Iroquoian
One of two major linguistic groups of Native peoples in northeastern North America. Northern Iroquoian-speaking peoples share similar cultural patterns of intensive horticulture; large, often fortified villages; and a matrilineal kinship system. The Wendat (Huron) and the Six Nations Iroquois (Kanienkehaka/Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, Seneca, and Tuscarora) are all Iroquoian in language and culture.