Iroquois Indians and their heritage.

The Iroquois Indians where one the most powerful and unique Indians tribes in America and especially the North Eastern corned of North America. Their location in North America was very important to their empire they had established. They had five sub-nations with many villages making up the sub-nation which gave them a very diverse population. They had their own governing system that made them very strong and united under it. They had many foreign allies …

…of the women wore their hair in two braids and the men had Mohawks. They would sometimes have slits in their ears. They believe that a woman in menstruation should not be touched for four days. During puberty the girls were isolated from everyone else and the boys had to undergo "individual dreaming" under the watch of a shaman. White or grey hair was a sign of respect and was considered "a mark of wisdom".