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County should pressure Cayugas
The Sherrill Supreme Court decision has said New York Indian nations must pay taxes on their land purchases or they may face foreclosure.
There's not an automatic sovereignty attached to any claims.
Just like we thought, our land can't just be taken some hundreds of years later. So let's make them pay taxes or face foreclosure before they think of some new ways to steal our land.
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