Robert Odawi Porter: 'Seneca Nation making huge mistake to pay New York state right now'

Former president of Seneca Nation says tribe should wait for Biden administration to decide on gaming compact before paying nearly $1 billion to New York.

Robert Odawi Porter with then-U.S. Rep. Deb Haaland in 2019. Haaland now serves as the Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior.

Editor’s long note: Robert Odawi Porter, former president of the Seneca Nation of New York, is speaking out against what he calls his tribal nation’s nearly $1-billion potential mistake in agreeing to settle a longstand…