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The Cayuga Indian Nation
  • The 2005 decision by the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit dismissing the lower court’s judgment in favor of the Cayuga Indian Nation of New York and the Seneca-Cayuga Tribe of Oklahoma.


The Oneida Indian Nation
  • The 1974 decision (violation of the Nonintercourse Act) by the United States Supreme Court in favor of the Oneida Indian Nation’s land claim.
  • The 1985 decision (seeking monetary damages) by the United States Supreme Court in favor of the Oneida Indian Nation's land claim.
  • The 2005 decision (seeking equitable relief) by the United States Supreme Court in favor of the City of Sherrill dismissing the Oneida Nation's land claim.



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