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Iroquois oral history tells the beginning of the False Face tradition. According to the accounts, the Creator Shöñgwaia'dihsum ('our creator' in Onondaga), blessed with healing powers in response to his love of living things, encountered a stranger, referred to in Onondaga as Ethiso:da' ('our grandfather') or Hado'ih (IPA:), and challenged him in a competition to see who could move a mountain.
According to oral tradition, the Great Peacemaker approached the Onondaga and other tribes to found the Haudenosaunee. [5] The tradition tells that at the time the Seneca nation debated joining the Haudenosaunee based on the Great Peacemaker's teachings, a solar eclipse took place. The most likely eclipse visible in the area was in 1142 AD.
The Great Peacemaker (Skén:nen rahá:wi [4] [ˈskʌ̃ː.nʌ̃ ɾa.ˈhaː.wi] in Mohawk), sometimes referred to as Deganawida or Tekanawí:ta [4] [de.ga.na.ˈwiː.da] in Mohawk (as a mark of respect, some Iroquois avoid using his personal name except in special circumstances) was by tradition, along with Jigonhsasee and Hiawatha, the founder of the Haudenosaunee, commonly called the Iroquois ...
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Thompson creates Haudenosaunee raised beadwork, [3] in which beads are sewn to create three-dimensional designs on velvet or velveteen backing. She is a regalia maker and moccasin maker. [ 2 ] [ 6 ] She made powwow dance regalia, first for her family, then other dancers began commissioning her to make custom regalia in 1990s.
Jun. 13—PLATTSBURGH — Peace Point Park is now richer in both history and art. On Saturday, the Dedication of the Haudenosaunee Creation Story Sculptures, created by Mohawk potter Natasha Smoke ...
The Huron peoples, located mostly in what is now Canada, were also Iroquoian-speaking and shared some culture, but were never part of the Iroquois. The Iroquoian people were predominantly agricultural, harvesting the "Three Sisters" commonly grown by Native American groups: corn, beans, and squash. They developed certain cultural customs.
Nevertheless, Haudenosaunee — also known as Iroquois, though many now take a dim view of that label — has long been viewed as an independent nation in the world of lacrosse.