iroquois

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1. iroquois - Noun

3. Iroquois - Proper noun

Meaning

A powerful and warlike confederacy of Indian tribes, formerly inhabiting Central New York and constituting most of the Five Nations. Also, any Indian of the Iroquois tribes.

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Many of the Iroquois and Huron houses were of similar construction, the partitions being at the sides only, leaving a wide passage down the middle of the house. Francis Parkman

Winston Churchill was not entirely British. His mother was American, making Sir Winston part Iroquois Indian. Rachel Blanchard

In Iroquois society, leaders are encouraged to remember seven generations in the past and consider seven generations in the future when making decisions that affect the people. Wilma Mankiller

The fortified towns of the Hurons were all on the side exposed to Iroquois incursions. Francis Parkman

The Great Law of the Iroquois is that our most sacred duty is to think seven generations ahead in making any decision-to be aware of whether the decisions we make today will benefit not just ourselves and our children, but our children's children several generations into the future. Warren Farrell

Abenaki villages were quite small when compared to those of the Iroquois; the average number of people was about 100. Most Abenaki crafted dome-shaped, bark-covered wigwams for housing, though a few preferred oval-shaped long houses. Source: Internet

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