City of Oneida and Oneida Indian Nation reach agreement
March 20, 2006 It's a
historic day for the city of Oneida as Mayor Leo Matzke and the Oneida
Nation's Ray Halbritter finalize an agreement that will satisfy years of
unpaid ...
Oneida Nation files jet lawsuit
March 20, 2006 ... accident happened.
Representatives of the Oneida Nation, city of Syracuse, and Sensis all
declined to comment on the suit. No one
Glossary of land-claim terms
March 11, 2006 ... The
Sherrill decision: This is a reference to a US Supreme Court ruling in March
2005 that stated Oneida Nation property that it's acquired beyond its 32
Another hearing planned on Oneida land trust applicationFebruary 9, 2006
The US
Bureau of Indian Affairs is planning an informational
meeting in March for Oneida and Madison county residents on
the Oneida Indian Nation's land-into ...
Our workers vote, Oneida Nation warns February 3, 2006
... of what Turning
Stone offers, except on Indian land. ... "It's unfortunate that the Oneida
Indian Nation is ... are following a long-standing American tradition, two
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NationoffersCityof Oneidacarboncopy
compactOctober 21, 2005 ONEIDA - The compact
offered to the City of Oneida is the same as the one the Oneida Indian
Nation negotiated with Sherrill.
Schools unsure how to use Indian taxes
October
9, 2005
(NEW YORK) -- Five local school districts received
more than $1.13 million in 2005 taxes from the Oneida Indian Nation in the
last 10 days, but the payments have left district administrators uncertain
about how these unprecedented payments will affect future budgets.
October
9, 2005
(NEW YORK) -- The Oneida Indian Nation and the City of Sherrill have ended
their lengthy legal battle by reaching an agreement whereby the Nation will
pay city property taxes and follow all city codes.
Judge hears arguments in Oneidas' case 9-8-05 (NEW YORK) -- The Oneida Indian Nation might be required under a
recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling to pay property taxes, but that doesn't
mean Madison County can foreclose on nation land, a nation lawyer argued
Wednesday in federal court in Utica.
Oneida Nation loses official ruling 8-16-05
In a decision released Monday, state
Supreme Court Justice William O'Brien ruled that two Oneida Indian women
did not wait too long before filing their suit in February against
nation Men's Council member Clint Hill.
Oneidas lower offer for claims 8-12-05
ALBANY -- The Oneida Nation of New York proposes to resolve the giant
Oneida land claim in central New York for $250 million from the state
and the right to a reservation of 27,500 acres, according to a
confidential document submitted to a federal mediator.
Oneida Nation work on pact
7-19-05
The
Oneida tribe already has negotiated agreements with the villages of
Ashwaubenon and Hobart, the city of Green Bay and most recently the town of
Oneida. Now the tribe is meeting with Brown County, and officials expect to
have something in place before budget talks begin in November. The tribe
also is negotiating with Outagamie County.
N.Y. legal battles ongoing 7-8-05
ONEIDA NATION HOMELANDS, N.Y. - Reports of the demise of New York state
tribes are exaggerated, as they always have been. Legal fights are
delaying the impact of two serious recent losses in federal courts, and
the odds that one of them might even be reversed appear sharply higher
as lawyers analyze it closely.
Oneida Co. presses for foreclosure on
Nation 7-6-05
Oneida County officials intend foreclosure on Oneida
Indian Nation-owned properties despite a federal court
injunction against Madison County doing the same.
Oneida Indian Nation gets temporary
injunction in tax case
7-6-05
A federal judge has granted the Oneida Indian Nation a
preliminary injunction in its tax case. That means Madison
County must stop foreclosure proceedings against the tribe.
Oneida Tribe wants to put land in trust 7/3/05
The applications go in cycles, he said. "Usually it's what the (Bureau of
Indian Affairs) can handle. That's usually what it boils down to.".
Oneidas agree to pay state $20
million
7/1/05The Wisconsin Oneida Tribe of Indians Wednesday agreed to
hand over $20 million to the state, the second payment since
renegotiating a long-term gaming compact with the state.
Comprehensive Indian gaming report
released (Indian Country Today, Oneida, N.Y.)
7/1/05By James May, Indian Country Today, Oneida, N.Y. Jun.
29--SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- While American Indian gaming grew
at a fairly robust rate of 12 percent and grossed a total of
$19 billion in the past year, there are signs that growth
may be slowing in some regions of the country while gaining
in others.
Tribe holds off $43M payment
7/1/05MADISON — The Forest County Potawatomi didn’t pay the
$43.6 million the tribe owed the state for the right to
offer gambling by Thursday. That leaves officials more than
$100 million short of what they expected to generate through
gaming compacts in the 2003-05 budget.
Land deal
still OK, Oneida say
6/30/05A court’s dismissal of a
claim by a New York Indian tribe to recover ancestral lands
could affect a similar claim pending by the Oneida Nation of
Wisconsin.
Oneidas told pay taxes or loose land
6/14/05
County officials last week
mailed notices on 59 nation-owned properties, telling the Oneidas to pay
up or face foreclosure. The nation owns 284 parcels in the county,
mostly in Verona, said county Finance Commissioner Anthony Carvelli.
Indian Affairs says land not taxable 6/3/05
The acreage was declared
"restricted" land by a BIA realty officer in Nashville on April 7 when he
sent 331 deeds for the land from the Oneida tribe to an Oklahoma BIA office
for recording. The Oneida Nation cited the agent's memo as proof of a
federal position endorsing the tribe's contention that the land is immune
from property taxation.
Indian Affairs says land not taxable 6/3/05
The acreage was declared
"restricted" land by a BIA realty officer in Nashville on April 7 when he
sent 331 deeds for the land from the Oneida tribe to an Oklahoma BIA office
for recording. The Oneida Nation cited the agent's memo as proof of a
federal position endorsing the tribe's contention that the land is immune
from property taxation.
Court Will Not Hear
Oneida Case Again
5/24/05
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday
refused to reconsider its ruling that Oneida Indian Nation land in Sherrill
can be taxed. The court ruled 8-1 March 29 that the nation can't claim
sovereignty on land that left tribal possession nearly 200 years ago. Nation
lawyers had asked the court in April to reconsider
