HAUDENNOSAUNNE
(Means: People of the Longhouse)
Terms Iroquois and Iroquoian are distinct terms. NOTE: There is no such thing as a tribe called Iroquois. It is simply an 'umbrella' term used to describe a number of tribes with similar lifestyles and languages.
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The term 'Iroquois' is also a derogatory term and should not be used. Like insult names of a number of tribes ('Sioux' and 'Eskimo' being two), it was a label given by their enemies and then adopted by the Europeans. The Algonquin called them the Iroqu (Irinakhoiw) "rattlesnakes." After the French added the Gallic suffix "-ois" to this insult, the name became Iroquois. The insult refers to: Huron, Petun, Neutral; Later the term extended to include those tribes who formed the League of Nations (Seneca, Cayuga, Onandaga, Oneida, Mohawk and later, Tuscarora). DON'T USE 'IROQUOIS". The correct term is Haudenosaunee meaning "People of the Longhouse."