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In which year did the Tonawanda Band sign a treaty with the United States?

  • 1848

  • 1850

  • 1855

  • 1857

Answer

The Tonawanda Band signed a treaty with the United States in 1857. This treaty recognized the Tonawanda Band as a tribe independent of the Seneca Nation of New York and allowed them to buy back lands that had been sold without their permission.
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