The Iroquois were staunch British allies. Their rivals, the Huron and the Algonquin, allied themselves with the French. Others remained neutral. American Indians saw the alliances as a way to play the ...

At one time, the Iroquois people were fractured into five warring camps -- the Oneida, the Cayuga, Onandaga, Seneca and Mohawk. According to legend, a saviour named Dekanawidah emerged to end the ...

In 1649, the Iroquois attacked their weakened enemy and Huronia was destroyed. (As portrayed in Canada: A People's History) They benefitted from the weakened state of the Huron nation, laid waste ...