Treaty of Buffalo Creek
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The Treaty of Buffalo Creek was an 1838 agreement between the United States and several Iroquois nations that sought to remove them from their remaining lands in New York to reservations in the West, leading to major land losses and long-term legal disputes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Treaty of Buffalo Creek canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3491735 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Treaty of Buffalo Creek Context triple: [Seneca, treaty, Treaty of Buffalo Creek]
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A.
Treaty of Fort Finney
The Treaty of Fort Finney was a 1786 agreement in which several Shawnee leaders ceded large tracts of land in the Ohio River Valley to the United States, helping set the stage for escalating conflicts that became the Northwest Indian War.
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B.
Treaty of Big Tree
The Treaty of Big Tree was an 1797 agreement in which the Seneca Nation ceded most of its remaining lands in western New York to the United States, profoundly reshaping their territory and future.
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C.
Treaty of Camp Holmes
The Treaty of Camp Holmes was an 1835 agreement between the United States and several Plains tribes that aimed to establish peace and regulate relations on the expanding western frontier.
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D.
Treaty of Lewistown
The Treaty of Lewistown was an early 19th-century agreement in which the Shawnee ceded lands in Ohio to the United States, contributing to their displacement from the region.
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E.
Treaty of Wapakoneta
The Treaty of Wapakoneta was an 1831 agreement in which the Shawnee ceded their remaining lands in Ohio to the United States and were forced to relocate west of the Mississippi River.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Treaty of Buffalo Creek Target entity description: The Treaty of Buffalo Creek was an 1838 agreement between the United States and several Iroquois nations that sought to remove them from their remaining lands in New York to reservations in the West, leading to major land losses and long-term legal disputes.
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A.
Treaty of Fort Finney
The Treaty of Fort Finney was a 1786 agreement in which several Shawnee leaders ceded large tracts of land in the Ohio River Valley to the United States, helping set the stage for escalating conflicts that became the Northwest Indian War.
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B.
Treaty of Big Tree
The Treaty of Big Tree was an 1797 agreement in which the Seneca Nation ceded most of its remaining lands in western New York to the United States, profoundly reshaping their territory and future.
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C.
Treaty of Camp Holmes
The Treaty of Camp Holmes was an 1835 agreement between the United States and several Plains tribes that aimed to establish peace and regulate relations on the expanding western frontier.
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D.
Treaty of Lewistown
The Treaty of Lewistown was an early 19th-century agreement in which the Shawnee ceded lands in Ohio to the United States, contributing to their displacement from the region.
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E.
Treaty of Wapakoneta
The Treaty of Wapakoneta was an 1831 agreement in which the Shawnee ceded their remaining lands in Ohio to the United States and were forced to relocate west of the Mississippi River.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal Indian treaty
ⓘ
legal instrument ⓘ treaty ⓘ |
| aimedTo |
consolidate Native Americans on western reservations
ⓘ
remove Iroquois nations from remaining lands in New York ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Iroquois nations in New York
ⓘ
Seneca reservations in New York ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | New York ⓘ |
| consequence |
contested interpretation of treaty provisions
ⓘ
displacement of Iroquois communities ⓘ fragmentation of Iroquois territories ⓘ subsequent litigation over treaty validity ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| ethnicGroupAffected |
Cayuga people
ⓘ
linked to:
Cayuga nation
Haudenosaunee ⓘ Iroquois ⓘ
linked to:
Haudenosaunee
Oneida people ⓘ
linked to:
Oneida nation
Onondaga people ⓘ
linked to:
Onondaga nation
Seneca people ⓘ
linked to:
Seneca nation
Tuscarora people ⓘ
linked to:
Tuscarora
|
| follows | earlier U.S.–Iroquois treaties ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
forced removal of Iroquois from New York
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long-term legal disputes over land ⓘ loss of Iroquois land base in New York ⓘ major land cessions by Iroquois nations ⓘ relocation to western reservations ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Haudenosaunee homelands ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | controversial ⓘ |
| locationOfSigning |
Buffalo Creek
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Buffalo, New York ⓘ
linked to:
Buffalo
|
| partOf |
United States–Iroquois relations
ⓘ
linked to:
United States–Native American relations
|
| relatedTo |
Indian Removal Act
ⓘ
linked to:
Indian Removal policy of the United States
Seneca land claims ⓘ Treaty of Canandaigua ⓘ |
| signatory |
Cayuga Nation
ⓘ
linked to:
Cayuga nation
Iroquois Confederacy ⓘ Mohawk representatives ⓘ Oneida Nation ⓘ
linked to:
Oneida nation
Onondaga Nation ⓘ
linked to:
Onondaga nation
Seneca Nation ⓘ
linked to:
Seneca nation
Tuscarora Nation ⓘ
linked to:
Tuscarora Nation of New York
United States government ⓘ |
| signingDate | 1838 ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
19th century
ⓘ
Jacksonian era ⓘ |
| topic |
Indian removal policy
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Iroquois sovereignty ⓘ Native American land rights ⓘ reservation system in the United States ⓘ |
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Subject: Treaty of Buffalo Creek Description of subject: The Treaty of Buffalo Creek was an 1838 agreement between the United States and several Iroquois nations that sought to remove them from their remaining lands in New York to reservations in the West, leading to major land losses and long-term legal disputes.
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