Seneca Nation of Indians
United States Indigenous Peoples of the US
New York, United States Genealogy
Indigenous Peoples of New York
Seneca Nation of Indians
Ancestral Homeland: Seneca Lake to Allegheny River now in western New York
One of the Iroquois Nations- largest tribe
Prominent Leaders: Cornplanter (Ayentwahga, John O'Bail), Red Jacket (Sagoyewatha), Ely Parker
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Tribal Headquarters[edit | edit source]
Seneca Nation of Indians
P.O. Box 231
Salamanca, NY 14779
Phone: 1-716-945-1790
Fax: 1-716-945-1565
The Seneca Nation of Indians Official Website
History[edit | edit source]
Brief Timeline[edit | edit source]
- 1775-1783: Fought with British during the Revolutionary War
- 1831: Ceded land removed to Indian Territory
- 1838: Treaty of Buffalo Creek the tribe lose their New York Reservations
- 1842: Regained the Cattaraugus and Allegheny Reservations
- 1848: Become Seneca Nation of Indians
- 1857: Repurchase the Tonawanda and Buffalo Creek lands using money they had for relocation to Kansas.
- 1869, Quakers established the Seneca Indian School at Wyandotte, Oklahoma. (school closed in 1980)
Additional References to the History of the Tribe
[edit | edit source]
Frank J. Lankes. An outline of West Seneca History. West Seneca, NY. West Seneca Historical Society. 1962. FHL Book 970.1 Al #49
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
Arthur Parker. Red Jacket: Last of the Seneca. Washington, Library of Congress FHL Film 1009057 item 2
Reservations[edit | edit source]
Three State Reservations:
- Allegany Reservation
- Buffalo Creek Reservation
- Cattaraugus Reservation
- Oil Springs Reservation
Tonawanda Band of Seneca Reservation near Akron, New York
Six Nations Reserve, Ontario
Seneca-Cayuga Tribe hold land in Ottawa County, Oklahoma
Records[edit | edit source]
Correspondence and Census[edit | edit source]
Tribe | Agency | location of Original Records |
Pre-1880 Correspondence M234 RG 75 Rolls 962 Roll Number |
FHL Film Number |
Post-1885 Census M595 RG 75 Rolls 693 Roll Number |
FHL Film Number |
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Seneca, Indian Territory | Miami (Quapaw) Agency, 1870-1952 | Washington D.C. and Fort Worth | Rolls 702-13 | - | Rolls 410-16, 487-89 | Films: 581405-581411 |
Seneca, New York | Six Nations Agency, 1824-34 | Washington D.C. | Rolls 582-97 | - | Rolls 290-300, 488-89 | Films: 579700-579709 |
Seneca, Ohio | Piqua and Ohio Agencies, 1831-43 | Washington D.C. | Rolls 600-03 | - | - | |
Seneca, Indian Territory | Neosho Agency, 1837-71 | Washington D.C. | Rolls 529-37 | - | - |
Treaties[edit | edit source]
- 1784 October 22, at Fort Harmar
- 1789 January 9, at Fort Harmar
- 1792 April 23, with the Five Nations of Indians
- 1794 November 11, at Konondaigua
- 1797 September 15, on Genesee River
- 1802 June 30, at Buffalo Creek
- 1802 June 30,
- 1814 July 22, at Greenville
- 1815 September 8, at Spring Wells
- 1817 September 29, on the Miami
- 1818 September 17, at St. Mary's
- 1823 September 3, unratified
- 1831 February 28, at Washington
- 1831 July 20, at Lewistown
- 1832December 29, at Seneca Agency
- 1835 August 24, at Camp Holmes
- 1838 January 15, at Buffalo Creek, with New York Indians
- 1842 May 20, at Buffalo Creek
- 1857November 5,
- 1865 September 13, at Fort Smith - unratified
- 1867 February 23, at Washington
Vital Records[edit | edit source]
- Quapaw Agency, M595, births and deaths 1924-1932, FHL | Film: 581408
Important Websites[edit | edit source]
Seneca History -- from Seneca Nation website -- http://www.senecaindian.com/seneca_tribal.htm
Seneca History -- Wikipedia article -- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seneca_nation
Seneca Tribal History -- from Handbook of American Indians... by Frederick Webb Hodge -- http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/seneca/senecahist.htm
Seneca History -- from Catholic Encyclopedia -- http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13714a.htm
References[edit | edit source]