Iroquois

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…

The Iroquois, now known as the Haudenosaunee, (before, they were known as Kanonsionni, or the people of the longhouse), were an important Native American group that lived in North America long before the Europeans arrived. Composed of five, and later six tribes, (or nations), the Iroquois lived in the eastern woodlands as far back as 1000 A.D. The Iroquois lived in the Eastern Woodlands, in what is now New York. Their land was comprised of large forests located just south of Lake Ontario.…

The Iroquois: Culture and Myth When people are told to think of ideas associated with Native Americans, common terms are usually things such as scalping, red skin, weird religions, and uncivilized. However, these terms are all very stereotypical. Yes, there are a few tribes that match these descriptions, but the majority are peaceful and modern. One of these peaceful and modern tribes is the Iroquois. The Iroquois tribe is most likely one of the oldest and most well known of Native American…

Iroquois Presentation Message: We can turn our enemies into our friends because when we join together we will triumph! Main fact one: The Iroquois clans joined together and were stronger against their enemies. Evidence: The Great Law of Peace established an alliance among the Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy. An alliance is an agreement among nations to support each other. The alliance that was made ended the war between the nations and made them stronger against their enemies. Main fact…

a. Baym). The Iroquois were originally made up of five (5) nations: the Cayuga, Mohawk, Oneida, Onon-daga, and Seneca Indians. These groups later added the tribe of the Tuscaroras and thus formed the Six Nations. The Six Nations were formed around 1450 under the leadership of Dekanawida and Hiawatha. The Six Nations were referenced as the People of the Longhouse (Haudenosaunee in Seneca, and Kanosoni in Mohawk), mainly because of their type of housing. Longhouse, housing complex, housed many…

Native Americans: The Iroquois The Iroquois got their name from one of their enemies the Algonquin, called them the Iroqu (Irinakhoiw) which translate to the "rattlesnakes." Then the French added the suffix "-ois" to it, so the name became Iroquois. The Iroquois Confederacy, also known as the Iroquois League was a northern American confederacy or alliance composed of five tribes in the seventh century. The Iroquois Confederation was known as the strongest confederation of the indigenous people.…

Iroquois Confederacy Iroquois Confederacy was an alliance between the six nations, and it served as the foundation for the Constitution of the United States of America. Even though this nation was founded on the basis of Indian principles, students are not being educated today about this significant treaty and the people associated to it known as Hiawatha and Shantay. Iroquois Confederacy is a vital component of the American history; therefore, the different aspects of their lifestyle will be…

Six Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy had a significant impact on their area of origin, upstate New York, and parts of the surrounding Northeast U.S.. The Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, Seneca, and Tuscarora peoples comprised the Six Nations of the Confederacy after 1722. Their importance on the original American frontier varied throughout the decades of their prominence. However, during the onset of the American Revolution, the Iroquois faced a deeply troubling and confederacy shattering…

bands ranging from one to three hundred members”. Families lived together in wigwams “made of bent saplings covered with birch bark”. Not only did a husband, wife, and their family reside in these structures, but their married sons and their families lived there also. “Both the Iroquois and the Algonquians had strong tribal identities above and beyond the basic nuclear families.” Kinship ties established many tribe members’ positions in the society…

In the Iroquois story, these is the pregnant women who is taken down into the second world, the world of darkness, and her prodigy becomes the twin boys who represent good and evil. She expires as the twins enter the dark world by compulsion. That is the end of her. The portrayal of this woman is more of a catalyst to the birth of the twins whereas, the female character in the Navajo creation story is more of a central player. In the Navajo tale, the woman is known as Changing Woman and she…