At one time, the Iroquois people were fractured into five warring camps -- the Oneida, the Cayuga, Onandaga, Seneca and Mohawk. According to legend, a saviour named Dekanawidah emerged to end the ...
The Iroquois attacked New France's outposts in the 1650s and 1660s, killing settlers and taking prisoners. (As portrayed in Canada: A People's History) The Five Nations were 12,000 strong and had ...