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The '''Iroquois''', also known as the '''Haudenosaunee''' | {{Dialogue|Terry|Confeda-what-now?|Godfrey|Confederation, ya tony. It's a group. An alliance. Lotsa different kinds of people all united.|Godfrey attempting to enlighten Terry on the difference between the Iroquois and its Nations, 1769.|Assassin's Creed III|A Boorish Man}} | ||
[[File:ACIII-HostileNegotiations 5.png|thumb|250px|Iroquois Chiefs convening at John's Town]] | |||
The '''Iroquois''', also known as the '''Rotinonhsión:ni'''<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Database: Rotinonhsión:ni]]</ref> or '''Haudenosaunee''' ("People of the Longhouse"), are the peoples indigenous to the northeastern [[United States]] and [[Canada]].<ref name="Haudenosaunee">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Database: Haudenosaunee]]</ref> They are synonymous with the '''Iroquois League''', or the "League of Peace and Power", which consisted of six nations by the time of the [[American Revolutionary War]].<ref name="AC3Iroquois">''Assassin's Creed III'' – [[Database: Iroquois]]</ref> | |||
==Members== | |||
===Council members=== | |||
*'''[[Kanien'kehá:ka]]:''' The "People of the Flint", and the eastern-most nation. The Kanien'kehá:ka sided with the [[British Army]] during the Revolutionary War, though at least one village remained neutral.<ref name="Kanien'kehá:ka">''Assassin's Creed III'' – [[Database: Kanien'kehá:ka]]</ref> | |||
*'''{{Wiki|Onondaga people|Onondaga}}:''' The "People of the Hills", they were at the center of the League. The Onondaga favored no sides during the Revolutionary War, until General [[John Sullivan]] attacked them in 1779.<ref name="Onondaga">''Assassin's Creed III'' – [[Database: Onondaga Nation]]</ref> | |||
*'''{{Wiki|Seneca people|Seneca}}:''' The "People of the Big Hill", the Seneca were located on the western side of the League and sided with the British.<ref name="Seneca">''Assassin's Creed III'' – [[Database: Seneca Nation]]</ref> | |||
*'''{{Wiki|Cayuga people|Cayuga}}:''' "The People of the Swamp", the Cayuga and the Oneida are considered the Younger Brothers in the Haudenosaunee Grand Council.<ref>''Assassin's Creed III'' – [[Database: Cayuga Nation]]</ref> | |||
*'''[[Oneida]]:''' Known as the "People of the Standing Stone", the Oneida sided with the [[Continental Army]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed III'' – [[Database: Oneida Nation]]</ref> | |||
*'''{{Wiki|Tuscarora people|Tuscarora}}:''' The "Hemp Gatherers" who migrated from [[North Carolina]] and joined the League in 1722. They also sided with the Continental Army.<ref>''Assassin's Creed III'' – [[Database: Tuscarora Nation]]</ref> | |||
Other Iroquoian-speaking peoples who were not part of the League included the {{Wiki|Wyandot people|Huron}}, the {{Wiki|Susquehannock}}, and the {{Wiki|Cherokee}}.<ref name="AC3Iroquois" /> | |||
==Culture== | |||
Iroquois surnames are matrilineal, where clan names are passed from mother to child. Iroquois clan names include Turtle, Wolf, Beaver, Hawk, Eel, Deer, and Bear. Clan Mothers, or Iakotiiá:ner–like [[Oiá:ner]]–lead the clans, while selecting a male Chief (Roiá:ner) to represent them in the 50-strong Haudenosaunee Grand Council.<ref>''Assassin's Creed III'' – [[Database: Haudenosaunee Clan System]]</ref> | |||
To deliberate decisions, the first party, made up of Seneca and Kanien'kehá:ka Chiefs, present an issue to the second party (consisting of Oneida, Cayuga and Tuscarora Chiefs), who reach a resolution for the first party to consider. On reaching a consensus, the Onondaga Chiefs will either approve the decision or offer a counter-proposal.<ref>''Assassin's Creed III'' – [[Database: Haudenosaunee Grand Council of Chiefs]]</ref> | |||
[[File:ACIII-Kanatahseton.png|thumb|left|250px|A longhouse]] | |||
Iroquois families from a single clan lived together in [[longhouse]]s, with opposite families sharing a {{Wiki|hearth}}.<ref>''Assassin's Creed III'' – [[Database: Longhouses]]</ref> [[Canoe]]s were stored in the rafters of the longhouses.<ref>''Assassin's Creed III''</ref> | |||
Their [[economic system]] was based around cultivating the "Three Sisters" of corn, beans and squash, and were supplemented by [[hunting]] and fishing.<ref name="Economy">''Assassin's Creed III'' – [[Database: Haudenosaunee Economy]]</ref> Beads made from shells known as {{Wiki|wampum}} were popular symbolic decorations.<ref>''Assassin's Creed III'' – [[Database: Wampum]]</ref> When going to war, the Iroquois used [[tomahawk]]s, clubs and [[bow]]s.<ref>''Assassin's Creed III'' – [[The Braddock Expedition (memory)|The Braddock Expedition]]</ref> | |||
