The Northeast was home to several different Native American tribes. Among the groups of Northeast Native Americans were the Iroquois, which were the second largest group in the area. The meaning of the word “Iroquois” is unknown. What is also unclear is the Iroquois origins and exactly when the Iroquois League (League of the Longhouse or People of the Longhouse) first started. Sometime between the 1400’s and 1600’s the formation of the Iroquois League began as a result of multiple wars. Iroquois accounts describe wars between the Five Nations and other tribes called, “mourning wars.” Many were killed during raids and others for revenge; some were taken by families that lost a relative.
The original “Five Nations” or tribes of the Iroquois …show more content…
The Iroquois Confederacy is a military union that coincides with the Iroquois League. The Iroquois Confederacy became allies with the British forming the Covenant Chain. During war between the British and French, The Iroquois Confederacy fought against the French and those who were allies with them including the Three Fires Confederacy. The Three Fires Confederacy was made up of the Ojibwe, Ottawa, and Potatwatomi tribes. The Iroquois Confederacy and the Iroquois League became separate groups after they were not able to agree on their stance during the American Revolution. It is said that some of the leaders or chiefs of the Iroquois were in attendance during the creation of the Declaration of Independence and may had offered some type of …show more content…
Longhouses were dwellings with frames made of elm-wood covered in elm back. Six to ten families could live in each longhouse which could be up to 130 feet long and 16 feet wide. In a large longhouse, there could be 20 apartments each with a fireplace, reed mats, and skins. At each end of a longhouse was a hinged door made from bark and several openings in the roof for smoke from fires to pass through and light to enter. Within an Iroquois settlement, there were 30 – 150 longhouses inside a palisade which is a fence made of
The original “Five Nations” or tribes of the Iroquois …show more content…
The Iroquois Confederacy is a military union that coincides with the Iroquois League. The Iroquois Confederacy became allies with the British forming the Covenant Chain. During war between the British and French, The Iroquois Confederacy fought against the French and those who were allies with them including the Three Fires Confederacy. The Three Fires Confederacy was made up of the Ojibwe, Ottawa, and Potatwatomi tribes. The Iroquois Confederacy and the Iroquois League became separate groups after they were not able to agree on their stance during the American Revolution. It is said that some of the leaders or chiefs of the Iroquois were in attendance during the creation of the Declaration of Independence and may had offered some type of …show more content…
Longhouses were dwellings with frames made of elm-wood covered in elm back. Six to ten families could live in each longhouse which could be up to 130 feet long and 16 feet wide. In a large longhouse, there could be 20 apartments each with a fireplace, reed mats, and skins. At each end of a longhouse was a hinged door made from bark and several openings in the roof for smoke from fires to pass through and light to enter. Within an Iroquois settlement, there were 30 – 150 longhouses inside a palisade which is a fence made of