The Allegany Senecas and Kinzua Dam : forced relocation through two generations
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Phelps Library - Adult Nonfiction
974.70 Bil
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xxvi, 194 pages, [10] pages of plates : ill., maps ; 23 cm.
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English
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [157]-181) and index.
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.
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In this revealing study, Joy A. Bilharz examines the short- and 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.
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Today the Kinzua Dam is, according to Bilharz, a "potent symbol" for the Senecas. For the younger generation, faced with a reservation land shortage, it represents powerlessness, providing them with ample reasons to blame their parents and to continue to mistrust the federal and state governments. For the older generation, the risen riverbanks have acquired an almost spiritual significance. In the evenings many continue to wander down to the reservoir banks "to be near where the 'old places' used to be".
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Bilharz, J. A. (1998). The Allegany Senecas and Kinzua Dam: forced relocation through two generations . University of Nebraska Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Bilharz, Joy Ann. 1998. The Allegany Senecas and Kinzua Dam: Forced Relocation Through Two Generations. University of Nebraska Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Bilharz, Joy Ann. The Allegany Senecas and Kinzua Dam: Forced Relocation Through Two Generations University of Nebraska Press, 1998.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Bilharz, Joy Ann. The Allegany Senecas and Kinzua Dam: Forced Relocation Through Two Generations University of Nebraska Press, 1998.
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