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While its exact etymology is debated, the term Iroquois is of colonial origin. Some scholars of Native American history consider "Iroquois" a derogatory name adopted from the traditional enemies of the Haudenosaunee. [18] A less common, older autonym for the confederation is Ongweh’onweh, meaning "original people". [19] [20] [21]
The Great Peacemaker (Skén:nen rahá:wi [4] [ˈskʌ̃ː.nʌ̃ ɾa.ˈhaː.wi] in Mohawk), sometimes referred to as Deganawida or Tekanawí:ta [4] [de.ga.na.ˈwiː.da] in Mohawk (as a mark of respect, some Iroquois avoid using his personal name except in special circumstances) was by tradition, along with Jigonhsasee and Hiawatha, the founder of the Haudenosaunee, commonly called the Iroquois ...
Although Hiawatha was a real person, he was mostly known through his legend. [5] The events in the legend have been dated to the middle 1100s through the occurrence of an eclipse coincident with the founding of the Iroquois Confederacy.
A group of Eastern White Pines (Pinus strobus). The Haudenosaunee 'Tree of Peace' finds its roots in a man named Dekanawida, the peace-giver.The legends surrounding his place amongst the Iroquois (the Haudenosaunee) is based in his role in creating the Five Nations Confederacy, which consisted of the Mohawks, Oneidas, Onondagas, Cayugas, and Senecas, and his place as a cultural hero to the ...
During the Middle Ontario Iroquois stage, rapid cultural change took place near the beginning of the 14th century, [8] and detectable differences between the Glen Meyer and Pickering cultures disappeared. The Middle Ontario Iroquois stage is divided into chronological Uren and Middleport substages, [9] which are sometimes termed as cultures. [10]
Oprah Winfrey is a household name,but it turns out "Oprah" is not her real name. A little known fact about the 61-year-old media mogul -- her family wanted to give her a Biblical name, so they ...
The Mohawk, also known by their own name, Kanien'kehà:ka (lit. ' People of the flint ' [ 2 ] ), are an Indigenous people of North America and the easternmost nation of the Haudenosaunee , or Iroquois Confederacy (also known as the Five Nations or later the Six Nations).
The Pillsbury Doughboy has a name -- and you've probably never even heard it before. The cheerful mascot made his debut in a television commercial that aired on November 7, 1965.