The first half of the eighteenth century was a period of rebuilding. The #Iroquois made peace with the #French and established themselves in a neutral position between the #French and the #English

#Iroquois believe the Great Spirit created everything that is good and useful. The Evil Spirit made things that are poisonous, but the Great Spirit gained control of the world.

#Iroquois children attending reservation schools learn not only the subjects typically taught at non-#Indian schools, but also study their tribal culture and history.

#Iroquois Families were encouraged to leave the longhouses and live separately on small farms so the men could work in their fields without being embarrassed by being seen doing women's work. Today, longhouses are used only for religious and ceremonial purposes.

#Iroquois men today may support their families by living and working in a city but returning home periodically.

The longhouses in which the #Iroquois lived were constructed with a vestibule at each end that was available for use by all residents.

The origin of the name #Iroquois is uncertain, although it seems to have involved #French adaptations of #Indian words

The Great Peace forged by Deganawidah and Hiawatha produced an unwritten but clearly defined framework for the #Iroquois Confederacy (a written constitution was developed about 1850).

Economic activity varies markedly among the various #Iroquois reservations.

The United States government has tried in various ways to relocate, assimilate, or disband #Indian tribes. A core group of the #Iroquois people has steadfastly resisted these efforts

In 1949 a Haudenosaunee delegation attended groundbreaking ceremonies for the United Nations building in New York City. #Iroquois statesmen and athletes use Haudenosaunee passports as they travel around the world.

European diseases such as smallpox, measles, influenza, lung infections, and even the common cold took a heavy toll on #Iroquois since they had developed no immunity and knew no cures.

Trump stripped the #Iroquois from Lake Ontario (Oniatarí:io) and replaced their word with a slave trader's name ‘America’ (Amerigo Vespucci).

Trump doesn’t care about First Peoples.
He is not your friend.
He's just exploiting you for publicity.

before the Europeans came to America, the #Iroquois were an agricultural society. The men set out on hunting expeditions in dugout or bark canoes to provide meat and hides, while the women tended to the farming.

Before the Europeans came to America, the #Iroquois were a relaxed society with a minimum of rules

In 1838, the Treaty of Buffalo #Creek directed the removal of all #Iroquois from New York State while the Wisconsin land base was further decreasing to only 65,000 acres near Green Bay.

During the seventeenth century, #French Jesuit missionaries converted many of the #Iroquois to Catholicism.

Economic activity varies markedly among the various #Iroquois reservations.

Although the Haudenosaunee's bond to the land remains, most no longer live as farmers. Census data from 1980 show that two-thirds of the #Iroquois people lived in urban areas

Wampum (cylindrical beads about one-fourth inch long and one-eighth inch in diameter) was very important in the #Iroquois culture. The beads were made of quahog, or large, hard shell clam shells and could only be obtained through trading or as tribute payments from coastal tribes