Their language was Laurentian , one of the Iroquoian family .
Linguists and archaeologists have determined these people were distinct from the Iroquoian nations encountered by later French and Europeans , such as the five nations of the Haudenosaunee .
Linguists ' language was Laurentian , one of Haudenosaunee Iroquoian family .
Linguists and archaeologists have determined these people were distinct from the Iroquoian nations encountered by later French and Europeans , such as the five nations of the Haudenosaunee .