While referencing the 7 Generations principle, I would credit it to “the Iroquois confederacy” or “the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) confederacy” rather than “the Iroquois tribe”. There isn’t one tribe associated with that name; it’s an alliance formed by the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga and Seneca (and joined by the Tuscarora in 1722).
(Aside: In Ontario, where I’m from, we tend to use the word “nation” rather than “tribe” to refer to the members of the confederacy, but it’s possible this is a US/Canada difference, and the part that bothered me was the inaccuracy of the singular more than the specific word choice.)
Thanks for putting together the summary, I enjoyed reading it!
While referencing the 7 Generations principle, I would credit it to “the Iroquois confederacy” or “the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) confederacy” rather than “the Iroquois tribe”. There isn’t one tribe associated with that name; it’s an alliance formed by the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga and Seneca (and joined by the Tuscarora in 1722).
(Aside: In Ontario, where I’m from, we tend to use the word “nation” rather than “tribe” to refer to the members of the confederacy, but it’s possible this is a US/Canada difference, and the part that bothered me was the inaccuracy of the singular more than the specific word choice.)
Thanks for putting together the summary, I enjoyed reading it!
Fixed! Thank you for pointing this out!