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| [[Image:Seneca chief -Cornplanter by F. Bartoli, 1796.jpg|thumb|right|180px]]
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| '''Ancestral Homeland: '''Seneca Lake to Allegheny River now in western New York
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| One of the [[Five Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy|Iroquois Nations]]- largest tribe
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| '''Prominent Leaders:''' Cornplanter (Ayentwahga, John O'Bail), Red Jacket (Sagoyewatha), Ely Parker
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| === Tribal Headquarters ===
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| Seneca Nation of Indians <br>P.O. Box 231 <br>Salamanca, NY 14779 <br> Phone: 1-716-945-1790
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| Fax: 1-716-945-1565
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| [http://www.sni.org/ The Seneca Nation of Indians] Official Website
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| === History ===
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| ==== Brief Timeline ====
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| *'''1775-1783:''' Fought with British during the Revolutionary War
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| *'''1831:''' Ceded land removed to Indian Territory
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| *'''1838:''' Treaty of Buffalo Creek the tribe lose their New York Reservations
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| *'''1842:''' Regained the Cattaraugus and Allegheny Reservations
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| *'''1848:''' Become Seneca Nation of Indians
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| *'''1857:''' Repurchase the Tonawanda and Buffalo Creek lands using money they had for relocation to Kansas.
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| *1869, Quakers established the [[Seneca Indian School (Oklahoma)|Seneca Indian School]] at Wyandotte, Oklahoma. (school closed in 1980)
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| ==== Additional References to the History of the Tribe <br> ====
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| Frank J. Lankes. An outline of West Seneca History. West Seneca, NY. West Seneca Historical Society. 1962. FHL Book 970.1 Al #49
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| Frank J. Lankes. Reservation Supplement: A Collection of Memorabilia related to Buffalo Creek Reservation. West Seneca, NY 1966. (Cayuga, Onondaga Indians)FHL Book 970.1 Al #50
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| Arthur Parker. Red Jacket: Last of the Seneca. Washington, Library of Congress FHL Film 1009057 item 2
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| ==== Reservations ====
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| Three State Reservations:
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| *[[Allegany Indian Reservation (New York)|Allegany Reservation]]
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| *Buffalo Creek Reservation
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| *[[Cattaraugus Indian Reservation (New York)|Cattaraugus Reservation]]
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| *[[Oil Springs Indian Reservation (New York)|Oil Springs Reservation]]
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| [[Tonawanda Indian Reservation (New York)|Tonawanda Band of Seneca Reservation]] near Akron, New York
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| Six Nations Reserve, Ontario
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| [[Seneca-Cayuga Indian Tribe of Oklahoma|Seneca-Cayuga Tribe]] hold land in Ottawa County, Oklahoma
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| === Records ===
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| ==== Correspondence and Census ====
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| Pre-1880 Correspondence
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| M234 RG 75 Rolls 962
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| M595 RG 75 Rolls 693
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| | Seneca, Indian Territory
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| | [[Miami Indian Agency (Oklahoma)|Miami (Quapaw) Agency]], 1870-1952
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| | Washington D.C. and Fort Worth
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| | Rolls 702-13
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| | Rolls 410-16, 487-89
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| | Films: 581405-581411
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| | Seneca, New York
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| | [[Six Nations Indian Agency (New York)|Six Nations Agency]], 1824-34
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| | Washington D.C.
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| | Rolls 582-97
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| | Rolls 290-300, 488-89
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| | Films: 579700-579709
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| | Seneca, Ohio
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| | [[Piqua Indian Agency (Ohio)|Piqua and Ohio Agencies]], 1831-43
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| | Washington D.C.
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| | Rolls 600-03
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| | Seneca, Indian Territory
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| | [[Neosho Indian Agency (Kansas)|Neosho Agency]], 1837-71
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| | Washington D.C.
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| | Rolls 529-37
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| ==== Treaties ====
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| *[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/nat0005.htm 1784] October 22, at Fort Harmar
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| *[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/six0023.htm 1789] January 9, at Fort Harmar
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| *[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/fiv1027.htm 1792] April 23, with the Five Nations of Indians
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| *[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/six0034.htm 1794] November 11, at Konondaigua
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| *[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/sen1027.htm 1797] September 15, on Genesee River
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| *[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/sen0060.htm 1802] June 30, at Buffalo Creek
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| *[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/sen0062.htm 1802] June 30,
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| *[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/wya0105.htm 1814] July 22, at Greenville
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| *[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/wya0117.htm 1815] September 8, at Spring Wells
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| *[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/wya0145.htm 1817] September 29, on the Miami
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| *[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/wya0162.htm 1818] September 17, at St. Mary's
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| *[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/sen1033.htm 1823] September 3, unratified
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| *[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/sen0325.htm 1831] February 28, at Washington
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| *[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/sen0327.htm 1831] July 20, at Lewistown
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| *[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/sen0383.htm 1832]December 29, at Seneca Agency
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| *[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/com0435.htm 1835] August 24, at Camp Holmes
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| *[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/new0502.htm 1838] January 15, at Buffalo Creek, with New York Indians
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| *[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/sen0537.htm 1842] May 20, at Buffalo Creek
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| *[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/sen0767.htm 1857]November 5,
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| *[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/sen0960.htm 1865] September 13, at Fort Smith - unratified
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| *[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/sen0960.htm 1867] February 23, at Washington
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| ==== Vital Records ====
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| *[[Quapaw Indian Agency (Oklahoma)|Quapaw Agency]], M595, births and deaths 1924-1932, FHL | Film: 581408
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| === Important Websites ===
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| Seneca History -- from Seneca Nation website -- [http://www.senecaindian.com/seneca_tribal.htm http://www.senecaindian.com/seneca_tribal.htm]
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| Seneca History -- Wikipedia article -- [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seneca_nation http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seneca_nation]
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| Seneca Tribal History -- from Handbook of American Indians... by Frederick Webb Hodge -- [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/seneca/senecahist.htm http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/seneca/senecahist.htm]
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| Seneca History -- from Catholic Encyclopedia -- [http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13714a.htm http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13714a.htm]
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| === References ===
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| <references />
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| ==== Bibliography ====
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| *[http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/075.html Guide to Federal Records in the National Archives; Record Group 75], Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
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| *Hodge, Frederick Webb. ''Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico''. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1906 [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/ Available online].
