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Land Rights Hearing Adjourned

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By Mike McAndrew Staff writer Syracuse Post-Standard A hearing on a motion to dismiss the Onondaga Nation's land rights has been adjourned for three months to give the Onondagas more time to persuade the United States to join in the suit. Lawyers for the Onondagas and New York had been scheduled to appear Wednesday before Judge Lawrence Kahn in U.S. District Court … [Read more...] about Land Rights Hearing Adjourned

Onondaga Nation School teacher accused of abuse

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Syracuse Post Standard The Onondaga County Sheriff's Office Monday charged an Onondaga Nation School teacher with having sexual contact with two female students, ages 7 and 8. Albert Scerbo, 44, of 7406 Liffey Lane, Clay, is charged with two misdemeanor counts of sexual conduct against a child. The abuse happened over the past two years, according to a news release from … [Read more...] about Onondaga Nation School teacher accused of abuse

Deal With It

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by Jeanne Shenandoah Syracuse Post Standard Editorial Page The United States of America is governed by the Constitution, treaties and laws. They are not meant to be violated or broken, and when they are, justice should be served. When New York State acquired the territory of the Onondaga, Cayuga, and other Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) nations in the late 18th and 19th … [Read more...] about Deal With It

Onondaga Plan To Roll Their Own Cigarettes

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The Onondaga Nation is building a warehouse, possibly a cigarette factory, to keep its supply flowing Syracuse Post Standard By Mike McAndrew Staff writer The Onondaga Nation is planning on making its own cigarettes next year to protect its tax-free tobacco sales from New York's efforts to collect taxes. The Onondaga began constructing a warehouse on their … [Read more...] about Onondaga Plan To Roll Their Own Cigarettes

Judge tosses suit vs. no-tax Indian sales

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Syracuse Post Standard Editorial Page By Erik Kriss Albany Bureau A judge has tossed out a lawsuit aimed at forcing Gov. George Pataki's administration to collect taxes on Indian cigarette and gas sales to non-Indians. State Supreme Court Justice E. Michael Kavanaugh ruled Thursday that the New York Association of Convenience Stores and its two co-plaintiffs, … [Read more...] about Judge tosses suit vs. no-tax Indian sales

Onondaga Nation lecture series wrapping up

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Syracuse Post Standard By Mike McAndrew Staff writer The talking is over, and it's time for dancing. A yearlong Onondaga Nation land rights lecture series will conclude Wednesday with an evening of Haudenosaunee music and dance at the Women's Building on the Syracuse University campus. Instead of talking about weighty issues such as sovereignty, the evening will … [Read more...] about Onondaga Nation lecture series wrapping up