The
Oneida Indian Nation’s land claim has transfixed
Central New York for years. As the process moves forward,
the Observer-Dispatch adds a new dimension to our
coverage with
a special section of our web site devoted to the Oneidas,
the land claim and the other important issues regarding
the Indian Nations.
State
wants federal government to share land-claim liability
Nov.
9, 2001
The state, facing the possibility of a huge financial
settlement in the Oneida Indian Nation’s land
claim, wants the federal government held jointly liable.
Oneidas
not taxing anything but sense
Nov.
8, 2001
OD
editorial: It’s not every day you see someone
labeling something a tax if they can help it. Usually,
folks go out of their way to avoid the word “tax”
with catchy phrases such as “revenue stream”
or state Lottery.
Oneidas
begin to charge sales tax
Nov. 4, 2001
An
Oneida Indian Nation spokesman confirmed Saturday
the Nation began charging non-Oneidas a 5 percent
sales tax on cigarettes, soda and other items at its
stores.
Lawyer:
Oneida's tax may spur land-claim talks
Oct.
27, 2001
The
new Oneida Indian Nation “sales tax” may
be a first step toward a broader initiative to settle
the many tax issues swirling around the Nation and
its land claim, a Nation lawyer said Wednesday.
Lawyer
in Oneidas' dispute says landowners face risk
Aug.
11, 2001
Private
property in the Oneida land claim territory in Oneida
and Madison counties still is at risk, John Benjamin
Carroll, lawyer for Madison-Oneida Landowners Inc.,
said Friday.
Feds:
2 counties off land claim
Aug.
7, 2001
The
federal government says Oneida and Madison counties
aren’t to blame for the grab for Oneida Indian
land two centuries ago, but the Oneida Indian Nation
isn’t going to let the counties off the hook.
Pataki
praises Justice Dept.
Aug.
5, 2001
Gov.
George E. Pataki touched down at the Oneida County
Airport Saturday to talk about a promise from the
U.S. government regarding the Oneida land claim. The
U.S. Justice Department announced Friday it will no
longer seek the homes or money of private landowners
as damages in any of the state’s Indian land-claim
cases.
Judge
rules Nation's land tax exempt
June 6, 2001
In a blow to local government leaders,
a federal judge ruled that Oneida Indian Nation land
is tax exempt.
FULL
TEXT OF RULING
Judge
adds Brothertown Indians to Oneidas' suit
May
24, 2001
U.S.
District Judge Lawrence Kahn has added another player,
at least temporarily, to the Oneida land-claim drama
that has stirred emotions in Oneida and Madison counties
for almost three decades.
Anti-gaming
ruling clouds Oneida Nation land-claim suit
Apr. 12, 2001
Oneida and Madison county leaders said
Wednesday that a State Supreme Court ruling against
the gaming compacts with Indians could help break
the deadlock over the Oneida land claim.
Indian-owned
gas stations rankle some in Oneida
Feb.
2, 2001
Indian-owned
gasoline stations now outnumber non-Indian-owned stations
4-3 here, a striking sign of the growth of the Oneida
Indian Nation’s business enterprises.
Judge
in land claim steps aside
Jan.
7, 2001
News
that the federal judge overseeing the Oneida Indian
land claim is leaving the case led to speculation
Saturday on where the case might head from here.
County
hopes to solve airport, land-claim issues
Jan.
2, 2001
For
the past several years, efforts to increase business
at the Oneida County Airport and Griffiss Airfield
have generally failed. Now, most Oneida County officials
agree it’s time to focus on Whitestown or Rome
as the home of county aviation for the future.
