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Members of Tuscarora Nation still wonder about power deal





Some members of the Tuscarora Nation are preparing a class action lawsuit over the tribe's 100 million settlement with the New York Power Authority.

The tribe's leaders entered into the deal in 2008 but residents of the reservation say they don't know where the money is going. They also question why some people on the reservation are still going without power.

The tribe is run by Neil Patterson Sr., his son Neil Patterson Jr., and clerk Leo Henry. The tribe's Clan Mothers have questioned the legitimacy of the Pattersons.

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PATTERSON THROWS CLAN MOTHERS OUT OF TUSCARORA TRIBAL COUNCIL MEETING: Leo Henry flees to Florida amid more service denials (The Niagara Falls Reporter 11/7)

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