Seneca Cayuga Nation
Seneca-Cayuga Nation is one of three federally recognized tribe of the Seneca people and also includes the Cayuga people. The Seneca-Cayuga Nation has tribal jurisdiction in the northeast corner of Oklahoma and is headquartered in Grove, Oklahoma.
During the 18th century, collectively known as Mingo or as Seneca of Oklahoma, ancestors of today’s Seneca-Cayuga Tribe occupied Ohio. In 1817, the United States established two reservations for the Ohio “Seneca.” One was for the Seneca of Sandusky, a mingling of Cayuga, Erie, Conestoga, and others, along the Sandusky River, and the second was for a consolidated band of Seneca and Shawnee at Lewistown. Both groups exchanged their Ohio reserves for adjoining land in the Indian Territory in 1831.
In the summer of 1832, approximately 358 Seneca of Sandusky reached the Cowskin (Elk) River in present-day Delaware County, Oklahoma. About 258 members of the Mixed Band of Seneca and Shawnee arrived later that year. In December 1832, shortly following negotiations with the Stokes Commission, the tribes readjusted their reservation boundaries and joined together as “the United Nation of Senecas and Shawnees.”
In 1867, the U.S. government separated the Seneca from the Shawnee. The Sandusky and Mixed Band Seneca were organized as a single Seneca tribe, and the Shawnee became the Eastern Shawnee. Both surrendered land that was later occupied by Peoria, Piankashaw, and other Indians. During the 1870s and early 1880s the Seneca received newcomers, including Cayuga, Mohawk, and Seneca proper, from Canada and New York, and had a population of roughly 255 by 1890.
In 1888, the Seneca Reservation was first allotted to 130 individuals. However, by 1902 a total of 372 allotments had been issued. Now headquartered in Miami, Oklahoma, the Seneca-Cayuga Tribe of Oklahoma (its official designation since 1937) was organized under the Oklahoma Indian Welfare Act of 1936. Governed by a seven-member business committee, the tribe owned approximately one thousand acres in the late twentieth century. With an enrollment of 4,069 in 2004, the tribe operated an off-track wagering facility, a gaming casino, and two smoke shops and offered various social programs to its members, including adult education and vocational training and child care and development. http://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entry=SE018
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seneca-Cayuga_Nation
William L. Fisher (Chief)
Tel: (918) 787-5452
Fax: (918) 787-5521
23701 S 655 Road
Grove, OK74344-6317
Website: http://www.sctribe.com
During the 18th century, collectively known as Mingo or as Seneca of Oklahoma, ancestors of today’s Seneca-Cayuga Tribe occupied Ohio. In 1817, the United States established two reservations for the Ohio “Seneca.” One was for the Seneca of Sandusky, a mingling of Cayuga, Erie, Conestoga, and others, along the Sandusky River, and the second was for a consolidated band of Seneca and Shawnee at Lewistown. Both groups exchanged their Ohio reserves for adjoining land in the Indian Territory in 1831.
In the summer of 1832, approximately 358 Seneca of Sandusky reached the Cowskin (Elk) River in present-day Delaware County, Oklahoma. About 258 members of the Mixed Band of Seneca and Shawnee arrived later that year. In December 1832, shortly following negotiations with the Stokes Commission, the tribes readjusted their reservation boundaries and joined together as “the United Nation of Senecas and Shawnees.”
In 1867, the U.S. government separated the Seneca from the Shawnee. The Sandusky and Mixed Band Seneca were organized as a single Seneca tribe, and the Shawnee became the Eastern Shawnee. Both surrendered land that was later occupied by Peoria, Piankashaw, and other Indians. During the 1870s and early 1880s the Seneca received newcomers, including Cayuga, Mohawk, and Seneca proper, from Canada and New York, and had a population of roughly 255 by 1890.
In 1888, the Seneca Reservation was first allotted to 130 individuals. However, by 1902 a total of 372 allotments had been issued. Now headquartered in Miami, Oklahoma, the Seneca-Cayuga Tribe of Oklahoma (its official designation since 1937) was organized under the Oklahoma Indian Welfare Act of 1936. Governed by a seven-member business committee, the tribe owned approximately one thousand acres in the late twentieth century.
The Seneca-Cayuga Nation is one of three federally recognized tribe of the Seneca people and also includes the Cayuga people. The Seneca-Cayuga Nation has tribal jurisdiction in the northeast corner of Oklahoma and is headquartered in Grove, Oklahoma.
23701 S 655 Road
Grove, OK74344-6317
The Seneca-Cayuga Nation is part of the Iroquoian languages family.
Current Info:
The Seneca-Cayuga Nation is a growing and prosperous Nation. With an enrollment of 4,069 in 2004 the tribe had more than 5,000 people in 2011. They have a well-established elected system of government consisting of two governing bodies: the Reservation Business Committee and the Grievance Committee. The tribe operates an off-track wagering facility, a gaming casino, and two smoke shops and offered various social programs to its members, including adult education and vocational training and child care and development.
William L. Fisher (Chief)
Tel: (918) 787-5452
Fax: (918) 787-5521
23701 S 655 Road
Grove, OK74344-6317
Website: http://www.sctribe.com
