Iroquois Confederacy
At a glance:
- Series: American Indians Ready Reference
- Categories: Civilizations, Cultures
- Subcategories: Native Americans, American Indians
- Curriculum: American Indian History
- Geographical Location: Ohio, New York, Michigan
- Date: c. 1500-1777
Article abstract: The Haudenosaunee, or People of the Longhouse, controlled northeastern North America for three centuries.
The Iroquois are the prime example of the level of cultural evolution that American Indian tribes attained when they stayed in one place for a long time. Archaeologic evidence places the predecessors of the Iroquois in New York State for one thousand to fifteen hundred years prior to the emergence of the Iroquois Confederacy. A subsistence culture called Owasco preceded the Iroquois, which in turn was preceded by the Hopewell culture. Both...
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