A small Long Island-based Indian tribe seeking federal recognition since the 1970s got some help Wednesday from a sympathetic federal judge, who ordered the Interior Department to indicate within 10 ...

After battles with previous governors, New York’s Native American leaders were hopeful for a reset with Kathy Hochul’s administration. Instead, the tensions have increased. By Jay Root MONTAUK, N.Y. — ...

NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. – Rows of brightly colored slot machines await the coins of gamblers at the refurbished Niagara Falls Convention Center, where the Seneca Nation intends to become the biggest ...

GARDEN CITY, N.Y. (AP) -- A small eastern Long Island Indian tribe seeking federal recognition since the 1970s declared victory Friday after an Interior Department appeals panel rejected a pair of ...