Sullivan-Clinton Campaign

When the President George Washington became Hanadahguyus (village burner)

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You ought to hear and listen to what we women shall speak; for we are the owners of this land, AND IT IS OURS! - Seneca Women

SULLIVAN-CLINTON is an essential journey. It's not for the faint of heart, nor the stubborn of mind. It's a major event in U.S. history that's been way off the radar screen for far too long. More road signs than any NY event, yet not in our school books. But just as America undergoes historic changes, the lessons of Sullivan/ Clinton are more relevant than ever. Come learn - at your own pace. Do your research here. Then come back again for more, as we continually update this living website...

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THE AFTERMATH: IMPENDING STARVATION

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‘but the Indians not being supported [by English/Loyalist reinforcements] as they expected, thought of nothing more than carrying off their Families, and we ...

THE IROQUOIS NATIONS

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The five original Iroquois/Haudenosaunee tribes are: the Seneca, the keepers of the Western Door; the Cayugas, the “people of the marsh” and “keepers of the ...

REFUGEES OF NIAGARA 1779-1780: THE WINTER OF HUNGER

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The expedition you are appointed to command is directed against the hostile tribes of the Six Nations of Indians, with their associates and adherents. The im...

THE THREE SISTERS MEET SENECA FOODS

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The Three Sisters - Corn, Beans and Squash - are the traditional core of Seneca survival and worldview. Today, the Seneca Foods plant in the area at Leiceste...

WHITE SETTLEMENT

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When peace with England was finally declared, in 1783, there began a migration of settlers to western New York. Many of Sullivan’s men were given grants of l...