==History== | |||
In the late 9th century, the [[vikings|Viking]] [[shieldmaiden]] [[Eivor Varinsdottir]] of the [[Raven Clan]] sailed to [[Vinland]] in pursuit of [[Gorm Kjotvesson]], her sworn enemy and also a [[Maegester]] of the [[Wardens of War]] sect of the [[Order of the Ancients]]. On arriving in Vinland, she met the Iroquois people living in [[Karonhiakèn:iate']] and explored the surrounding areas of [[Kahrhakén:rat]], [[Okonhsà:ke]], and [[Tionontaté:ken]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[In a Strange Land]]</ref> | |||
Around 1000 CE, the original five nations were at war until the man known as the {{Wiki|Great Peacemaker}} called for an end to the conflict.<ref name="Haudenosaunee" /> In place of violence, he conceived a path of unity and strength for the Iroquois known as Kaianere'kó:wa–the {{Wiki|Great Law of Peace}}, providing the foundations of a stable, if complex [[democracy]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed III'' – [[Database: Kaianere'kó:wa – Great Law of Peace]]</ref> He encouraged the peoples to see themselves as members of a single longhouse, with the Kanien'kehá:ka as Keepers of the Eastern Door,<ref name="Kanien'kehá:ka" /> the Seneca as Keepers of the Western Door,<ref name="Seneca" /> and the Onondaga as the Firekeepers.<ref name="Onondaga" /> | |||
The Iroquois sided with the British during the [[French and Indian War]].<ref name="BrokenTrust">''Assassin's Creed III'' – [[Broken Trust]]</ref> After their victory in 1763, King [[George III of the United Kingdom|George III]] rewarded them by establishing a boundary line against colonists who would settle on their land. But five years later, disputes continued and the Iroquois met with Sir [[William Johnson]] to establish a new boundary line. The controversial {{Wiki|Treaty of Fort Stanwix (1768)|Treaty of Fort Stanwix}} left the British with even more land than before,<ref>''Assassin's Creed III'' – [[Database: Treaty of Fort Stanwix]]</ref> even causing the {{Wiki|Board of Trade}} to ask Johnson to reconsider, but he refused. | |||
[[File:ACIII-JohnsonTrail_5.png|thumb|250px|Ratonhnhaké:ton burying a hatchet in the Davenport manor's post as a sign of his war on the Templars]] | |||
The Kanien'kehá:ka village of [[Kanatahséton]] remained neutral due to their duties of protecting a [[Grand Temple|sacred site]] of theirs,<ref name="SomethingToRemember">''Assassin's Creed III'' – [[Something to Remember]]</ref> but having been attacked by the British,<ref>''Assassin's Creed III'' – [[Hide and Seek (III)|Hide and Seek]]</ref> [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]] was sent to join the [[American Brotherhood of Assassins|Colonial Assassins]] to protect them.<ref name="SomethingToRemember" /> When Johnson, a [[Templars|Templar]], attempted to buy his village's land, Connor assassinated him, but this ironically deprived the natives of someone who would protect their interests during the [[American Revolutionary War]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed III'' – [[Hostile Negotiations]]</ref> | |||
The Iroquois primarily sided with the British, while Ratonhnhaké:ton sided with the [[Patriots]], hoping the [[Loyalists]] would come to realize they were victims. Kanatahséton remained neutral until [[Kanen'tó:kon]] grew restless and was convinced by [[Charles Lee]] that his friend had turned on them, and so he and his fellow warriors dragged the village into the war.<ref name="BrokenTrust" /> | |||
In 1779, [[George Washington]] ordered John Sullivan to lead a counterattack on Iroquois forces led by {{Wiki|Joseph Brant}}, who had massacred [[civilian]]s as well as [[soldier]]s. The [[Sullivan Expedition]] responded by burning 40 villages and salting their land, earning Washington the title of ''Ranatakáriias'', or "Town Destroyer". The Expedition failed to stop Iroquois raids, which continued throughout the war.<ref name="Economy" /> | |||
==Behind the scenes== | |||
In the [[Database: Albany|database entry]] for [[Albany]] in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'', the Iroquois are erroneously referred to as an {{wiki|Algonquian peoples|Algonquian tribe}}, though whether this was a developer oversight or was intentional as an in-universe mistake by [[Abstergo Entertainment]] is unclear. | |||
==Appearances== | |||
*''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' {{1st}} | |||
**''[[The Tyranny of King Washington]]'' | |||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Memories]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' | |||
==Gallery== | |||
