Interior Dept. to put 13,000 acres into trust for NY Oneidas May 21, 2008
The federal government will place 13,004 acres of upstate New York land into a trust for the Oneida Indian Nation. The U.S. Department of Interior says it has given final approval to the tribe's two-year-old application. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Land-into-trust timeline May 21, 2008
July 2003: A federal appeals court rejects arguments that the Oneida Indian Nation no longer exists, saying in a split decision that tribe members do not have to pay taxes on some properties in the city of Sherrill ... The city of Sherrill and the state of New York had asked justices to review a lower court s decision barring the taxation of a textile plant and a gas station-convenience store owned by Oneida Indian Nation ... March 2005: The Supreme Court ruled in an 8-1 decision that the Oneida... (Utica NY Obserer, NY)
Ruling could mean transformation for region May 21, 2008
If the U.S. Department of the Interior's land-into-trust ruling issued Tuesday stands, the Oneida Indian Nation would have more than 13,000 acres to govern in western Oneida County and northeastern Madison County. The implications are enormous, promising a profound political, economic and social impact on the future of both the Oneidas and the surrounding local community. (Utica NY Obserer, NY)
Nations enterprises earn high ratings May 17, 2008
Three of the Oneida Indian Nation s enterprises have earned high ratings from the AAA, according to a news release from the Nation. The Lodge at Turning Stone has earned a Four-Diamond rating for the third year in a row, and the Tower Hotel and Wildflowers gourmet restaurant at the Lodge both earned the Four-Diamond rating for their second consecutive year. (Utica NY Obserer, NY)
Hanna: Economic reform tops agenda in run for Congress May 16, 2008
Arcuri's spokeswoman, Marion Read, said Arcuri was working hard in areas of concern for local residents, including fighting the New York Regional Interconnect power line, bringing about negotiations on the Oneida Indian Nation land-into-trust plan, and furthering economic development in the area. Congressman Arcuri is honored to represent the hard-working people of this district and deliver results on the issues that matter most for local families, Read said. (Utica NY Obserer, NY)
Harvard Law dean named American Indian Empowerment Fund advisory board member Apr 22, 2008
The AIEF, established by the Oneida Indian Nation, builds upon the Nation s long-standing tradition of sharing resources to benefit others. We are gratified to have Elena Kagan join our board, Oneida Nation Representative and CEO Ray Halbritter said. (Cambridge Chronicle, MA)
Will cigarette tax benefit Oneidas? Apr 21, 2008
More smokers are likely to buy cheaper cigarettes from the Oneida Indian Nation, where state and local taxes aren t included, hurting sales at area convenience stores, the president of the New York Association of Convenience Stores said ... Sue Binney of Mohawk, who smokes about a pack a day, said she and her friends already go to the Nation to buy cigarettes and offer to buy cartons for each other if they re headed to Vernon, where the Oneida Indian Nation owns convenience stores. (Utica NY Obserer, NY)
Local news in brief Mar 30, 2008
Oneidas to display battle painting The Oneida Indian Nation next month will display its original painting, The Oneidas at the Battle of Oriskany, at Valley Forge National Historic Park in Valley Forge, Pa. The painting depicts one of the bloodiest battles of the Revolutionary War, with an emphasis on the Oneidas who fought alongside the colonists as the United States first allies. (Utica NY Obserer, NY)
Most at hearing back Picente stance Mar 7, 2008
Oneida County Executive Anthony Picente received praise and derision for his desire to negotiate with the Oneida Indian Nation at a hearing about the Nation s land-into-trust plans Thursday night. More than 30 people voiced their opinion at the hearing, which Picente called after the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs announced its proposal to place just over 13,000 acres of the Oneidas land into federal trust. (Utica NY Obserer, NY)
Oneidas may get land in federal trust Feb 23, 2008
The Oneida Indian Nation would be allowed to place more than 13,000 acres of its ancestral upstate New York homelands into federal trust under a preferred alternative plan offered Friday by the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs ... We are grateful for the Department of Interior's hard work during this process, said Mark Emery, a spokesman for the Oneida Indian Nation. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
> Reactions from around the region Feb 23, 2008
Real-estate agent: Property values should be OK A Vernon real estate agent doesn't believe the federal government's 13,000 recommendation of the Oneida Indian Nation's land-into-trust will hurt property value in Western Oneida County ... Though Stanton doesn't think any land should go into trust, the establishment of the Oneida Indian Nation and its enterprises including the Turning Stone Resort & Casino has helped the real estate market in the area, he said. (Utica NY Obserer, NY)
> Real estate agent sees minimal impact Feb 23, 2008
VERONA A Vernon real estate agent said Friday he doesn't believe the federal government's recommendation to put 13,000 acres of the Oneida Indian Nation's land into trust would hurt property values in western Oneida County ... Would destroy the area Oneida Castle resident Tony Burnett said Friday he is worried about his taxes going up because of the federal government s recommendation that 13,000 acres of Oneida Indian Nation land be into trust ... Although Stanton said he doesn't think any land... (Utica NY Obserer, NY)
