printer friendly version
Cayuga Nation proposes land claim, tax settlement
Tuesday, October 21, 2003
The Cayuga Nation of New York is proposing to settle its land claim with the state for a casino and tax compact.
The tribe said it would share casino revenues with the state. But for the first six years, the tribe would keep a portion so the state can pay off a $247.9 million land claim judgment that is being appealed.
The tribe said it would enter into an agreement to cover taxation of alcohol, cigarettes, gasoline and other retail products to non-Indians. The tribe currently operates two convenience stores and gas stations.
The Seneca-Cayuga Tribe of Oklahoma proposed the exact same deal a year ago, a spokesperson told The Syracuse Post-Standard. The tribe, based in Oklahoma, is a party to the land claim and is seeking to reassert its rights in New York.
Get the Story:
Cayugas propose new land deal to Pataki
(The Syracuse Post-Standard 10/21)
Cayugas take proposal to settle land claim directly to Pataki
(The Albany Times-Union 10/21)
Related Stories:
Schumer to discuss N.Y. casino with BIA
nominee (10/17)
Cayuga Nation buys another gas station
(10/06)
Cayuga tribes slowly
reclaiming ancestral territory (09/02)
Cayuga Nation welcomes Indian Country
decision (07/23)
Oneida
Nation wins treaty lands case (7/22)
Copyright © 2000-2003 Indianz.Com
