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- catalog abstract "In the late 1950s, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced its intention to construct a dam along the Allegheny River in Warren, Pennsylvania. The building of the Kinzua Dam was highly controversial because it flooded one-third of the Allegany Reservation of the Seneca Nation of Indians. Nearly six hundred Senecas were forced to abandon their homes and relocate, despite a 1794 treaty that had guaranteed them those lands in perpetuity. In this revealing study, Joy A. Bilharz examines the shortand long-term consequences of the relocation of the Senecas. Granted unparalleled access to members of the Seneca Nation and reservation records, Bilharz traces the psychological, economic, cultural, and social effects over two generations. The loss of homes and tribal lands was heartwrenching and initially threatened to undermine the foundations of social life and subsistence economy for the Senecas. Over time, however, many Senecas have managed to adapt successfully to relocation, creating new social networks, invigorating their educational system, and becoming more politically involved on local, tribal, and national levels.".
- catalog contributor b10699029.
- catalog coverage "Kinzua Dam (Pa.)".
- catalog created "c1998.".
- catalog date "1998".
- catalog date "c1998.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1998.".
- catalog description "1. Allegany Senecas -- 2. Involuntary Relocations: An Overview -- 3. Building Kinzua Dam: Broken Treaties -- 4. "New Places": Broken Hearts -- 5. Making It in the Great Society -- 6. 1980s: Rebellion and Reassessment -- 7. Legacies of Kinzua Dam.".
- catalog description "In the late 1950s, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced its intention to construct a dam along the Allegheny River in Warren, Pennsylvania. The building of the Kinzua Dam was highly controversial because it flooded one-third of the Allegany Reservation of the Seneca Nation of Indians. Nearly six hundred Senecas were forced to abandon their homes and relocate, despite a 1794 treaty that had guaranteed them those lands in perpetuity.".
- catalog description "In this revealing study, Joy A. Bilharz examines the shortand long-term consequences of the relocation of the Senecas. Granted unparalleled access to members of the Seneca Nation and reservation records, Bilharz traces the psychological, economic, cultural, and social effects over two generations. The loss of homes and tribal lands was heartwrenching and initially threatened to undermine the foundations of social life and subsistence economy for the Senecas. Over time, however, many Senecas have managed to adapt successfully to relocation, creating new social networks, invigorating their educational system, and becoming more politically involved on local, tribal, and national levels.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [157]-181) and index.".
- catalog extent "xxvi, 194 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Allegany Senecas and Kinzua Dam.".
- catalog identifier "0803212828 (CL : alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Allegany Senecas and Kinzua Dam.".
- catalog issued "1998".
- catalog issued "c1998.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press,".
- catalog relation "Allegany Senecas and Kinzua Dam.".
- catalog spatial "Kinzua Dam (Pa.)".
- catalog spatial "New York (State)".
- catalog spatial "Pennsylvania.".
- catalog subject "974.7/0049755 21".
- catalog subject "Dams New York (State)".
- catalog subject "Dams Pennsylvania.".
- catalog subject "E99.S3 B45 1998".
- catalog subject "Indian land transfers New York (State)".
- catalog subject "Seneca Indians Relocation.".
- catalog tableOfContents "1. Allegany Senecas -- 2. Involuntary Relocations: An Overview -- 3. Building Kinzua Dam: Broken Treaties -- 4. "New Places": Broken Hearts -- 5. Making It in the Great Society -- 6. 1980s: Rebellion and Reassessment -- 7. Legacies of Kinzua Dam.".
- catalog title "The Allegany Senecas and Kinzua Dam : forced relocation through two generations / Joy A. Bilharz.".
- catalog type "text".