The Iroquois
The Iroquois tribes were considered to be the most organized society of all the native nations occupying Canada. Although, sometimes it was difficult to distinguish them from their Iroquian-speaking neighbors (all had maternal social structures), the tribe always stood out with their incredible political system. The Iroquois have had five subnations, which were as follows: Cayuga, Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, and Seneca. After 1722 the Tuscarora were added to the league as a sixth, but non-voting, member. Mohawk, Seneca, and Onondaga were, usually, addressed as “elder brothers” or “uncles”, while Oneida, Tuscarora, and Cayuga were “younger brothers” or “nephews”. The sachem council was always made of one fraction Mohawk and Oneida and the other being Seneca and Cayuga. The League’s principal sachem was always Onondaga, and as “caretakers of the council fire” with 14 different sachems, they always had to reach a compromise.
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