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.