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Haudenosaunee Confederacy

c. 15th century-present; founding chronology debated · Great Lakes and northeastern woodlands

The Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga and Seneca formed a confederacy under the Great Law of Peace; the Tuscarora later joined, and the nations remain living governments.

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How the setting appeared

Longhouse towns, fields, forests, rivers and council places connected distinct nations across a wide homeland.

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How people lived

Matrilineal clans structured kinship, responsibility and leadership while towns and nations retained their own councils and identities.

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How people worked

Women cultivated corn, beans and squash; hunting, fishing, diplomacy, wampum making and exchange supported communities and government.

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Belief, ritual and worship

Thanksgiving addresses, seasonal ceremonies and responsibilities to the natural world continue in forms governed by Haudenosaunee communities.

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World-atlas stage: Connected medieval worlds
Region: North America · Great Lakes and northeastern woodlands
Languages and scripts: Mohawk; Oneida; Onondaga; Cayuga; Seneca; Tuscarora
Important people: The Peacemaker; Hiawatha; Jikonsaseh
Events and changes: Formation of the Confederacy; Tuscarora admission; Continuing council governance
Evidence confidence: High for living governance and oral tradition; founding dates should be presented as multiple scholarly and community chronologies.

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Historical geography

A dated anchor, not an exact border

The local map uses modern coastlines only for orientation. The marker identifies this record's geographic anchor, not the full reach of a community or polity.

Map geometry loads only when requested. Modern outlines are orientation only; historical geography and identities changed through time.

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Evidence register

Guides used for this record

Each registered source ID is paired with its institutional URL for independent checking. Source count is transparent, and duplicate URLs count only once.

CIT-HAUDENOSAUNEE-CONFEDERACY

Haudenosaunee Confederacy

https://www.haudenosauneeconfederacy.com/

Haudenosaunee Confederacy Chiefs Council

CIT-AMERICAS-NMAI-HAUDENOSAUNEE

Haudenosaunee Perseverance: the Great Law of Peace

https://americanindian.si.edu/nk360/american-revolution-perseverance/students/chapter-1/

Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian

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