
(from the article `Iroquois Confederacy`) Tradition credits the formation of the confederacy, between 1570 and 1600, to Dekanawidah, born a Huron, who is said to have persuaded Hiawatha, an ...
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(c. 1550-c. 1600) Huron prophet. With Hiawatha, he is credited with founding the Iroquois league. Considered the theoretician of the two leaders, he was also one of the first of the Pine Tree Chiefs, chosen by merit...
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