The Seneca Tribe

The Seneca Tribe

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The historical Seneca occupied territory throughout the Finger Lakes area in Central New York, and in the Genesee Valley in Western New York, living in longhouses on the riversides. The villages were well fortified with wooden stake fences, just one of the many industrious undertakings.

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Although the number of fluent Seneca language speakers is diminishing and the language is considered at-risk, there are language programs at the Seneca Nation in place to help protect, preserve and develop a new generation of Seneca language speakers to keep the Seneca language alive.

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There is a town in New York called Salamanca

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The Seneca nation had a tribal council chosen by the Seneca clan mothers (matriarchs, or female leaders.) But the Senecas were also subject to the decisions made by the Iroquois Great Council. Eight Seneca chiefs represented their tribe's interests in the Iroquois Council. This is similar to American states which each have their own government, but are all subject to the US government. In fact, the Iroquois Confederacy was one of the examples of representative democracy used as a model by America's founding fathers.

Today the Seneca Nation supports its own people and benefits surrounding communities with a variety of cultural, educational and economic efforts. Its varied enterprises include: world-class casino gaming, hospitality and entertainment, which employ over 3,500 people, as well as a convenience store chain (4 stores), construction management, and diverse holdings in business ventures.

Today the Seneca Nation of Indians has about 8,000 citizens.

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The Seneca are also known as the "Keeper of the Western Door," because the Seneca are the westernmost of the Six Nations. At the time of the formation of the Iroquois League, the original five nations of the Iroquois League occupied large areas of land in the Northeast USA and Southeast Canada.

numbers 5-7 are the Seneca tribe

The Seneca tribe was the largest of six Native American nations called the Iroquois Confederacy or Six Nations, a democratic government that pre-dates the United States Constitution.

Why I chose this topic...

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I chose my topic because I love history and

the native Americans stories. Plus one of my good friends liked this sort of stuff but I don't really see her anymore so I thought it would be nice.

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The people relied heavily on farming for food, they grew the Three Sisters: corn, beans, and squash. They called it Deohako,(pronounced: Jo- hay- ko) "the life supporters." In addition to raising crops, the early Seneca were also hunters and fishers.

Credits to...

http://www.bigorrin.org/seneca_kids.htm

http://www.native-languages.org/york.htm

https://sni.org/culture/