Cayuga
Ithaca's long lake
Cayuga refers to a Native American people originally from the Finger Lakes region of New York, one of the six nations of the Iroquois Confederacy.
The word also names their language and Cayuga Lake, the longest of the Finger Lakes.
Cayuga ducks, a breed developed near the lake, are known for their iridescent black plumage.
Native American confederacy
- Six NationsIroquois tribal confederacy
- MohawkIroquoian nation from Northeast
- OneidaIroquoian people of New York
- OnondagaIroquois confederacy's central nation
confederacy · Longhouse · matrilineal · clan · wampum · sovereignty · reservation · treaties
Iroquois
Native American confederacy
- Six NationsIroquois tribal confederacy
- MohawkIroquoian nation from Northeast
- OneidaIroquoian people of New York
Onondaga · confederacy · Longhouse · matrilineal · clan · wampum · sovereignty · reservation · treaties · lacrosse
Finger Lakes
Eleven glacial lakes in New York
- IthacaIonian island, epic destination
- glacialOf frozen rivers
- freshwaterNon-saline aquatic environment
gorges · wineries · vineyards · waterfront · boating · sailing · kayaking · fishing · trout · bass
poultry
Birds raised for food
- waterfowlSwimming birds collectively
- breedCultivated variety of animal
- iridescentShowing shifting spectral colors
black · eggs · heritage · domesticated · drake · plumage · farmyard · laying · fowl
- lakesLake Michigan, Lake Erie, Great Lakes, Lake Superior, Lake Tahoe
- Native AmericansCherokee, Apache, Navajo, Sioux, Mohawk
- Eastern TribesLenape, Iroquois, Delaware, Mohawk, Oneida
- First NationsCree, Ojibwe, Mohawk, Blackfoot, Inuit
- IroquoisIroquois, Mohawk, Iroquois Confederacy, Oneida, Onondaga
- Native LanguagesCherokee, Navajo, Maori, Hawaiian, Gaelic