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Tuesday, May 14, 2013  An upstate New York high school changing its sports nickname from Redskins to Hawkeyes is getting help from the Oneida Indians to buy new jerseys

Monday, May 13, 2013  Update: Oneida Nation to present check on Wednesday, to help offset costs

Friday, February 22, 2013  Ray Halbritter, Nation Representative and CEO of Oneida Nation Enterprises, has spoken out in an op-ed piece for the Daily News, called “Get That Indian Off Your Uniform,” about the need to address the inherent racism that comes with having a Native American as a school or team mascot.

Wednesday, August 15, 2012  Former major league outfielder Chad Curtis plans to fight an additional charge stemming from complaints about his behavior with female high school students in Michigan.

Friday, July 15, 2011  After decades of delay, New York has started collecting taxes on cigarettes and tobacco products sold by Indian-operated companies.

Thursday, June 09, 2011  Gov. Andrew Cuomo's administration said Wednesday it will move swiftly to begin taxing cigarettes sold on American Indian reservations to non-Indian customers after getting the go-ahead from a state judge.

Tuesday, June 07, 2011  The Seneca Indian Nation is awaiting a judge's decision in its latest challenge of New York state's efforts to tax reservation cigarette sales to non-Indian customers.

Friday, February 11, 2011  The proposed Native American casino in New York's storied Catskills that seeks approval through a novel legal approach faces mounting opposition among federal regulators, according to two officials close to the talks.

Friday, December 10, 2010  New York state remains barred for now from taxing cigarettes sold by Indian retailers to non-Indian customers.

Monday, November 22, 2010  The Governor announced a major land claim settlement agreement with a local tribe Monday. The agreement is between the Stockbridge-Munsee Community, Band of Mohican Indians and the state.

Tuesday, October 26, 2010  A federal judge in Buffalo has extended a temporary order blocking tax collections on cigarettes sold by two New York Indian nations.

Wednesday, September 01, 2010  The latest in a tangled series of state and federal court decisions has halted New York state's plan to collect taxes on cigarettes sold by Native American retailers to non-Indian customers.

Tuesday, August 31, 2010 

Tuesday, August 10, 2010  The Court affirmed District Court Judge Kahn's 2007 dismissal of the claims against the Counties and reversed Judge Kahn's decision that had opened the door to a potentially massive money damages claim against the State.

Friday, July 30, 2010  Seneca Indians in the mail-order cigarette business are awaiting a judge's ruling on whether they'll have to comply with a new federal law.