Opposition to Shabbona bingo facility organizes Jan 10, 2008
Legal filings made by the DCTAC to the federal government state that even if the tribe still has a treaty-recognized title for the land, the Supreme Court decision City of Sherrill v. Oneida Indian Nation means gambling cannot be conducted until the Potawatomi place the land into a federal trust. All parties affected by the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation's plans for a gaming operation in the Shabbona area including the county, the DCTAC, the state and the tribe submitted arguments last year to... (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
Court will decide whether Oneida land is tax exempt Nov 7, 2007
VERONA Lawyers for two upstate New York counties will argue Tuesday before a federal appeals court that the counties should be able to seize land from the Oneida Indian Nation if the tribe doesn't pay its property taxes. U.S. District Judge David Hurd incorrectly applied a U.S. Supreme Court case when he ruled for the Oneidas in 2005, according to attorneys for Madison and Oneida counties, who will appear Tuesday before the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York City. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Brooks Unveils 2008 County Budget Oct 31, 2007
I have to read it over and start doing my homework," Christopher said. Brooks says the proposed budget, for the first time in years, forecasts a fund balance rather than a deficit. mrh/ay Email this Story to a Friend Print Friendly Version Trick or treaters in one Pittsford neighborhood are in for a treat. Residents in the Bloomfield School District voted in favor of a bond proposal. One of Rochester's own took to the hot seat Tuesday night as the city's second school district superintendent... (R News)
Threat Leads to Charlotte Lockdown Oct 30, 2007
" The school reminds students that they can tell a staff member about any threats they hear or call the safe school hotline at 866-284-7040. Callers can remain anonymous. ajl Email this Story to a Friend Print Friendly Version New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo reached a settlement with a major insurance company on how it ranks doctors. Can concussions do more damage to us than we realize? Researchers have found evidence concussions can be a risk factor for development of Alzheimer's disease... (R News)
Spitzer Compromises on License Plan Oct 28, 2007
" Dinolfo questions how the state will be able to implement this new plan. She says there are concerns with the state's verification equipment that need to be addressed. ajl/rv Email this Story to a Friend Print Friendly Version Fewer games ahead than there are behind as local football sectionals continued Saturday. So you think carving the perfect jack-o-lantern is hard enough, right? Try doing it under water. Everyone can do their part to help save energy and protect the planet. That was the... (R News)
Suspected Truck Stopped at Wegmans Oct 27, 2007
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NY Removes Casino Liquor License Oct 27, 2007
The Oneida Indian Nation says the state has no legal basis for pulling the plug on alcohol being served by caterers at the tribe's casino operations ... The Oneida Indian Nation says the state has no legal basis for pulling the plug on alcohol being served by caterers at the tribe's casino operations. (R News)
State board denies tribe liquor licenses Oct 4, 2007
VERONA, N.Y. The state Liquor Authority says it will not issue liquor licenses to the Oneida Indian Nation. After delaying a decision for a month, the liquor board says it cannot issue permits to the Oneidas while unsettled sovereignty issues between the tribe and the state are being litigated in court. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
PGA Tour returns to CNY Sep 21, 2007
Turning Stone Resort, operated by the Oneida Indian Nation, was chosen to host the event because of the venue's quality and how it performed as the last-minute substitute host for the final B.C. Open last summer. Flooding forced the PGA to change the venue for the 2006 B.C. Open from En-Joie Golf Club in Endicott, N.Y., just two weeks before it was scheduled. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Aussie Flanagan to make first PGA start in N.Y. Sep 20, 2007
"It's just a matter of learning how here in these seven events and taking that to next year.''The Turning Stone Resort Championship, which kicks off the new PGA Fall Series, has a purse of $6 million, the largest of the seven events on the fall slate. Which means it could have a bigger impact on the final list of money leaders.The top 125 players retain fully exempt status to play on Tour in 2008, and the Fall Series determines Nos. 31 through 125. (The top 30 were already decided through the... (MSNBC -- Sports)
State delays decision on liquor license for Oneidas Sep 7, 2007
VERONA The New York State Liquor Authority put off until at least next month a decision on licensing the Oneida Indian Nation to serve alcohol at its three upstate golf courses. The delay means the Oneidas will not be permitted to serve alcohol at the inaugural Turning Stone Resort Championship golf tournament, a 6 million PGA event that begins Sept. 17. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Town Illegally Assessed Casino Aug 21, 2007
