<P> The Iroquois ( / ˈɪrəkwɔɪ / or / ˈɪrəkwɑː / ) or Haudenosaunee ( / ˈhoʊdənoʊˈʃoʊni / ) ( People of the Longhouse ) are a historically powerful northeast Native American confederacy . They were known during the colonial years to the French as the `` Iroquois League '' , and later as the `` Iroquois Confederacy '' , and to the English as the `` Five Nations '' , comprising the Mohawk , Onondaga , Oneida , Cayuga , and Seneca . After 1722 , they accepted the Tuscarora people from the Southeast into their confederacy , and became known as the `` Six Nations '' . </P>
<P> The Iroquois ( / ˈɪrəkwɔɪ / or / ˈɪrəkwɑː / ) or Haudenosaunee ( / ˈhoʊdənoʊˈʃoʊni / ) ( People of the Longhouse ) are a historically powerful northeast Native American confederacy . They were known during the colonial years to the French as the `` Iroquois League '' , and later as the `` Iroquois Confederacy '' , and to the English as the `` Five Nations '' , comprising the Mohawk , Onondaga , Oneida , Cayuga , and Seneca . After 1722 , they accepted the Tuscarora people from the Southeast into their confederacy , and became known as the `` Six Nations '' . </P>
what tribes were part of the iroquois confederacy
what tribes were part of the iroquois confederacy
Mohawk Onondaga Oneida Cayuga Seneca
Mohawk Onondaga Oneida Cayuga Seneca