Short answers, pulled from the story.
The Great Peacemaker arrived in the southern Great Lakes area around 1450. Deganawidah, Hiawatha, and Jigonsaseh brought the Great Law of Peace to end centuries of feuding among five distinct nations.
Five distinct nations joined this confederacy: the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, and Seneca. The Onondagas sat in the center as Fire Keepers while the Mohawks guarded the Western Door.
Clan mothers possessed considerable economic and political power within Canadian Iroquois communities. These women met in council with their male counterparts to take decisions regarding war and peace.
Two priests Jean de Lalande and Isaac Jogues died on the 18th of October 1646 at Ossernenon village. An Iroquois war party destroyed the Huron nation using recently purchased Dutch guns in 1649.
A violent stand-off over land ownership lasted until September 26 in 1990. A shoot-out between Warrior Society and Sûreté du Québec left a policeman dead the 11th of July 1990.