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1 online resource |
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Front Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction. Sovereignty -- Part I. The Treaties Between the St. Regis Indians and the State of New York, 1816#x96;1845 -- 1. The Macomb Purchase -- 2. The Treaties of 1816 and 1818 -- 3. The Treaties of 1824 -- 4. The 144 Acres of Mostly Water -- 5. The Treaty of 1825 -- 6. The Treaty of 1845: The Grassy Meadows -- Part II. The Seneca Lands and Mary Jemison -- 7. Lead Up to the Canandaigua Treaty -- 8. The Treaty at Big Tree and Mary Jemison -- Part III. The Removal Treaty of 1838 |
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9. Overview -- 10. Eleazer Williams#x92;s Involvement in the Treaties -- 11. The Mindset and Strategy of the United States -- 12. The Motives Behind the 1838 Treaty -- 13. Treaty Changes and Bribes -- 14. The Provisions for the New York Indians -- 15. Heading for Kansas -- 16. The Tonawanda Senecas Keep Their Territory -- 17. The Thirty-two People Left in Kansas -- 18. Request of the New York Indians from Kansas -- 19. The Kansas New York Indians Land Claim -- 20. The Final Chapter: What About the Money and Stocks? -- Epilogue. What Became of Eleazer Williams? -- Appendix -- Notes -- Bibliography |
| Summary |
A complex and troubled history defines the borders of upstate New York beyond the physical boundaries of its rivers and lakes. The United States and the state were often deceptive in their territory negotiations with the Iroquois Six Nations. Amidst the growing quest for more land among settlers and then fledgling Americans, the Indian nations attempted to maintain their autonomy. Yet state land continued to encroach the Six Nations. Local historian Cindy Amrhein takes a close and critical view of these transactions. Evidence of dubious deals, bribes, faulty surveys and coerced signatures may help explain why many of the Nations now feel they were cheated out of their territory |
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Indians of North America -- New York (State) -- Claims
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Indians of North America -- Land tenure -- New York (State)
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Indians of North America
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Indians of North America -- Land tenure
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New York (State)
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Claims
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781625854629 |
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1625854625 |
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