dec 30, 1448 - 1450 Five distinct Aboriginal nations – the Mohawk, Seneca, Oneida, Cayuga, and Onondaga – formed the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy. This may have been the first federated government known in history. A Grand Council of 50 representatives from five nations met to make major decisions based on consensus.
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dec 30, 1448
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~ 577 years ago