Pataki explains rejection of Seneca-Cayuga deal

Tuesday, July 20, 2004  

New York Gov. George Pataki (R) said lack of local support forced him to drop negotiations with the Seneca-Cayuga Tribe of Oklahoma.

Pataki's office was working with the tribe to settle its portion of the 64,000-acre Cayuga land claim. The tribe wants a casino in Rochester.

The state has been ordered to pay the Seneca-Cayuga Tribe and the Cayuga Nation, based in New York, nearly $247 million for stealing the land. The case is on appeal.

Get the Story:
Pataki: Casino unlikely in Rochester (AP 7/20)
Gov.: Lack of public support kills casino consideration (The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle 7/19)