Aboriginal Confederation Case Study

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1). Aboriginal confederations were, and still are a combination of a number of different tribes that have formed an alliance under one council. With each tribe still independent on a local level, issues that are relevant to the group would be discussed as a whole. For example, it would be like the UN, but on a smaller scale. 1a). These aboriginal confederations arose due to a constant state of warfare among neighboring tribes. Before the formation of such confederations, tribes were at constant feuds with one another resulting in the death of many Native people. These deaths would cause an act of revenge, and so an endless cycle of killing was the norm. Early leaders wanted to create peace and order within the neighboring tribes, so they would travel from …show more content…

The confederation served to unite neighboring tribes under one roof. Although these tribes would still live separate from one another, and operate differently on a local level, issues that related to the confederation as a whole would be discussed as a group. This allowed the combination of tribes to work together, rather than to tear each other apart. After war between the tribes began to stop, they then soon realized that they could combine their efforts into the defense against outside threats. 2). The confederation that was best known to the whites would have been the Hodenosaunee, or “People of the Longhouse.” This group is known to have helped model the American government, and was known by the Europeans as, The League of Iroquois. 2a). The League of Iroquois established an area that would be considered upstate New York in present day. This confederation expanded from the Hudson valley in the east, to Lake Erie in the west. 2b). The League of Iroquois is comprised of five tribes. At first the Mohawks agreed to join, followed by the Oneidas, Cayugas, and the Senecas. Lastly, after some resistance, the Onondagas joined and this would have become the site for the league’s central

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