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Cayuga (Cayuga: Gayogo̱hó꞉nǫˀ) is a Northern Iroquoian language of the Iroquois Proper (also known as "Five Nations Iroquois ") subfamily, and is spoken on Six Nations of the Grand River First Nation, Ontario, by around 240 Cayuga people, and on the Cattaraugus Reservation, New York, by fewer than 10. Cayuga is critically endangered, with ...
The Cayuga ( Cayuga: Gayogo̱hó꞉nǫʼ, "People of the Great Swamp") are one of the five original constituents of the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois), a confederacy of Native Americans in New York. The Cayuga homeland lies in the Finger Lakes region along Cayuga Lake, between their league neighbors, the Onondaga to the east and the Seneca to the west.
The name Cayuga ( Gayogo̱hó꞉nǫʼ ') means "People of the wet lands." They belong to the Iroquoian language family, and were one of the original Five Nations of the League of the Iroquois, who traditionally lived in New York. [3] The Five Nations were the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Seneca and Cayuga. When the Tuscarora joined the Iroquois ...
905, 289, 365. Grand River, Ontario. Cayuga ( / keɪˈjuːɡə / kay-YOO-gə) [2] is an unincorporated community and county seat of Haldimand County, Ontario, Canada located at the intersection of Highway 3 and Munsee Street and along the Grand River. Cayuga is about a 20-minute drive from Lake Erie and 30 minutes south of Hamilton and 115 ...
Cayuga duck, a breed of domestic duck. Cayuga Generating Station, a coal-fired power plant in Indiana. Cayuga Productions, the production company for The Twilight Zone (1959 TV series) Cayuga White, a variety of grape. Cayuga (passenger train), a US passenger train operated by the New York Central Railroad and Amtrak.
Six Nations (or Six Nations of the Grand River, French: Réserve des Six Nations, Seneca: Ye:i’ Níónöëdzage:h) is demographically the largest First Nations reserve in Canada. As of the end of 2017, it has a total of 27,276 members, 12,848 of whom live on the reserve. [2] These nations are the Mohawk, Cayuga, Onondaga, Oneida, Seneca and ...
While its exact etymology is debated, the term Iroquois is of colonial origin. Some scholars of Native American history consider "Iroquois" a derogatory name adopted from the traditional enemies of the Haudenosaunee. [10] A less common, older autonym for the confederation is Ongweh’onweh, meaning "original people".
U. Upper Cayuga First Nation. Categories: Iroquois. Indigenous peoples of the Northeastern Woodlands. Native American history of New York (state) First Nations in Ontario. Native American tribes in New York (state)