A federal official says Verona has illegally assessed the Oneida Indian Nation's Turning Stone Casino and Resort ... The town's assessment could affect how much taxes the Oneida Indian Nation would have to pay before the federal government would take Oneida land into trust ... A federal official says Verona has illegally assessed the Oneida Indian Nation's Turning Stone Casino and Resort. (R News)
Court: Oneidas to pursue lawsuits Aug 15, 2007
VERONA Despite its wishes, the Oneida Indian Nation must proceed with lawsuits it filed in state court over whether nation-owned property can be taxed, a state appeals court has ruled. The nation filed lawsuits in state court against 22 municipalities in Madison and Oneida counties in 2005 but sought to withdraw them after federal Judge David Hurd ruled that the counties could not pursue foreclosure proceedings to seize nation property over unpaid taxes. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
State Appeals Court Says Tribe's Lawsuits Will Go Forward Aug 15, 2007
(Verona, N.Y.) AP - Despite its wishes, the Oneida Indian Nation must proceed with lawsuits it filed in state court over whether nation-owned property can be taxed, a state appeals court has ruled ... "We look forward to the prospect of the reversal of Judge Hurd's decision and the ultimate collection of these taxes rightfully due, assuring that finally the Oneida Indian Nation will contribute its fair share to support the infrastructure that it and its businesses benefit so richly from,"... (FOX23 News, NY)
Cayugas refuse negotiations Jul 27, 2007
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 ... Shipley said he expects land into trust to be granted to the Oneida Indian Nation in Madison and Oneida counties, and for the counties to take the case to... (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Turning Stone tells visitors to stop bringing alcohol Jul 15, 2007
The resort, owned by the Oneida Indian Nation, has tried for six years to get a license to serve alcohol. e believe this policy of not permitting alcoholic beverages onto our premises provides us an opportunity to reach an agreement with the state in a way that ultimately results in the best resort experience, the notice says. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Woman admits she killed bicyclist Jun 29, 2007
Oneida Indian Nation Enterprises Ca.. for Urology Practice in Glens Falls. (Albany Times Union)
Steroids probed in wrestler death Jun 28, 2007
Oneida Indian Nation Enterprises Ca.. a leading women's retailer, success. (Albany Times Union)
Seneca County postpones vote on Cayuga land claim settlement Jun 20, 2007
He also referred to a hand-out with an excerpt of the U.S. Supreme Court decision in the city of Sherrill v. the Oneida Indian Nation case that said tribes couldn't have their open-market property purchases within their land claims automatically revert to sovereignty but said the land-in-trust process rovides the proper avenue to reestablish sovereign authority over territory last held 00 years ago. Both tribes applied for their land holdings to be taken into trust following the decision. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Tribes blend old, modern medicine Jun 10, 2007
Life requires balance, said Adams, one of 150 Iroquois elders at a recent health conference for American Indian senior citizens at the Oneida Indian Nation in central New York, cradle of the powerful Iroquois Confederacy. American Indians have long experienced more health problems compared to other groups of Americans. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
More of this story Jun 8, 2007
Tribes with land-in-trust applications in New York say the U.S. Supreme Court told them to follow the land-in-trust process in the city of Sherrill v. the Oneida Indian Nation case. Get all the news delivered to your doorstep everyday. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
How will land settlement fare this time? May 30, 2007
George Pataki traveled to upstate New York to surround himself with local officials and trumpet a 500 million land claim settlement with the Oneida Indian Nation. Within weeks, the agreement unraveled, partly because no one bothered to include two other out-of-state Oneida tribes that were party to the land claim. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Revolutionary War demonstration draws history lovers May 10, 2007
The demonstrations including the Oneida Indian Nation and 2nd Pennsylvania Regiment re-enactment groups at the Conway's Brigade area in the park drew a large crowd ... Included in the re-enactment were members of the Oneida Indian National Living Historic Program from New York. (King of Prussia Courier, PA)
Tribe seeking another casino May 8, 2007
The Cayuga Indian Nation of New York's and the Seneca-Cayuga Tribe of Oklahoma's land claim litigation was dismissed in a 2005 decision, but the two tribes, as well as the Oneida Indian Nation and other tribes with New York roots have filed for their land holdings to be taken into sovereign trust status. Spitzer is supporting an off-reservation casino in the Catskills for the St. Regis Mohawks. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
State makes its play in casino tax dispute May 7, 2007
The state and Oneida Indian Nation had until April 30 to ask federal Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne for an extension to work out a new gambling or gaming compact to be finished by Oct. 1. But in a long legal position paper that Spitzer's special counsel Richard Rifkin sent to Kempthorne on April 30, the state says no way to negotiations. (Albany Times Union)
