Iroquois Constitution
Some basics
Written Around the 15th or 16th Century
Tribes Included in the Iroquois Confederacy
- Mohawk
- Oneida
- Onondaga
- Cayuga
- Seneca
- In the 1700s, the Tuscarora joined the Iroquois Confederacy
This confederacy was started by the members of two different tribes
- Dekanawidah(Huron)
- Hiawatha(Onondaga)
Few Extra Things About Hiawatha
- Even though a member of the Onondaga, Hiawatha also lived among the Mohawks
- He said at the writing of the Iroquois Constitution that each tribe brought its own talents.