Cayuga Nation

The Cayuga Nation is primarily associated with the state of New York.

Linguistic group: Iroquoian

Brief History
Lived near Lake Cayuga in New York. Many moved to Canada during the Revolutionary War, others moved to Ohio, Wisconsin and Indian Territory

The Cayuga were a member of the confederation of the Five Nations of Iroquois (later six)

Reservations
The tribe is primarily associated with the Cayuga Reservation in New York.

Additional References to the History of the Tribe
Frederick Webb Hodge, in his Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico, gave a more complete history of the Cayuga Nation, with estimations of the population of the tribe at various time periods.

Tribal Headquarters
Cayuga Indians P. O. Box 11 Versailles, NY 14168-0011 Phone: 716.337.4270 Fax: 716.337.0268

Agency Records
Correspondence and Census

Treaties

 * 1784 October 22, at Fort Stanwix with The Six Nations
 * 1789 January 9, at Fort Harmar, with The Six Nations
 * 1792 April 23, with the Five Nations of Indians
 * 1794 November 11, at Konondaigua
 * 1838 January 15, at Buffalo Creek, treaty with New York - acknowledge

Important Web Sites

 * Cayuga Nation Official Website
 * Cayuga Nation Wikipedia
 * The Constitution of the Iroquois Nathions