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Seneca Nation alleges Hochul kept gaming compact from local officials allowing affiliation with Delaware North to undermine deal
No NDA's, 11+ months of negotiation behind closed doors, and still local lawmakers were blindsided by deal that would've brought new casino to Finger Lakes. It's hard to believe that there could be any more ... 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
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
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
Tonawanda Seneca Nation’s newly-filed Article 78 lawsuit alongside Earthjustice poses threat for Plug Power in Alabama
Less than five months after Governor Andrew Cuomo announced the development of a massive, new sustainable energy source — the Tonawanda Seneca Nation has filed an Article 78 lawsuit with Earthjustice to prevent the construction ... more
Repatriation of Red Jacket Peace Medal returns to Seneca Nation
Just a month ago, former Republican Sen. Rick Santorum, who’s currently a CNN contributor, sparked a viral controversy after insisting that “there isn’t much Native American culture in American culture” at a Young America’s Foundation ... more
State historic preservation office stands beside Seneca Nation to protect former reservation, historical sites from solar development
“The SHPO recommends that Invenergy avoid all impacts to the former Canawaugus Reservation…” New York State's Historic Preservation Office is siding with the Seneca Nation in their ongoing struggle to prevent the development of an ... more
Seneca Nation must pay $435 million in back revenue to state, local governments
The United States Second Circuit Court of Appeals recently ruled that the Seneca Nation of Indians must pay approximately $435 million in back casino revenue payments that it owes to state and local governments as ... more
OP-ED: Opponents of Horseshoe Solar project ‘distorting facts’
The fact is that since 2018, Invenergy has coordinated research, surveying and consultation of Horseshoe Solar’s proposed project site in Caledonia and Rush in close consultation with the Indian Nations and the State Historic Preservation ... more
Senecas continue calling upon state to reconsider Cuomo’s massive NYSERDA solar project after relics, remains found
“We will not stand for the needless desecration of our homelands.” Two years ago, Governor Andrew Cuomo touted his important 2019 State of the State address announcement of 20 large-scale solar, wind energy and storage ... more
