Iroquois Finger Lakes region, and upstate New York along the St. Lawrence River area downstream to today's Montreal. French, Dutch and British colonists in both New France (Canada) and the what became the Thirteen Colonies recognized a need to gain favor with the Iroquois people, who occupied a significant portion of lands west of colonial settlements. Their first relations with them were for fur trading, which was favorable and became lucrative to both sides. The colonists also sought to establish positive relations to secure their settlement borders. For nearly 200 years the Iroquois were a powerful factor in North American colonial
Iroquois Point, Hawaii median income for a household in the CDP is $44,200, and the median income for a family is $44,200. Males have a median income of $33,590 versus $26,458 for females. The per capita income for the CDP is $13,257. 1.8% of the population and 2.5% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 1.7% of those under the age of 18 and 0.0% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line. The name of Iroquois Point was derived from the name USS "Iroquois" which was held by two U.S. Navy ships. Both ships