St. Regis Mohawk6/11/2013
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Doug George-Kanentiio: St. Regis Mohawk Tribe can't sell land
(New York) -- "A man's got to know his limitations" is the famous quote from San Francisco detective Harry Callahan (Clint Eastwood) to his superior Lt....
5/28/2013
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Mohawk will retain exclusivity for their northern NY casino
(New York) -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the Saint Regis Mohawks have reached an agreement that will give the state new gambling revenue while preventing new non-Indian...
5/25/2013
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Unsettled issues
(New York) -- The agreement announced Tuesday between New York state and the St. Regis Mohawk tribe over sharing revenue from its casino operations at Akwesasne leaves...
5/24/2013
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Gaming tribe seeks more / Reservation expansion, utility lease payments on Mohawk agenda
(New York) -- The St. Regis Mohawk Tribal Council wants to annex a few thousand acres to expand its northern New York reservation and receive at least $70 million from...
5/22/2013
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Cuomo announces agreement with St. Regis Mohawks on gaming issues
(New York) -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday announced an agreement between the state and the St. Regis Mohawk tribe to resolve a three-year dispute over gaming issues.
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Mohawk chiefs hope casino pact paves way for more land
(New York) -- On Tuesday, Governor Cuomo and the chiefs of the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe announced a surprise deal in Albany. It grants the Mohawks' exclusive gaming...
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Mohawk land claim talks starting soon
(New York) -- The St. Regis Mohawk Tribe will begin negotiations with the state within 10 days to get back property tribal leaders say was granted to them in a 2005 land...
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St. Regis Mohawk Tribe, New York State Agreement Ends Exclusivity Dispute
(New York) -- The St. Regis Mohawk Tribe and New York State have reached an agreement that will end a three-year dispute over the tribe’s gaming exclusivity zone...
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State-tribe gambling deal helps counties
(New York) -- A deal between the state and the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe to resolve a dispute over casino gaming will result in a windfall of cash for Franklin and St....
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Tribe eager to reclaim land
(New York) -- Terms outlined but never ratified in a 2005 land-claims agreement between the state and the St. Regis Mohawk tribe will be the starting point for renewed...
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What the Mohawk casino deal means for the North Country
(New York) -- Mohawk tribal chiefs joined Governor Cuomo in Albany yesterday to announce a new deal on casino exclusivity. They signed off on settling a long-running...
5/21/2013
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Cuomo reaches deal giving St. Regis Mohawks exclusive casino rights
(New York) -- Putting new pressure on the Seneca Nation of Indians, a second Native American tribe has cut a deal with Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo to give it exclusive rights...
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Cuomo reaches deal with Mohawks
(New York) -- Sources close to the Iroquois Confederacy say Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the St. Regis Mohawk Tribal Council have banged out a deal on casino exclusivity and...
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Cuomo Signs Deal With Mohawks to Protect Casino Territory
(New York) -- Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and St. Regis Mohawk tribal leaders signed an agreement on Tuesday to ensure the Mohawks keep their exclusive casino territory in...
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Cuomo strikes deal with Mohawks on casino exclusivity
(New York) -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo met with chiefs from the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribal Council to sign an agreement giving the Mohawks exclusivity for casino gaming in...
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Cuomo, Mohawk leaders sign casino pact
(New York) -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo and St. Regis Mohawk tribal leaders have signed an agreement to ensure the Mohawks keep their exclusive casino territory in northern New...
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Cuomo, Mohawks ink casino exclusivity deal
(New York) -- Mohawk tribal chiefs are in Albany this afternoon, finalizing a new deal with New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on casino exclusivity.
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Cuomo, St. Regis Mohawk leaders sign casino pact
(New York) -- The St. Regis Mohawk Tribe will release $30 million in suspended slot-machine profits, retain casino-exclusivity rights and revive land-claim negotiations...
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Mohawks ink gaming exclusivity deal for North Country
(New York) -- Fresh off a deal with the Oneida Nation, Governor Cuomo stood with chiefs of the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe this afternoon to announced a deal to resolve...
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Mohawks, state reach agreement on casino revenue
(New York) -- The St. Regis Mohawk Tribe has agreed to resume giving the state proceeds from its gaming operations in St. Lawrence County, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced...
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New York, St. Regis Mohawk Tribe reach casino revenue agreement to end 3-year dispute
(New York) -- Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced an agreement between New York State and the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe to resolve a three-year dispute over gaming...
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St. Regis Mohawks, state come to agreement over casino revenue; tribe to pay $30 million plus 25% of future earnings
(New York) -- A three-year dispute between the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe and New York State over gambling revenue and casino competition has been announced.
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State gets cash, Mohawks hold onto gaming rights for region, including Warren County
(New York) -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Tuesday an agreement between the state and the St. Regis Mohawk tribe that would honor the tribe’s casino exclusivity in...
5/14/2013
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Grand Opening Celebrates Hotel-Casino Expansion at St. Regis
(New York) -- It wasn’t called a grand opening for nothing. More than 300 of the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe’s impeccably dressed, closest friends and supporters...
5/10/2013
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Tribe Celebrates Casino Expansion While Cuomo Threatens
(New York) -- The St. Regis Mohawk Tribe celebrated the grand opening of its $74 million casino and hotel expansion Thursday in Hogansburg, about 15 miles east of...
5/1/2013
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St. Lawrence County moving ahead with compact lawsuit
(New York) -- St. Lawrence County is proceeding with a lawsuit to recoup millions of dollars it is owed from a tribal-state casino compact even though some legislators...
