Discuss: The Rights of the Land

I applaud the courage and perseverance of the Onondaga Nation and the dedication of the attorneys willing to represent them.  The land - water and earth and the people who respect it - need a voice.  Thank you for providing it.

I know some of you have heard about Peter Forbes – he’s the guy from Mad River, Vermont who’s done really fantastic work on protecting Walden Pond and the White Mountains in New Hampshire. He also launched a program to protect and revitalize urban gardens and farms across New England and he’s got a national reputation for being a champion of a new way of thinking – a lot like mine - where the health of the people and the health of the land are viewed as equal.  I wanted to let you know that Peter’s providing the keynote presentation at ELA’s Conference and Eco-Marketplace, February 27, in Springfield, MA.  He’s really worth listening to! Check out Peter’s schedule and the other speakers and demonstrations at: (http://ecolandscaping.org/conference.html)

Can anyone tell me what the Onondaga plan to do with the farmland that was returned to them? I hope that it will continue to be utilized in some way… pastoral farmland that has been loved and cared for for generations can be just as sacred as untouched natural places.

Thanks,
Krista

What a beautifully riveting and, more importantly, touching article.  It is a shame that too many people in this world truly disregard the knowledge, wisdom and some cases (what I feel) the right to their land.  All too often technological advancement and overall societal progression get in the way of the most incredible things that this amazing world has to offer.  I pray every single day that we will begin to see a delicate blend of all that is natural with technology.

Thanks for all these morally courageous and intellectually honest comments, even though approaching threats to human wellbeing and environmental health loom ominously before us. Imagine what would immediately occur if everyone followed your good examples by speaking truth to power. In the face of such daunting global challenges as humanity confronts in our time, it is so easy to curse the darkness and, by so doing, choose NOT to light candles, as you are doing. Keep lighting candles.

The “Real Onondagas’ have not yet filed our land claims. But we are working on it! If you look up the land claims you will find that there has been five claims filed over the years and when it is ready to be signed, they find that the ones that are representing the Onondagas’ are not of Onondaga decent. So, just to let you all know this will be the sixth time that they will try to sign them and it still won’t go through.They are just wasting alot of time and the Onondagas’ money.As we have already spoken to Ms. Nedra Darling,Assistant Secretary of the Department of the Interior and told her anything they sign is null and void. As we have sent her the proof that they are “NOT ONONDAGA” and any adopted person has no right to interfere in any of the Nations business. This is from our “Great Law of Peace”. So, they have committed “Treason”