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Frequently Asked Questions
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Upstate Citizens for Equality, Inc. What about the provision in the Constitution that refers to "Indians not taxed"? Do non-Indians on the reservation have to pay state taxes? Does the State of New York have criminal jurisdiction in indian land? Aren't Indian Nation like another country like Canada or Mexico? Is an Indian "nation" different from and Indian "tribe"? What is the basis for the land claims by the various Indian nations? Do non-Indians on the reservation have to pay state taxes? Letter callin...
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Taxation and Indians
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Upstate Citizens for Equality, Inc. Taxation of non-Indians on Indian land. Judge Arcara has issued a Decision and Order denying the motions of the Cayuga and Seneca Nation's motion for a preliminary injunction against collection of New York cigarette taxes Click here to read it! Judge Arcara has issued a stay pending appeal of his decision denying the Seneca and Cayuga's motion for a preliminary injunction Click here to read it! And http:/ www.upstate-citizens.org/bruno-tax-response.pdf. However, as par...
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HELP UCE Oppose the Cayuga Fee to Trust Application
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Upstate Citizens for Equality, Inc. Click here to express your opposition to the Cayuga Indian Nation's Land into Trust Application. The Indian Reorganization Act of 1934 does not apply to the State of New York. The Indian Reorginzation Act of 1934 (IRA) was not intended to encompass Indian nations or tribes in New York State. Click here to read the information on what Indian nations and tribes accepted the Indian Reorganization Act. What Land-Into-Trust Applications are pending in New York? Click here f...
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Cayuga Chronicles by Warren L. Hickman
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Upstate Citizens for Equality, Inc. By Warren L. Hickman. By Warren Hickman to. Upstate Citizens for Equality, Inc. Even nomads of that age traveled relatively short distances in a lifetime. Communication was by personal contact, so it is not surprising that it was a thousand years later, 2000 B.C., before the Bronze Age reached Europe. As the Bronze Age gave way to the Iron Age around 1200 B.C. it again would take considerable time for new methods to reach Europe. These Indians, like those on the North ...
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Upstate Citizens for Equality's position on the collection of taxes on Indian land
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Upstate Citizens for Equality, Inc. As part of the State's 2005 budget the New York Legislature enacted a number of amendments to the Tax Law to compel the collection of sales taxes from non-Indians on Indian land. For a detailed explanation of the history of our efforts and the law see our Taxation Page. In recent weeks various stories appeared in the press in which we feel incorrectly reports the state of the law as well as history. Daniel T. Warren. Chair, Niagara Frontier Chapter. What You Can Do.
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Indian Sovereignty
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Upstate Citizens for Equality, Inc. The fundamental issue is sovereignty. UCE adamantly opposes the establishment of an independent, sovereign Cayuga Indian nation within New York State. Nation. Indian tribal reservations are federal lands held in trust by U.S. Government. The Supreme Court holds that Indians are U.S. citizens (who vote, receive social services, etc.), and members of an Indian tribe. Sovereignty, interpreted by the Cayuga Indians, produces major problems:. Displacement of landowners who ...
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Upstate Citizens for Equality
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Upstate Citizens for Equality, Inc. UCE's Position on Gambling in New York. UCE calls for Congressional investigation into the handling of the illegal gambling at Turning Stone Casino! Click here to read the request to the of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Natural Resources and the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs. UCE calls for investigation into the handling of the illegal gambling at Turning Stone Casino! Under the current plans the Senecas will remove 9 acres of land from the r...
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THE CAYUGA INDIANS AND THEIR LAND CLAIM
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Upstate Citizens for Equality, Inc. THE CAYUGA INDIANS AND THEIR LAND CLAIM. Click here to read UCE's statement regarding the proposed settlement with the Cayuga Indian Nation of New York. The Cayuga Land Claim in the federal courts is over! The Supreme Court will not review dismissal of Cayuga Land Claim! See Order list of 5/15/06 by Clicking Here! The Cayuga Indians are part of the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois Confederacy), they are one of the six Indian nations that make up the Confederacy. Their peopl...
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UCE Bottle and Can Drive
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UCE Bottle Drive and Bake Sale. Keep Saving Those Cans and Bottles! UCE plans to hold several bottle drives per year in order to raise funds for our activities. Our convenient drop boxes where you can drop off your bottles anytime are located at the north end of the Empire Farm Days site on Rt. 414 in Seneca Falls and on Rt. 90 between Cayuga and Union Springs. Indian Land and your Rights while on it. UCE's position on the NY Land Claims. What You Can Do. Bottle & Can Drive. Items and Press Releases!
