United States Department of the Interior BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS Eastern Regional Office 545 Marriott Drive, Suite 700 Nashville, TN 37214 December 30, 2014 David Debruin Jenner and Block 1099 New York Avenue, NW Suite 900 Washington, DC 20001 Dear Mr. Debruin: This is in response to your letter dated December 24, 2014, requesting a decision from the BIA on the Cayuga Nation’s ongoing leadership dispute. As stated in your letter, pursuant to 25 CFR, § 2.8, BIA must either make a decision on the request within 10 days from receipt of the letter requesting a decision, or establish a later date by which the decision shall be made. A decision on your request shall be made by no later than February 20, 2015. Pursuant to section 2.8, February 20, 2015 is established as “the date by which failure to make a decision shall be appealable.” ‘Your letter describes immense frustration that this intragovernmental dispute continues. In response I wish to emphasize my hope that the citizens of the Cayuga Indian Nation will find a mechanism to resolve the dispute themselves. Sincerely yours, (cting Regional Director cc (electronic): Erie Facer Daniel French Joseph Heath Curtis Berkey Alex Page Bella Sewall Wolitz