Tribe Lays Claim to 3,100 Square Miles of New York State

New York Times

An article by Kirk Semple published in the New York Times, discusses the recent filing of a lawsuit by the Onondaga Nation against the state of New York, "claiming that it owns 3,100 square miles of land stretching from the St. Lawrence Seaway to the Pennsylvania border and including Syracuse." the Onondaga Nation believes that New York State illegally acquired the land; it is the largest Indian land claim ever filed in the state.