Hiawatha

To Hiawatha ( " the seeker of Wampumgürtels ", in the language of the Onondaga also Ayenwatha, Aiionwatha, or Haiëñ'wa'tha ) is the name of a legendary chief, who lived as a founder and leader of the Iroquois League in the time of the establishment of this Federal.

Most archaeologists and anthropologists believe that the Iroquois League of Five Nations Mohawk, Onondaga, Oneida, Cayuga and Seneca was established in 1450-1600. In 1722 they formed the Six Nations with the Tuscarora.

Hiawatha was a follower of the Great Peacemaker, a prophet and spiritual leader of the Huronstammes who prophesied the union of all the Iroquois, because they have common ancestors and similar languages.

The stories of Hiawatha differ in its tribal affiliation. He was said to be either a chief at the Onondaga or the Mohawk (formerly called Canienga ). With their help and with the help of his oratory succeeded Hiawatha, implement his idea.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow dedicated his 1855 epic poem The Song of Hiawatha. Mike Oldfield 1978 used parts from the Hiawatha poem for his album Incantations. Plays a major role in the poem Antonín Dvořák's Symphony No. 9.