The Fourth Treaty of Buffalo Creek or Treaty with the Seneca, Tonawanda Band is a modification of the
Second Treaty of Buffalo Creek
There are four treaties of Buffalo Creek, named for the Buffalo River (New York), Buffalo River in New York. The Second Treaty of Buffalo Creek, also known as the Treaty with the New York Indians, 1838, was signed on January 15, 1838 (proclaimed ...
and
Third Treaty of Buffalo Creek
The Third Treaty of Buffalo Creek or Treaty with the Seneca of 1842 signed by the U.S. and the Seneca Nation modified the Second Treaty of Buffalo Creek. .
The
Tonawanda Band of Seneca Indians
The Tonawanda Seneca Nation (previously known as the Tonawanda Band of Seneca Indians) ( see, Ta:nöwö:deʼ Onödowáʼga꞉ Yoindzadeʼ) is a federally recognized tribe in the State of New York. They have maintained the traditional form of gover ...
objected to their inclusion in the treaties, claiming that their chiefs were not included in negotiations and that the Seneca chiefs that were present did not represent them. When agents of the land companies came to claim the Tonawanda reservation land, the Tonawanda refused to leave. (On a related note, in 1848, the other Seneca tribes approved the establishment of an American-style republican government, which the Tonawanda also rejected; the Tonawanda opted to continue with the traditional Seneca model, thus formally codifying the split between the two Seneca tribes.)
To settle the issue with the Tonawanda sale, the U.S. signed a treaty with the Tonawanda Band in 1857 that was known as the Treaty with the Seneca, Tonawanda Band.
Treaty with the Seneca, Tonawanda Band
, Oklahoma State Library, accessed 22 Mar 2010 The Seneca bought back most of their reservation with the money set aside for their removal to Kansas
Kansas () is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its capital is Topeka, and its largest city is Wichita. Kansas is a landlocked state bordered by Nebraska to the north; Missouri to the east; Oklahoma to the south; and Colorado to the ...
. At the same time, they seceded from the main Seneca nation and restored their traditional government of a Council of Chiefs, based on consensus.
See also
*Treaty of Fort Stanwix (1784)
The Treaty of Fort Stanwix was a treaty finalized on October 22, 1784, between the United States and Native Americans from the six nations of the Iroquois League. It was signed at Fort Stanwix, in present-day Rome, New York, and was the first ...
* Treaty of Canandaigua
*Treaty of Big Tree
The Treaty of Big Tree was a formal treaty signed in 1797 between the Seneca Nation and the United States, in which the Seneca relinquished their rights to nearly all of their traditional homeland in New York State—nearly 3.5 million acres. In ...
*First Treaty of Buffalo Creek
The First Treaty of Buffalo Creek signed on July 8, 1788 Phelps and Gorham purchased title to lands east from the Genesee River in New York to the Preemption Line.
See also
* Treaty of Canandaigua
* Treaty of Big Tree
The Treaty of Big Tree ...
(1788)
*Second Treaty of Buffalo Creek
There are four treaties of Buffalo Creek, named for the Buffalo River (New York), Buffalo River in New York. The Second Treaty of Buffalo Creek, also known as the Treaty with the New York Indians, 1838, was signed on January 15, 1838 (proclaimed ...
(1838)
*Third Treaty of Buffalo Creek
The Third Treaty of Buffalo Creek or Treaty with the Seneca of 1842 signed by the U.S. and the Seneca Nation modified the Second Treaty of Buffalo Creek. (1842)
*List of treaties
This list of treaties contains known agreements, pacts, peaces, and major contracts between states, armies, governments, and tribal groups.
Before 1200 CE
1200–1299
1300–1399
1400–1499
1500–1599
1600–1699
1700–1799
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*''Fellows v. Blacksmith
''Fellows v. Blacksmith'', 60 U.S. (19 How.) 366 (1857), is a United States Supreme Court decision involving Native American law. John Blacksmith, a Tonawanda Seneca, sued agents of the Ogden Land Company for common law claims of trespass, assa ...
'' (1857)
*''New York ex rel. Cutler v. Dibble
''New York ex rel. Cutler v. Dibble'', 62 U.S. (21 How.) 366 (1858), was a companion case to the more well-known '' Fellows v. Blacksmith'' (1857). At the time ''Fellows'' was decided, this case had reached the U.S. Supreme Court but had not yet b ...
'' (1858)
References
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External links
United States v. New York Indians, 173 U.S. 464, 468, 43 L. Ed. 769, 19 S. Ct. 481 (1899).
Seneca tribe
Buffalo Creek
History of Buffalo, New York
1857 treaties
Aboriginal title in New York