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BIA says New York State has “jurisdiction over land owned by the Cayuga Nation” in wake of Pipekeepers raid
The recent raid of a local smoke shop by the Cayuga Nation Police Department prompted an unexpected reaction by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, partly because a concerned county resident raised alarm to federal officials ... more
Seneca Falls Police Department release several charges after Cayuga Nation raid
A number of criminal charges were brought against Nora Weber, 34, after the raid of a local smoke shop from earlier today. She has been charged with one count of assault in the second degree, ... more
Family of Medal of Honor recipient comes to terms with ancestor’s role during Wounded Knee Massacre
“For conspicuous bravery and coolness displayed while shooting hostile Indians” Captain Winfield S. Edgerly, commander of the Army's G Troop 7th Cavalry Regiment at the Battle of Wounded Knee, sat down at his officer desk ... more
Editor’s Note: A Remarkable Year for Indigenous News in New York
The year 2021 has been another hectic and equally chaotic year in Indian Country. As FingerLakes1.com continues distinguishing itself as the leading digital news source of Indigenous issues across New York State, we step back ... more
Remembering a Massacre: A Roundtable on Wounded Knee
The national award-winning Indigenous affairs team at FingerLakes1.com seeks to acknowledge the deadly massacre at Wounded Knee on Dec. 29, 1890. “Remembering a Massacre: A Roundtable on Wounded Knee,” a special two-part program, hosted and ... more
Seneca County supervisors stay silent as Charles Bowman calls town chief of police, sheriff and district attorney “liars”
The Seneca County Board of Supervisors was overwhelmingly quiet when Charles Bowman of Fayette stood behind the podium during their last meeting of the calendar year on Tuesday, Dec. 14. A recent joint letter authored ... more
Interior’s Bryan Newland reopens consideration of Cayuga Nation’s land-into-trust application denial
Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Bryan Newland has advised the Interior Department to reconsider the Cayuga Nation’s denial of a 114-acre land-into-trust application. The development came last week from the U.S. District Court for the District ... more
Buffalo Sabres host first-ever Native American Heritage Night, honoring Seneca Nation
The National Hockey League's Buffalo Sabres dedicates an evening to the Seneca Nation in a special first-ever Native American Heritage Night home game sponsored by the Seneca Resorts and Casinos. Tonight marks the beginning of ... more
Enfield town board members opt out of considering second Cayuga resolution
In the days following a joint letter authored by Seneca County officials including Sheriff Tim Luce, District Attorney Mark Sinkiewicz and Seneca Falls Chief of Police Stuart Peenstra, the town of Enfield has stopped pursuing the ... more
Town of Enfield gets involved in Cayuga Nation controversy, unanimously agreeing to send letter to BIA
The Town Board of Enfield unanimously passed a resolution which will send a letter to the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs, urging for the federal government’s intervention on the Cayuga Nation conflict. Its five-member board ... more
Seneca County attorney authors and sends letter to state’s Attorney General
Seneca County Attorney Dave Ettman has sent a letter to Attorney General Letitia James, calling for the independent investigation of Charles Bowman’s criminal prosecution in the town of Seneca Falls, after a recent resolution passed ... more
A settlement with Tonawanda Seneca Nation seeks to “permanently protect” more than 200-acres from project
Even after a recent legal defeat, the Tonawanda Seneca Nation still reached a settlement to “permanently protect” more than 200-acres of land from Plug Power’s development. Tonawanda Seneca Nation’s newly-filed Article 78 lawsuit alongside Earthjustice ... more
Cayuga Nation says Seneca County is “siding with criminal Charles Bowman” in statement after supervisors support calling for special prosecutor
The Cayuga Nation has broke its silence since the Seneca County Board of Supervisors' latest decision to send a letter, calling upon Attorney General Letitia James for a special prosecutor on behalf of Fayette's Charles ... more
Supervisors request special prosecutor for Charles Bowman and an investigation of Cayuga Nation Police Department in a new letter to the state’s Attorney General
The Seneca County Board of Supervisors passed another Rule 29 motion about Cayuga Nation matters — this time to draft a letter for Attorney General Letitia James regarding Fayette’s Charles Bowman and his ongoing criminal ... more
Tonawanda Seneca Nation loses the chance to stop Plug Power after court dismisses civil lawsuit
Hopes of sending developers packaging have been dashed after a Genesee Supreme Court judge recently dismissed an Article 78 lawsuit submitted by Earthjustice, a nonprofit environmental law firm, on behalf of the Tonawanda Seneca Nation. ... more
Change the Calendar: Columbus or Indigenous Peoples’ Day?
In 1492, Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue, but that's not the entire story — rather just the beginning. Paul Winnie, an enrolled member of the Tonawanda Seneca Nation and a lifetime Indigenous activist, speaks ... more
Longtime FBI veteran named as Cayuga Nation Police Department’s new deputy superintendent
A 23-year FBI veteran has joined the ranks of the Cayuga Nation Police Department. Michael DuBois, a former unit chief within the Criminal Investigative Division who supervised five specialized workgroups in the nation’s capital, has ... more
Cayuga Nation Police Department doesn’t have any cross deputation agreements in place, state says
The New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) revealed to FingerLakes1.com that the Cayuga Nation Police Department does not have any cross deputation agreements in either Seneca or Cayuga counties. A joint agreement ... more
FL1 News releases six years’ worth of Cayuga Nation public law contracts
Earlier this year, FingerLakes1.com acquired all of the Cayuga Nation’s 93-638 Public Law contracts through a half-yearlong Freedom of Information Act request. Originally filed on February 26, the complex FOIA request wasn’t completed until July ... more
