The Iroquois dominated the east of North America. The Iroquois attacked New France's outposts in the 1650s and 1660s, killing settlers and taking prisoners. (As portrayed in Canada: A People's ...
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 ...
While the tribes are distinctly different, they do share many cultural similarities, including language. In fact, the name “Iroquois” refers to the language family that is spoken by these ...
The Iroquois were staunch British allies. Their rivals, the Huron and the Algonquin, allied themselves with the French. Others remained neutral. American Indians saw the alliances as a way to play the ...
In North America, the subject of this work, were the Susquehannock Nation. In the Algonquin language, it meant people of the muddy water. The Susquehanna Indians find their ancestors in ...