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The three sisters are the maize (corns), squashes, and beans.

They were believed to have sprouted from Sky Woman's daughter, sustaining them spiritually as well as providing a substantial part of the diet.

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What tribes made up the Iroquois?

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It was Cayuga, Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, and Seneca tribes

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The names of the six tribes in the Iriquois Confederacy are the Mohawk, the Oneida, the Onondaga, the Cayuga, the Seneca, and the Tuscarora.

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The Seneca, the Cayuga, and the Onondaga are three, but the other three are Oneida, Mohawk, and the Tuscarora, which are not exactly their own nation, more part of Oneida.

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Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, Seneca, Tuscarora, Huron and Tobacco/Petun. I made sure that these names are what these tribes would like themselves to be called by.

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Originally five: Mohawk, Seneca, Onandaga, Oneida and Cayuga. They were joined in 1722 by the Tuscarora who moved north from North Carolina.

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I'm not an expert on the Iroquois but one tribe I know is the Seneca. They live in long houses and they usually hunt and grow corn.

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1.) Mohawk 2.) Seneca 3.) Onondaga

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Shabanghi,

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The tree roots, the council fire, and the eagle are used in the Iroquois constitution.


Who belonged to the Iroquois confederacy?

Recent archeological finds now date the Haudenosaunee Confederacy to August 19, 909 A.D. This aligns with a full sun eclipse on that day which would go along with oral traditions which tell that this Sign in the Sky is what convinced the Seneca to join.The confederacy was the dream of a Huron, known as the Peacemaker, his spokes man who was a very skilled orator, Hayenwatha, and another Huron, Chieftess of the Antiwandaronks at what we know today as Tonawanda, the Great Peace Woman, Jikohsasen. The three culture heros combined their talents and abilities to create a true democracy among the warring Nations of the Great Lakes.It was formed by "Five Tribes" namely; the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, and Seneca.


How did the Iroquois League come about?

The Iroquois League came about by taking the advice of a peace-seeking man named Deganawida. They stopped warring with each other and formed an alliance. This alliance of the Cayuga, Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, and Seneca was the Iroquois League.


What did the phrase three sisters mean to the Iroquois?

"Three Sisters" means the three major crops that were often grown together: Beans, squash, and corn.


What are three northeast Iroquois Indian words that have become part of the English language?

Most loanwords from Northeastern US Indian languages come from various Algonquian languages as many Algonquian-speaking peoples inhabited the coast. Iroquois words in modern use are mostly place names.Conewago (from Kahnawake, place name)Toronto (from Ateronto, Mohawk place name)Ontario (from entari, cave)Erie, Susquehanna, Huron/Wyandot (names of tribes)ohio canada

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