Dekanawida is commonly thought to be the founder of this group, and he was assisted by Hiawatha.
Some of the members of this group were the target of Sullivan's Expedition, and they fought the Beaver Wars with the Dutch and the French. This group's constitution establishes a shell string, or wampum, as an item that can be used to record a pledge. Joseph Brant allied many of its members with Britain during the American Revolution, and they signed the Treaty of Lancaster in 1744, giving up claims to land in Virginia and Maryland. Dekanawida is commonly thought to be the founder of this group, and he was assisted by Hiawatha. Its foundation was driven in part by fear of the neighboring Algonquians. For ten points, name this confederation of six Native American tribes in New York.
Some of the members of this group were the target of Sullivan's Expedition, and they fought the Beaver Wars with the Dutch and the French.
{Iroquois League} (Accept the {Iroquois Confederacy}, {Iroquois Confederation}, {Six Nations})