Iroquois Confederacy

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Ancestral Homeland: New York, Pennsylvania, and eastern Ohio

Brief Timeline
Early -1600: Iroquois Confederacy established

1690's: Inter tribal conflicts and disease

1754: French and Indian War

1775 - 1783: Revolutionary War: Oneida tribes fought with the Colonies, Mohawk and Iroquois tribes fought with the British,

1798: Quakers established a mission and taught the Seneca to read and write.

Benn, Carl:The Iroquois in the War of 1812 (Buffalo: University of Toronto Press c1998, 2004) pages 272 FHL Book 970.3Ir6

1824-34: The Confederacy was under the jurisdiction of the Six Nations Agency

1832-34: The Confederacy was under the jurisdiction of the Michigan Superintendency

1835-80: The Confederacy was under the jurisdiction of the New York Agency

1831: Seneca and Cayuga move to Indian Territory.

1935-80: The Confederacy was under the jurisdiction of the New York Agency

Superintendency
Michigan Superintendency

Additional References to the History of the Tribe
Ohio History Central article on the Iroquois

[[Image:Tuscarora Indian, Oneida portraits.jpg|frame|right|320x280px|Tuscarora Indian, Oneida portraits.jpg]]Tribes That Were Part of the Iroquois Confederacy

 * Cayuga
 * Mohawk
 * Oneida
 * Onondaga
 * Seneca
 * Tuscarora

Records
The majority of records of individuals were those created by the agencies. Some records may be available to tribal members through the tribal headquarters.They were (and are) the local office of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and were charged with maintaining records of the activities of those under their responsibility. Among these records are:


 * Allotment records
 * Annuity rolls
 * Census records
 * Correspondence
 * Health records
 * Reports
 * School census and records
 * Vital records

Land and Property, and Treaties
Deeds and Treaties. 1748-1825 FHL film: 947103 Item 2-3