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TribalWatch: March 2008

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Friday, March 14, 2008. Chumash Casino Drug Busts - Tip of the iceberg. Keep in mind this Casino is less than a mile from the high school in the Santa Ynez Valley. Keep in mind many kids from that high school have been in the casino - no one checks ID upon entry. And now you have a 17 year old kid buying meth AT the casino. Nice neighbors they have there in Santa Ynez. And these cretins want to expand their gambling operation? From the police blotter in the SYV Journal:. A 44-year-old male from Oceano wa...

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TribalWatch: Poor Oklahoma indians may have to pay millions to fund education

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Monday, February 11, 2008. Poor Oklahoma indians may have to pay millions to fund education. Proposed gaming restrictions could hurt tribes. OKLAHOMA CITY - A proposed new federal restriction on the types of slot machines tribes can offer at casinos could cost Oklahoma tribes millions of dollars each year, but would boost funding for the state's education system. The distinction is important because states can only collect a portion of tribes' profits from Class III games. The 30,044 Class II machines in...

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Frequently Asked Questions

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Upstate Citizens for Equality, Inc. What about the provision in the Constitution that refers to "Indians not taxed"? Do non-Indians on the reservation have to pay state taxes? Does the State of New York have criminal jurisdiction in indian land? Aren't Indian Nation like another country like Canada or Mexico? Is an Indian "nation" different from and Indian "tribe"? What is the basis for the land claims by the various Indian nations? Do non-Indians on the reservation have to pay state taxes? Letter callin...

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Taxation and Indians

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Upstate Citizens for Equality, Inc. Taxation of non-Indians on Indian land. Judge Arcara has issued a Decision and Order denying the motions of the Cayuga and Seneca Nation's motion for a preliminary injunction against collection of New York cigarette taxes Click here to read it! Judge Arcara has issued a stay pending appeal of his decision denying the Seneca and Cayuga's motion for a preliminary injunction Click here to read it! And http:/ www.upstate-citizens.org/bruno-tax-response.pdf. However, as par...

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Upstate Citizens for Equality - Links Page

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Upstate Citizens for Equality, Inc. Upstate Citizens for Equality. To categories covering your interest: [Links Page update March 18, 2007]. INFO: Includes state and county information, forum links, state organizations. Includes legislator information and federal government agencies. Congressional T and I Acts, newspapers, constitution, government links. SIMILAR OUT OF STATE. WEB SITES and RELATED INFORMATION. Running a corporation that has been granted a monopoly hardly warrants the additional granting ...

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HELP UCE Oppose the Cayuga Fee to Trust Application

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Upstate Citizens for Equality, Inc. Click here to express your opposition to the Cayuga Indian Nation's Land into Trust Application. The Indian Reorganization Act of 1934 does not apply to the State of New York. The Indian Reorginzation Act of 1934 (IRA) was not intended to encompass Indian nations or tribes in New York State. Click here to read the information on what Indian nations and tribes accepted the Indian Reorganization Act. What Land-Into-Trust Applications are pending in New York? Click here f...

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TribalWatch: Ripped off on the Reservation

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Friday, October 26, 2007. Ripped off on the Reservation. Reading the comments at the GMA site where this story originated, you get the feeling people are missing the point. The arguement of "Pay him! Seems to be irrelevant. Because of sovereign nation status - the casino cannot be sued. Tribal members can vote in US elections, can sue US citizens in US courts of law, and casinos on reservations can operate as a foreign country without tariffs or taxes. Man Sues Casino over $1.6 million 'Jackpot". The cas...

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Cayuga Chronicles by Warren L. Hickman

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Upstate Citizens for Equality, Inc. By Warren L. Hickman. By Warren Hickman to. Upstate Citizens for Equality, Inc. Even nomads of that age traveled relatively short distances in a lifetime. Communication was by personal contact, so it is not surprising that it was a thousand years later, 2000 B.C., before the Bronze Age reached Europe. As the Bronze Age gave way to the Iron Age around 1200 B.C. it again would take considerable time for new methods to reach Europe. These Indians, like those on the North ...

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Upstate Citizens for Equality's position on the collection of taxes on Indian land

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Upstate Citizens for Equality, Inc. As part of the State's 2005 budget the New York Legislature enacted a number of amendments to the Tax Law to compel the collection of sales taxes from non-Indians on Indian land. For a detailed explanation of the history of our efforts and the law see our Taxation Page. In recent weeks various stories appeared in the press in which we feel incorrectly reports the state of the law as well as history. Daniel T. Warren. Chair, Niagara Frontier Chapter. What You Can Do.