Seneca Nation of Indians

The July 12 referendum asked Seneca citizens whether they supported creating a tribal police department and whether that department should've had jurisdiction over non-citizens.

The legal action comes on the heels of two overflows this year that collectively spilled hundreds of thousands of gallons of sewage into the Allegheny River.

The announcement comes after about 200,000 gallons of untreated sewage spilled into the Allegheny River last week. The incident is the second major wastewater spill in recent months.

The producers of "Dexter: New Blood" sought guidance from Seneca Nation citizens about their culture, communities, and beliefs for last year’s revival series. Although filmed in Massachusetts, the show is set in the foothills of Western New York, in the fictional town of Iron Lake, New York.

The Seneca language is on the brink of extinction. It is one of hundreds of Native American languages and cultures that Indian boarding schools sought to annihilate. However, some Seneca people in Western New York are fighting to save their language from oblivion.

Mothers of the Seneca Nation gave New York State a Mother's Day present: a protest song encapsulating what they called the Nation's contentious relationship with the state.

The Seneca Nation Council has decided to withhold casino revenue payments to New York State until the National Indian Gaming Commission has reviewed the legality of the compact deal between the Seneca's and the state.

Mothers of the Nation member Jody Clark said her group is looking ahead, not to this November's Nation election.

The Seneca Nation has a deal with Albany to pay $540 million in casino revenues to the state and, in turn, start negotiations in a new compact over gambling to replace the current deal that expires next year. Opponents expect a decision on their objections Monday from the Seneca Peacemakers Court.

The tangled relationship between New York State and the Seneca Nation took another turn Wednesday, when the two sides said they will finish out the current compact for the nation's three casinos and bargain a new one.