Iroquois Tribe
The Iroquois, also known as the Five Nations, comprised the Cayuga, Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, and Seneca tribes, united in a political body called Oñgwanonsioñni around 1570. Their society emphasized matrilineal descent, with chiefs appointed through female nomination. The confederation allowed the Iroquois to extend their influence across a vast territory, engaging in conflicts primarily against the French and Algonquians. Despite declines from wars and disease, the population has since rebounded, with Iroquois communities now primarily located in New York and Ontario.