Haudenosaunee

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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.

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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 self-link
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

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Skarù∙ręʼ ethnicallyRelatedTo Haudenosaunee
Ahkwesáhsne partOfPeople Haudenosaunee
this entity surface form: Iroquois
Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte traditionalAffiliation Haudenosaunee
this entity surface form: Iroquois
Six Nations Polytechnic servesCommunity Haudenosaunee
this entity surface form: Haudenosaunee peoples
Six Nations Pow Wow culturalContext Haudenosaunee
Ohsweken, Ontario inhabitedBy Haudenosaunee
Chief John Big Tree culturalHeritage Haudenosaunee
Seneca-Cayuga Nation isPartOf Haudenosaunee
Wahta Mohawks First Nation Council partOf Haudenosaunee
this entity surface form: Haudenosaunee peoples
Tuscarora Nation of New York hasCulturalAffiliation Haudenosaunee
this entity surface form: Iroquois
People of the Great Swamp hasCulturalContext Haudenosaunee
this entity surface form: Iroquois
Wolf clan partOf Haudenosaunee
this entity surface form: Haudenosaunee Confederacy clan system
Wolf clan associatedWithCulture Haudenosaunee
Wolf clan associatedWithCulture Haudenosaunee
this entity surface form: Iroquois
Heron clan partOf Haudenosaunee
this entity surface form: Haudenosaunee clan system
Heron clan culture Haudenosaunee
Heron clan confederacyMemberNation Haudenosaunee
Snipe clan culture Haudenosaunee
Snipe clan typeOf Haudenosaunee
this entity surface form: Haudenosaunee clan
Handsomen Lake Code religiousGroup Haudenosaunee
subject surface form: Handsome Lake Code
Handsomen Lake Code religiousGroup Haudenosaunee
subject surface form: Handsome Lake Code
this entity surface form: Iroquois
Bear clan culture Haudenosaunee
subject surface form: Bear clan (Cayuga Nation)
Eel clan culture Haudenosaunee
Onondaga Reservation associatedPeople Haudenosaunee
Onondaga Reservation associatedPeople Haudenosaunee
this entity surface form: Iroquois
Turtle clan culture Haudenosaunee
Turtle clan culture Haudenosaunee
this entity surface form: Iroquois
Woodland Indians includedPeople Haudenosaunee
this entity surface form: Iroquois
Bear clan associatedWithCulture Haudenosaunee