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3. Iroquoian is an adjective that applies to

Wed Oct 21, 2020, 01:08 PM

Oct 2020

several culturally and linguistically related but individual tribes. It's like describing the early northern European tribes as Germanic.

I would guess that the word Iroquoian is being used because they have not identified a specific tribe that the village was a part of. But from the region and the longhouse style of home discovered, they know that it was Iroquoian - or Haudenosaunee, which is what this cultural/linguistic group calls themselves as a whole, and which means, "People of the Longhouse." Iroquois is what the French called them.

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IROQUOIAN WOODLAND VILLAGE SITE DISCOVERED IN ONTARIO [View all] Judi Lynn Oct 2020 OP

Judi Judi Judi CountMyVote4Reality Oct 2020 #1

This information is definitely new to me! It's amazing to get access to so many new discoveries. Judi Lynn Oct 2020 #8

That's odd... druidity33 Oct 2020 #2

Iroquoian is an adjective that applies to wnylib Oct 2020 #3

So could it be... druidity33 Oct 2020 #4

The Iroquoian people themselves wnylib Oct 2020 #5

Thank you for the education. druidity33 Oct 2020 #6

The "s" gets dropped in Iroquois because wnylib Oct 2020 #7

I will be reading this post again, hoping more will stick! Wonderful to see the information. Judi Lynn Oct 2020 #9

My awareness of Native American groups wnylib Oct 2020 #10

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