United States District Court<\/strong> decision that denied the State\u2019s motion to dismiss the lawsuit.<\/p>\nTribal leaders contend the basis for the case originated in 1954 when the Seneca Nation was pressured to grant an easement for a thruway to be constructed over about 300 acres of its Cattaraugus Reservation.<\/p>\n
Land easements on Indian Reservations require federal approval to be deemed valid, but New York State did not take action to get approval from the U.S. Department of the Interior<\/strong> to construct the thruway at the time.<\/p>\nThe Tribe wants the Thruway Authority<\/strong> to seek a valid easement so that the Tribe can be compensated for motorists who drive on the portion of the freeway that goes through tribal land.<\/p>\nThe Thruway Authority currently operates a toll station on tribal land and the Tribe is seeking to have the station closed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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