No way Chief

The United States 2nd Circuit Court has ruled that the Cayuga Indian Nation lacks standing in their land claim against homeowners. Citing too much time having passed since the land was passed from sovereign Indian control to the State of New York the court effectively ended further legal redress by Indian tribes in New York and across the country. The Oneida Indian Nation has used aggressive tactics for the better part of the last decade to displace businesses and homeowners from what they had claimed as their ancestral lands in Madison County. The Cayuga's and Onondaga's have since filed similar, albeit less aggressive land claims directed at the state rather than individuals.

Appeals are sure to follow this momentous decision, but with recent Supreme Court rulings limiting the scope of sovereign tribes it is doubtful that the claims can be sustained. Casinos have reaped huge rewards being built on tax exempt Indian lands. New York will certainly seek to take a slice of the casino pie, as revenues are scarce and taxpayers in New York have had enough. The end of the Cayuga claim will surely mean no Casino, no land, and no check from Uncle Pataki....Like the Seinfeld 'Soup Nazi' said "no soup for you!!!"