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Cayuga Indians<br>P. O. Box 11<br>Versailles, NY 14168-0011<br>Phone: 716.337.4270<br>Fax: 716.337.0268 | Cayuga Indians<br>P. O. Box 11<br>Versailles, NY 14168-0011<br>Phone: 716.337.4270<br>Fax: 716.337.0268 | ||
*[http://tuscaroras.com/cayuganation/ Cayuga Nation] Official Website | *[http://tuscaroras.com/cayuganation/ Cayuga Nation] Official Website | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
==== Brief Timeline | ==== Brief History ==== | ||
Lived near Lake Cayuga in New York. Many moved to Canada during the Revolutionary War, others moved to Ohio, Wisconsin and Indian Territory | |||
The Cayuga were a member of the confederation of the Five Nations of Iroquois (later six) | |||
==== Brief Timeline <br> ==== | |||
*1660: population estimated as 1,500 | *1660: population estimated as 1,500 | ||
*1775-1783: American Revolution | *1775-1783: American Revolution | ||
*1778: population 1,100 | *1778: population 1,100 <br> | ||
==== Reservations ==== | |||
The tribe is primarily associated with the [[Cayuga Indian Reservation (New York)|Cayuga Reservation]] in New York. | |||
The tribe was under the following jurisdictions | |||
[[New_York_Indian_Agency_(New_York)|New York Agency]] | |||
[[Six_Nations_Indian_Agency_(New_York)|Six Nations Agency]] | |||
[[Michigan_Superintendency_of_Indian_Affairs|Michigan Superintendency]] | |||
==== Additional References to the History of the Tribe ==== | ==== Additional References to the History of the Tribe ==== | ||
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Frederick Webb Hodge, in his Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico, gave a more complete history of the [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/iroquioi/cayugahist.htm Cayuga Nation], with estimations of the population of the tribe at various time periods. | Frederick Webb Hodge, in his Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico, gave a more complete history of the [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/iroquioi/cayugahist.htm Cayuga Nation], with estimations of the population of the tribe at various time periods. | ||
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== Records == | == Records == | ||
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| Cayuga | | Cayuga | ||