Ongwanonhsioni

The five Iroquois tribes in the federation call themselves the Ongwanonhsioni, which means We Long House Builders. The name refers to their dwellings, long rectangular structures in which from 6 to 10 families live. A typical Iroquois village has from 30 to 150 such dwellings. The Ongwanonhsioni live in the northern part of the Colony of New York.