New York Economic Summit Focused on Tribal-State Relationships

Gale Courey Toensing
April 17, 2013
Relationships are everything in business, Ray Halbritter, the Oneida Indian Nation representative, told state lawmakers Monday at a historic economic summit between tribal leaders ...

New York State Assemblyman Michael Benjamin Calls Out Gov. Cuomo for Ignoring Indian Nations in Economic Development Conversations

ICTMN Staff
November 21, 2012
Former New York State assemblyman Michael Benjamin , who represented the Bronx for eight years, is criticizing Gov...

Seneca Council Chair to Run for President; President to Run for Treasurer

Gale Courey Toensing
July 13, 2012
When American citizens go to the polls on November 6 to elect a president of the United States for the next four years, Seneca Nation citizens will vote to elect a president for th...

Calvin Lay, Former Seneca President, Walks On

ICTMN Staff
March 28, 2012
Calvin E...

Feds Seize Fake Marijuana in Tonawanda Seneca Nation Raid

Gale Courey Toensing
February 24, 2012
Dozens of federal agents raided four shops on the Tonawanda Seneca Nation’s reservation and seized undisclosed amounts of synthetic marijuana and other goods...

Seneca President Robert Odawi Porter Comments on Casino Incident

ICTMN Staff
February 17, 2012
On February 10, New York Senator Mark Grisanti and his wife were attending a fundraising event for the Seneca Diabetes Foundation at the Seneca Indian Nation’s Seneca Niagara Casin...

Senator Mark Grisanti and Wife Attacked at Seneca Casino

ICTMN Staff
February 12, 2012
On February 10, the Seneca Nation Casino at Niagara Falls, owned by the Seneca Indian Nation, was raising money and awareness for the Seneca Diabetes Foundation with figurehead att...

$130m Expected From Indian Cigarette Taxes Stubbed Out: Awkward!

Gale Courey Toensing
January 13, 2012
The New York legislature’s scheme to bolster the state’s coffers by forcing Indian nations to collect taxes on cigarettes sold on reservations has gone up in smoke...

Cuomo Backs Commercial Casinos

Gale Courey Toensing
December 07, 2011
Seneca leaders vow to protect Nation’s gaming exclusivity zone The New York governor has come on board with state legislators and a lobbying group representing race tracks in suppo...

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...

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