Haudenosaunee

The Haudenosaunee Confederacy united five nations south of the Great Lakes: the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga and Seneca. Its founding under the Great Law of Peace preceded European contact, but its date remains disputed.

Armed with muskets acquired in the fur trade, it fought French allies in the Beaver Wars of 1609–1701 and expanded into the Ohio valley; the Great Peace of Montreal ended the conflict with France. The Tuscarora joined after 1722. During the American Revolution the nations took opposing sides, and many Haudenosaunee later moved to the Grand River in British Canada.