CAYUGAS, MOHAWKS (SAINT REGIS), ONEIDAS, ONONDAGAS, BY THOMAS DONALDSON, EXPERT SPECIAL AGENT. WASHINGTON, D. C. UNITED STATES CENSUS PRINTING OFFICE. LIST OF MAPS. OUTLINE MAP OF NEW YORK STATE, with location of Indian reservations, including Cornplanter Seneca reservation, Pennsylvania— June 30, 1890..... MAP OF THE COUNTRY OF THE FIVE NATIONS, province of New York-1723....... 1 24 MAP OF THE PROVINCE OF NEW YORK, showing the country of the Six Nations, platted by Guy Johnson-1771......... 24 MAP OF ONONDAGA RESERVATION, Onondaga county, New York-1890....... 2: MAP OF TONAWANDA RESERVATION, Genesee, Erie, and Niagara counties, New York-1890...... 20 MAP OF ALLEGANY RESERVATION of the Seneca nation, Cattaraugus county, and OIL SPRING RESERVATION, Cattaraugus and Allegany counties, New York, and CORNPLANTER RESERVATION, Warren county, Pennsylvania-1890...... 2 MAP OF CATTARAUGUS RESERVATION, Cattaraugus, Erie, and Chautauqua counties, New York-1890............. MAP OF TUSCARORA RESERVATION, Niagara county, New York-1890.... MAP OF SAINT REGIS (MOHAWK) RESERVATION, Saint Lawrence and Franklin counties, New York-1890... iv 31 3 3 OFFICERS OF THE LEAGUE OF THE IROQUOIS.. Daniel La Forte, Onondaga, Wolf tribe, chairman of the league and acting to-do-da-ho (Ha-you-wa-esh: Intestine Bruiser). Thomas Webster, Onondaga, Snipe tribe, keeper of the wampum (Ha-yah-du-gih-wah: Bitter Body). Jaris Pierce, Onondaga, clerk of the Six Nations (Jah-dahdieh: Sailing Whale). READING THE WAMPUMS-1890 Joseph Snow, Onondaga chief (Chan-ly-e-ya: Drifted Snow). John Smoke Johnson, Mohawk chief (Sack-a-yung-kwar-to: John Buck, Onondaga chief, keeper of the wampum (Skan-a- Isaac Hill, Onondaga chief (Te-yem-tho-hi-sa: Two Doors John Seneca Johnson, Seneca chief (Ka-nung-he-ri-taws: En- HISTORIC WAMPUMS............ Presidentia of the Iroquois-about 1540. 5 33 CORNPLANTER SENECA.... Marsh Pierce (Hoh-hoo-e-yoh: His Good Run). TONAWANDA SENECAS John Griffin (Wer-dyah-seha: Cheap). William Cooper (Her-nohn-gwe-sers: Seek a Wife). Chauncey A. Abram (Nis-hea-nyah-nant: Falling Day). Alexander John, head chief of the Cayugas (Ska-no-eh: Fleet- Rush S. Wilson, chief of Cayuga nation (Ha-ja-ah-gwysh: Edwin M. Spring, Cayuga chief (Ho-dyah-yoh-gweh: Spread- Hiram Tallchief, Cayuga chief (Dah-eh-jeh-doh: Burning ONEIDAS.............. 33 Wing or dust fan of presidentia of the Six Nations. Six wampums of the Six Nations. Group of four wampums and turtle rattles, used in feather dance. Thomas La Forte, Methodist minister (Sho-heh-do-nah: Large Feather). Cattaraugus reservation, New York-1890. BAND GROUP.... George George, Oneida (Skah-lo-hah-dieh: Beyond the Sky). QUEEN OF THE SENECAS..... 67 SAINT REGIS (SUCCESSORS TO ANCIENT MOHAWKS)..... 40 Philip Tarbell, Wolf clan, chief (Ta-ra-ke-te: Hat-rim Pro- Peter Herring, Turtle clan, chief (Tier-a-nen-sa-no-ken or Te- Angus White, Snipe clan, chief and clerk (En-neas-ne-ka- Joseph Wood, Heron clan, chief (So-se-sais-ne-sa-ke-ken or Charles White, Wolf clan, chief (Saro-tha-ne-wa-na or Sa-ro- Caroline G. Mountpleasant, Wolf clan (Ge-keah-saw-sa: The Peacemaker). SENECAS 28,58 |