The Tonawanda Senecas' heroic battle against removal : conservative activist Indians / Laurence M. Hauptman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hauptman, Laurence M.

Series:

Excelsior Editions

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Seneca Indians--New York (State)--History.

Seneca Indians.

Seneca Indians--New York (State)--Politics and government.

Tonawanda Band of Seneca Indians of New York--History.

Tonawanda Band of Seneca Indians of New York.

Tonawanda Band of Seneca Indians of New York--Politics and government.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (238 p.)

Place of Publication:

Albany, N.Y. : Excelsior Editions/State University of New York Press, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The remarkable story of the Tonawanda Senecas in the face of overwhelming odds is the centerpiece of this landmark community study. In the six decades prior to the Civil War, they wrestled with pressures from land companies; the local, state, and federal officials' policies to acquire tribal lands and remove the Indians; misguided Quakers who believed they knew what was best for the Indians; and divisions among Seneca communities about what strategies of resistance to employ. As deftly and convincingly revealed by Laurence M. Hauptman, the Tonawanda Senecas were able strategists who overcame disastrous treaties to regain 7,549 acres of their western New York territory, lands that they still possess today.The chiefs and clan mothers pursued a number of well thought-out strategies: petitioning officials and lobbying in Washington, challenging the legality of the treaties; preventing surveyors from entering onto tribal lands; disrupting land auctions; taking out advertisements; and networking with influential whites. They also hired a first-rate attorney who eventually won a landmark victory in the U.S. Supreme Court and who successfully negotiated the United States–Tonawanda Treaty of 1857, which provided a formula to repurchase a part of the reservation. In recounting this heroic story, Hauptman throws new light on Red Jacket and Ely S. Parker, women's roles within Tonawanda society, and the development of the Gaiwiio, the Longhouse religion.

Contents:

""The Tonawanda Senecas�Heroic Battle Against Removal""; ""Contents""; ""Charts""; ""Maps""; ""Abbreviations""; ""Preface""; ""1. The Tonawanda Community: Early History""; ""2. The Awakener""; ""3. He Carries a Heavy Weight on His Shoulders""; ""4. The Compromised Treaty""; ""5. The Activist Sachem""; ""6. The Runner""; ""7. The Whig Mouthpiece""; ""8. The Tonawanda Treaty""; ""9. Buying Back the Reservation""; ""10. Conclusion""; ""Appendix I: Tonawanda Seneca Clan Mothers� Support of""; ""Appendix II: “TO THE PUBLIC��Tonawanda Chiefs�""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""

""A""""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Y""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781438435794

1438435797

9781441697868

1441697861

OCLC:

742354191