St. Regis Mohawk tribe members might have another way to get around soon.
The tribe is beginning to conduct a feasibility study about the potential
uses and profits of a public transportation system. The study is being funded
through a $25,000 grant from the federal Food and Drug Administration.
U.S. District Judge Lawrence Kahn sided with the Oneida Indian Nation on several
claims involving the land into trust lawsuit Monday in Albany.
The
lawsuit -- filed by Oneida County Legislators Michael Hennessy and Chad Davis,
Assemblyman David Townsend and two citizen advocacy groups -- against the OIN,
Department of the Interior and ...
It looks like another heated battle is smoldering in the state's repeated quest to
collect taxes on Indian cigarette sales.
The State Tax Department is rolling out a new plan, which would require
manufacturers to not send their tobacco products to non-taxing Indian retailers.
Dozens of people showed support for a Cazenovia teenager battling cancer. Taylor
Matt, 17, has Leukemia and needs a bone marrow donor to receive a transplant.
Her Native American, Greek and Irish heritage makes it challenging to find a
donor.
In 2009, the Oneida Nation Foundation distributed more than $50,000 to needy
organizations and institutions here in Central New York and in Indian Country.
The donations went to groups focusing on many areas including education,
healthcare, veterans and the environment.
There's a new way to settle land disputes on the St. Regis Mohawk
Reservation.
After a month of screening applicants, officials have appointed a tribunal to
hear an...
Susan P. Abrams for years led a determined group of Senecas that almost derailed
casino gambling by the tribe, arguing at local and national forums that casinos
were a b...
The St. Regis Mohawk Tribal Election Board Friday certified the referendum held
on Saturday, January 30 approving the tribe's interest in pursuing
off-reservation gaming...
The Madison County Board of Supervisors' Native American Affairs Committee met
Tuesday to discuss what they say is slow but steady progress of the county's
litigation ag...
Four appeals have been filed to challenge the St. Regis Mohawk tribe's recent
referendum about off-reservation gaming, according to tribal officials.
This is the sec...
The St. Regis Mohawk tribe's drug court is beginning to take shape.
The tribe received a $350,000 Department of Justice grant in August to set
the court up and hire a...
The Seneca Gaming Corp. posted a profit during the first quarter of the
company's 2010 fiscal year, despite a continued lag in slot machine and table
game revenues.
...
The debate over the proposed collection of taxes from cigarettes generated by
American Indians sales to non-Native Americans was played out Jan. 26 at a
public hearing i...
