Many tribes migrated and moved into the Iroquois territory to live under their protection in peace.
The Tuscarora moved up from the Carolinas. The Delawares also moved in.
The Confederacy allowed much autonomy for member tribes.
My surprise is that the dark or black serpent is the demise of the white serpent.
Too bad about the Erie Indians in Ohio.. The Iroquois moved in to their domain to secure hunting grounds and brutally wiped out the peaceful and backward tribe. The Iroquois, armed with firearms provided by the French in exchange for furs, were about as peaceful as the Roman Empire.