Insiders say the governor is tying the two issues together in a bid to gain a better settlement.
State's relationship with Native Americans is marred by expensive foot-dragging. DAY 1 Two hundred years after New York state illegally bought thousands of acres of land from Indian nations, taxpayers could be forced to return entire communities. As the Pataki administration attempts to settle potentially massive land claim liabilities with Indian nations, it also wants to barter. N.Y. The information you receive online from Times Union is protected by the copyright laws of the United States. The copyright laws prohibit any copying, redistributing, retransmitting, or repurposing of any copyright-protected material.