What is Tonawanda Band of Seneca?
{{Infobox Ethnic group | group = Tonawanda Seneca Nation | native_name = '''Ta:nöwö:deʼ Onödowáʼga꞉ Yoindzadeʼ''' | image = | population = Enrolled members | regions = [[New York (state)|New York]] | pop1 = About 700 | ref1 = | languages = [[English language|English]], [[Seneca language|Seneca]] | religions = [[Christianity]], traditional religion | related = [[Seneca people|Seneca]], [[Oneida people|Oneida]], [[Mohawk people|Mohawk]], [[Onondaga people|Onondaga]], [[Cayuga people|Cayuga]], [[Tuscarora people|Tuscarora]] }} The '''Tonawanda Seneca Nation''' (previously known as the '''Tonawanda Band of Seneca Indians''') ([[Seneca language|Seneca]]: '''''Ta:nöwö:deʼ Onödowáʼga꞉ Yoindzadeʼ''''') is a [[federally recognized tribe]] in the [[State of New York]]. They have a traditional government with sachem. The Seneca are one of the original Five Nations of the [[Iroquois|Iroquois Confederacy]]. They speak the [[Seneca language]]. The other nationally recognized Seneca tribes are the [[Seneca Nation of Indians]] and the [[Seneca-Cayuga Nation]]. The Tonawanda nation did not approve the 1848 Seneca government reform. The US Government recognized a separate Tonawanda tribe in 1857.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tonawanda Band of Seneca|url=https://data.nativemi.org/tribal-directory/Details/tonawanda-band-of-seneca-198450|access-date=2022-08-16|website=Default Site|language=en-US}}</ref> == Related pages == * [[Seneca Nation of Indians]] * [[Seneca-Cayuga Nation]] * [[Seneca people]] * [[Iroquois]] == References == <references /> [[Category:Native Americans]]