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This document contains information about the Seneca Native American tribe, including a list of important leaders from 1784 to 1823. It provides background on the Seneca tribe's location in New York, their participation in the Iroquois League, and summaries of four treaties signed between the Seneca and the United States regarding prisoner exchange, land division, and attempts by the US to purchase Seneca land. Sources of information about the Seneca tribe and the listed treaties and leaders are also referenced.

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Seneca

This document contains information about the Seneca Native American tribe, including a list of important leaders from 1784 to 1823. It provides background on the Seneca tribe's location in New York, their participation in the Iroquois League, and summaries of four treaties signed between the Seneca and the United States regarding prisoner exchange, land division, and attempts by the US to purchase Seneca land. Sources of information about the Seneca tribe and the listed treaties and leaders are also referenced.

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Seneca

CJ Montalbano
Celeste Peterson
Neil Tyler Kush
Seneca Chief: Red Jacket

Also known as Sagoyewatha


Other Leaders
1784 1794 1814 1823
Mohawks: Onoyeahnee, his x mark, [L. S.] Wyandots: Saquiungarluchta, or
Onogwendahonji, his x mark, [L. S.] Konneatorteeooh, his x mark, or Tarhe, or Crane, his x mark, Young King, his x
Touighnatogon, his x mark, [L. S.] Handsome Lake, [L. S.] [L. S.] mark. [L. S.]
Onondagas: Tokenhyouhau, his x mark, alias Delawares: Karlundawana, or
Oheadarighton, his x mark, [L. S.] Captain Key, [L. S.] Taiunshrah, or Charles, his x Pollard, his x mark. [L.
Kendarindgon, his x mark, [L. S.] Oneshauee, his x mark, [L. S.] mark, [L. S.] S.]
Senekas:
Kanatsoyh, alias Nicholas Kusik, Shawanees: Sagouata, or Red
Tayagonendagighti, his x mark, [L.
[L. S.] Cutewecusa, or Black Hoof, Jacket, his x mark. [L.
S.]
Sohhonteoquent, his x mark, [L. his x mark, [L. S.] S.]
Tehonwaeaghrigagi, his x mark, [L.
S.] S.] Ottawas: Tishkaaga, or Little
Oneidas: Ooduhtsait, his x mark, [L. S.] Watashnewa, or Bear's Billy, his x mark. [L. S.]
Otyadonenghti, his x mark, [L. S.] Konoohqung, his x mark, [L. S.] Legs, his x mark, [L. S.] Tywaneash, or Black
Dagaheari, his x mark, [L. S.] Tossonggaulolus, his x mark, [L. Senekas: Snake, his x mark. [L.
Cayuga: S.] Coontindnau, or Coffee S.]
Oraghgoanendagen, his x mark, [L. John Skenendoa, his x mark, [L. Houn, his x mark, [L. S.] Kahalsta, or Strong,
S.] S.] Miamis: his x mark. [L. S.]
Tuscaroras:
Oneatorleeooh, his x mark, [L. S.] Pecon, his x mark, [L. S.]
Ononghsawenghti, his x mark, [L. S.]
Kussauwatau, his x mark, [L. S.]
Tharondawagon, his x mark, [L. S.]
Eyootenyootauook, his x mark, [L.
S.]
Background on important leaders
Arthur Lee (20 December 1740 – 12 December 1792)

Timothy Pickering (July 17, 1745 – January 29, 1829)

William Henry Harrison (February 9, 1773 – April 4, 1841)

Charles Carroll (September 19, 1737 – November 14, 1832)


● Distinctive features of the tribe
● The Senecas originally lived in New York
● the Seneca nation was one of the original
members of the Iroquois League
● Had a tribal council chosen by the Matriachs
but were also subject to the decisions made by
the Iroquois Great Council
● Spoke native Seneca language
● Highly skilled in warfare
● Men and women had different roles in society
Seneca Nation Location
Treaty with the Six Nations (1784)

Goal: Prisoner Exchange and Peace


Treaty with the Six Nations (1794)
Goal: Perpetual peace, divide the land, other agreements
Treaty with the Wyandot,etc. (1814)

Goal: Bring in the Miamie Tribes, add peace to them, and join together against the British
Agreement with the Seneca (1823)

Goal: US wants to buy land

Unratified
Sources
● http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/nat0005.htm

● http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/six0034.htm

● http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/wya0105.htm

● http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/sen1033.htm
● http://www.bigorrin.org/seneca_kids.htm

● https://www.britannica.com/topic/Iroquois-Confederacy
● https://sni.org/culture/clans/
● https://sni.org/culture/
● http://charlescarrollhouse.org/the-carrolls/personal-biography-2
● http://www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/william-henry-harrison
● https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/pickering-timothy
● http://www.stratfordhall.org/meet-the-lee-family/arthur-lee/

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