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An Indigenous unity of debate against settler factionalism: Elana Krischer, ‘Seneca Conceptions of Land Use and Value: Debates over Land Sovereignty, 1797–1848’, Journal of the Early Republic, 41, 3, 2021, pp. 373-401

06Sep21

Abstract: Settler groups characterized Seneca political disputes that developed throughout the nineteenth century as “factions,” which are typically viewed as signs of societal disintegration for Native communities. This essay instead views Seneca political disagreements as a single narrative of alternate solutions to the advancement of American expansion. The Senecas experienced three distinct disputes over the course of the nineteenth century, and each side used their awareness of American expectations for Seneca society to protect Seneca interests. The Senecas forced the United States to reflect on the extent of American expansion and interrupted settler constructs such as sovereignty, jurisdiction, and property law by defining those ideas for themselves.


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