Legal Opinion
Seneca Nation of Indians v. New York
District Court, W.D. New York
Decided June 21, 2002No. 1:93-cv-00688PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ORDER
ARCARA, District Judge.
Table of Contents
I. INTRODUCTION.453
II. PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND.454
III. CLAIMS OF THE PARTIES.455
IY. STATEMENT OF FACTS.455
A. Historical Sources .455
B. The Niagara River Region.456
1. The Niagara River .456
2. The Channels and the Islands.456
3. The River Boundary.457
C. The Aboriginal Inhabitants of the Niagara Region.457
1. The Neutrals.457
2. The Wenros and the Eries.457
3. The Senecas.'.458
4. Defeat of Wenros, Neutrals and Eries by the Senecas.458
D. French Control of the Niagara Region.459
1. French Plans to Control the Niagara Region.459
2. The Fur Trade.460
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