The Rise of the Iroquois

The Rise of the Iroquois, Part IV – back to the other side

22 October 2014

The legend of the Peacemaker ends with the creation of the Great League, when the first gathering of the Five Nations and their fifty representatives were presented with the insignia of their office and told about their duties and responsibilities. There was little that the... Read More

The Rise of the Iroquois Part III, Haudenosaunee, the People of the Longhouse

27 February 2014

With the People of the Flint (Mohawks) firmly behind him, the Great Peacemaker could now begin implementing his plans full time. First the National Council of his current hosts has to be organized, to be conducted in the way of the town councils, with its... Read More

The Rise of the Iroquois, Part II – across the Great Sparkling Water

3 November 2013

It might be that somewhere around 1141 the man who would be known to us today as the Great Peacemaker crossed Lake Ontario, arriving at the lands of the Onondaga People. On the southern side of the Great Lake he had been greeted by a... Read More

The Rise of the Iroquois, part I – In the lands of the Crooked Tongues

14 September 2013

The most recent studies place the formation of the Five Nations’ Great League, people whom we know today as Iroquois, at around 1142, basing their conclusion on the oral tradition, archaeological evidence, and specific events such as full solar eclipse that was most clearly mentioned... Read More