The Iroquois Confederacy, an association of six linguistically related tribes in the northeastern woodlands, was a sophisticated society of some 5,500 people when the first white explorers encountered it at the beginning of the seventeenth century....

IROQUOIS RELIGIOUS TRADITIONS. The League of the Iroquois consisted, at the time of contact with Europeans, of five "nations" (the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, and Seneca). In 1724, these groups were joined by the Tuscarora to form...

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Powerful thunderstorms packing heavy rain and high winds pushed across Alabama and Mississippi on Thursday, causing scattered property damage and at least two traffic deaths.Several tornado watches or warnings were issued Thursday in both states, but no touchdowns were immediately confirmed.In Mississippi, a motorist was...

Gov. Kathleen Sebelius and legislative leaders authorized $7.5 million Wednesday to help rebuild this tornado-damaged state, where deadly twisters killed 12 people and leveled a farming town last month.The funding is part of a $32 million tornado relief package approved by lawmakers last month.The governor...

The House voted Tuesday to give a new look to the Sacagawea dollar in hopes of reviving flagging interest in the seven-year-old golden coin.The legislation, approved by voice vote, would make annual changes to the reverse side of the coin to commemorate the achievements of...

Congress on Tuesday approved a redesign of the Sacagawea dollar in hopes of enticing consumer and business use of the gold-colored dollar.Under legislation passed by voice vote in the House and sent to President Bush for his signature, new editions of the coin honoring the...

The Iroquois were the most widespread Indians of upstate New York and the Lake Ontario region of Canada. Some of the tribes living in this area are the Senecas, the Cayugas and the Onedias. The Iroquois were great farmers. using stone, bone antler and wooden implement to work the soil.