Who are the Iroquois (Hodenosaunee-People of the Longhouse)?
This question has been answered in many ways over the years, however few seem to get it straight. Part of the confusion is that many simply refer to members of the “Iroquois Confederacy” as the Iroquois, excluding other Iroquoian speaking nations. Five of the nations that make up the confederacy are Hodenosauneee (People of the Longhouse) – Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga and Seneca. The sixth nation to join was the Tuscaroras, from North Carolina, who joined the confederacy in the 1700s. The Tuscaroras sought protection from the confederacy and moved into the Hodenosauneee territory in upper New York State next to the Oneidas. Other Iroquoian nations, that for one reason or the other did not join the confederacy, are the Tobaccos, Neutrals and the Wyandot (Huron). The most famous of these is the Huron nation. Historians almost without exception have the Huron at war with the Iroquois. Being an Iroquois nation themselves it does not make sense. Historically the Huron allied with the F
