The Cayuga (Cayuga: Gayogo̱hó꞉nǫˀ IPA: [gɑjogo̥hóːnõʔ], lit. 'People of the Great Swamp') are one of the five original constituent nations of the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois), a confederacy of Iroquoian Indigenous peoples in New York.

Cayuga was incorporated as a village in 1859 and became the county seat for Haldimand County because of its central location. It is named after the Cayuga, one of the Six Nations of the Grand River Natives who were awarded land in the area for siding with the British in the American Revolution.

Our ancestral homeland lies in the heart of the Finger Lakes region of New York State. Cayuga Lake and its shores were once home to thriving villages, nestled between our Haudenosaunee brothers: the Onondaga to the east and the Seneca to the west.

Cayuga’s Spartans compete in the Mid-State Athletic Conference, with NJCAA Division III teams in men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s soccer, women’s volleyball, women’s softball, and men’s baseball.

Cayuga, Iroquoian-speaking North American Indians, members of the Iroquois (Haudenosaunee) Confederacy, who originally inhabited the region near Lake Cayuga in what is now central New York state.

The Cayuga Nation is part of the Haudenosaunee, also known as the Iroquois Confederacy, a powerful alliance of the Seneca, Cayuga, Onondaga, Oneida, Mohawk, and Tuscarora Nations.

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The Cayuga (also known as Guyohkohnyo and Gayogohó:no', meaning “People of the Pipe” or “People of the Great Swamp”) are Indigenous peoples who have traditionally occupied territories along the northern shore of the St. Lawrence River and south into the Finger Lakes district of New York State.

Small town values, guided growth, preservation of historical, cultural, and natural heritage are just a few of the core principles that makes Town of Cayuga a wonderful place to call home.

The Cayuga tribe made their home in what became the New York colony, whose name meant "people of the swamp." They were one of the original tribes to join the Iroquois Confederacy and are considered Iroquois, along with the Mohawk, Oneida, Seneca, Onondaga, and Tuscarora tribes.