Guide Note

The Iroquois Confederacy is a confederation of Native Americans consisting of six groups: the Cayuga, Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Seneca, and Tuscarora. Each of these groups classifies itself as a nation, and refer to the Confederacy as Haudenosaunee. The Iroquois Confederacy stretches across its historical territory, which includes the northeastern United States and portions of southern Canada. It is known for its representative and hierarchical system of government that developed without any European influence.

Fast Facts

Total population: approximately 125,000
Occupied countries: Canada, United States
The name Iroquois means "rattlesnakes"
The Iroquois Indians held six big festivals each year. Each festival lasted several days
Women held a powerful position in the Iroquois tribe. They owned longhouses, controlled the land, and chose the chief
The False Face Society was a group of medicine men who wore frightening masks made of wood
Hiawatha is credited as the founder of the Iroquois confederacy

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Iroquois Confederacy

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Wikipedia: Iroquois
Evolution: Iroquois Tribe
Indians.org: Iroquois Tribe
Article: Iroquois
Tolatsga.org: Iroquois
Native Americans: Native Americans - Iroquois
Iroquois Museum: Iroquois Creation Story

Iroquois Confederacy History

Upstate Citizen: History and origins of the Five Nations of the Iroquois
US Wars: Iroquois Tribe
Tuscaroras: Iroquois Tribe
Syracuse.edu: Iroquois Tribe
Archaeo Link: Iroquois Tribe
Yale.edu: Iroquois Tribe
Native Languages: Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

Tribes In The Iroquois Confederacy

Tuscaroras: The Six Nations of the Iroquois

Mohawks Nation

Wikipedia: Mohawk Nation
Official Site: Mohawk Nation Council of Chiefs
Wikipedia: Oka Crisis

Oneida Nation

Manataka.org: Oneida Nation
Wikipedia,: Oneida Indian Nation
Oneida-Nation: Official Website of the Oneida Indian Nation

Seneca Nation

Official Site: The Seneca Nation of Indians
Mahalo: Seneca Tribe
Access Genealogy: Seneca Indian Tribe History

Onondaga Nation

Official Site: Onondaga Nation
Wikipedia: Onondaga (tribe)
Access Genealogy: Onondaga Indian Tribes

Cayuga Nation

Tuscaroras: Cayuga Nation
Wikipedia: Cayuga Nation
Native Languages: Cayuga Language and the Cayuga Indian Tribe

Tuscaroras Nation

Wikipedia: Tuscarora (tribe)
NC State Library: The Tuscarora War
Access Genealogy: Tuscarora Indian Tribe History

Iroquois Confederacy Society

Religious Beliefs

Article: Iroquois Nation Religion
Religious Tolerance: Native American Spirtuality
Webquest: Iroquois
Birth of the Iroquois: Iroquois Story of Creation
Sacred Text: Iroquois Tribe

Traditional Dress

Tuscarora: Iroquois Regalia
Article: Clothing
Haudenosaunee: Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Indians

Iroquois Confederacy Culture and Crafts

New York State Museum: Longhouse
Wikipedia: Longhouse
Iroquois Museum: Iroquois Today
Think Quest: Eastern Woodland Crafts

Iroquois Confederacy Leaders and Key Figures

Wikipedia: Hiawatha
Mohawk Tribe: Theyebdabegea
Genealogy: Mohawk Indian Chiefs and Leaders
Native Americans: (Wolf clan Chief) Ely Samuel Parker
Daniel Paul: Chief Red Jacket

Iroquois Confederacy Blogs and Message Boards

Mega Essays: Iroquois Tribe Essays
IGN.com: Detailed Look at the Iroquois
Voy Forums: Great Lakes & Northeast Indian Genealogy Forum
Amerindgen: Genealogy Forum
Google News: Iroquois Tribe

Iroquois Confederacy Timeline

1645: Mohawks and Dutch sign treaty known as Two Row Wampum Treaty
1667: French make peace with Mohawks
1712: Tuscarora's of North Carolina become members of the Iroquois Confederacy
1724: Tuscarora's join Iroquois Confederacy
1744-48: The Covenant Chain weakened during the series of wars between the French and English.
1750's: Benjamin Franklin was inspired by the Iroquois League and copied it in his plans for the federation of States.
1754: The French and Indian War began and lasted seven years.
1777: British Col. John Butler first tried without success to get the Six Nations to side with the English
1778. For Sagoyewatha services as a runner, the English gave him a red jacket Red Jacket.
1779: In retaliation for atrocities by the "Redskin-Redcoat menace," Commander George Washington sent 4,000 soldiers to destroy the heart of the Seneca Nation
1779-80 Indian Nation refugees who were totally dependent on the British for food, clothing and supplies, spent the winter in squalid camps near the Fort at Niagara.
1780: The largest portion of Indian Nation refugees who built homes along Buffalo Creek were displaced Seneca, Cayugas, Onondagas and Munsees.
1784: The Onondagas and the Oneidas ceded their lands to New York State.at a first treaty at Fort Stanwix (near Rome, N.Y.)
1785: Population of Six Nations is 1600 Iroquois, 450 Mohawks, 380 Cayugas, 200 Onondagas,165 Oneidas, 125 Tuscaroras, 75 Senecas
1789: Jan 9:Treaty with the Six Nations,at Treaty of Fort Harmar
1977: New York State Museum publishes "IONTENWENNAWEIENSTAHKHWA" - a Mohawk dictionary
1990: July 11th: Oka Crisis Begins, 78 day standoff between Police and Army

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