Confederation
The Iroquois was (or is) not one tribe, but a group of several different tribes. The Iroquois was a Confederation (hence the term Iroquois Confederation) of many different tribes. The tribes recognized each other's sovereignty, but agreed to assist and collaborate with each other. They resembled a "United Nations" of native tribes more than any particular native country. The Iroquois Confederation's organizational document was used as a reference in writing the United States Constitution.
During the French and Indian War, The Iroquois Confederation dominated much of present-day Upstate New York and the Ohio Country, although the latter also included populations of Delaware and Shawnee.
an organization that consists of a number of parties or groups united in an alliance or league."a confederation of trade unions"synonyms: alliance, league, confederacy, federation, association, coalition,consortium, conglomerate, cooperative, syndicate, group, circle; society, union"the farmers eventually formed a confederation"
The name "Iroquois" was given by European settlers, derived from a French adaptation of a Native American term. The Iroquois themselves refer to their confederation as the Haudenosaunee, meaning "People of the Longhouse." The term "Iroquois" specifically refers to a group of nations, including the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, Seneca, and Tuscarora. The name reflects the complex interactions between Native Americans and European colonizers.
The term "Iroquois" refers to an alliance of related tribes that first happened some time during the 1500s. So in the year 1500 there were no Iroquois, only those separate tribes: the Oneida, Onondaga, Seneca, Cayuga and Mohawk.
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The term "Iroquois" originally referred to a confederation of Native American tribes in the northeastern United States and Canada, known for their political sophistication and military prowess. The word itself may derive from a French term meaning "real snakes," which was used by French colonizers to describe the tribes. As such, calling someone "Iroquois" could carry derogatory connotations, implying treachery or cunningness, reflecting the negative stereotypes held by European settlers towards Indigenous peoples. Over time, the term has been reclaimed and is now used respectfully to refer to the Haudenosaunee Confederacy and its members.
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Under the Articles of Confederation, the term of the President was one year.
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In the Iroquois language, particularly in the Mohawk dialect, the word for "shadow" is "sahkwé:ri." It's important to note that the Iroquois Confederacy includes several different nations, each with its own dialects and variations, so the term may differ in other Iroquois languages.