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The Allegany Senecas and Kinzua Dam: Forced Relocation through Two Generations

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While it is not an exciting read, it is very professionally written and does provide some interesting information. The author is very subjective. Obviously, she invested a lot of time and work into research as well as time interacting on a personal level with the Allegany Indians.

This is a good book to read for anyone that is interested in study of Indian history or history of the Allegheny Reservoir and/or Kinzua Dam. Any locals like me should read this in order to gain a true perspective of this history as well as the admirable response, over 30+ years, of the Allegany Indians to their forced relocation. Lastly, this book would be an excellent reference for any consideration of future relocations of any group of people (not to imply that relocations should be done, only that more consideration should be taken). It would also serve well possibly as a guide for other Indian reservations in terms of Indian government, organization, education, and legalities with respect to the U.S. government.

Briefly, this is a great read if you need further evidence of this country's shabby and illegal dealings with indigenous population from whom we stole this country. So-called rights of conquest only prove one thing; that the U.S. and most of western Europe were and continue to be the bully boys of the world. One wonders if the word shame even exists in our vocabulary.