ABSTRACT
The Haudenosaunee refers to the confederation of five native nations who joined together under the Great Law of Peace. the early 18th century, the Tuscarora, who were escaping the European slave trade and exploitation of their homelands by colonial governments, joined the Confederacy as the sixth nation. Iroquois is the name assigned to the Haudenosaunee by the French. The Haudenosaunee are the last remaining Native American group recognized by the USA that has retained its indigenous government. Onondaga is the Central Fire of the Haudenosaunee, and the only Nation of the Confederacy who eat locust. The United States is founded as a country of immigrants. This cultural view determines the kinds of religious perspectives that are valued by indigenous people. As such, the indigenous perspectives of the Haudenosaunee have been feared by US culture. Various attempts have been made to destroy Native American people, through outright destruction (as in the Sullivan Campaign) or through political, economic and cultural means.
