The Iroquois were the most notable New York Indians; they used their dominance over the fur trade as a bargaining chip with Europeans, while other New European beliefs at the time, the natives were well-established peoples with sophisticated cultural systems.
The Iroquois were the most notable New York Indians; they used their dominance over the fur trade as a bargaining chip with Europeans, while other New York tribes were typically at the mercy of either European destruction or assimilation within the Iroquoian confederacy. Despite European beliefs at the time, the natives were well-established peoples with sophisticated cultural systems.