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Cayuga Indian Tribe History
Cayuga (Kwĕñio'gwĕb;,
the place where locusts were taken out--Hewitt). A tribe of the
Iroquoian confederation, formerly occupying the shores of Cayuga
Lane, NY. Its local council was composed of 4 clan phratries,
and this form became the pattern, tradition says; of that of the
confederation of the Five Nations of the Iroquois, in which the
Cayuga had 10 delegates. In 1660 they were estimated to
number 1,500 and in 1778, 1,100. At the beginning of the
American Revolution a large part of the tribe removed to Canada
and never returned, while the rest were scattered among the
other tribes of the confederacy,
Soon after the Revolution these latter sold their lands in
New York; some went to Ohio, where they joined other Iroquois
and became known as the Seneca of the Sandusky. These are
now in Indian Territory; others are with the
Oneida in Wisconsin;
175 are with the Iroquois
still in New York, while the majority, numbering 700-800, are on
the Grand River Reservation, Ontario. In 1670 they had
three villages, Goiogouen, Tiohero, and Onnontare. Goiogouen was
the principal village; Gayagaanha, given by Morgan, was their
chief village in modern times. Their other villages of the
modern period according to Morgan, were Ganogeh, Gewauga, and
Neodakheat. Others were Chonodote, Gandaseteigon, Kawauka,
Kente, Oneniote and Onyadeakahyat. Their clans were those
common to the Iroquois.
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