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Monday, February 04, 2013  The Senate is trying again to accomplish what Congress failed to do last year - extend the federal government's chief means of protecting women from domestic abuse while broadening those protections for Native Americans, gays and lesbians.

Thursday, May 10, 2012  It was a star-studded night in Syracuse Wednesday for the world premiere of "Crooked Arrows."

Friday, September 02, 2011  Traditional dancing is a highlight of the Indian Village exhibit.

Wednesday, August 31, 2011  Syracuse Police and fire personnel responded to the Onondaga Hill area Tuesday after a logging truck ran out of control and damaged vehicles and a home in its path.

Thursday, July 28, 2011  Some young Native Americans are digging into their shared past while taking part in an archaeological project at the site of a once-thriving Oneida Indian village that stood on a New York hilltop more than four centuries ago.

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.

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

Monday, August 23, 2010  The fallout continues from comments New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg made that has Native Americans around the state fuming.

Friday, August 20, 2010  It sounds like something out of a Wild Western movie and it's pitting the Mayor of New York City against Indian Nations throughout the state.

Wednesday, August 18, 2010  As we reported earlier this week,a coalition of small businessmen and state and county officials is reminding Governor Paterson of the September 1 deadline, to start collecting taxes on cigarettes sold by Native Americans.

Monday, August 16, 2010  Countdown is on for Gov. Paterson to enforce deadline for Native American shops to start paying

Tuesday, June 22, 2010  New laws put into place by the State Legislature would allow Native Americans living on reservations to buy tobacco products tax-free, but everyone else would have to pay.

Monday, April 26, 2010  Time is running out to submit your public comment on proposed regulations to curtail the sale of untaxed and unstamped cigarettes to non-Native Americans.

Tuesday, January 05, 2010  The goal of the bone marrow drive on the Onondaga Nation was to help find a match for Taylor Matt.

Monday, December 28, 2009  Native American tribes tired of waiting for the U.S. government to honor centuries-old treaties are buying back land where their ancestors lived and putting it in federal trust.