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    War against the Seneca: The French Expedition of 1687.

    Postcard depicting the Chief Montour Monument in Painted Post, New York (Near Corning NY).

    Seventh in a 62 part series, 1811 Destruction of Prophetstown describes the differing perspectives of two influential Six Nations prophets Lalawethika (He Makes a Loud Noise) the brother of Tehcumtheh, and Seneca prophet Sganyadái:yo (Handsome Lake). It also describes the influence their views had on events surrounding the War of ...

    Forty-Third in a 62 part series, July 11, 1813 1st Raid on Black Rock describe the raid by British soldiers of Black Rock on July 11th, 1813

    Photograph of Caroline Parker of the Tonawanda Nation

    Thirty-First in a 62 part series, 1876 Reconciliation at Letchworth describes the historic 1876 council meeting in which leaders from the Mohawk and Seneca Nations attempted to repatriate

    Forty-Second in a 62 part series, Separate Destinies describes U.S. Indian agent Erastus Granger’s appeal to the Senecas and Haudenosaunee (Iroquois Confederacy) to join the War of 1812 as military allies.

    Fifty-Third in a 62 part series, Dispossess by the Allies describes the displacement of Seneca and Cayuga Nation populations from Ohio.

    List of Seneca veterans of the War of 1812. Researched and compiled by the Six Nations Legacy Consortium.

    Fifth in a 62 part series, Sagoyewatha’s Peace Plan describes the only time in history where the Iroquois Confederacy and the Covenant Chain is broken as Seneca’s side with the United States and the other nations remain allies of the Crown.

    Thirty-Ninth in a 62 part series, August 24, 1813 Declarations of War describes the declaration of War made against the Provinces of Upper and Lower Canada by The Confederacy Council of Chiefs at Buffalo Creek on August 24, 1813

    Sixty-Second in a 62 part series, Women and War describes how women often suffered the most from the violence of the War of 1812.

    Printed by F. Moser 1819.Denis Dighton del et lithog. written in pencil, bottom right and left of the print.

    Forty-Eighth in a 62 part series, Sagoyewatha’s Second Peace Plan describes Red Jacket’s proposal to Buffalo Creek chiefs to withdraw from The War of 1812

    Image of Painting (oil on canvas) of Tommy Jemmy (Soo-non-gize, or Long Horns)a Seneca Chief. Noted for killing a Seneca Woman (Kau-qua-tau) for witchcraft and the large court proceeding and trial that followed. Tommy Jemmy lived at Buffalo Creek where he served his community as an elder and chief. Buffalo-born ...

    Oil painting depicting a group of seven Seneca warriors in repose, standing and seated, overlooking the Niagara Gorge and Falls

    The 1794 Canandaigua Treaty belt. This belt is 6 feet long and composed of thirteen figures holding hands connected to two figures and a house. The 13 figures represent the 13 States of the newly formed United States of America. The two figures and the house symbolize the Haudenosaunee. The ...

    Wampum belt giver to the Chiefs at Grand River to support a plea for neutrality in 1812. In June of 1812, Seneca, Onondaga and Cayuga Chiefs living at Buffalo Creek came to a council at Grand River. Their motive was to secure a pledge of neutrality on behalf of all ...

    Forty-Sixth in a 62 part series, Indians at Queenston Heights, October 13, 1812 lists the text which can be found inscribed on a memorial to the historic 1812 Battle of Queenston Heights. The memorial is located at the base of the Heights on Queenston Street

Beaver, George, Brantford Expositor, 1989     "People have asked me the difference between Indian nation, Indian tribe and Indian band. I would like to briefly explain these and other similar terms as they pertain to Indians, or more properly, to natives."