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'''Ancestral Homeland: '''Seneca Lake to Allegheny River now in western New York  
'''Ancestral Homeland: '''Seneca Lake to Allegheny River now in western New York  
One of the Iroquois Confederation- largest tribe


'''Prominent Leaders:''' Cornplanter (ayentwahga, John O'Bail), Red Jacket (Sagoyewatha), Ely Parker  
'''Prominent Leaders:''' Cornplanter (ayentwahga, John O'Bail), Red Jacket (Sagoyewatha), Ely Parker  
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==== Brief Timeline  ====
==== Brief Timeline  ====


Fought with British during the Revolutionary War  
*'''1775-1783:''' Fought with British during the Revolutionary War  
 
*'''1831:''' ceded land removed to Indian Territory
'''1831:''' ceded land removed to Indian Territory  


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Six Nations Reserve, Ontario  
Six Nations Reserve, Ontario  


Semeca-Cayuga Tribe hold land in Ottawa County, Oklahoma  
Seneca-Cayuga Tribe hold land in Ottawa County, Oklahoma  


==== Additional References to the History of the Tribe  ====
==== Additional References to the History of the Tribe  ====


== Tribal Headquarters ==
== Tribal Headquarters ==


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== Records ==


'''Correspondence and Census'''  
'''Correspondence and Census'''  
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*[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/sen0960.htm 1867] February 23, at Washington
*[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/sen0960.htm 1867] February 23, at Washington


'''Vital Records&nbsp;'''
'''Vital Records&nbsp;'''  


*Quapaw Agency, M595, births and deaths 1924-1932, FHL Film: 581408
*Quapaw Agency, M595, births and deaths 1924-1932, FHL Film: 581408
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