Northeast

Iroquois (Haudenosaunee)

~125,000Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, Seneca, Tuscarora, EnglishSince 1142 CE

About the Iroquois People

The Haudenosaunee, or 'People of the Longhouse,' formed one of the world's oldest participatory democracies. The Iroquois Confederacy's Great Law of Peace influenced the United States Constitution and continues to govern the Six Nations today.

Cultural Traditions

Longhouse Ceremonies

False Face Society

Lacrosse

Wampum Diplomacy

Historical Timeline

1142

Formation of the Iroquois Confederacy

1722

Tuscarora join as sixth nation

1794

Treaty of Canandaigua