Cason 'elusive' on Oneida Nation decision
Friday, April 4, 2008
Filed Under:
Trust
Associate deputy Interior secretary Jim Cason was "very elusive" about the Oneida Nation's land-into-trust application, county officials in New York told The Syracuse Post-Standard.
Cason spoke by phone with leaders in Madison County, who oppose the tribe's request to have more than 17,000 acres placed in trust.
The county says only 1,000 acres should be in trust.
Cason is considering a recommendation to place about 13,000 acres in trust. He told the county a decision will be made this month after he reviews public comments.
Get the Story:
Ruling on land trust pledged by late April
(The Syracuse Post-Standard 4/4)
Relevant Documents:
Final
EIS (March 2008) |
Draft
EIS (November 2006)
Federal Register Notice:
Notice of Availability of Final
Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Transfer From Fee to Trust of
Parcels Owned by the Oneida Indian Nation of New York in Oneida and Madison
Counties, New York (February 22, 2008)
From the Indianz.Com Archive:
BIA
official calls high court ruling 'quite depressing' (March 31, 2005)
Major defeat for Oneida Nation in Supreme Court
case (March 30, 2005)
Relevant Links:
Oneida Nation Trust -
http://www.oneidanationtrust.comOneida
Nation, New York -
http://www.oneida-nation.net
Indian Nation Fee-to-Trust Land Acquisition Applications in New York State -
http://www.dec.ny.gov/public/888.html
Oneida Indian Nation's Land Into Trust Application, Madison County -
http://www.madisoncounty.org/motf/OINTrustMain.html
Sherrill v. Oneida Nation Decision:
Syllabus
|
Opinion
[Ginsburg] |
Concurrence
[Souter] |
Dissent
[Stevens]
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Oneida Nation asks BIA for all 17,000 acres in
trust (3/25)
County discusses Oneida
Nation land-into-trust (03/07)
Cason to
follow through on Oneida land-into-trust (2/25)
BIA to rule on Oneida trust lands request
(2/22)
Cason to brief counties on Oneida
land-into-trust (2/22)
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