Canawaugus, New York
Canawaugus (or Conawagus, or Ca-noh-wa-gas, or Conewaugus) (pronounced
Canawaugus was one of the most populous of the Seneca villages, with a population approaching 1000 people.[4]: p.166
The Seneca religious leader Handsome Lake was born here about 1735. Governor Blacksnake moved here shortly after his birth.[1]: p.46 Cornplanter was born here around 1750.
It is unclear whether or not the village was destroyed in the
In December 2022, the Seneca Nation of Indians purchased a 1.8-acre (0.73 ha) plot that had been on the Canawaugus reservation and claimed sovereignty over it as a continuation of the original Canawaugus reservation.[5]
References
- ^ ISBN 9780803264502. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
- ^ Doty, Edward L. (1876). A History of Livingston County, New York. Livingston County. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
- ISBN 9781626192904.
- ^ a b Norton, A. Tiffany (1879). History of Sullivan's Campaign Against the Iroquois. A.T. Norton. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
- ^ a b c Quigley, Kellen (December 31, 2022). "Seneca Nation purchases ancestral Genesee Valley land". The Salamanca Press. Retrieved 2022-12-31.