Message #130087

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                                                         Member nations






The first five nations listed below formed the original Five Nations (listed from west to north); the Tuscarora became the sixth nation in 1720.



English name Iroquoian Meaning 17th/18th century location

Seneca Onondowahgah "People of the Great Hill" Seneca Lake and Genesee River

Cayuga Guyohkohnyoh "People of the Great Swamp" Cayuga Lake

Onondaga Onöñda'gega' "People of the Hills" Onondaga Lake

Oneida Onayotekaono "People of Standing Stone" Oneida Lake

Mohawk Kanien'kehá:ka "People of the Great Flint" Mohawk River

Tuscarora1 Ska-Ruh-Reh "Shirt-Wearing People" From North Carolina²



1 Not one of the original Five Nations; joined 1720.

2 Settled between Oneidas and Onondagas.