of, relating to, or characteristic of the Iroquois people.
of or belonging to the Iroquoian family of languages.
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In 1758, the Shawnee tribe, the Delaware tribe, and the powerful Iroquoian Confederacy agreed to ally with the English in exchange for their promise to respect Indigenous rights to contested lands on the frontier.
From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022
To illustrate this concept, Snyder points to the story of the Westo Indians, a group originally from around Lake Erie, who spoke an Iroquoian language.
From Slate • Jan. 18, 2016
An Iroquoian tribe, occupying the north shore of Lake Erie.
From The Makers of Canada: Index and Dictionary of Canadian History by Various
See also Report of an Official of Indian Affairs on two of the Iroquoian tribes, cited by Hartland.
From The Position of Woman in Primitive Society A Study of the Matriarchy by Hartley, C. Gasquoine (Catherine Gasquoine)
At the time of the settlement of Jamestown in 1607 the area of present-day Virginia was occupied by Indians of three linguistic stocks: Algonquin, Siouan, and Iroquoian.
From Mother Earth Land Grants in Virginia 1607-1699 by Robinson, Walter Stitt
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