The Onondaga County Legislature will vote next Tuesday on a bill to transfer land to the
Onondaga Nation in New
York.
The tribe wants to reclaim the 36-acre Murphy's Island, on the Onondaga Lake shoreline. The site is considered sacred because the Peacemaker traveled across the lake to the area.
The bill is non-binding but it would help the tribe obtain the land, which is currently designated as park land.
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(The Syracuse Post-Standard 6/30)
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