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| *Klein, Barry T., ed. ''Reference Encyclopedia of the American Indian''. Nyack, New York: Todd Publications, 2009. 10th ed. [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/317923332?referer=list_view WorldCat 317923332]; {{FHL|1122745|title-id|disp=FHL book 970.1 R259e}}.
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| *Malinowski, Sharon and Sheets, Anna, eds. The Gale Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes. Detroit: Gale Publishing, 1998. 4 volumes. Includes: Lists of Federally Recognized Tribes for U.S., Alaska, and Canada – pp. 513-529 Alphabetical Listing of Tribes, with reference to volume and page in this series Map of “Historic Locations of U.S. Native Groups” Map of “Historic Locations of Canadian Native Groups” Map of “Historic Locations of Mexican, Hawaiian and Caribbean Native Groups” Maps of “State and Federally Recognized U.S. Indian Reservations. [http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=no:037475188 WorldCat 37475188]; {{FHL|831087|title-id|disp=FHL book 970.1 G131g}}.
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| :Vol. 1 -- Northeast, Southeast, Caribbean
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| :Vol. 2 -- Great Basin, Southwest, Middle America
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| :Vol. 3 -- Arctic, Subarctic, Great Plains, Plateau
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| :Vol. 4 -- California, Pacific Northwest, Pacific Islands
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| *Sturtevant, William C. ''Handbook of North American Indians''. 20 vols., some not yet published. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1978– . <br>
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| :Volume 1 -- Not yet published
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| :Volume 2 -- Indians in Contemporary Society (pub. 2008) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/234303751&referer=brief_results WorldCat 234303751]<br>
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| :Volume 3 -- Environment, Origins, and Population (pub. 2006) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/255572371&referer=brief_results WorldCat 255572371]<br>
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| :Volume 4 -- History of Indian-White Relations (pub. 1988) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/19331914&referer=brief_results WorldCat 19331914]; {{FHL|248632|title-id|disp=FHL book 970.1 H191h v.4}}.<br>
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| :Volume 5 -- Arctic (pub. 1984) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/299653808&referer=brief_results WorldCat 299653808]; {{FHL|248632|title-id|disp=FHL book 970.1 H191h v.5}}.<br>
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| :Volume 6 -- Subarctic (pub. 1981) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/247493742&referer=brief_results WorldCat 247493742]; {{FHL|248632|title-id|disp=FHL book 970.1 H191h v.6}}.<br>
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| :Volume 7 -- Northwest Coast (pub. 1990) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/247493311&referer=brief_results WorldCat 247493311]<br>
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| :Volume 8 -- California (pub. 1978) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/13240086&referer=brief_results WorldCat 13240086]; {{FHL|248632|title-id|disp=FHL book 970.1 H191h v.8}}.<br>
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| :Volume 9 -- Southwest (pub. 1979) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26140053&referer=brief_results WorldCat 26140053]; {{FHL|248632|title-id|disp=FHL book 970.1 H191h v.9}}.<br>
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| :Volume 10 -- Southwest (pub. 1983) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/301504096&referer=brief_results WorldCat 301504096]; {{FHL|248632|title-id|disp=FHL book 970.1 H191h v.10}}.
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| :Volume 11 -- Great Basin (pub. 1986) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/256516416&referer=brief_results WorldCat 256516416]; {{FHL|248632|title-id|disp=FHL book 970.1 H191h v.11}}.<br>
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| :Volume 12 -- Plateau (pub. 1998) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/39401371&referer=brief_results WorldCat 39401371]; {{FHL|248632|title-id|disp=FHL book 970.1 H191h v.12}}.<br>
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| :Volume 13 -- Plains, 2 vols. (pub. 2001) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/48209643&referer=brief_results WorldCat 48209643]<br>
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| :Volume 14 -- Southeast (pub. 2004) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/254277176&referer=brief_results WorldCat 254277176]
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| :Volume 15 -- Northwest (pub. 1978) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/256517503&referer=brief_results WorldCat 356517503]; {{FHL|248632|title-id|disp=FHL book 970.1 H191h v.15}}.<br>
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| :Volume 16 -- Not yet published
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| :Volume 17 -- Languages (pub. 1996) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/43957746&referer=brief_results WorldCat 43957746]<br>
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| :Volume 18 -- Not yet published
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| :Volume 19 -- Not yet published
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| :Volume 20 -- Not yet published
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| *Swanton John R. ''The Indian Tribes of North America''. Smithsonian Institution, Bureau of American Ethnology, Bulletin #145 [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/indianlocation.htm Available online].
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| *Waldman, Carl. ''Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes''. New York, New York: Facts on File, 2006. 3rd ed. [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/14718193?referer=list_view WorldCat 14718193]; {{FHL|1465222|title-id|disp=FHL book 970.1 W146e 2006}}.
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| [[Category:New_York_Indian_Tribes]]
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