Iroquois - Wikipedia
WEBThe Iroquois ( / ˈɪrəkwɔɪ, - kwɑː / 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 ( / ˌhoʊdɪnoʊˈʃoʊni / HOH-din-oh-SHOH-nee; [3] lit. 'people who are building the longhouse') are an Iroquoian-speaking confederacy of Native Americans and...
Iroquois | History, Culture, & Facts | Britannica
WEBMay 9, 2024 · Iroquois, any member of the North American Indian tribes speaking a language of the Iroquoian family. They occupied a continuous territory around the Lakes Ontario, Huron, and Erie in present-day New York state and Pennsylvania (U.S.) and southern Ontario and Quebec (Canada).
Iroquois Confederacy | Definition, Significance, History, & Facts
WEBIroquois 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.
How the Iroquois Confederacy Was Formed | HISTORY
WEBNov 8, 2021 · While some Western scholars date the formation of the Iroquois Confederacy to about 500 years ago, the Iroquois and many non-Native scholars date its creation to 1142, when a total solar...
Iroquoian peoples - Wikipedia
WEBThe Iroquoian peoples are an ethnolinguistic group of peoples from eastern North America. Their traditional territories, often referred to by scholars as Iroquoia, [1] stretch from the mouth of the St. Lawrence River in the north, to modern-day North Carolina in the south.
The 6 Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy | Britannica
WEBThe Iroquois Confederacy of upper New York state and southeastern Canada is often characterized as the world’s oldest participatory democracy. Learn more about the Native American peoples who made up this influential body.
Iroquois Confederacy, Summary, Facts, Significance, APUSH
WEBAug 30, 2023 · The Iroquois Confederacy — or the Haudenosaunee Confederacy — was a league made up of six distinct Native American Indian nations that spoke the same language. The Confederacy is most well-known for its role in the Fur Trade and the major wars that shaped the American Colonies. Cornplanter was a member of the Turtle Clan of the Seneca Tribe.
Origins of the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy
WEBJan 15, 2021 · The Haudenosaunee, also known as the Iroquois Confederacy, Iroquois Five Nations, or the Iroquois League, was one of the most powerful Native American polities north of the Rio Grande. They arrived...
Iroquois Confederacy | Encyclopedia.com
WEBMay 21, 2018 · The Iroquois Confederacy, an association of six linguistically related tribes in the northeastern woodlands, was a sophisticated society of some 5,500 people when the first white explorers encountered it at the beginning of the seventeenth century.
Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) | The Canadian Encyclopedia
WEBDec 14, 2006 · Article. Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Article by Peter G. Ramsden. Updated by Zach Parrott. Published Online December 14, 2006. Last Edited May 18, 2021. The Haudenosaunee, or “people of the longhouse ,” commonly referred to as Iroquois or Six Nations, are members of a confederacy of Aboriginal nations known as …
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