essay

Seneca

handbook of north american indians. northeast • 15 • Published In 1978 • Pages: 505-517 [dc]

By: Abler, Thomas S., Tooker, Elisabeth.

Abstract
This is an historical survey of the Seneca Iroquois from the seventeenth to the twentieth century. The article deals with the traditional and modern (i.e., twentieth century) territory of the Seneca, their role in the American Revolution, the establishment of reservations, christian missions, and schools, Handsome Lake and his religious doctrines, loss of native lands, the Seneca Nation Revolution of 1848, land leases to non-Iroquois, the Longhouse Religion in the twentieth century, and Seneca relocations as the result of the building of the Kinzua Dam by the United State government.
Subjects
Settlement patterns
Acquisition and relinquishment of property
Ingroup antagonisms
External relations
Warfare
Missions
culture
Iroquois
HRAF PubDate
1996
Region
North America
Sub Region
Eastern Woodlands
Document Type
essay
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
John Beierle ; 1994
Field Date
no date
Coverage Date
variable
Coverage Place
Seneca, United States
Notes
Thomas S. Abler and Elisabeth Tooker
GPO Stock no.: 047-000-00351-2
Bibliography included as document no. 54
LCCN
77017162
LCSH
Seneca/Iroquois Indians