Iroquois the decentralized political and diplomatic entity that emerged in response to European colonization. According to that theory, "The League" still exists. The Confederacy dissolved after the defeat of the British and allied Iroquois nations in the American Revolutionary War. Today's Iroquois/Six Nations people do not make any distinction between "The League" and "the Confederacy" and use the terms interchangeably, preferring the name Haudenosaunee Confederacy. After the defeat of the British, they ceded most of the Iroquois territory to the United States, without bringing their allies to the negotiating table. Many of the Iroquois migrated to Canada, forced out of New
Lithuanian name origin was usually noted in documents. The process ended only in the mid-19th century, and due partial Polonization of society at the time many names were influenced by Polish form of the name. Based on origin, several groups of Lithuanian family names may be recognized. A cognominal surname derives from a person's nickname, usually based a physical or character trait. Examples: Examples of occupational surnames: A toponymic surname usually derives from the name of a village or town, or the name of a topographic feature. Examples: A patronymic surname derives from a given name of a person and usually ends