The Iroquois (/ ˈ ɪr ə k w ɔɪ,-k w ɑː / IRR-ə-kwoy, -⁠kwah), also known as the Five Nations, and later as the Six Nations from 1722 onwards; alternatively referred to by the endonym Haudenosaunee [a] (/ ˌ h oʊ d ɪ n oʊ ˈ ʃ oʊ n i / HOH-din-oh-SHOH-nee; [8] lit. ' people who are building the longhouse ') are an Iroquoian-speaking confederacy of Native Americans and First ...

Feb 15, 2025 · Iroquois, any member of the North American Indian tribes speaking a language of the Iroquoian family—notably the Cayuga, Cherokee, Huron, Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Seneca, and Tuscarora.The peoples who spoke Iroquoian languages occupied a continuous territory around Lakes Ontario, Huron, and Erie in present-day New York state and …

Feb 15, 2025 · Iroquois Confederacy (or Haudenosaunee Confederacy), confederation of five (later six) Indian tribes across upper New York state that participated in the struggle between the French and British in North America. The Iroquois nations are the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, Seneca, and Tuscarora.

Nov 6, 2022 · Iroquois children played with corn husk dolls and played lacrosse. The Iroquois also had a game called "snowsnake," in which children would dig tunnels in the snow and then slide long poles into the holes and see whose rod would go the farthest. Both men and women could become healers and were well-versed in using herbs to treat illnesses. They ...

Aug 30, 2023 · Iroquois Confederacy and the Code of Handsome Lake. By 1797, most of the Iroquois living in New York and Pennsylvania were restricted to reservations. Americans hoped the Iroquois would assimilate into traditional European ways of life, including farming. Unfortunately, the reservations were troubled with social issues, including alcoholism and ...

Iroquois mythology tells that the Iroquoian people have their origin in a woman who fell from the sky, [2] and that they have always been on Turtle Island. [3]Iroquoian societies were affected by the wave of infectious diseases resulting from the arrival of Europeans. For example, it is estimated that by the mid-17th century, the Huron population had decreased from …

The Iroquois people have inhabited the areas of Ontario and upstate New York for well over 4,000 years. Technically speaking, "Iroquois" refers to a language rather than a particular tribe. In fact, the Iroquois consisted of five tribes prior to European colonization. Their society serves as an outstanding example of political and military ...

Nov 8, 2021 · Known as the Iroquois Confederacy, or Haudenosaunee, this league of nations emerged among five northeast woodlands tribes that had been plagued by wars of retribution and violence for many ...

The Iroquois Nation or Iroquois Confederacy (Haudenosaunee) was a powerful and unique gathering of Native American tribes that lived prior to the arrival of Europeans in the area around New York State.In many ways, the constitution that bound them together, The Great Binding Law, was a precursor to the American Constitution. It was received by the spiritual leader, …

Dec 14, 2006 · The Haudenosaunee, or “people of the longhouse,” commonly referred to as Iroquois or Six Nations, are members of a confederacy of Indigenous nations know...