Local #Indigenous peoples of Waterloo Region include (but are not limited to) Anishinaabe Peoples, Neutral Peoples and Haudenosaunee Peoples. 
#Haudenosaunee Peoples (People of the Longhouse) is made up of the Mohawks, Oneidas, Onondagas, Cayugas, Senecas and the Tuscaroras, and was intended as a way to unite the nations and create a peaceful decision making. Haudenosaunee are united by a common goal to live in harmony.
Described as the oldest, participatory democracy on Earth, the Haudenosaunee constitution has inspired many forms of democracy across the world. Law, society & nature are equal partners & each play an important role. The largest reserve in North America is the @SixNationsGR.
#Anishinaabe people’s original ancestral home was located on the north shore of #LakeHuron. During the 17th century, the Anishinaabe split, with groups migrating east of the Bay of Quinte and southern Ontario.
During the #18thcentury, the Anishinaabe began losing land due to European settlement & the northern movement of the Haudenosaunee into southwestern Ontario.
Today, Anishinaabe include the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation, Aamjiwnaang, Chippewas of the Thames First Nation, & the Chippewas of Kettle and Stony Point.
The Neutral Confederacy was a political and cultural union of Iroquoian nations who lived in the Hamilton-Niagara district of southwestern Ontario and across the Niagara River to western New York before their dispersal by the Seneca in the mid-17th century.
Some surviving Neutral migrated west and south, where they were absorbed by various Haudenosaunee communities. As a result of this dispersal, information about pre-contact Neutral history comes mainly from Jesuit records and archaeological excavations.
The Neutral were the largest #Indigenous society in the Eastern Woodlands during the early 1600s, numbering about 40,000 people. They also had an army of approximately 4,000 to 6,000 warriors.
Follow along tomorrow to learn more about #IndigenousHistory. Thank you to @lanahjewell and @LukeSwinsonArt for the beautiful artwork.
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