A bill to authorize, ratify, and confirm the Agreement of Settlement and Compromise to Resolve the Akwesasne Mohawk Land Claim in the State of New York, and for other purposes.
Congress pushes to finalize Akwesasne Mohawk land settlement, confirming land transfers in New York
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Key Points
- This bill would make a negotiated deal official to settle a long-running Akwesasne Mohawk land dispute in northern New York.
- It signs off on certain land transfers (including rights-of-way and easements) that are part of the settlement tied to older court cases.
- It says that land the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe already owns in the defined settlement areas counts as “Indian Country,” with rules set by the deal.
- It also says future land the Tribe buys in those same areas would get that same status, as long as it follows the settlement’s limits.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
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Gillibrand Introduces Bill To Confirm Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe Land Claim Settlement Agreement
Sen. Gillibrand announces introduction of legislation to authorize, ratify, and confirm the settlement agreement resolving the decades-old Akwesasne Mohawk land claim.
House Passes Stefanik's Congressional Ratification of Akwesasne Mohawk Land Claim
Rep. Stefanik announces House passage of H.R. 2916 to ratify the land claim settlement agreement involving SRMT, MCA, NYS, counties/towns, and NYPA.
Ierahkwa Ne Kanienke Government Asserts Sovereign Authority, Demands End to Misrepresentation by Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe (SRMT) and Mohawk Council of Akwesasne (MCA)
Article describing a sovereignty-related dispute and critique of SRMT/MCA representations, contemporaneous with land-claim settlement developments.
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A bill to authorize, ratify, and confirm the Agreement of Settlement and Compromise to Resolve the Akwesasne Mohawk Land Claim in the State of New York, and for other purposes.
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