New York Tribal Land Settlement Awaits Senate Approval

By Crystal Owens · January 7, 2026, 1:56 PM EST

A bill that would ratify a land settlement agreement among two tribes, New York and two of its counties that would return about 140,000 acres to reservation status is stalled in...

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Documents

Report

Case Information

Case Title

Mohawks of Akwesasne v. State of New York, et al

Case Number

Court

New York Northern

Nature of Suit

Real Property: Other

Date Filed

July 27, 1982

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