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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TheNickelGuy, post: 8297586, member: 20201&quot;]<b><font size="6">1972 League Of Six Nations</font></b></p><p><b>Heraldic Art Medal</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>[ATTACH=full]1467453[/ATTACH] </b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>[ATTACH=full]1467454[/ATTACH] </b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>The Iroquois Confederacy</b></p><p>“People of the Longhouse”</p><p>Is made up of six nations. The Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, Seneca, and Tuscarora. The first 5 came together between 1570 and 1600 to live in peace across upper New York. This league is one of the world’s oldest participatory democracies. The confederacy’s constitution, The Great Law of Peace is believed to have been a model for the U.S. Constitution.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a page I found with some very amazing informational links about each tribe.</p><p><a href="http://vangilst.pbworks.com/w/page/79823747/Six%20Nations%20of%20Iroquois" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://vangilst.pbworks.com/w/page/79823747/Six%20Nations%20of%20Iroquois" rel="nofollow">http://vangilst.pbworks.com/w/page/79823747/Six Nations of Iroquois</a></p><p><br /></p><p><i>From East to West</i></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Mohawk</b></p><p>“People of the Flint” and “Keepers of the Eastern Door”</p><p>We identify them by the strip of hair in the middle of an otherwise shorn head. Fought for the British in the French and Indian War and then in the American Revolution.</p><p>Famous as iron and steel construction workers on skyscrapers in modern times.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Oneida</b></p><p>“People of the Standing Stone” They were America’s first allies during the American Revolution. They traveled hundreds of miles to bring corn to the starving Continental Army at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Onondaga</b></p><p>“People of the Hills” and “Keepers of the Central Fire”</p><p>In 1779 Onondaga attacks against the Iroquois were led by General John Sullivan.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Cayuga</b></p><p>“People of the Great Swamp” allies of the British in the French and Indian war.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Seneca</b></p><p>“People of the Great Hill” and “Keepers of the Western Door.” The Seneca were able to assemble as many as 1,000 warriors, roughly the equivalent of the forces of the other Iroquois nations combined. Also allies of the British.</p><p><br /></p><p>Then to the South</p><p><b>Tuscarora</b></p><p>“People of the Shirt” join in 1722, migrated from North Carolina to southern central New York because they were kidnapped and sold into slavery by the British in the South. Most Tuscarora were allies to the colonists in the American Revolution.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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