Cayuga
At a glance:
- Series: American Indians Ready Reference
- Categories: Civilizations, Cultures
- Subcategories: Native Americans, American Indians
- Curriculum: American Indian History, Canadian History
- Geographical Location: Canada, New York
One of the original five tribes of the Iroquois Confederacy, the Cayugas occupied a homeland between the Senecas to their west and the Onondagas to their east in what is now west-central New York State. The Cayuga language is very closely related to those of the other Iroquois tribes and to other Iroquoian languages . The name Cayuga is thought to mean “where the boats were taken out,” “where the locusts were taken out,” or “mucky land.” The Iroquois Confederacy Council name for the Cayugas refers to them as “those of the great pipe.” Like their fellow Iroquois, the...
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