Lise Balk King

What UNDRIP Can Mean for the Future

An oft-heard criticism of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples is that it’s an “aspirational” document, one with no teeth, enforceability or bearing in la...

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April 24, 2012

Seneca President and Council Announce Reconciliation, Council Chairmanship Remains Unclear

Gale Courey Toensing
November 18, 2011
The Seneca Nation president and council appear to have resolved an internal power struggle that threatened to paralyze the government’s functioning...

Attempted Seneca CEO Takeover Voided by Law, Porter remains as CEO

Gale Courey Toensing
November 14, 2011
An attempted takeover of the Seneca Nation of Indian’s position of Chief Executive Officer has been voided under the Nation’s laws...

Seneca Nation’s Porter Removed as CEO

ICTMN Staff
November 13, 2011
In news that broke this weekend the Seneca Nation of Indians announced November 12 that the tribal councillors voted to remove Robert Odawi Porter as chief executive officer by a v...

Seneca Nation Wants Tax Relief, Not Grants

ICTMN Staff
December 14, 2010
Robert Porter, president of the Seneca Nation in New York state, thinks President Obama should quit taxing Native Americans and then sending the money back in the form of grants, r...

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