APPENDIX C 



MINUTES OF THE SIX NATIONS COUNCIL OF 1839I 

 LIST OF CHIEFS . 



Selected and iiiaiigurated at the Six Nations' Council at 

 the Six Nations Onondaga Council House, July 17, 1839 



Sen (eca) 

 Of the Chicken Hawk Tribe 1 



1 Shagehjowa, Joseph Silverheels of 

 Cattaraugus Reservation a Sachem of the 

 Long House of the Six nations 

 (Capt. Jones of Allegany, Gan'nage). ' 



2 Sgandiuhgwadi, Owen Blacksnake 

 James Robinson (Shaweeget) of Allegany . 

 abdicated in favor of Blacksnake 

 A War Chief. 

 Of the Snipe tribe ' ' "li-- 



1 Hah-jih-nya-was, Jacob Johnson 

 Walter Thomson (Honondahes) of Cattaraugus ^\ 



-S^ccheiB- of the Senecas <xVo p-'a_ ^ 



2 Degas swen'gaent, Davis Isaac 



(English name not known) (Othowa) of' Cattaraugus 



War Chief. 

 Of the Swan tribe ^ ■ 3 



1 Deyugahasha, John Mitten 



(Old Greenblanket; Doft dae han) of Buffalo reservation. 

 -Saehe-m or as we might say sub-sachemv?or the' Senecas, but 

 not entitled to a seat in the Six Nations' Council 



2 Ga'nayuehse. James Pierce- 

 English name not known (Toa'wihdoh) 



War Chief. ' 

 Of the Deer Tribe ^ ■ 



1 Swaowaeh, J-onah 

 White Chief Deganohsoga of Buffalo reservation 



War Chief ' ' " , ' _ ,. ' ' 



2 Dohsihdasgowa, John Baldwin 

 (George White Sa'gonondano of Buffalo.) 



War Chief ' ■ ' ' 



From the original manuscript. 



