CornplanterJohn Abeel III (c. 1752–February 18, 1836) known as Gayë́twageh in the Seneca language and thus generally known as Cornplanter, was a Seneca chief and diplomat. As a war chief, Cornplanter fought in the American Revolutionary War on the side of the British. After the war Cornplanter led negotiations with the United States and was a signatory of the Treaty of Fort Stanwix (1784), the Treaty of Canandaigua (1794), and other treaties.
Treaty of CanandaiguaThe Treaty of Canandaigua (or Konondaigua, as spelled in the treaty itself), also known as the Pickering Treaty and the Calico Treaty, is a treaty signed after the American Revolutionary War between the Grand Council of the Six Nations and President George Washington, representing the United States of America.
Genesee RiverThe Genesee River ( ) is a tributary of Lake Ontario flowing northward through the Twin Tiers of Pennsylvania and New York in the United States. The river contains several waterfalls in New York at Letchworth State Park and Rochester. The river was historically used as a border between the lands of the Seneca to the east and the Erie and Wenro to the west.
Seneca Lake (New York)Seneca Lake is a Finger Lake in central New York state. Spanning four counties—Schuyler, Seneca, Yates, and Ontario—it is the largest of the eleven lake glacial chain, and the deepest glacial lake entirely within the state.
Geneva, New YorkGeneva is a city in Ontario and Seneca counties in the U.S. state of New York. It is at the northern end of Seneca Lake; all land portions of the city are within Ontario County; the water portions are in Seneca County. The population was 12,812 at the 2020 census. The city is supposedly named after the city and canton of Geneva in Switzerland.
Seneca peopleThe Seneca ( ; Seneca: Onödowaʼga꞉ʼIPA:, lit.'Great Hill People') are a group of IndigenousIroquoian-speaking people who historically lived south of Lake Ontario, one of the five Great Lakes in North America. Their nation was the farthest to the west within the Six Nations or Haudenosaunee (Iroquois League) in New York before the American Revolution. For this reason, they are called "The Keepers of the Western Door".
KanadaseagaKanadaseaga, known in Seneca as Ganöndase:ʼgeh, was a major village, perhaps a capital, of the Seneca nation of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy in west-central New York State, United States. It was located between the northern ends of Seneca and Canandaigua lakes, one and a half miles northwest of the present-day city of Geneva in the township of Seneca. The village was situated on both sides of Kanadaseaga Creek. The Seneca established this village at least as early as 1687.
Cayuga LakeCayuga Lake ( , , or ) is a Finger Lake in central New York state. Spanning three counties - Cayuga, Seneca, and Tompkins - it is the longest, second largest (in surface area, marginally smaller than Seneca), and second largest in volume. It is just under 39 miles (63 km) long, with an average width of 1.7 miles (2.8 km), and is 3.5 mi wide (5.6 km) at its widest point, near Aurora.
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Haudenosaunee mythologyHaudenosaunee mythology, or Iroquois mythology, includes the creation stories and other religious oral literature of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy composed of six nations of Indigenous peoples of the Northeastern Woodlands in Canada and the United States. Five nations, the Cayuga, Onondaga, Oneida, Mohawk, and Seneca, founded the confederacy. They were joined by the sixth nation, the Tuscarora, in the 18th century.
Tribal chiefA tribal chief, chieftain, or headman is a political leader of a social group commonly described as a tribe, clan, band, or confederation of tribes. Chiefs’ authority varies widely by society and context, and in many cases depends on consensus and customary legitimacy rather than coercive power.
ChristianityAbrahamic monotheistic religion*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.