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GOOD NEWS! Historic Site on Mohawk River Back in Native Hands
Society & Culture  (tags: humans, politics, rights, society, law, native rights, indigenous peoples rights, culture, news, GoodNews, goodnews, government )

Cal
- 578 days ago - indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com
A location on the Mohawk River in New York considered a key site in the founding of the Iroquois Confederacy has been handed over to a Native foundation.
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Sue H. (8)
Monday October 17, 2011, 11:34 pm
Very good news indeed.
 

ChanTlalok Rain C. (365)
Tuesday October 18, 2011, 3:12 am
Thanks Cal, very good news, blessings!!
 

Alice C. (1772)
Tuesday October 18, 2011, 4:47 am
Thank you for the good news.
 

patricia m lasek (317)
Tuesday October 18, 2011, 5:06 am
This is wonderful news!
 

Stella AWAY W. (258)
Tuesday October 18, 2011, 12:03 pm
Magic!! Hope it will now remain in the hands of the descendants who have a RIGHT to be there!! Thanks for sharing Cal!
 

Tim C. (383)
Tuesday October 18, 2011, 3:04 pm
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Cal Thanks.
 

Jo Asprec (0)
Tuesday October 18, 2011, 5:01 pm
Good news! Let's value historic sites, specially for the indigeous peoples.
 

Shane C. (3)
Tuesday October 18, 2011, 6:48 pm
Good news. Noted.
 

Mike S. (72)
Tuesday October 18, 2011, 7:17 pm
Thanks for the great news Cal. Noted and shared.
 

Rosemary Rannes (563)
Tuesday October 18, 2011, 8:43 pm
It is never too late to do the right thing and I hope many other land negotiations of First Nations in Canada and Native Americans in the U.S. will have their ancestral lands returned successfully as well. Land rights with natural resources have robbed our indigenous peoples globally for too long!
 

Joe R. (157)
Wednesday October 19, 2011, 8:21 am
Yes, good news! Now about the other three sites ...
 

Sue Matheson (49)
Wednesday October 19, 2011, 9:33 am
this is very good news.
 

Svetlana B. (61)
Wednesday October 19, 2011, 2:15 pm
Thank you, great news. Noted
 

Nancy C. (751)
Monday October 24, 2011, 8:29 am
oh yes...lottsa work to do
 
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