New York Laws
Article 4 - The Seneca Indians
56 - Trees and Timber on Reservations.

(a) Any member of the Tonawanda nation may cut timber on any land on
the Tonawanda reservation to which he holds title by allotment solely
for the purposes of manufacture of shingles, lumber and boards for the
construction, erection and repair of buildings which such member owns
situate upon said reservation and for firewood for himself and his
family, and, upon obtaining a written permit, from the council of chiefs
of said nation, granted only by resolution thereof, signed by the
presiding officer and clerk thereof, may cut timber only on such part of
the common unallotted land of the Tonawanda reservation and in such
quantity as shall be specifically designated by such council of chiefs
by such resolution and described in said permit, solely for the purposes
of manufacture of shingles, lumber and boards for the construction,
erection and repair of buildings which such member owns situate upon
such reservation, and for firewood for himself and his family. No person
not a member of the Tonawanda nation shall be employed by any Indian in
cutting any timber on the Tonawanda reservation.