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By The Associated Press
Senecas vote to withhold casino payments to state
By The
Associated Press
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - The Seneca Nation of Indians has voted to withhold
a casino payment to New York, claiming the state has violated terms of a
2001 gambling agreement.
Leaders of the western New York tribe say they will withhold so-called
exclusivity payments in the future because state-approved gambling
operations in the area threaten existing Seneca casinos. They referred
to the Hamburg Casino at the Fairgrounds, Batavia Downs Casino and
Finger Lakes Gaming and Racetrack as examples of state breaches of the
compact.
The
tribe also cited a judge's ruling Monday to lift injunctions which had
prevented the state from taxing Indian cigarette sales. The state plans
to begin tax collections Wednesday.
The
Seneca Gaming Corporation has paid the state $707.2 million in slot
fees.
Suit alleges abuse at SD tribal detention center
By
WAYNE ORTMAN
Associated Press Writer
SIOUX
FALLS, S.D. (AP) - A boy's guardian has filed a $10 million lawsuit
against the federal government alleging the child was branded with a hot
nail and sexually assaulted by another boy while being held at a tribal
detention center.
Staff
negligence and failure to follow procedures resulted in pain, suffering
and civil rights violations, the civil lawsuit filed Friday alleges. The
government had not filed its answer to the complaint Monday and a
spokesman with the U.S. Attorney's office said it had no immediate
comment.
The
boy was 12 when placed in the facility on the Cheyenne River Indian
Reservation in September 2008, according to the lawsuit.
The
lawsuit says two older boys used a nail and lighter to brand the letter
"C'' on the boy's arm against his will and that he did not receive
medical attention for approximately a week. One of the older boys later
sexually assaulted the child, the lawsuit says.
The
complaint says the boy was denied counseling services until his release.
"As a
result of the incidents, (the boy) endured pain and suffering, medical
and mental health expenses, anxiety, trauma, depression, emotional
distress and violations of his civil rights against cruel and unusual
punishment,'' according to the lawsuit.
The
complaint says the boy is expected to suffer ongoing emotional problems
and likely will incur medical and mental health expenses. It asks for a
jury trial under the Federal Tort Claims Act because administrative
remedies have been exhausted.
American Indians gather at Mt. Rushmore
By The
Associated Press
RAPID
CITY, S.D. (AP) - American Indians gathered at Mount Rushmore National
Memorial to mark 40 years since their forebears occupied the monument as
a political statement about disputed land claims to the Black Hills.
On
Aug. 29, 1970, 23 Native Americans occupied the monument, some of them
setting up camp for three months atop the mountain.
"It
feels good that we had people who stood up and risked being arrested,
losing their freedom at a place that represents freedom,'' said Robert
Cook, former president of the National Indian Education Association.
Those
who gathered Sunday said some of the same issues involving tribal
sovereignty and treaty rights remain today.
"Over
the past 40 years, a lot has changed but a lot hasn't,'' Andrew
Ironshell said. "I find myself fighting the same battles that my father
and grandfather fought.''
The
U.S. government more than a century ago set aside the Black Hills for
the Sioux tribe through the Fort Laramie Treaty. But the land was taken
by miners about a decade later when gold was discovered. The Supreme
Court in 1980 ruled that the Black Hills were illegally taken and that
restitution should be paid, but the Sioux refused the settlement.
"The
total consensus of the Sioux nation is we will never accept money for
our sacred sites. We will never accept money for our burial sites,''
said Quanah Parker Brightman, vice president of United Native Americans.
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