Iroquois

The practice of scalping, the removal of the scalp from the head often to be used as a trophy, has long been one of the most enigmatic, contentious, and startling elements of early American history. Often distorted by Anglo-Saxon ethnocentrism, understandings of scalping, both past and present, have most commonly presented the practice as the embodiment of Indian savagery and cruelty. Much more than evidence of Indian warfare’s barbarism, however, scalping was a vital part of the nuanced and…

Native Americans by the name of the Iroquois, who occupied the area underneath the Lakes of Erie and Ontario in northern part of New York and Pennsylvania, were way more effective in fighting off the European developments. In the late 15oo’s five tribes had joined together to form an independent nation of its own, they called themselves the "Ho-De-No-Sau-Nee," or League of the Iroquois. The “League” was run by an assembly which was made up of 50 senates all who were from each of the five…

Island,” were separated and split up when the Haudenosaunee, a Iroquois tribe now known as the 6 Nations, had conflicts with them over lands and resources. The war caused them to spread out across Ontario. The Wendat were farmers and traders. The woman mainly cleared the area where they grew their…

decided to live with the Native Americans at a young age to study the Iroquois language and beliefs, also he wanted to share his religious beliefs amongst them. During his time with them he learned many things and came to respect the Iroquois beliefs and he felt that influencing them of his belief was wrong. During his time living with the Iroquois, Livingston observed that the French were imposing their Catholic beliefs upon the Iroquois and he became outraged. Because Livingston noticed this,…

group which were divided based on their language into three. The first were the Algonquin Indians that stayed in the areas of Canada all the way too North Carolina. The Muskogean took over Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi and Florida. Lastly were the Iroquois which controlled the Great Lakes region and created a federation. Some more notable groups were the Plains Indians which lived off buffalo and housed in small groups. The Pueblo Indians lived in the US Southwest, they were farmers and created…

characterized by different cultural practices based on the occupants of each area. In an example, the El Norte region is an area where self-sufficiency and hard work are highly valued. Describe the political law and organization of the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy and how that political system came…

the American history, the rivalry between white settlers and Indians. After the Indians were defeated, they migrated to other places which the Tuscarora migrated north to New York where they joined their Iroquoian cousins, the Five Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy. They were accepted as the sixth nation. And the Yamasees went to Florida, joining runaway black slaves and other Indians to form what later were called the Seminole…

because, unlike the English, the French were tolerant enough to coexist with the natives and had thus built closer relations with them. Thus, when the time for war came, most native tribes allied with the French. The only exception to this was the Iroquois Confederacy, which was composed of five Indian nations, had been the most powerful Native American presence in the Ohio Valley since the 1640s, and chose to remain neutral in the conflict by trading successfully with both sides. The English…

By the 18th century North America was changing dramatically for both not only a positive and rippling way . Many of the British officials were moving west from the Atlantic coast and starting to cross into the Ohio River Valley(territory of the Spanish). The Spanish occupied a huge area extending from the Gulf of California, across the desert to the Gulf Coast and finally Florida. The French settled primarily in New France.The changes in North America were dramatic for the Native Americans as…

lives, trying to protect their allies. Many of the tribes that were allied with the French had now created an enemy with the British, as well. The Iroquois Confederacy, who were allied with the British even suffered. The alliance they had with Britain soon ended, this leading to the demise of the confederacy as a whole. Even after the war the Iroquois fought for control of land from the english, but had nothing to support them in…