Former Chief Attempts Casino Coup

Former Seneca-Cayuga Chief Paul Spicer Thursday tried to take over the tribe’s casino. Spicer’s attorney, Thomas Hayde, said Second Chief Katie Birdsong, who won her position in a disputed election held in June, and other members of the business council were illegally sworn in. A tribal court order signed Wednesday said Spicer should remain in office. Birdsong says the order is invalid because court was abolished in June. Read more about it here.