To find out more about the Iroquois Confederacy of Nations, its tribes and their culture and traditions, visit the following Web links. Also, see the resources we found while doing research for this site.
OFFICIAL NATION SITES
The Mohawk Nation
The Oneida Nation
The Cayuga Nation
The Seneca Nation
The Tuscarora Nation
The Onondaga Nation
The Six Nations (site under construction)
MUSEUM & CULTURAL CENTER LINKS
New York State Museum, Albany
The Six Nations Museum
The Six Nations Museum: A Brief History
Seneca Iroquois National Museum
Ganondagan State Historic Site
Saint Anicet Archaeological Site
Ska Nah Doht Iroquoian Village
CULTURAL LINKS / ADDITIONAL INFO
The Oldest Living Participatory Democracy
The Wampum Chronicles
The Jake Thomas Learning Center
Peace for Turtle Island
Hayehwatha Returns: Book & Music Resources
HISTORIC TEXT
Iroquois Book of Rites
SOURCES
Explore the Iroquois Confederacy:
* "The Essential Documents of American History: Iroquois Constitution." Compiled by Norman P. Desmarais and James H. McGovern of Providence College. Via EBSCO.
* State Library of North Carolina. "Catchena and the Tuscarora War." http://statelibrary.dcr.state.nc.us/nc/ncsites/Tusca1.htm
All other pieces:
* H. Con. Res. 331. "Concurrent Resolution." 100th Congress, second session. http://www.senate.gov/reference/resources/pdf/hconres331.pdf
* Levy, Philip A. "Exemplars of Taking Liberties: The Iroquois Influence Thesis and the Problem of Evidence." William and Mary Quarterly. Vol. 53, No. 3. July 1996. Via JSTOR.
* Bosveld, J. "Forgotten Founders." Omni. Vol. 14, Issue 5. February 1992. Via EBSCO.
* The New York Times. "Iroquois Constitution: A Forerunner to Colonists' Democratic Principles." June 28, 1987. Via ProQuest.
* Morocco, Maria. "Rediscovering the Roots of American Democracy." Human Rights: Journal of the Section of Individual Rights & Responsibilities. Vol. 17, Issue 3. Fall/Winter 1990. Via EBSCO.
* Mander, Jerry. "Our Founding Mothers and Fathers, the Iroquois." Earth Island Journal. Vol. 6, Issue 4. Fall 1991. Via EBSCO.
* Stubben, Jerry D. "The Indigenous Influence Theory of American Democracy." Social Science Quarterly. Vol. 81, No. 3. September 2000. Via EBSCO.
* Crawford, Neta C. "A Security Regime Among Democracies: Cooperation Among Iroquois Nations." International Organization. Vol. 48, No. 3. Summer 1994. Via EBSCO.
* Abler, Thomas S. "Seneca Moieties and Hereditary Chieftainships: The Early-Nineteenth-Century Political Organization of an Iroquois Nation." Ethnohistory. Vol. 53, No. 1. Summer 2004. Via EBSCO.
