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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2002

Back in the old days, or the late 1800s to be exact, a frequent tactic of the government in seeking to make deals with Indian nations was to negotiate with a friendly or less "hostile" leader.

That seems to be the case with New York Gov. George Pataki's heralded deal to end the Oneida Nation's claim to 250,000 acres of land. The Oneida of Wisconsin and Canada were shut out of the talks that led to the agreement and have roundly rejected a $500 million settlement.

The Wisconsin Oneida will now file individual claims against private landowners, the tribe's lawyer told a New York paper.

Get the Story:
Lawsuits cloud Oneida land deal (The Albany Times-Union 2/21)

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