What is Treaty of Big Tree?
The '''Treaty of Big Tree''' (1797) was a [[treaty]] between the [[Native American]] [[tribe]] of the [[Seneca people|Senecas]] and the [[United States]]. They sold almost all their lands in [[New York (state)|New York State]]. In exchange, they got an annual income. The treaty created reservations for the Seneca people in Western New York. Reservations included the Allegany, Cattaraugus, Buffalo Creek, and the Tonwanda. The Oil Spring Reservation was only added in 1801. The treaty caused unrest and division in the Seneca tribe.<ref>The Encyclopedia of New York State. United Kingdom: Syracuse University Press, 2005., p. 1575. </ref> Notable Native American signers include [[Cornplanter]], [[Red Jacket]], [[Young King (Seneca Chief)|Young King]], [[Little Billy (Seneca Chief)|Little Billy]], [[Farmer's Brother]], [[Handsome Lake]], Tall Chief and [[Little Beard]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Treaty of Big Tree|url=http://www.clarioncall.com/gchits/treaty1.html|access-date=2022-08-15|website=www.clarioncall.com}}</ref> <ref>Livingston County Historical Society (1897). ''A history of the treaty of Big Tree''. Livingston County historical society.</ref> Americans included [[Jeremiah Wadsworth]], Captain Charles Williamson and [[Thomas Morris (New York politician)|Thomas Morris]], [[Robert Morris (financier)|Robert Morris]]; General [[William Shepard]], William Bayard, [[Theophilus Cazenove]] and [[Paolo Busti]] and Captain Israel Chapin. == Related pages == * [[Treaties of Fort Stanwix]] * [[Treaty of Fort Harmar]] * [[Treaty of Canandaigua]] * [[Seneca people|Seneca (tribe)]] * [[Iroquois|Iroquois Confederacy]] == References == {{reflist}} [[Category:Native Americans]] [[Category:1790s treaties]] [[Category:Treaties of the United States]] [[Category:History of New York (state)]]