Change proposed (submitted to LC in November 2022) from Iroquois Indians based on extensive outreach to members of the 6 Nations that form the Haudenosaunee Confederacy.
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150 $a Haudenosaunee (North American people)
450 $a Agoneaseah Indians
450 $w nne $a Iroquois Indians
450 $a Massawomeke Indians
450 $a Mengwe Indians
450 $a Ongwehonweh
550 $w g $a Indians of North America $z Canada, Eastern
550 $w g $a Indians of North America $z East (U.S.)
550 $w g $a Iroquoian Indians
670 $a Conversation with the Cultural Advisor and the Tribal Historic Preservation Officer from the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin, March 29, 2022 $b (Each of the six nations of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy speaks a different language and has a different version, represented by different orthography, of the name for the confederacy. In the mid 1970s, a Grand Council was held at Onondaga in South Syracuse, with all of the various native tribes in North America. At that time there were unity conferences with delegations to the world court in Geneva. The Grand Council decided to send representatives from each of the six nations. Since the Onondaga Nation is considered the keeper of the central fire, the six nations decided on using their term and the spelling “Haudenosaunee” as a way to show unity and organization among the nations.)
670 $a Correspondence from Nation Representative, Oneida Indian Nation, May 2, 2022 $b (The word “Iroquois” was derived from a French version of a Huron Indian name meaning “black snakes” and was applied to the Haudenosaunee people in a derogatory manner. The preferred term is Haudenosaunee, which commonly carries the meaning of “People of the Long House.” Many Haudenosaunee also refer to themselves as Ongwehonweh, meaning “Original People” or “First People” of this land.)
670 $a Understanding Haudenosaunee Culture, viewed September 16, 2022: $b Who are the Haudenosaunee? (Haudenosaunee is the general term we use to refer to ourselves, instead of “Iroquois.” The word “Iroquois” is not a Haudenosaunee word. It is derived from a French version of a Huron Indian name that was applied to our ancestors and it was considered derogatory, meaning “Black Snakes.” Haudenosaunee means “People building an extended house” or more commonly referred to as “People of the Long House.” The longhouse was a metaphor introduced by the Peace Maker at the time of the formation of the Confederacy meaning that the people are meant to live together as families in the same house. Today this means that those who support the traditions, beliefs, values and authority of the Confederacy are to be know as Haudenosaunee.) $u https://www.peacecouncil.net/noon/understanding-haudenosaunee-culture
670 $a CRKN Interim Indigenous Subject Headings, viewed September 16, 2022 $b (Iroqouis indians to be replaced with Haudenosaunee) $u https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1uPI55rpGEQT7OP3uJWVm2KWZ0RpaznaW/edit#gid=466199250
670 $a Haudenosaunee Nationals Lacrosse Team website, viewed September 16, 2022: $b Why We Changed Our Name (The name “Iroquois” is a French variant on a term for “snake” given to us by the Huron. It is actually a derogatory term. … as our people have begun to revitalize our languages and culture, we felt it was time to change our name to what we collectively call ourselves: “Haudenosaunee” (ho-dee-no-show-nee) which translates to “People of the Longhouse.” This name change is one of a series of actions we are taking as our people continue to regain what has been lost through colonialism.) $u https://haudenosauneenationals.com/why-we-changed-our-name/
670 $a Jordan, Kurt A. The Gayogo̲hó:no̜ʼ people in the Cayuga Lake Region, 2022: $b p.4 (“Iroquois” has derogatory connotations. “Haudenosaunee” is a version designed for Euroamerican use, the term is rendered differently in each of the languages of the six nations)
670 $a The History Center in Tompkins County website, viewed September 16, 2022: $b Land Acknowledgement (We collectively acknowledge that Tompkins County is located on the traditional, ancestral, and contemporary lands of the Gayogo̱hó:nǫ’ Nation (generally known as the Cayuga Nation) one of the Six Nations of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy (sometimes referred to as the Iroquois Confederacy).) $u https://thehistorycenter.net/Land-Acknowledgement
670 $a Haudenosaunee Confederacy website, September 27, 2022: $b About the Haudenosaunee Confederacy (Haudenosaunee Confederacy; Called the Iroquois Confederacy by the French, and the League of Five Nations by the English, the confederacy is properly called the Haudenosaunee Confederacy meaning People of the long house. Upon confederation each nation took on a role within the metaphorical longhouse with the Onondaga being the Keepers of the Fire. The Mohawk, Seneca and Onondaga acted as the Elder Brothers of the confederacy while the Cayuga and Oneida were the Younger Brothers within Grand Council. The main meeting place was and still exists today on Onondaga territory) $u https://www.haudenosauneeconfederacy.com/who-we-are/
670 $a Onondaga Nation website, September 27, 2022: $b About us (Haudenosaunee; Sometimes referred to as the Iroquois Confederacy or Six Nations, originally consisted of the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, and Seneca nations. The Tuscarora migrated from the south and peacefully joined the Confederacy in the early 1700’s, bringing to six the number of nations united by Haudenosaunee traditional law) $u https://www.onondaganation.org/aboutus/today/
$a Bib. records to be changed: approximately 900
952 $a Haudenosaunee Confederacy is recorded as a variant for Six Nations in the NAF. However, the people are the the same as the Confederacy, so I am proposing this change rather than a cancellation in favor of the name.
952 $a I recognize that the form proposed here does not conform to the LCSH pattern of including “Indians” at the end of the term for a North American Indigenous Group. Instead I’ve intentionally used (North American people) following the pattern from LCDGT. None of the Haudenosaunee people I spoke with referred to themselves as Indians, nor did I see the term associated with them in their own documents. I feel strongly we should follow their preference, as much as possible, in naming them, out of respect as well as in order to be accurate.
952 $a The cutter should be changed, or at least a reference made, from .I7 to .H29?
952 $a A change to this term will necessitate changes to a number of other headings. I believe I have identified them all and would gladly share the list, which includes but is not limited to headings for which this is a broader term.