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A recent ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court appears to give states and local municipalities authority over some lands purchased by Native American tribes and targeted for commercial developments, such as casinos.
Representatives of the Shinnecock Indian Nation, which has proposed building a casino somewhere in Suffolk County, maintain that last week’s court decision does not appear to limit the tribe’s possibilities.
“The ruling does not apply to the Shinnecocks,” tribal attorney George Stankevich said. “The ruling refers to the [Indian Reorganization Act of 1934]. The Shinnecocks were a federally recognized tribe in 1934.”
Mr. Stankevich said that federal lists compiled annually in the late 19th and early 20th centuries by federal Indian agents—liaisons between the Department of the Interior and the Native American tribes in each state—show the Shinnecocks as among New... more
Representatives of the Shinnecock Indian Nation, which has proposed building a casino somewhere in Suffolk County, maintain that last week’s court decision does not appear to limit the tribe’s possibilities.
“The ruling does not apply to the Shinnecocks,” tribal attorney George Stankevich said. “The ruling refers to the [Indian Reorganization Act of 1934]. The Shinnecocks were a federally recognized tribe in 1934.”
Mr. Stankevich said that federal lists compiled annually in the late 19th and early 20th centuries by federal Indian agents—liaisons between the Department of the Interior and the Native American tribes in each state—show the Shinnecocks as among New... more
The recent Carcieri decision provides that No tribe acknowledged by the federl government since 1935 is eligible to bring land into federal Indian trust status under the Indian Reorganization Act, 25 USC 465, 479 unless they were "under federal jurisdiction" ...more in 1935 except in the limited cases provided for in the 2000 Indian Lands Consolidation Act 25 USC 2202.
If any land is owned by an Indian tribe and is NOT in trust status or a recognized federal Indian reservation, then state and local governments have jurisdiction and taxing authority over such lands, (City of Sherrill New York versus The Oneida Tribe of New York, U.S, Supreme Court 2005) 544 U.S. 197
The U.S. Continental Congress was grateful to the Oneida for their aid and contributions towards American victory. The U.S. Continental Congress expressed their gratitude, “We have experienced your love, strong as the oak, and your fidelity, unchangeable as truth. You have kept fast hold of the ancient covenant chain and preserved it free from rust and decay, and bright as silver. ...more Like brave men for glory you despised danger. You stood forth in the cause of your friends and ventured your lives in our battles. While the sun and moon continue to give light to the world, we shall protect you, and love and respect you. As our trusty friends, we shall protect you, and shall at all times consider your welfare as our own” (Wonderley, n.d.).