Of technology and firepower, the Iroquois make up for with guile, cunning,Īnd ruthless brutality when on the warpath. Irregular warfare: appearing from the undergrowth, striking at their targets,Īnd disappearing again as quickly as they arrived. They also supported Great Britainĭuring the American War of Independence, something that now places them at This aided them in battle, eventually contributing to theĮxpulsion of the French from America. The Huron-Wyandot traded with the French and,īecause of this, the Iroquois naturally found themselves allied with theīritish. Hostility between the Iroquois and their neighbours is the result ofĬonflicts over fur trading. During their tenure in America the French named them "Iroquois",Ī word derived from the Huron-Wyandot word meaning "Black Snake".
TheyĬall themselves "Haudenosaunee", loosely translated as "People of the Share a common language and homeland in the north east of America. The Iroquois Confederacy represents an alliance of six native tribes who
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