They resided in upstate New York, west of the Hudson river. Some of their villages had as many as 2,000 inhabitants.
The name "Iroquois" was given to them by the French, who, in 1623, became the first to translate and transcribe the Iroquois creation story.
The English called them the" Five Nations."They were: 1) Mohawk; 2) Seneca; 3) Oneida; 4) Onondaga; 5) Cayuga (later joined by a sixth nation—the Tuscarora from North Carolina).
The name "Iroquois" was given to them by the French, who, in 1623, became the first to translate and transcribe the Iroquois creation story.
The English called them the" Five Nations."They were: 1) Mohawk; 2) Seneca; 3) Oneida; 4) Onondaga; 5) Cayuga (later joined by a sixth nation—the Tuscarora from North Carolina).
In 1722, the Tuscarora of North Carolina (who also spoke an Iroquoian language) joined them as the sixth nation of the Confederacy.
Other tribes that spoke Iroquoian languages included the Cherokee and the Huron.
In 1827, David Cusick, a Tuscarora Indian, born on the Oneida reservation, in central New York state became the first native to write down the Iroquois creation story. This was shortly before Andrew Jackson was elected President of the United States (1828). It was Jackson’s intent to “remove” eastern Indians to lands west of the Mississippi.
In 1827, David Cusick, a Tuscarora Indian, born on the Oneida reservation, in central New York state became the first native to write down the Iroquois creation story. This was shortly before Andrew Jackson was elected President of the United States (1828). It was Jackson’s intent to “remove” eastern Indians to lands west of the Mississippi.
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