History Summarized: Iroquois Native Americans

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There's a fascinating history from just northwest of American history that is too often ignored. But that's a damn shame, because it's a damn cool history, and I'm going to talk about it dammit!

No, I didn't accidentally misspell the title of this video when I sleepily uploaded this after I woke up. That's absurd.

This video was produced with assistance from the Boston University Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program.

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Myself being Iroquois, I come from the Cayuga Nation. This is amazing to see that this video was made and gets into the roots of where it all started. I really enjoyed this video. Thanks for making it!

kaynemartin
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"No law could be passed without giving specific consideration to how it would affect the next seven generations."
I love that. So many politicians only seem to pass laws that will benefit them or line their pockets; there's no question about how the present will impact the future. We should bring the "seven generations" idea into modern politics, especially here in the U.S. Remembering that we're all the ancestors and ancestresses of tomorrow could help heal today.

AliciaNyblade
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"Hooray for the murderous cold!"
A deleted song from Frozen that didn't quite make the final cut...

li-
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I don't know why there are so many people in the comments complaining that they've learnt all this stuff before, do you think this video was only made for Americans? We were taught nothing about Native Americans in school here in Australia so I appreciate content that does. (*Oh my god, he actually pronounced emu correctly!*)

TheMageOfVoid
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"There's no way Australia actually waged a war against emus."
*one Google search later*
Goddamnit, Australia. You weirdos...

NoahWeisbrod
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"so what did you guys do to solve fights?"

Iroqouis: "stuck em in a field and had them play lacrosse for a few days"

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masterblokit
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As a Iroquois from the Mohawk nation, this was really nice to come across and I enjoyed watching it. We also mostly refer to ourselves as ‘Onkwehonwe’ (roughly pronounced Oon-gway-hoon-way) People of the Flint. Thanks for taking the time to share part of my culture and history!

Mochioni
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You guys need to cover the Emu war, it's so ridiculous. The army of Australia vs the Emu population, the casualties: some Emus and the army's dignity.

malcomalexander
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I wish school would recognize native histories more, especially since they have such an effect on the US

chillinvillain
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One minor thing I'd like to add my 2 cents to. Lacrosse; the version the Iroquois played regularly resulted in serious injuries or death, as the 'ball' was usually a round-ish stone (for weight), wrapped in strips of dried hide to create as uniform a shape as they could. The end result was a heavy and hard projectile that would ruin your day if it hit you.

AtholAnderson
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Now if only someone would bring back the part about mandatory consideration of how a law will affect the next 7 generations before they can pass it.

I hear road rage is statistically lower in the winter as well. People just can't afford or don't have the energy to fight in the cold.

taiga
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The pic of the interior of a long house come from gonandogan! It's a site with a recreated long house, the peace trail, and a museum. It's run by Iroquois people and it's a beautiful place to visit.

Shinygemblue
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You didn't mention the "Mourning Wars"! The early Iroquois had a habit of replacing their losses with captives from other communities. This meant they did a ton of raiding and kidnapping, but it also meant the captives weren't exactly slaves: they were meant to be assimilated and become full members of the tribe. The mourning wars kept the Iroquois strong when a half dozen different plagues swept through the new world. The mourning wars ended when the beaver wars started, as motivations and scale changed.

derrickthewhite
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I live where the Iroquois (particularly the Mohawk) used to live and I have always thought that they were only taught as a regional thing until I got older and was so happy to see them being taught across the country. I feel guilt and anger about what happened to them but am grateful their legacy lives on. Great video!

lrx
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"I do not know what weapons WW III will be fought with, but WW IV will be fought with Yu Gi Oh Duels!"

Devedrus
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Oh yes, the founding fathers loved taking things from the Iroquois. Political ideals, advice, LAND. But, in the year 1900, there were around 200, 000 American Indians according to US census records. Approaching the year 2000, there were almost 2, 000, 000. That's one hell of a resurgence. A very small shred of optimism in an otherwise tragic history.

fuzzydunlop
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"In case you're not from the American northeast, it gets COLD in the winter."
I'm from western Canada. I heard that and I was like BOI.

trevorx
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Blue. Please. I'm begging you. PLEASE cover the great Australian emu war of 1932. Think of the children

reubenfromow
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Haudenosaunee, iroqoui was a French attempt to say a word that was used to describe the people of the long house. By a rival tribe that called them the snake people. Some French trappers heard and tried to repeat the word they heard. Thank you for making this video.

Awesome video for the times we are in now. Lots of respect for the time you spent on this. ✌️

christophersherman
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No, seriously when are we gonna fight wars with Yu-Gi-O Battles?!?!

JackieA