Though only 127 Seneca families ( about 500 people ) were being dislocated , the legislation benefited the entire Seneca Nation .
The taking of the Indian land for the dam abridged a 1794 treaty agreement .
Though only 127 Seneca families ( about 500 people ) were being dislocated , the legislation benefited the entire Seneca Nation , because the taking of the Indian land for the dam abridged a 1794 treaty agreement .