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    New York sues feds for putting land in trust to Oneida Indians

    By William Kates
    Syracuse, New York (AP)

    New York and two counties filed a federal lawsuit June 19 to block the U.S. Department of Interior from putting 13,004 acres of upstate land into trust for the Oneida Indian Nation, the third legal challenge to block the transfer.

    “My office will not sit back while the Department of Interior runs roughshod over New York’s Constitutional right to determine the best use of its lands,” said Attorney General Andrew Cuomo.
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