American Indian Law Alliance
American Indian Law Alliance (AILA) is a non-profit organization that works with Indigenous Nations and peoples in the Americas to protect their sovereignty, human rights, and Mother Earth.
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American Indian Law Alliance: An NGO in consultative status with the United Nations Economic & Social Council (ECOSOC)
About Us
The American Indian Law Alliance (AILA) was founded in 1989; it is an Indigenous, non-profit, non-partisan organization that works with Indigenous nations, communities, and organizations in our struggle for sovereignty, human rights, and social justice for our peoples.
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Onondaga Land Rights & Our Common Future: The Quest For Justice
Come commemorate the 20th anniversary of the historic filing of the Onondaga Land Rights Action
Where is Maple Bay?
Maple Bay on Onondaga Lake
‘The blood in our veins’: Onondagas reignite effort to win back Maple Bay, a foothold on Onondaga Lake
The lake is sacred to the Onondaga, who have not had a foothold on a portion of its shore in nearly 200 years. The county has so far not been willing to give the Nation the land.
Healing the Sacred: The Fight to Restore Onondaga Lake and Honor Indigenous Land
The Onondaga Nation is petitioning the Organization of American States (OAS) for land rights to Onondaga Lake, a notoriously polluted body of water in Central New York State.
Onondaga ‘LakeBack’ protest shades arrival of Seneca Chief with history of harm
As Central New Yorkers gathered to commemorate an ‘Erie Canal moment,’ Haudenosaunee remembered the canal’s long legacy of Indigenous harm.
A sacred lake, a Columbus statue, and an Indigenous people’s long struggle for land
Before white settlers came to Onondaga Lake, before the city of Syracuse grew along its shore, before the pristine waters became one of the most polluted bodies of water in the United States, it was a sacred place for the Onondaga Nation.
Unraveling the Roots of Colonization in New York State
Join us November 18, 6:30 PM EST for Unraveling the Roots of Colonization in New York State — a benefit for the #LandBack return of Onondaga Lake. We’ll explore how colonial legal doctrines still impact Indigenous lands today and hear from Onondaga Nation leaders