Onondaga Nation Brings George Washington's Wampum Belt to Washington DC

Today the Onondaga Nation and other Haudenosaunee leaders will bring to Washington DC the wampum belt US President George Washington commissioned for the Haudenosaunee to commemorate the 1794 Treaty of Canadaigua. They will use it to remind the American government and people of their treaty obligations, which have yet to find justice in the US courts. The Onondaga Nation will announce the appeal of their Land Rights Action to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals.

A press conference with the wampum belt will be held at 9:30 am est in the Murrow Room at the National Press Club in Washington DC. It will be webcast live.

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