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...once forbidden for Seneca children to speak Seneca at American schools, but now the government is encouraging Seneca youth to learn their native tongue. There is now a problem of unwillingness on the children's part, however, and most Seneca children know only eight or ten Seneca words...
Parker expressed, concern over the sustainment of the Seneca language, and because of the problem with the youth, he said. "I think it's too late...
Hearings are scheduled to be held in Washington this year on Seneca land claims in New York State, and Parker said that "18 million acres in this state [New York] alone haven't been paid for by the government...
There is strong resentment, he said. among Seneca chiefs towards dealings with...
Hill spoke mainly of Seneca religion and economic opportunities on the Tonwanda Reservation. He said that, while they retain traditional religious customs. the Tonawanda Senecas have lost most of their earlier culture...