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[hedgehog]

54. My land is included in the map I saw even though the deed goes back to land

granted to a Revolutionary war vet by the Federal government. The Iroquois supported the British during the war, so some of their land was seized then.There are a hell of a lot of people, and millions of dollars worth of development in that territory. As near as I can make out, we're talking about a center slice right through New York State.

http://www.onondaganation.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/landmap2.pdf


While I have no problem with some sort of compensation, I think returning the land at this point would be a major problem.

The Onondaga Nation says it wouldn't make me move:

"Will I be moved from my home?

No.
The Onondaga Nation does not intend a mass exodus of people from their homes. As instructed by our ancestors in the Two Row Wampum, we are to live together in Peace and Friendship Forever. To force families from their homes is not a peaceful way. It happened to our Onondaga villages, we wouldn’t want a similar trauma to happen today. "

http://www.onondaganation.org/land-rights/faq/#homemoved

What isn't clear to me is whether or not the Onondaga Nation claims title to my home and would claim the right to tax me:

http://www.onondaganation.org/land-rights/goals/

Before anyone decides to flame me, consider this: there isn't a square foot of land in the United States that wasn't one time settled by the Native peoples. Would you want to be told that the city where you live is now the territory of an Indian Nation? There needs to be a lot of discussion on how to resolve the injustices of the past.