In one of the largest private land return initiatives in what is now known as New York State, a forested 600-acre property is returning to Indigenous care.

The Six Nations Iroquis Cultural Center (6NICC) has acquired 600 acres of forested land in Onchiota, NY, in the largest private landback deal in the state’s history. The land was purchased last week f...

The Six Nations Iroquis Cultural Center (6NICC) has acquired 600 acres of forested land in Onchiota, NY, in the largest private landback deal in the state’s history. The land was purchased last week from Paul Smith’s College for $1.1 million with funding from The Nature Conservancy. The acquisition adds to a 330-acre parcel transferred to the Six Nations by the Adirondack Land Trust in 2022.

The Six Nations Iroquis Cultural Center (6NICC) has acquired 600 acres of forested land in Onchiota, NY, in the largest private landback deal in the state’s history. The land was purchased last week f...

The transfer of ownership is one of the largest returns of private land to Indigenous people in state history.

ONCHIOTA — David Kanietakeron Fadden wants to hear his cousin. He’s a member of the Mohawk Wolf Clan through his mother, but he’s never seen or heard his clan’s namesake in the wild. Wolves were once ...

The sale of Paul Smith's College property is one of the largest returns of private land to Indigenous people in state history

The transfer of ownership is one of the largest returns of private land to Indigenous people in state history.

The Six Nations Iroquis Cultural Center (6NICC) has acquired 600 acres of forested land in Onchiota, NY, in the largest private landback deal in the state’s history. The land was purchased last week f...

"Ray Fadden was born on Aug. 23, 1910, in a farmhouse owned by his grandparents five miles east of the hamlet of Onchiota. During his life, he traveled to American Indian communities throughout the st...

A brand-new children’s play area — the Adirondack Imaginarium — has been installed at Albany Airport created with The Wild Center.

Paul Smith’s College has joined the Six Nations Iroquois Cultural Center, The Nature Conservancy, and the Adirondack Land Trust in a landmark land-back partnership that will return more than 900 acres of land in Onchiota, New York to Indigenous stewardship.

Six Nations Iroquois Cultural Center adds property in one of the largest returns of land to Indigenous people in New York State history

The Six Nations Iroquis Cultural Center (6NICC) has acquired 600 acres of forested land in Onchiota, NY, in the largest private landback deal in the state’s history. The land was purchased last week f...