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Hiawatha ( / ˌhaɪəˈwɒθə / HY-ə-WOTH-ə, also US: /- ˈwɔːθə / -WAW-thə: Haiëñ'wa'tha [hajẽʔwaʔtha] [1] ), also known as Ayenwatha or Aiionwatha, was a precolonial Native American leader and cofounder of the Iroquois Confederacy. He was a leader of the Onondaga people, the Mohawk people, or both.
Hiawatha, (Ojibwa: “He Makes Rivers”), a legendary chief (c. 1450) of the Onondaga tribe of North American Indians, to whom Indian tradition attributes the formation of what became known as the Iroquois Confederacy.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
The Song of Hiawatha is a long narrative poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, based on the stories and traditions of the Ojibway and Dacotah tribes. It tells the story of Hiawatha, a mythical hero who prays, fasts, and suffers for the welfare of his people.
The Song of Hiawatha is an 1855 epic poem in trochaic tetrameter by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow which features Native American characters. The epic relates the fictional adventures of an Ojibwe warrior named Hiawatha and the tragedy of his love for Minnehaha, a Dakota woman.
Read the full text of Longfellow's epic poem The Song of Hiawatha, inspired by the Native American legend of Hiawatha and Minnehaha. Learn about the poem's themes, symbols, and historical context.
Apr 1, 1991 · The Song of Hiawatha is based on the legends and stories of many North American Indian tribes, but especially those of the Ojibway Indians of northern Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota. They were collected by Henry Rowe Schoolcraft, the reknowned historian, pioneer explorer, and geologist.
Nov 8, 2021 · Hiawatha was a visionary leader who helped create the Iroquois Confederacy, a league of five northeast tribes that adopted the Great Law of Peace. Learn about his story, his role in the origin of the Great Law, and his legacy in Iroquois culture and history.
