The tribes formed the Six Nations Confederacy encompassing the Cayuga , Oneida , Onondaga , Mohawk , Seneca and Tuscarora tribes .
* The Iroquois represent the indigenous people that occupied land in what is now New York State , southern Quebec and Ontario , Canada .
The tribes formed the Iroquois   Confederacy encompassing the Cayuga , Oneida , Onondaga , Mohawk , Seneca and Tuscarora tribes .
* The Iroquois represent the indigenous people that occupied land in what is now New York State , southern Quebec and Ontario , Canada .