New York Oneidas Lose Suit Over Name Change For Wisconsin Oneidas

Mealey's (August 28, 2018, 2:48 PM EDT) -- SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Oneida Indian Nation of New York lacks constitutional standing to sue the Department of the Interior (DOI) over the agency’s decision to allow the Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin to change its name to the Oneida Nation, a New York federal judge held Aug. 24 in dismissing the case (Oneida Indian Nation v. U.S. Department of the Interior, No. 5:17-cv-913, N.D. N.Y., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 144190)....