<gallery position="center" widths="180" captionalign="center"> | |||
ACV - Iroquois men concept.jpg|Concept art of Iroquois men | |||
ACV - Iroquois women concept.jpg|Concept art of Iroquois women | |||
</gallery> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist}} | |||
[[Category:Iroquois]] | {{ACIII}} | ||
{{ACV}} | |||
[[Category:Indigenous peoples of the Americas]] | |||
[[Category:Iroquois| ]] | |||
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The Iroquois, also known as the Rotinonhsión:ni[1] or Haudenosaunee ("People of the Longhouse"), are the peoples indigenous to the northeastern United States and Canada.[2] They are synonymous with the Iroquois League, or the "League of Peace and Power", which consisted of six nations by the time of the American Revolutionary War.[3]
Members[edit | edit source]
Council members[edit | edit source]
- Kanien'kehá:ka: The "People of the Flint", and the eastern-most nation. The Kanien'kehá:ka sided with the British Army during the Revolutionary War, though at least one village remained neutral.[4]
- Onondaga: The "People of the Hills", they were at the center of the League. The Onondaga favored no sides during the Revolutionary War, until General John Sullivan attacked them in 1779.[5]
- Seneca: The "People of the Big Hill", the Seneca were located on the western side of the League and sided with the British.[6]
- Cayuga: "The People of the Swamp", the Cayuga and the Oneida are considered the Younger Brothers in the Haudenosaunee Grand Council.[7]
- Oneida: Known as the "People of the Standing Stone", the Oneida sided with the Continental Army.[8]
- Tuscarora: The "Hemp Gatherers" who migrated from North Carolina and joined the League in 1722. They also sided with the Continental Army.[9]
Other Iroquoian-speaking peoples who were not part of the League included the Huron, the Susquehannock, and the Cherokee.[3]
Culture[edit | edit source]
Iroquois surnames are matrilineal, where clan names are passed from mother to child. Iroquois clan names include Turtle, Wolf, Beaver, Hawk, Eel, Deer, and Bear. Clan Mothers, or Iakotiiá:ner–like Oiá:ner–lead the clans, while selecting a male Chief (Roiá:ner) to represent them in the 50-strong Haudenosaunee Grand Council.[10]
To deliberate decisions, the first party, made up of Seneca and Kanien'kehá:ka Chiefs, present an issue to the second party (consisting of Oneida, Cayuga and Tuscarora Chiefs), who reach a resolution for the first party to consider. On reaching a consensus, the Onondaga Chiefs will either approve the decision or offer a counter-proposal.[11]
Iroquois families from a single clan lived together in longhouses, with opposite families sharing a hearth.[12] Canoes were stored in the rafters of the longhouses.[13]
Their economic system was based around cultivating the "Three Sisters" of corn, beans and squash, and were supplemented by hunting and fishing.[14] Beads made from shells known as wampum were popular symbolic decorations.[15] When going to war, the Iroquois used tomahawks, clubs and bows.[16]
History[edit | edit source]
In the late 9th century, the Viking shieldmaiden Eivor Varinsdottir of the Raven Clan sailed to Vinland in pursuit of Gorm Kjotvesson, her sworn enemy and also a Maegester of the Wardens of War sect of the Order of the Ancients. On arriving in Vinland, she met the Iroquois people living in Karonhiakèn:iate' and explored the surrounding areas of Kahrhakén:rat, Okonhsà:ke, and Tionontaté:ken.[17]
Around 1000 CE, the original five nations were at war until the man known as the Great Peacemaker called for an end to the conflict.[2] In place of violence, he conceived a path of unity and strength for the Iroquois known as Kaianere'kó:wa–the Great Law of Peace, providing the foundations of a stable, if complex democracy.[18] He encouraged the peoples to see themselves as members of a single longhouse, with the Kanien'kehá:ka as Keepers of the Eastern Door,[4] the Seneca as Keepers of the Western Door,[6] and the Onondaga as the Firekeepers.[5]
The Iroquois sided with the British during the French and Indian War.[19] After their victory in 1763, King George III rewarded them by establishing a boundary line against colonists who would settle on their land. But five years later, disputes continued and the Iroquois met with Sir William Johnson to establish a new boundary line. The controversial Treaty of Fort Stanwix left the British with even more land than before,[20] even causing the Board of Trade to ask Johnson to reconsider, but he refused.
