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Iroquois League

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  1. A confederacy of Native American tribes in upper New York state, dating to the sixteenth century.


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He cited the Iroquois League, a federation of six Indian nations founded around 1250, as the model for Benjamin Franklin’s concept of federalism.

From Washington Post • Nov. 23, 2021

For example, five Native American groups in what is now New York State—the Seneca, Cayuga, Oneida, Onondaga, and Mohawk—formed a confederation known as the Iroquois League.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2016

In the late 1500s, five of these tribes in upper New York—the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, and Seneca—formed the Iroquois League.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2012

Suit was brought against both the Iroquois League and the Illinoisans, for a fund accounting to members.

From Time Magazine Archive

There is reason to believe that Tekakwitha's father took an active part in the affairs both of the Mohawk nation and the Iroquois League.

From The Life and Times of Kateri Tekakwitha The Lily of the Mohawks by Walworth, Ellen H.

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