Oneida Nation still battling it out in court over land issues

Tuesday, October 18, 2011  

The Oneida Nation of New York won't be fighting its land claim in court anymore but the tribe is still facing litigation over its land rights.

The tribe's land-into-trust application for about 13,000 acres was approved during the Bush administration. But litigation from opponents -- including the counties that were a part of the land claim -- has delayed final action.

The tribe is also facing foreclosure proceedings on properties that are a part of the land-into-trust application. The U.S. Supreme Court ordered the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals to reconsider the case in light of the tribe's waiver of sovereign immunity.

Get the Story:
High court won't hear Oneidas' land claim (The Oneida Dispatch 10/18)
Court ends Oneidas' land claim; 2 other cases still to be resolved (The Utica Observer Dispatch 10/18)
Supreme Court declines to hear tribal land claim case (Reuters 10/18)
Supremes Deny Oneida Appeal (Indian Country Today 10/17)

2nd Circuit Decision:
Oneida Nation v. Oneida County/Madison County (August 9, 2010)

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Deadline approaching for Oneida Nation to appeal land claim (5/3)
Oneida Nation 'of course' plans to appeal decision on land claim (8/11)
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