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CAYUGA NATION — Request for Proposals
The Cayuga Nation in New York State requests proposals from qualified firms or individuals to advise the Nation in preparing a plan to develop the Nation’s economy.

The Cayuga Nation is a federally-recognized sovereign Indian nation. It is a member nation of the Haudenosaunee, or Six Nations Confederacy. The Nation is governed according to a traditional Haudenosaunee and Cayuga law and custom. The Nation has approximately 485 enrolled citizens. The Nation currently does not own any land that is held in trust by the federal government. It holds several parcels of land in fee simple ownership. The Treaty of Canandaigua of 1794 recognized a Cayuga Reservation of approximately 64,000 acres in Seneca and Cayuga Counties, New York. The boundaries of this Reservation have never been terminated. The Nation does not own or operate a casino or other gambling enterprise. It owns and operates a number of small enterprises within the Cayuga Reservation. The Nation does not have a separate economic development corporation.

More details in the RPF:

RFP Nation Econ Devt 3 15 13

Arizona May Create a Native American County … to Promote Sharing of State Taxes

February 11, 2013Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here.

Rincon Band of Luiseño Indians Secretarial Procedures Materials

February 11, 2013Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is Interior’s Decision letter:

Mazzetti 8 Feb 2013

Rincon’s press release:

Rincon Secretarial PR28

And the procedures:

Sec Proc Rincon 2 8 13

From the press release:

For the Rincon Band of Luiseño Indians, it took seven years of litigation, negotiations, and an unorthodox route of approval to get their 1999 tribal-state gaming compact renegotiated. Setting a legal and political precedent as the first California agreement negotiated through the federal courts, the Rincon secretarial procedures were approved by Kevin Washburn, Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs, February 8, 2013.

Michigan Files Amicus Brief in State of Oklahoma v. Hobia

February 11, 2013Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here:

State of Michigan Amicus Brief

The other opening briefs are here.

Tribal In-House Counsel Association Announcement

February 11, 2013Matthew L.M. Fletcher

This is BIG! Application here: TICA Application001

Announcing the Formation of a National Association of Tribal In-House Counsel The Tribal In-House Counsel Association is a national association that seeks to protect and promote tribal sovereignty and self-determination through the sharing of diversified knowledge and experience by in-house counsel who work for tribes and tribal entities. The Board of Directors includes in-house legal representation from tribes throughout Indian country:

(1) Bidtah N. Becker, Attorney, Water Rights Unit, Navajo Nation Department of Justice
(2} Carol J. Brown, Tribal Advocate/General Counsel, Association of Village Council Presidents
(3} Aaron Loomis, General Counsel, St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin
(4} Doreen N. McPaul, Assistant Attorney General, Tohono O’odham Nation
(5} Peter Ortego, General Counsel, Ute Mountain Ute Tribe
(6} Venus McGhee Prince, Attorney General, Poarch Band of Creek Indians
(7) Julie R. Wilkerson, Tribal Attorney, Jena Band of Choctaw Indians

The new Board welcomes you to join our new association as a full or associate member. Full individual membership is available to lawyers serving as in-house counsel to tribes and tribal entities for annual dues of $75. Associate individual membership is available to any other individual that the Board of Directors determines has a demonstrated interest in furthering the goals and purposes of the Corporation for annual dues of $150. The website is currently under construction. For additional information or to submit an application for membership, please contact Venus McGhee Prince at {251) 368-9136 Ext. 2525 or vprince@pci-nsn.gov.