The Mohawk Nation Council of Chiefs has officially withdrawn from a federal land dispute case in New York, citing lack of full internal consensus on a proposed settlement. A judge dismissed their claims without prejudice, allowing other parties — including the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne and the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe — to continue negotiations over 2,000 acres tied to an 18th-century treaty.
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