Haudenosaunee

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First Nations government Indigenous confederacy Native American people

The Haudenosaunee, also known as the Iroquois Confederacy, are a historic and influential alliance of Indigenous nations in the northeastern region of North America known for their sophisticated political system and longhouse culture.

Aliases (8)
Statements (56)
Predicate Object
instanceOf First Nations government →
Indigenous confederacy →
Native American people →
alsoKnownAs Iroquois Confederacy →
Iroquois Confederacy →
surface form: "Iroquois League"

Six Nations →
centralCouncilLocation Onondaga →
endonym Haudenosaunee →
governedBy Great Law of Peace →
hasContemporaryCommunity Akwesasne →
Kahnawà:ke →
Onondaga nation →
surface form: "Onondaga Nation"

Six Nations of the Grand River →
Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory →
hasCulturalFeature clan system →
longhouse culture →
matrilineal descent →
wampum belts →
hasEconomicActivity bean agriculture →
corn agriculture →
fur trade →
squash agriculture →
hasFoundingFigure Hiawatha →
The Peacemaker →
hasGovernmentType confederate council →
consensus-based democracy →
hasLanguage Cayuga language →
Mohawk language →
Oneida language →
Onondaga language →
Seneca language →
Tuscarora language →
hasLanguageFamily Iroquoian languages →
hasLaterMemberNation Tuscarora →
hasOriginalMemberNation Cayuga →
Mohawk →
Oneida territory in New York →
surface form: "Oneida"

Onondaga →
Seneca →
hasReligion Longhouse religion →
historicalRegion Great Lakes region →
New York →
Ohio Valley region →
surface form: "Ohio Valley"

Ontario →
Pennsylvania →
Quebec, Canada →
surface form: "Quebec"

Saint Lawrence River →
surface form: "St. Lawrence River valley"
influenced political thought of the United States founders →
locatedIn Northeastern North America →
nameMeaning People of the Longhouse →
numberOfCurrentNations 6 →
numberOfOriginalNations 5 →
playedMajorRoleIn American Revolutionary War →
Beaver Wars →
French and Indian War (as part of British America) →
surface form: "French and Indian War"
recognizedAs sovereign Indigenous nation by its members →
Referenced by (34)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Iroquois Confederacy → alternateName → Haudenosaunee →
this entity surface form: "Haudenosaunee Confederacy"
Humber River → associatedPeople → Haudenosaunee →
Butler’s Rangers → collaboratedWith → Haudenosaunee →
this entity surface form: "Iroquois warriors"
Tuscarora → culturalAffiliation → Haudenosaunee →
Ganienkeh → culturalRegion → Haudenosaunee →
this entity surface form: "Haudenosaunee Confederacy"
Haudenosaunee → endonym → Haudenosaunee →
council of chiefs → geographicRegion → Haudenosaunee →
subject surface form: "Council of Chiefs (Mohawk)"
this entity surface form: "Haudenosaunee territory"
Cayuga → governedBy → Haudenosaunee →
this entity surface form: "Haudenosaunee Grand Council"
this entity surface form: "Haudenosaunee Confederacy Chiefs Council"
Akwesasne → hasCulturalIdentity → Haudenosaunee →
this entity surface form: "Iroquois"
this entity surface form: "Haudenosaunee Confederacy"
Akwesasne → hasPoliticalIdentity → Haudenosaunee →
Native Americans → hasSubgroup → Haudenosaunee →
Northeast Woodlands → inhabitedBy → Haudenosaunee →
this entity surface form: "Iroquois"
Northeast Woodlands → inhabitedBy → Haudenosaunee →
Beaver Wars → mainBelligerent → Haudenosaunee →
Onondaga → memberOf → Haudenosaunee →
this entity surface form: "Haudenosaunee Confederacy"
Delaware people → neighboringPeoples → Haudenosaunee →
this entity surface form: "Iroquois"
this entity surface form: "Haudenosaunee warriors"
Cayuga → originalMemberOf → Haudenosaunee →
this entity surface form: "Haudenosaunee Confederacy"
Akwesasne → partOf → Haudenosaunee →
this entity surface form: "Haudenosaunee Confederacy"
Cayuga → partOf → Haudenosaunee →
this entity surface form: "Haudenosaunee Confederacy"
Kahnawà:ke → partOf → Haudenosaunee →
this entity surface form: "Haudenosaunee Confederacy"
Mohawk people → partOf → Haudenosaunee →
this entity surface form: "Haudenosaunee Confederacy"
Oneida territory in New York → partOf → Haudenosaunee →
this entity surface form: "Haudenosaunee Confederacy"
Seneca → partOf → Haudenosaunee →
Six Nations of the Grand River → partOf → Haudenosaunee →
this entity surface form: "Haudenosaunee Confederacy"
Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory → partOf → Haudenosaunee →
this entity surface form: "Haudenosaunee Confederacy"
Ganienkeh → relatedTo → Haudenosaunee →
this entity surface form: "Haudenosaunee Confederacy"
Mohawk → subgroupOf → Haudenosaunee →
this entity surface form: "Iroquois"
this entity surface form: "Haudenosaunee (Iroquois Confederacy)"
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