The Kanien'kehá:ka village of Kanatahséton remained neutral due to their duties of protecting a sacred site of theirs,[21] but having been attacked by the British,[22] Ratonhnhaké:ton was sent to join the Colonial Assassins to protect them.[21] When Johnson, a Templar, attempted to buy his village's land, Connor assassinated him, but this ironically deprived the natives of someone who would protect their interests during the American Revolutionary War.[23]
The Iroquois primarily sided with the British, while Ratonhnhaké:ton sided with the Patriots, hoping the Loyalists would come to realize they were victims. Kanatahséton remained neutral until Kanen'tó:kon grew restless and was convinced by Charles Lee that his friend had turned on them, and so he and his fellow warriors dragged the village into the war.[19]
In 1779, George Washington ordered John Sullivan to lead a counterattack on Iroquois forces led by Joseph Brant, who had massacred civilians as well as soldiers. The Sullivan Expedition responded by burning 40 villages and salting their land, earning Washington the title of Ranatakáriias, or "Town Destroyer". The Expedition failed to stop Iroquois raids, which continued throughout the war.[14]
Behind the scenes[edit | edit source]
In the database entry for Albany in Assassin's Creed: Rogue, the Iroquois are erroneously referred to as an Algonquian tribe, though whether this was a developer oversight or was intentional as an in-universe mistake by Abstergo Entertainment is unclear.
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- Assassin's Creed III (first appearance)
- Assassin's Creed: Memories (mentioned only)
- Assassin's Creed: Valhalla
Gallery[edit | edit source]
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Concept art of Iroquois men -
Concept art of Iroquois women
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Database: Rotinonhsión:ni
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Assassin's Creed III – Database: Haudenosaunee
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Assassin's Creed III – Database: Iroquois
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Assassin's Creed III – Database: Kanien'kehá:ka
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Assassin's Creed III – Database: Onondaga Nation
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Assassin's Creed III – Database: Seneca Nation
- ↑ Assassin's Creed III – Database: Cayuga Nation
- ↑ Assassin's Creed III – Database: Oneida Nation
- ↑ Assassin's Creed III – Database: Tuscarora Nation
- ↑ Assassin's Creed III – Database: Haudenosaunee Clan System
- ↑ Assassin's Creed III – Database: Haudenosaunee Grand Council of Chiefs
- ↑ Assassin's Creed III – Database: Longhouses
- ↑ Assassin's Creed III
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 Assassin's Creed III – Database: Haudenosaunee Economy
- ↑ Assassin's Creed III – Database: Wampum
- ↑ Assassin's Creed III – The Braddock Expedition
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – In a Strange Land
- ↑ Assassin's Creed III – Database: Kaianere'kó:wa – Great Law of Peace
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 Assassin's Creed III – Broken Trust
- ↑ Assassin's Creed III – Database: Treaty of Fort Stanwix
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 Assassin's Creed III – Something to Remember
- ↑ Assassin's Creed III – Hide and Seek
- ↑ Assassin's Creed III – Hostile Negotiations
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