Local Companies to Build Fed Prison May 4, 2007
The deadline has passed for the Oneida Indian Nation and New York State to discuss the future of the Turning Stone Casino. Two of the nation's most popular fast food chains are turning away from artery-clogging trans fat. (R News)
Fate Of Turning Stone Uncertain May 2, 2007
The deadline has passed for the Oneida Indian Nation and New York State to discuss the future of the Turning Stone Casino ... The deadline has passed for the Oneida Indian Nation and New York State to discuss the future of the Turning Stone Casino. (R News)
Season Resumes at Pittsford May 2, 2007
As we all go through this we also want to remember and support the Webster Schroeder lacrosse program who is going through some of the same things we have gone through," stated Pittsford athletic director Scott Barker. Barker added that even though the last three weeks were difficult for Pittsford, the team rallied around the support it received from the lacrosse community nationwide. Schroeder won the game 9-7. Email this Story to a Friend Print Friendly Version It was an emotional return to... (R News)
More Home Cookin' Headed For Iraq May 2, 2007
All the hours and preparation and measuring and trips and cooking, it's all worthwhile because just to see the faces of the soldiers saying thank you for all you're doing for us," said Contreras. Customer donations help pay for the shipping, which equals about $100 dollars per package. sh Email this Story to a Friend Print Friendly Version It was an emotional return to the lacrosse field for one area high school team. Nearly three weeks after the death of one of its teammates, Pittsford resumed... (R News)
Local players chosen in NFL draft Apr 30, 2007
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Dogs Seized from Rochester Home Mar 22, 2007
The federal government is "reconsidering" its 1993 approval of the compact that allowed the Oneida Indian Nation to open the Turning Stone Casino in central New York. Residents in area villages cast their votes Tuesday. (R News)
Interior Department reconsidering compact allowing Turning Stone Mar 20, 2007
March 20, 2007, 10:29 AM EDT ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) _ The federal government is "reconsidering" its 1993 approval of the compact that allowed the Oneida Indian Nation to open the Turning Stone casino in central New York, according to an Interior Department letter sent to the tribe and Gov. Eliot Spitzer. The March 15 letter from department Deputy Solicitor Lawrence Jensen gives the two sides until April 30 to notify the Interior Department they've begun negotiations on a new gaming compact. (Newsday -- Long Island)
State report says paying taxes would not hurt tribe Mar 19, 2007
March 19, 2007, 10:06 AM EDT VERONA, N.Y. (AP) _ The Oneida Indian Nation turned a profit of more than $115 million last year from its casino and other businesses, according to a state report. The nation is so profitable that even if none of its lands were put into trust and the nation had to pay property taxes, the nation's survival would not be jeopardized, concluded Gregg Jarrell, an economics and finance professor at the University of Rochester. (Newsday -- Long Island)
Casino's status under review Mar 18, 2007
Former Gov. George Pataki had implored the federal government for a ruling on the legal status of Turning Stone, run by the Oneida Indian Nation in Verona, which has lost two court judgments on the legal standing of the casino. A letter from Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Gov. Eliot Spitzer was expected to be sent by Friday advising the governor of the U.S. Department of Interior's plans to revisit Turning Stone's status, Gross said. (Albany Times Union)
$10 Million Sovereign Nations Scholarship Fund Endowment Campaign to Benefit American Indian Students Mar 17, 2007
The American Indian College Fund sincerely thanks American Indian Nations such as the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians, Forest County Potawatomi, Ho-Chunk Nation, Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe, Oneida Indian Nation Foundation (New York), San Manuel Band of Mission Indians, Upper Skagit Indian Nation, and Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians for accepting this challenge and conveying the message that American Indian education is essential for American Indian communities. When the wise leaders of... (PR Newswire)
Parlaying Casinos Into Empires Mar 17, 2007
"We're creating such opportunity," says Ray Halbritter, chief executive of the Oneida Indian Nation of New York, whose Turning Stone Resort & Casino near Syracuse generates some $100 million in gross annual profit. Tribes with gambling operations are expanding fast, and they're moving into an astounding variety of businesses. (BusinessWeek)
High court authorized collection from non-Indians Feb 15, 2007
Nothing in the law prohibits the tax exemption coupon issued by the Oneida Indian Nation to its members from being used on the Seneca Nation territories. Lastly, Murphy asserts that New York State cannot "precollect" taxes to which it is not entitled on cigarettes being shipped to another state. (Buffalo News -- Opinion)
Reviving American Indian Language a Full-Time, Paying Job Jan 15, 2007
It's part of an effort to eventually have all 1,200 members of the Oneida Indian Nation speak the language fluently. Students in the two-year program are paid to learn the language and pass it on to their family and friends. (FOX23 News, NY)
