The federal government will place 13,004 acres of upstate New York land into a trust for the Oneida Indian Nation.
The U.S. Department of Interior says it has given final approval to the tribe's two-year-old application. The acreage announced Tuesday is slightly less than the 13,086 acres recommended earlier this year by the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
The Oneidas filed their trust application in 2005 after the U.S. Supreme Court decided against the tribe in a long-running dispute with the city of Sherrill over unpaid taxes on Indian-owned property
The Oneidas had asked for 17,370 acres in trust, which exempts the property from state and local taxes and laws. Government leaders from Madison and Oneida counties wanted no more than about 1,000 acres in trust.
The Oneidas filed their trust application in 2005 after the U.S. Supreme Court decided against the tribe in a long-running dispute with the city of Sherrill over unpaid taxes on Indian-owned property
The Oneidas had asked for 17,370 acres in trust, which exempts the property from state and local taxes and laws. Government leaders from Madison and Oneida counties wanted no more than about 1,000 acres in trust.
