Cayugas reject more negotiation

27 Jul 2007

NEW YORK -- As reported by the Auburn Citizen: "A Seneca County Board of Supervisors committee voted Tuesday to reject a proposed settlement to limit the acreage the tribe applies to take into sovereign trust status in exchange for a Las Vegas-style casino in the Catskills.

"In response, the Cayuga Nation rejected any further negotiations with Seneca County about the issue, according to Seneca County leaders and published reports. Dan French, the attorney who negotiated the proposed settlement on behalf of the Cayugas, did not respond to a phone call Wednesday night.

"The Cayugas, however, still plan to consider a settlement with Cayuga County, even though they previously asked that the two counties vote on the same night on the proposal.

"...The Cayugas' land claim litigation was thrown out by a federal appellate court in 2005, but another 2005 decision by the U.S. Supreme Court told the Oneida Indian Nation and other New York tribes that they could apply for their land to be taken into trust even though open-market property purchases can't automatically become sovereign.

"Since that decision, The Cayugas and other New York tribes have applied to have their land deeds held in sovereign trust by the federal government. The vast majority of trust applications by American Indian individuals and tribes are accepted by the U.S. Department of Interior, but no trust lands have so far been established in New York..."

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	Cayugas reject more negotiation 27 Jul 2007 NEW YORK -- As reported by the Auburn Citizen: "A Seneca County Board of Supervisors committee voted Tuesday to reject a proposed settlement to limit the acreage the tribe applies to take into sovereign trust status in exchange for a Las Vegas-style casino in the Catskills. "In response, the Cayuga Nation rejected any further negotiations with Seneca County about the issue, according to Seneca County leaders and published reports. Dan French, the attorney who negotiated the proposed settlement on behalf of the Cayugas, did not respond to a phone call Wednesday night. "The Cayugas, however, still plan to consider a settlement with Cayuga County, even though they previously asked that the two counties vote on the same night on the proposal. "...The Cayugas' land claim litigation was thrown out by a federal appellate court in 2005, but another 2005 decision by the U.S. Supreme Court told the Oneida Indian Nation and other New York tribes that they could apply for their land to be taken into trust even though open-market property purchases can't automatically become sovereign. "Since that decision, The Cayugas and other New York tribes have applied to have their land deeds held in sovereign trust by the federal government. The vast majority of trust applications by American Indian individuals and tribes are accepted by the U.S. Department of Interior, but no trust lands have so far been established in New York..."

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