Iroquois

descriptions of interactions between the French, the Iroquois, and other neighboring tribes. In one Jesuit document the author described the Iroquois as “wolves”, a violent predator, which may be warranted considered the horrific and gruesome violence they enacted. Three documents emphasize the violence found in Indian tribes. Indians recounted some of these events to the French. The first document is a Jesuit Relations document from 1642 that discusses the Iroquois mourning-war ritual. The…

economy were forever changed after the arrival of Europeans. Dutch, French and British and eventually American interaction and wars would all change the course of Mohawk history. The Mohawk, or Kahniakenhaka as they call themselves, are part of the Iroquois (Haudenosaunee) Five Nation Confederacy. The Iroquoian name Kahniakenhaka means “people of the flint place.” Their native land stretched from south of the Mohawk valley region in present day New York, east to central Vermont, north to the…

ground depended on the inability of both sides to gain their ends through force. The middle ground grew according to the need of people to find a means, other than force, to gain the cooperation or consent of foreigners.”1In the case of the Hurons and Iroquois, these two political ensembles started to value the French as economical and political partners, and, likewise, the Jesuits, outnumbered and non-military trained, could not gain the Indians ' conversions by force in the long run. The…

These aspects include respect for the environment, reciprocity, community building, and personal responsibility within the community. Each of these aspects remain a vital part of the Longhouse religion. The Iroquois aspects of the Longhouse religion have survived genocidal, political, economic and cultural attack. The increasing interest in ecology in the last quarter of the twentieth century may have even revived interest in the Longhouse religion.22 As mainstream…

gain alliance with the Iroquois. This treaty gives an account of the events that happened during negotiations between the English and Iroquois. The negotiations were necessary because the Iroquois accused the Colonists of taking their land without their permission. The negotiations reveal that although the Iroquois were powerful there was a mutual dependence between them and the English. While the Iroquois desired English goods, the English formed an alliance with the Iroquois, so they could not…

curiosity about the world and give parameters by which to live. This is important because these parameters encourage harmony among people. The Native American legends “The Earth on Turtle’s Back,” “The Navajo Origin Legend” and political document “The Iroquois Constitution” all recount stories that show how respect for nature, kindness toward others, and unity benefit society. Native American principals are still relevant today. Native Americans have a high regard for the natural world. To…

With so many hands helping out it wasn't long before Mahonoy and Ahmeya had a new roof over their heads. The Lenape were welcomed whole heartedly by their Seneca Indian friends, though the Lenape were considered a lower status than they, in the Iroquois Nation. The Seneca brought them food and offered to share their apple orchards with them. Some of their braves offered to show the Lenape men how to go lake fishing, because the Lenape were mostly used to fishing creeks and rivers. It didn't take…

They were looking for more land. The British and the Native Americans started cutting down the trees and clearing lands. The British wanted the Native Americans to let them benefit off of their own economy. In 1677 the Iroquois confederacy allied with the British. When the British came they intense the Anglo-Indian wars more. The Anglo–Indian war are several wars that was fought in India. These wars led to the establishment of the British colonial in rule of India. In 1637…

tribe, along the different coast, then the Iroquois League was formed, which was an alliance between many Iroquois Tribes. The alliance eventually outnumbered the Europeans, and developed a stronger power, than those of other tribes and which led to a killing spree of other tribes because of the massive fur demand. They were eventually weakened, when the French and the other Indian tribe formed an alliance which defeated the Iroquois. With the Iroquois population almost completely wiped out by…

comparisons and contrasts within the creation stories of the Indians, “The Sky Tree”, and “How the World was Made”, and the creation story of the bible in the book of “Genesis” as well as comparisons and contrasts between the two civic documents, The Iroquois Constitution, and The articles of the constitution of the…