The Cayuga Nation and American flags fly over Nation property in Union Springs. Photo by Greg Cotterill, Finger Lakes News Radio.
Cayuga Nation members, opposed to the federally recognized representative Clint Halftown, have launched a legal defense fund for those experiencing persecution by Halftown.
The Legal Defense Fund will support attorneys who represent the Council of Chiefs and traditional citizens.
They will also work with a goal of undoing the Bureau of Indian Affairs’ recognition of Halftown as the nation’s leader.
The council also noted Halftown’s recent blockade of the Finger Lakes Drive-In in Aurelius. The business is owned by Paul Meyer, a longtime opponent of the Halftown council.
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