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The Point Peninsula complex was an indigenous culture located in Ontario and New York from 600 BCE to 700 CE (during the Middle Woodland period). [15] This culture, perhaps in interaction with other complexes eventually developed into the several Iroquoian-speaking nations of Pennsylvania and New York.
The Seneca sachem Handsome Lake, also known as Ganeodiyo, [220] introduced a new religious system to the Iroquois in the late 18th century, [240] which incorporated Quaker beliefs along with traditional Iroquoian culture. [219] Handsome Lake's teachings include a focus on parenting, appreciation of life, and peace. [220]
The Iroquoian languages are a language family of indigenous peoples of North America. They are known for their general lack of labial consonants . The Iroquoian languages are polysynthetic and head-marking .
An artists conception of the interior of an Iroquoian longhouse. Prehistoric Iroquoian culture and maize agriculture in Canada is first detected by archaeologists in 500 CE at the Princess Point site in Hamilton, Ontario. Iroquoian culture is detected in the Saguenay River region of Quebec in about 1000 CE. By 1250 or 1300 maize was being grown ...
A map of the Northeastern United States showing the demarcation between Iroquoian (green) and Algonquian (red) Indian tribes in present-day New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and New York state. Around 200 B.C the Hopewell culture began to develop across the Midwest of what is now the United States, with its epicenter in Ohio. The Hopewell culture was ...
The Monongahela culture were an Iroquoian Native American cultural manifestation of Late Woodland peoples from AD 1050 to 1635 in present-day Western Pennsylvania, western Maryland, eastern Ohio, and West Virginia. [1] The culture was named by Mary Butler in 1939 for the Monongahela River, whose valley contains the majority of this culture's ...
The Huron peoples, located mostly in what is now Canada, were also Iroquoian-speaking and shared some culture, but were never part of the Iroquois. The Iroquoian people were predominantly agricultural, harvesting the "Three Sisters" commonly grown by Native American groups: corn, beans, and squash. They developed certain cultural customs.
Haudenosaunee storytelling is also entertainment and a way to preserve culture. The stories reflect the Iroquois' perception and understanding of the world. [3] Traditionally, the stories were poetic and delivered in metaphors. However, translations often lose the expressive qualities which existed in the original language.