NY: Tribal Claims, City Casino Deal Linked

Plans to build a $500 million casino and 400- to 500-room hotel in downtown Rochester may hinge on current negotiations between the state and Native Americans over land claims in central New York. The Pataki administration and the Cayuga Indian Nation of New York and the Seneca-Cayuga Tribe of Oklahoma have stepped up talks about settling the tribes' long-standing land claims out of court. [more]