis of A. Goldenweiser's Manuscript.
		Beside the Onondaga text itself (with interlinear morpheme-by-morpheme analysis and glosses) and a free translation into English, there is a long introduction placing the document in the larger context of Iroquois oral tradition, copious footnotes, and a detailed phonological appendix.
	wings.buffalo.edu /linguistics/ssila/learning/onondaga.htm (209 words)

	USN Ships--USS Onondaga (1864-1867)
		USS Onondaga, a 2592-ton twin-turret monitor, was built at Greenpoint, New York.
		Onondaga was decommissioned at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in June 1865.
		In an arrangement approved by the Congress, she was sold back to her builder in March 1867 and immediately resold to France.
	www.history.navy.mil /photos/sh-usn/usnsh-o/onondaga.htm (568 words)

	Indianz.Com > News > Onondaga Nation makes history with land claim (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		A lawsuit in the works for decades finally came to fruition on Friday when the Onondaga Nation filed a claim for more than 2 million acres in upstate New York.
		The Onondaga Nation is the last of the Haudenosaunee, or Iroquois Confederacy, to file a land claim.
		Unlike the other tribes, the Onondagas don't want to settle for gaming rights but instead want to reclaim some land and seek a cleanup of areas they say have been polluted by companies.
	www.indianz.com /News/2005/006993.asp?print=1 (225 words)

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