Iroquois or Haudenosaunee? | Native Americans in Upstate New York
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There are two names used to refer to many Native Americans from Upstate New York. One is the traditional name in their Native language. The other is a term coined by the French in the 1600s, as they interacted with Native Americans in the Northeast. Onondaga storyteller Perry Ground explains the difference, and why the distinction is important.
