IROQUOIS (The Iroquois Confederacy is comprised of the Cayuga, Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Seneca, and Tuscarora)

IROQUOIS BIOGRAPHIES
Bonvillain, Nancy. Hiawatha: Founder of the Iroquois Confederacy. New York: Chelsea House Publishers; 1992. 118 pages. (North American Indians of Achievement). (secondary).
This is a biography of Hiawatha, the Iroquois leader who united the independent nations of the Iroquois into one confederacy. The laws and rituals associated with the confederacy are discussed, as is its power from the 17th through the 20th centuries. Includes a chronology, a reading list, and an index.
Fradin, Dennis Brindell. Hiawatha: Messenger of Peace. New York, NY: Margaret K. McElderry Books; 1992. 35 pages. (elementary) *.
This is a well-written account of the life of Hiawatha, the Iroquois leader who founded the national government that united the five Iroquois tribes in the 15th century. The early events of Hiawatha's childhood are recreated based on accounts of traditional Iroquois life, and frequently the book incorporates more than one interpretation of events in his life. R...