Seneca

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

Also known as Sagoyewatha

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