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Cayuga
CayugaThe Cayuga were one of the original member tribes of the League of the Iroquois or Five Nations Confederacy. The Cayuga, living mostly in Ontario, New York, Wisconsin, and Oklahoma in the 1980s, numbered more than three thousand. In late aboriginal and early historic times the Cayuga occupied a narrow strip of territory centering on Cayuga and Owasco lakes in New York and stretching south from Lake Ontario toward the Susquehanna River. In 1660 they numbered approximately fifteen hundred. The Cayuga were drawn into the American Revolution on the side of the British, and in 1779 their villages were destroyed by American forces. Subsequently, many of the Cayuga migrated to Canada and established two villages on the Six Nations Reserve, while others scattered among other of the Iroquois tribes in New York. In the early nineteenth century some of the Cayuga remaining in New York migrated to Ohio, and from there to Indian Territory (Oklahoma) in 1831. Others joined the Oneida in migrating to Wisconsin in 1832. Traditionally, the Cayuga were a hunting and farming people, but gathering and fishing were also important Subsistence activities. The Cayuga held ten of the fifty hereditary sachem positions in the council of the League of the Iroquois and, along with the Oneida, were known as "Younger brothers" of the confederacy. See also Iroquois BibliographyWait, Mary Van Sickle, and William Heidt, Jr. (1966). The Story of the Cayugas, 1609 -1809. Ithaca, N.Y.: De Witt historical Society of Tompkins County. |
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"Cayuga." Encyclopedia of World Cultures. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Cayuga." Encyclopedia of World Cultures. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3458000045.html "Cayuga." Encyclopedia of World Cultures. 1996. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3458000045.html |
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Cayuga
Cayuga Major branch of the Five Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy, originally living around Lake Cayuga, New York, and the Grand River in Ontario, Canada. The Cayuga joined the British during the American Revolution and afterwards became widely scattered into Ohio, Wisconsin, and Oklahoma, where they joined the Seneca. Today there are c. 550 in Oklahoma and 400 Cayuga in New York.
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"Cayuga." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Cayuga." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-Cayuga.html "Cayuga." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-Cayuga.html |
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Cayuga Lake
Cayuga Lake , 38 mi (61 km) long and 1 to 3.5 mi (1.6–5.6 km) wide, W central N.Y.; longest of the Finger Lakes. It is connected by the Seneca-Cayuga Canal to the New York State Canal System . Cornell and Wells College overlook Cayuga's clifflike banks. Near the southern end of the lake are Taughannock Falls, 215 ft (66 m) high. |
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"Cayuga Lake." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Cayuga Lake." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-CayugaLa.html "Cayuga Lake." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-CayugaLa.html |
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Cayuga
Cayuga see Iroquois Confederacy . |
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"Cayuga." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Cayuga." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-Cayuga.html "Cayuga." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-Cayuga.html |
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