OPEN PUBLIC RESEARCH
Research reports and evidence records
Browse the complete published research collection. Legal instruments, judicial decisions, assessment records and modern litigation have different evidentiary roles; classifications, research cutoffs and uncertainties are retained rather than flattened into unsupported conclusions.
Open research, independent judgment: The evidence index and parcel data are publicly retrievable. Published findings do not certify ownership, federal restricted-fee status, tribal jurisdiction, or transaction legal advice. Privately hosted source-system accounts are not required.
TERRITORIAL COVERAGE EXPANSION · OCTOBER 2026
Five-Territory Atlas and geographic dossiers
Seven new public research pages introduce the full five-territory scope and a separate historical-geography program. The original Phase 1 report, source registers and 131-record dataset retain their historical cutoffs; the new dossier research is independently labeled as preliminary.
Five-Territory Research Atlas
Browse all five Seneca Nation of Indians territories with distinct source status and mapping controls.
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Cattaraugus Territory Dossier
Historical treaty changes, Cattaraugus Creek, Evans adjacency and land-use authority.
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Allegany Territory Dossier
Salamanca leaseholds, the river corridor and infrastructure.
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Oil Spring Territory Dossier
Cuba Lake setting, legal descriptions and documented survey questions.
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Buffalo Creek Territory Dossier
Modern Buffalo land interests compared with historical reservation geography.
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Niagara Falls Territory Dossier
Modern federal acquisition, gaming and urban services evidence.
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Historical Seneca Geography
Historic tracts, treaty changes and Tonawanda's distinct government.
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Using the public evidence dataset
The searchable explorer downloads the original public JavaScript evidence snapshot into the visitor's browser to enable research filtering. This is an intentional open-publication choice. It does not grant any Google Drive, GitHub, Render or administrative access.
The October 14 research snapshot and October 18 interim findings are dated separately. Independent checking of underlying legal authorities remains necessary before professional reliance.
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