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A History of Native American Land Rights in Upstate New York Kindle Edition

by Cindy Amrhein (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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A complex and troubled history defines the borders of upstate New York beyond the physical boundaries of its rivers and lakes. The United States and the state were often deceptive in their territory negotiations with the Iroquois Six Nations. Amidst the growing quest for more land among settlers and then fledgling Americans, the Indian nations attempted to maintain their autonomy. Yet state land continued to encroach the Six Nations. Local historian Cindy Amrhein takes a close and critical view of these transactions. Evidence of dubious deals, bribes, faulty surveys and coerced signatures may help explain why many of the Nations now feel they were cheated out of their territory.
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"Now I understand better why I periodically read about highly contested claims even today in the Adirondack region.Reading the book has given me a better appreciation of the complexity of the matter."--Richard Frost, Adirondack Daily Enterprise

"Amrhein does an excellent job of organizing and laying out her information in a straight forward manner. I would recommend this book published by The History Press."--Alex Hamer, Indian Country Today

"Every elected official in the region should read this book, as should every student in the state, as it is important for the greater public to realize why there is so much frustration with those trying to claim land that was unlawfully removed." --Daniel J. Rowe, The Eastern Door

"Author, abstractor, writer and county historian Cindy Amrhein provided Akwesasne community members with a critical insight into local (Hogansburg), as well as regional Iroquoian land negotiations in her book, 'A History of Native American Land Rights In Upstate New York.'"--Karonhiaton, Indian Time

About the Author

Cindy Amrhein is the county historian for Wyoming County, New York. After working for ten years as a freelance abstractor for a title search company, Cindy Amrhein changed her focus to title searching only historic properties and Native American land. From 2004 to 2006 Cindy was a weekly columnist for a Native American newspaper in northern New York State, The Akwesasne Phoenix Sundays (now out of print) under the pen name of HistorySleuth, the handle she still uses online. Her latest book, A History of Native American Land Rights in Upstate New York is on its way to becoming a reference for land claims. It is now carried by 30 college/university libraries in 19 states including Columbia University, Princeton, Harvard, Oklahoma State, Texas A &M, and Yale University Law School Library.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01BUGPT2Q
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Arcadia Publishing (March 1, 2008)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 1, 2008
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 4863 KB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 211 pages
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After working for ten years as a freelance abstractor for a title search company, Cindy Amrhein changed her focus to title searching only historic properties and Native American land. From 2004 to 2006 Cindy was a weekly columnist for a Native American newspaper in northern New York State, "The Akwesasne Phoenix Sundays" (now out of print) under the pen name of HistorySleuth, the handle she still uses online. Her latest book, "A History of Native American Land Rights in Upstate New York" is on its way to becoming a reference for land claims. It is now carried by 30 college/university libraries in 19 states including Columbia University, Princeton, Harvard, Oklahoma State, Texas A & M, and Yale University Law School Library.

She was the Historian for the town of Alabama, NY from 1997 to 2007. She also served as a museum aide at the Holland Land Office Museum in Batavia, NY. Cindy became fascinated with the town's history when she moved into the area in 1990. She wrote her first book "Bread & Butter The Murders of Polly Frisch" published in 2000, with her good friend, Ellen Lea Bachorski. The story has been given a new life by publishing a revised, updated 2nd edition in 2014.

Cindy now lives in Wyoming County, NY where she served as Assistant County Historian since 2007, and became County Historian in June of 2015. She frequently publishes in the historian's quarterly "Historical Wyoming." She is a founding member of the Government Appointed Historians of Western New York. When she's not doing land research in the clerk's office or writing historical true crime, you can find her plotting out murder mysteries. She often posts snippets of her current writing on her blog http://historysleuth.blogspot.com/.

