Haudenosaunee

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The Haudenosaunee, also known as the Iroquois Confederacy, are a historic and influential alliance of Indigenous nations in the northeastern region of North America known for their sophisticated political system and longhouse culture.

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instanceOf First Nations government
Indigenous confederacy
Native American people
alsoKnownAs Iroquois Confederacy
Iroquois League
Six Nations
centralCouncilLocation Onondaga
endonym Haudenosaunee
governedBy Great Law of Peace
hasContemporaryCommunity Akwesasne
Kahnawà:ke
Onondaga Nation
linked to: Onondaga nation

Six Nations of the Grand River
Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory
hasCulturalFeature clan system
longhouse culture
matrilineal descent
wampum belts
hasEconomicActivity bean agriculture
corn agriculture
fur trade
squash agriculture
hasFoundingFigure Hiawatha
The Peacemaker
hasGovernmentType confederate council
consensus-based democracy
hasLanguage Cayuga language
Mohawk language
Oneida language
Onondaga language
Seneca language
Tuscarora language
hasLanguageFamily Iroquoian languages
hasLaterMemberNation Tuscarora
hasOriginalMemberNation Cayuga
Mohawk
Oneida
Onondaga
Seneca
hasReligion Longhouse religion
historicalRegion Great Lakes region
New York
Ohio Valley
linked to: Ohio Valley region

Ontario
Pennsylvania
Quebec
linked to: Quebec, Canada

St. Lawrence River valley
influenced political thought of the United States founders
locatedIn Northeastern North America
nameMeaning People of the Longhouse
numberOfCurrentNations 6
numberOfOriginalNations 5
playedMajorRoleIn American Revolutionary War
Beaver Wars
French and Indian War
recognizedAs sovereign Indigenous nation by its members

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Native Americans hasSubgroup Haudenosaunee
Mohawk subgroupOf Iroquois
linked to: Haudenosaunee
Indigenous peoples of North America hasNotableNation Haudenosaunee Confederacy
linked to: Haudenosaunee
Humber River associatedPeople Haudenosaunee
Butler’s Rangers collaboratedWith Iroquois warriors
linked to: Haudenosaunee
Iroquois Confederacy alternateName Haudenosaunee Confederacy
linked to: Haudenosaunee
Mohawk people partOf Haudenosaunee Confederacy
linked to: Haudenosaunee
Battle of Queenston Heights notableParticipant Haudenosaunee warriors
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Haudenosaunee endonym Haudenosaunee
Northeast Woodlands inhabitedBy Iroquois
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Northeast Woodlands inhabitedBy Haudenosaunee
Oneida territory in New York partOf Haudenosaunee Confederacy
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Beaver Wars mainBelligerent Haudenosaunee
Council of Chiefs (Mohawk) geographicRegion Haudenosaunee territory
subject linked to: council of chiefs
linked to: Haudenosaunee
Seneca partOf Haudenosaunee
Kahnawà:ke partOf Haudenosaunee Confederacy
linked to: Haudenosaunee
Ganienkeh culturalRegion Haudenosaunee Confederacy
linked to: Haudenosaunee
Ganienkeh relatedTo Haudenosaunee Confederacy
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Delaware people neighboringPeoples Iroquois
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Akwesasne partOf Haudenosaunee Confederacy
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Akwesasne hasCulturalIdentity Haudenosaunee
Akwesasne hasPoliticalIdentity Haudenosaunee
Tuscarora culturalAffiliation Haudenosaunee
Eastern Woodlands traditionalInhabitants Haudenosaunee (Iroquois Confederacy)
linked to: Haudenosaunee
Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory partOf Haudenosaunee Confederacy
linked to: Haudenosaunee
Six Nations of the Grand River hasEthnicGroup Iroquois
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Six Nations of the Grand River partOf Haudenosaunee Confederacy
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Six Nations of the Grand River governedBy Haudenosaunee Confederacy Chiefs Council
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Cayuga partOf Haudenosaunee Confederacy
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Cayuga originalMemberOf Haudenosaunee Confederacy
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Cayuga governedBy Haudenosaunee Grand Council
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Onondaga memberOf Haudenosaunee Confederacy
linked to: Haudenosaunee
Jesuits in New France targetGroup Iroquois
linked to: Haudenosaunee
Indigenous peoples of the Americas includesEthnicGroup Haudenosaunee
Toronto Carrying-Place route usedBy Haudenosaunee
Township of South Dundas hasCommunity Iroquois
linked to: Haudenosaunee
Hiawatha associatedWith Iroquois
linked to: Haudenosaunee
Hiawatha associatedWith Haudenosaunee
Santee Smith culturalAffiliation Haudenosaunee
New York frontier involvedEthnicGroup Haudenosaunee peoples
linked to: Haudenosaunee
Cherry Valley raid belligerent Iroquois
linked to: Haudenosaunee
Marcheline Bertrand ethnicOrigin Iroquois (reported ancestry)
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Five Nations partOf Haudenosaunee
Five Nations ethnicGroup Haudenosaunee peoples
linked to: Haudenosaunee
Five Nations ethnicGroup Iroquois peoples
linked to: Haudenosaunee
The Great Peacemaker culture Haudenosaunee
The Great Peacemaker culture Iroquois
linked to: Haudenosaunee
The Great Peacemaker veneratedBy Haudenosaunee communities
linked to: Haudenosaunee