Five Nations
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Five Nations is a historical confederation of Indigenous Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) peoples in northeastern North America, originally comprising the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, and Seneca nations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Five Nations canonical | 3 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Haudenosaunee confederation
ⓘ
Indigenous confederation ⓘ Iroquois Confederacy ⓘ |
| alliedWith | British Empire ⓘ |
| conflictWith |
French colonial forces
ⓘ
Wyandot ⓘ
surface form:
Huron-Wendat
|
| ethnicGroup |
Haudenosaunee
ⓘ
surface form:
Haudenosaunee peoples
Haudenosaunee ⓘ
surface form:
Iroquois peoples
|
| expandedToInclude | Tuscarora ⓘ |
| expansionCentury | 18th century ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Six Nations Championship
ⓘ
surface form:
Six Nations
|
| followsLaw | Great Law of Peace ⓘ |
| governingBody |
Iroquois Confederacy
ⓘ
surface form:
Grand Council of the Haudenosaunee
|
| hasCapital | Onondaga ⓘ |
| hasEconomy |
Agriculture
ⓘ
Fur trade ⓘ Hunting ⓘ |
| hasFoundingMyth |
Hiawatha
ⓘ
The Peacemaker ⓘ
surface form:
Peacemaker
|
| hasGovernmentForm |
Confederate council
ⓘ
Consensus-based governance ⓘ |
| hasKinshipSystem | Matrilineal descent ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Cayuga
ⓘ
Mohawk ⓘ Oneida territory in New York ⓘ
surface form:
Oneida
Onondaga ⓘ Seneca ⓘ |
| hasReligion |
Longhouse religion
ⓘ
Traditional Haudenosaunee spirituality ⓘ |
| hasSocialStructure | Clan system ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
Colonial America
ⓘ
surface form:
Colonial North America
Pre-colonial North America ⓘ |
| influenced |
Concepts of federalism in North America
ⓘ
Political thought in the Thirteen Colonies ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Eastern Woodlands
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Woodlands cultural area
Northeastern North America ⓘ Present-day Canada ⓘ Present-day United States ⓘ |
| partOf | Haudenosaunee ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Iroquoian peoples
ⓘ
surface form:
Separate Iroquois nations
|
| recognizedAs | One of the most powerful Indigenous polities in northeastern North America ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Before addition of Tuscarora nation ⓘ |
| usesLanguage |
Cayuga language
ⓘ
Mohawk language ⓘ Oneida language ⓘ Onondaga language ⓘ Seneca language ⓘ |
| usesLanguageFamily | Iroquoian languages ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.