The matriarchal clan of the Iroquois tribe of American Indians

A member of the North American Indians. Originally distributed west of the Mississippi River, it later moved to Lake Ontario and Lake Erie. There were approximately 90,000 people in total in 1978). This branch includes the Seneca, Kayuga, Onetas, Mohawks and Onandaga, and the subsidiary branches include the Illians, Cherokee, etc., with more than ten tribes in total. It belongs to the American branch of the Mongolian race. The Iroquois language is spoken, belonging to the Hoka-Siou language family of the Indian family. Belief in polytheism and nature worship.