Vanessa


 * Where Did/Do the Seneca live**

What and Where did/do they live in? They lived in longhouses. Now they live in apartment buildings and houses. They once lived New York. A lot of Seneca still live New York,but some are forced to migrate in Oklahoma and Canada.

What did they travel in? They traveled in bark canoes,sleds,and tobbogans. Some used dogs were used as packs. They made snowshoes in winter.

How did their shelter effect them? There were lots of hills to see enemies. There were lots of trees so they could hunt. They lived in New York,so they had 4 seasons. In the spring and summer,they could grow crops because of their climate was good and because the soil was damp. In the winter, they couldn't grow crops because it was too cold.

The Seneca live in the western part of New York State. Seneca Indians used to live in an area from the Genesee River to Canandaigua Lake in western New York. Their Seneca name is //O-non-dowa-gah,// which means //people of the great hill// because there is a hill near Canandaigua Lake where, according to a Seneca legend, the tribe originated.. They traveled in canoes, sleds, tobbogans. In the winter they wore snowshoes. They had lots of hills so they could see enemies. There were a lot of trees and forests so they could hunt. They lived in New York, so they have 4 seasons. In the spring and summer,they could plant crops because of their climate was good and because the soil was damp. In the winter, they couldn't grow crops because it was too cold.