The war between the Erie and the…

1656 CE

The war between the Erie and the Iroquois has lasted for two years.

The Iroquois have by 1656 almost completely destroyed the Erie confederacy, who have refused to flee to the west.

The Erie tribe no longer exist as a unit, but dispersed groups will survive a few more decades before being absorbed into the Iroquois.

Anthropologist Marvin T. Smith (1986:131–32) has theorized that some Erie fled in the late 1650s to Virginia and then South Carolina, where they become known as the Westo.

Subsequent work by John Worth (1995:17) and Eric Bowne (2006) strongly supports Smith’s hypothesis.

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Cleveland Cuyahoga Ohio United States View →

Groups
Iroquois (Haudenosaunee, also known as the League of Peace and Power, Five Nations, or Six Nations) View → Mohawk people (Amerind tribe) View → Odawa, or Ottawa, people (Amerind tribe) View → Seneca (Amerind tribe) View → Onondaga people (Amerind tribe) View → Oneida people (Amerind tribe) View → Erie; also Erielhonan, Eriez, Nation du Chat (Amerind tribe) View → Neutral Nation, or Attawandaron View → New France (French Colony) View → Shawnees, or Shawanos (Amerind tribe) View → Westo (Amerind tribe) View →

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North American Fur Trade View → Colonization of the Americas, French View → Beaver Wars, or French and Iroquois Wars View → Iroquois-Huron War View →

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Fish and game View → Weapons View → Hides and feathers View → Land View →

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