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Phillip Kenjockety was not a Seneca, he was reputedly the last of the Kah-quas or Neutrals, residents of the Niagara Frontier who were exterminated by the Senecas in the 1650s. His father John and grandfather supposedly were held as prisoners by the Seneca.
The Seneca were not resident on the Niagara Frontier "for centuries." They arrived as refugees from the Genesee Valley in 1780 after being driven from their homeland by the Revolutionary War Sullivan expedition. Their name "Divided Island" likely originates after this time. GullyWalker ( talk) 04:59, 22 June 2016 (UTC)
Native pronunciation given as ill-formed de-dyo-wə-no-guh-doh, which is probably not what was intended. Can put back if fixed. — kwami ( talk) 23:26, 17 January 2015 (UTC)
The renaming of Squaw Island as Unity Island is completely bogus. The Buffalo Common Council does not have the ability or authority to unilaterally rename an important geographical feature such as an island or to remove an historic place name which has been in use for over 200 years without any public input. There is an internationally recognized procedure already in place, see United States Board on Geographic Names, which allows for public input to the process. This name change is not yet recognized by New York State, the federal government or any of its agencies as well as Canada and the rest of the world. Even if a legitimate attempt were to be made to rename Squaw Island, the replacement name Unity Island would be unlikely to survive the process, in my opinion. This web page should accurately reflect the current name of Squaw Island with a reference to the local renaming effort. If in fact, a legitimate effort to rename the island is undertaken at some point, then the page should also reflect that. GullyWalker ( talk) 04:18, 6 July 2016 (UTC)
The Squaw Island name change controversy has come before the US Board on Geographic Names. See Active Review List 425 at this address: http://geonames.usgs.gov/domestic/quarterly_list.htm GullyWalker ( talk) 00:18, 8 October 2016 (UTC)
The people who live here still use the name that's been in use for over 200 years. 108.183.75.155 ( talk) 15:33, 4 July 2019 (UTC)
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Phillip Kenjockety was not a Seneca, he was reputedly the last of the Kah-quas or Neutrals, residents of the Niagara Frontier who were exterminated by the Senecas in the 1650s. His father John and grandfather supposedly were held as prisoners by the Seneca.
The Seneca were not resident on the Niagara Frontier "for centuries." They arrived as refugees from the Genesee Valley in 1780 after being driven from their homeland by the Revolutionary War Sullivan expedition. Their name "Divided Island" likely originates after this time. GullyWalker ( talk) 04:59, 22 June 2016 (UTC)
Native pronunciation given as ill-formed de-dyo-wə-no-guh-doh, which is probably not what was intended. Can put back if fixed. — kwami ( talk) 23:26, 17 January 2015 (UTC)
The renaming of Squaw Island as Unity Island is completely bogus. The Buffalo Common Council does not have the ability or authority to unilaterally rename an important geographical feature such as an island or to remove an historic place name which has been in use for over 200 years without any public input. There is an internationally recognized procedure already in place, see United States Board on Geographic Names, which allows for public input to the process. This name change is not yet recognized by New York State, the federal government or any of its agencies as well as Canada and the rest of the world. Even if a legitimate attempt were to be made to rename Squaw Island, the replacement name Unity Island would be unlikely to survive the process, in my opinion. This web page should accurately reflect the current name of Squaw Island with a reference to the local renaming effort. If in fact, a legitimate effort to rename the island is undertaken at some point, then the page should also reflect that. GullyWalker ( talk) 04:18, 6 July 2016 (UTC)
The Squaw Island name change controversy has come before the US Board on Geographic Names. See Active Review List 425 at this address: http://geonames.usgs.gov/domestic/quarterly_list.htm GullyWalker ( talk) 00:18, 8 October 2016 (UTC)
The people who live here still use the name that's been in use for over 200 years. 108.183.75.155 ( talk) 15:33, 4 July 2019 (UTC)
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