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These supporters of the Seneca Nation want treaties between the Nation and the federal and state governments followed.
In a display of unity and support for the Seneca Nation, people from multiple reservations as well as other United States citizens congregated at the Big Indian Smokeshop for a rally Wednesday morning against the proposed collection of any state tax on goods sold on the reservation. Three United States Marshals stood idly listening to the speeches of many Seneca Nation officials, ready for action should a speaker collapse from what turned out to be the sole threat of the event — heat exhaustion. “We don’t want to be violent, but we want our views to be known,” said John Kane, radio show host for 1230 AM and a member of the reservation, expressing a peaceful sentiment reiterated throughout the course of the morning. The attendance of the marshals proved unnecessary. “Outside forces like the media did a good job of making this seem like it was going to be something terrible,” said Nikki Seneca, mother and member of the reservation.
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