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Allegany Reservation (Tuscarora: Uhì·ya' [1]) is a Seneca Nation of Indians reservation in Cattaraugus County, New York, U.S.In the 2000 census, 58 percent of the population within the reservation boundaries were Native Americans.
The Seneca Nation has three reservations, two of which are occupied: Cattaraugus Reservation, Allegany Indian Reservation, and the mostly unpopulated Oil Springs Reservation. It has two alternating capitals on the two occupied reservations: Irving at Cattaraugus Reservation, and Jimerson Town near Salamanca on the Allegany Reservation. [2]
This is a list of Indian reservations in the U.S. state of New York. Allegany (Cattaraugus County) Cattaraugus (Erie County, Cattaraugus County, Chautauqua County) Cayuga Nation of New York (Seneca County) Oil Springs (Cattaraugus County, Allegany County) Oneida Indian Nation (Madison County) Onondaga (Onondaga County) Poospatuck (Suffolk County)
Salamanca (Seneca: Onë'dagö:h) [2] is a city in Cattaraugus County, New York, United States, inside the Allegany Indian Reservation, one of two governed by the Seneca Nation of New York. The population was 5,929 at the 2020 census. [3] It was named after José de Salamanca, a Spanish nobleman and cabinet minister of the mid-19th century.
The Allegany Indian Reservation is within the county boundaries and is one of two controlled by the federally recognized Seneca Nation of New York in the western part of the state; the Seneca's other territories, Cattaraugus Reservation and Oil Springs Reservation, are both partially within county boundaries
There are approximately 326 federally recognized Indian Reservations in the United States. [1] Most of the tribal land base in the United States was set aside by the federal government as Native American Reservations. In California, about half of its reservations are called rancherías. In New Mexico, most reservations are called Pueblos.
Pages in category "American Indian reservations in New York (state)" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The hamlet of Steamburg is marked as India Village on a Holland Land Company map dating to 1836. The hamlet's post office opened in 1861. Steamburg serves as the western gateway to the Allegany Indian Reservation of the Seneca Nation of New York; as such, a few tax-free gasoline and cigarette shops can be found in the area.