... looks at the Iroquois confederation with greater scrutiny. Though the federation was consisted of five, and later six, unique Indian nations they united to accomplish common goals. According to historian Joseph E. Illick, each distinct nation "retained its sovereignty almost intact, without, however, weakening the whole." The Iroquois confederation was a highly organized unit. Each clan had chiefs who would represent them at ... , by the need to survive, to succumb to Dutch rule, a step that would eventually lead to their near cultural extinction. The Iroquois dealt with their own coloni...

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