<P> The original Iroquois League ( as the French knew them ) or Five Nations ( as the British knew them ) , occupied large areas of present - day New York State up to the St. Lawrence River , west of the Hudson River , and south into northwestern Pennsylvania . From east to west , the League was composed of the Mohawk , Oneida , Onondaga , Cayuga , and Seneca nations . In or close to 1722 , the Tuscarora tribe joined the League , having migrated from the Carolinas after being displaced by Anglo - European settlement . Also an Iroquoian - speaking people , the Tuscarora were accepted into what became the Six Nations . </P>
<P> The original Iroquois League ( as the French knew them ) or Five Nations ( as the British knew them ) , occupied large areas of present - day New York State up to the St. Lawrence River , west of the Hudson River , and south into northwestern Pennsylvania . From east to west , the League was composed of the Mohawk , Oneida , Onondaga , Cayuga , and Seneca nations . In or close to 1722 , the Tuscarora tribe joined the League , having migrated from the Carolinas after being displaced by Anglo - European settlement . Also an Iroquoian - speaking people , the Tuscarora were accepted into what became the Six Nations . </P>
where did the iroquois live in new york
where did the iroquois live in new york
present - day New York State up to the St. Lawrence River , west of the Hudson River , and south into northwestern Pennsylvania
present - day New York State up to the St. Lawrence River , west of the Hudson River , and south into northwestern Pennsylvania