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MONDAY, AUGUST 6, 2001

Some tribal members of the Seneca Nation are organizing against a proposed gaming compact with the state of New York, citing threats to their sovereignty.

Many feel signing an agreement with the state would be signing sovereign powers away. And once those power are given away, they are hard to get back, critics say.

The tribe and the state are proposing a 14-year compact for three casinos. The Senate has given Governor George Pataki (R) the go-ahead to finalize the agreement but Democrats in the Assembly are holding it up.

When the compact is finalized, Seneca tribal members are to vote to accept it or not.

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