The Haudenosaunee are better known as the "Iroquois Confederacy." The term means, "People building a longhouse together." The Appalachian Confederation takes inspiration from the Haudenosaunee example--just like the United States did[1]--but we are not explicitly made in their image. The Confederation is based far more consciously in the rhizome model, and there are elements of Haudenosaunee life we would prefer to avoid.[2]

Links

• Official website of the Six Nations
• Wikipedia entry on 'Iroquois'
• The Six Nations: Oldest Living Participatory Democracy on Earth
• Exceptions that Prove the Rule #1: The Iroquois by Jason Godesky, a fairly critical look at some of the less-than-praiseworthy aspects of Haudenosaunee life.