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St. Regis Mohawk Tribe tells New York: We’ve restarted north country’s economic engine
(New York) -- Sub-Chief Michael Conners recently represented the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe at a meeting between New York State government officials and tribal officials.
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Tribe set to unveil casino expansion
(New York) -- Officials with the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe and Akwesasne Mohawk Casino have a ribbon-cutting media event set for Thursday to unveil the casino’s new $...
1/28/2013
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Exclusivity factors in St. Lawrence casino
(New York) -- St. Regis Mohawks have exclusive rights to operate a casino in seven upstate counties, which may spoil St. Lawrence County’s efforts to attract one.
12/28/2012
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Charles Kader Responds to Akwesasne Arrests
(New York) -- She:kon. I am writing at this time to respond to published and broadcast media reports concerning law enforcement actions of December 18 resulting in the...
12/27/2012
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Tribe hires fiscal officer
(New York) -- The St. Regis Mohawk Tribe has hired a new chief financial officer. Barbara Montour is now responsible for handling all matters related to the financial...
12/26/2012
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More men indicted in illegal-gaming case
(New York) -- Two more men associated with Three Feathers Casino were involved in an illegal gaming business on the St. Regis Mohawk Reservation, federal officials say.
12/19/2012
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Five charged with running an illegal casino
(New York) -- Five men have been indicted on federal charges, alleging that they operated an illegal casino on the St. Regis Mohawk Reservation.
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Franklin DA: Casino power theft could reach $300,000
(New York) -- The tally of alleged power theft at the shuttered Three Feathers Casino could actually be as high as $300,000, Franklin County District Attorney Derek...
12/18/2012
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$200,000 power theft alleged at reservation casino
(New York) -- More than two-dozen law enforcement agents swooped down on a controversial casino on the St. Regis Reservation Tuesday morning in connection with a multi-...
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Authorities said northern NY reservation casino
(New York) -- Authorities have raided what they say is an illegal Indian casino in northern New York, arresting three of the operators.
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Feds, State Raid Casino On Mohawk Land
(New York) -- A casino on the St. Regis Mohawk Reservation is accused of stealing more than $200,000 worth of power from National Grid over the last two years. At the...
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Illegal casino operators arrested on the St. Regis Mohawk Reservation
(New York) -- Federal and state authorities arrested operators of an alleged illegal casino on the St. Regis Mohawk Reservation, including one man who previously served...
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St. Regis casino operators indicted on illegal-gambling charges
(New York) -- It appears all bets are off at a controversial Native American-run casino. Five men have been indicted on federal charges of operating an illegal gambling...
11/28/2012
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Federal Government Supports Mohawk Land Claim
(New York) -- In what is being hailed by the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe as an unprecedented legal effort, the federal government is defending the Indian nation’s long-...
11/23/2012
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Mohawks Hope To Avoid Court Battle In Land Claims Case
(New York) -- St. Regis Mohawk tribal leaders want to negotiate a settlement to their land claims rather than go through a costly court battle. And they hope talks...
11/22/2012
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Mohawks seek land-claim settlement
(New York) -- Renewed hope has the St. Regis Mohawk Tribal Council calling on the state, Franklin County and St. Lawrence County to settle longstanding land-claims...
11/2/2012
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DA: Reservation is big budget problem for county
(New York) -- Native Americans on the St. Regis Mohawk reservation cost Franklin County money, but they don't contribute to the budget like the rest of taxpayers...
10/19/2012
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Legislators urged to sue over mandates
(New York) -- Residents called on legislators to sue New York state to end unfunded mandates that will cost Franklin County $20 million next year.
9/25/2012
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Lake George resort sees way to bring in a casino
(New York) -- A lawyer for the owners of a Lake George resort who want to put a casino on their property said Friday he has been told there is a way for Warren County to...
9/21/2012
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Lake George casino update
(New York) -- The efforts to bring a casino the Lake George area have taken an interesting twist. An attorney for the owners of Roaring Brook Ranch, a Lake George resort...
7/6/2012
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Upstate NY Casino Revamps
(New York) -- As it nears its 10th anniversary in Niagara Falls, plans for a series of upgrades to the Seneca Allegany Casino & Hotel have been announced. The news...
7/3/2012
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New 108-ft screen atop casino lit up
(New York) -- You can't miss the big new sign shining over Niagara Falls, USA. It was lit Monday night and it's just the beginning of some big changes at the...
7/2/2012
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Tribal compact money for St. Lawrence County discussed in Albany
(New York) -- St. Lawrence County officials came away from a Thursday meeting in Albany on gaming compact revenue optimistic that the state at least understands their...
6/10/2012
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Casino expansion project progressing
(New York) -- Expansion at the Akwesasne Mohawk Casino and construction of a 150-room hotel there is about 50 percent complete. The $67 million project, taken on by the...
3/14/2012
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No end in sight for gaming-compact dispute
(New York) -- The gaming-compact dispute between New York state and the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe may not be resolved anytime soon.
3/2/2012
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St. Lawrence County Waits On State & Casino Money
(New York) -- St. Lawrence County Treasurer Kevin Felt says millions of dollars in delinquent state payments and a disagreement between the state and the St. Regis...
2/2/2012
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Casino defiant
(New York) -- Three Feathers Casino is refusing to close their doors. They were ordered to cease gaming operations by the St. Regis Tribal Gaming Commission last week,...
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Mohawk Elected Government and Traditional Longhouse Council in Casino Rift
(New York) -- A schism between the elected government of the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe and the traditional Men’s Council of the People of the Way of the Longhouse...
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