How to pronounce Seneca
- (SEH-neh-kah),it came from of their tribes, Osininka
- In their language they call themselves Onandowaga, meaning “The people of the mountains.”
Where did the Seneca tribe originally live?
· The Seneca tribe originally lived in New York.
· To this day many Seneca people live in New York
· There are some Seneca people that were forced to go Oklahoma or Canada.
· To this day many Seneca people live in New York
· There are some Seneca people that were forced to go Oklahoma or Canada.
Were the Seneca Tribe part of the Iroquois confederacy?
- Yes, the Seneca tribe was part of the Iroquois confederacy.
- They were 1 of the 5 original tribes of the Iroquois confederacy.
- In their language they were Kanonsionni ("league of clan”)
- The other original members are the Mohawk, the Oneida, the Cayuga, and the Onondaga. Then a sixth tribe came in after Tuscarora.
- Now the tribes call themselves the Haudenosaunee ( meaning " people of the longhouse") or six nation
How did the Seneca tribe organized their government?
The Seneca nation had a government very similar to America's today.
The clan mothers (matriarchs, or female leaders) chose the council to represent
The clan mothers (matriarchs, or female leaders) chose the council to represent