Book
Sovereignty and symbol: Indian-White conflict at Ganienkeh
University of New Mexico Press • Albuquerque, N.Mex. • Published In 1988 • Pages:
By: Landsman, Gail H..
Abstract
In May 1974 a group of Mohawk Indians seized a 612 acre site in the Moss Lake region of upper New York State, which they named Ganienkeh, claiming it as a sovereign territory under a treaty agreement with the United States government made in the late eighteenth century. This document describes in great detail the events leading up to the seizure of the land and its aftermath (i.e., relationships with the white residents of the small hamlets surrounding the site and with the state and federal governments). After a lengthy period of negotiations with the New York State government, a precedent-setting agreement was made which provided for the resettlement of the Mohawks to another section of the state, near the town of Altona in Clinton County (p. ix), although here too they were met with hostility by the white residents.
- HRAF PubDate
- 1996
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Eastern Woodlands
- Document Type
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle ; 1994
- Field Date
- Dec. 1979 - Nov. 1980
- Coverage Date
- 1974-1980
- Coverage Place
- Mohawk ; Ganienkeh, Altona, and the Moss Lake region, New York State, United States
- Notes
- Gail H. Landsman
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [218]-233) and index
- LCCN
- 87027365
- LCSH
- Iroquois Indians