New York State Department of Law Opinion Reports and Supporting Documents Prepared for Indian Land Claim Litigation B1712

New York State Department of Law Opinion Reports and Supporting Documents Prepared for Indian Land Claim Litigation

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Overview of the Records

Repository:

New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230

Summary:

This series consists of opinion reports and appendices prepared for court cases involving Indian land claims filed against New York State by the Cayuga Indian Nation, the Seneca-Cayuga Tribe of Oklahoma, the Seneca Nation of Indians, and the Tonawanda Band of Seneca Indians. Reports were authored by consulting expert Dr. Alexander von Gernet. They are entitled "The Historical Context of the Cayuga Treaties with the State of New York" and "Aboriginal Use and Occupancy of the Niagara River Environs."

Title:

Opinion reports and supporting documents prepared for Indian land claim litigation

Quantity:

2 cubic feet

15 volumes

Inclusive Dates:

1999

Series Number:

B1712

Arrangement

Numerical by document number.

Biographical Sketch

At the time these reports were submitted, in September, 1999, Alexander von Gernet, Ph.D., was affiliated with the Department of Anthropology, University of Toronto at Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.

Scope and Content Note

The series consists of opinion reports and appendices prepared for two court cases involving Indian land claims against New York State, heard by the U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York. The court cases are: The Cayuga Indian Nation of New York, et. al., plantiffs, and the Seneca-Cayuga Tribe of Oklahoma, plaintiff-intervenor, and the U.S.A., plaintiff-intervenor, v. George E. Pataki, et. al., defendants; and The Seneca Nation of Indians, plaintiffs, and the Tonawanda Band of Seneca Indians, plaintiff-intervenor, v. The State of New York, et. al., defendants.

Reports were authored by consulting expert Dr. Alexander von Gernet and submitted in September, 1999. They are entitled "The Historical Context of the Cayuga Treaties with the State of New York" (8 volumes) and "Aboriginal Use and Occupancy of the Niagara River Environs" (7 volumes).