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€lemental Raven
5.0 out of 5 stars Received invaluable information that applies to current times!
Reviewed in the United States on April 26, 2021
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I have to say I am really glad I got this book, there is some very important information specifically about land rights that we all need to know and share the information with our brothers and sisters! If not mini run the risk of being tricked again!!! Native American and proud of it! Why are they making us think Native American is shameful or racist? All I can say is don’t be tricked AGAIN!
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Elena E.G.
5.0 out of 5 stars Ms. Amrhein has a way of making history come alive through the pages.
Reviewed in the United States on June 4, 2016
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I’ve come to know the work of historian Cindy Amrhein through her first book, The Murders of Polly Frisch, a historical true crime story that reads like a modern murder mystery. This second book by Ms. Amrhein is just as enjoyable: Ms. Amrhein has a way of making history come alive through the pages. History of Native American Land Rights in Upstate New York encompasses a huge body of work that Ms. Amrhein has covered over years of researching Indian land titles and claims. It is truly interesting to follow the investigative work of a historian as she reconstructs the history of the land through documents that would otherwise be forgotten. A great book to savor one chapter at the time.
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Wes Murray
4.0 out of 5 stars The book is a well-documented history of native Americans in the early 1800's.
Reviewed in the United States on July 18, 2023
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The book looks at the phase when members of a number of tribes from New York state were being relocated to the mid-west.
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BlueEyes
5.0 out of 5 stars "The general government will never consent to your being defrauded; but it will protect you in all your just rights"
Reviewed in the United States on July 12, 2016
I really enjoyed reading this well laid out historical view of 200+ years of New York and USA history as it relates to the Native Americans who were the first peoples there. The author does a fabulous job explaining who the major players were, she explains what exactly the Major Treaties were and if the Natives every received any of the promises whether in land, money etc.

"The United States learned it was far easier to bribe a few Indians who were willing to sign, whether or not they were chiefs; forcefully remove them from their own territory; and give them land elsewhere that had been taken from some other Indian tribe."

Before reading this book, the only knowledge I had of this history was from my own family genealogy, when a relative joined the Butlers Rangers and fought along with the Natives who supported the King of England and my descendants ended up living in Ontario at Niagara on the Lake.
So I found this book very enlightening, It was written in easy terms to understand, it was not dry or boring like some history textbooks tend to be. I found the author took a fair and impartial view of the players and she used facts from her searches to back up her points raised in the book. I would most definitely read more books by this talented author.
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Joseph J. Heath
1.0 out of 5 stars Please don't buy this book.
Reviewed in the United States on May 24, 2016
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This is another distortion of Indigenous land rights, written by a non-Indian, with her land values from the dominant culture. It does not reflect the Haudenosaunee's centuries of living on and being stewards of the land and water; or how NY state stole the land from them, so that they could sell it for profits.
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Tony Parsons
5.0 out of 5 stars A very awesome book cover
Reviewed in the United States on July 25, 2016
History & P.S. were 2 of my many undergrads degrees.

Crammed full of information, pictures, historical facts.
& I knew Kansas was involved but I really didn’t know what happened.

I did not receive any type of compensation for reading & reviewing this book. While I receive free books from publishers & authors, I am under no obligation to write a positive review. Only an honest one.

A very awesome book cover, great font & writing style. Wow, a very well written particular Indian true fact history book. It was very easy for me to read/follow from start/finish & never a dull moment. There were no grammar/typo errors, nor any repetitive or out of line sequence sentences. Lots of exciting scenarios, with several twists/turns & a great set of unique characters to keep track of. This could also make another great U.S. Indigenous tribe (NY Iroquois 6 Nations) historical movie, college PP presentation or mini TV series (A & E, History channel). There is no doubt in my mind this is a very easy rating of 5 stars.

Thank you for the free (Goodreads; Writersspace; History Press; Autographed; Paperback book
Tony Parsons MSW (Washburn)
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Rian Nejar
4.0 out of 5 stars A detailed, rigorously researched, expertly edited historical work
Reviewed in the United States on August 12, 2016
A detailed, rigorously researched, amply illustrated, and expertly edited historical work.

A feeling of overwhelming sadness fills the mind as one reads this work by Cindy Amrhein. Am reminded of an old Native American saying, "Man can no more own land than he can own air or water." Cindy proves, with unerring accuracy, that greed and deceit invalidated - no, decimated - this simple wisdom of indigenous peoples. They were robbed not only of their land, but also of their lives, and their way of life.

The work includes very many exquisite images of historical significance that support the author's rigorous research documented within. A book recommended to all history buffs, especially those who seek to understand the injustice inflicted upon American Indians.
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