Iroquois prosperous settlements in the 19th century, supporting themselves via farming and the sale of sleds, snowshoes, boats, and baskets. In 1884, about 100 Canadian Iroquois were hired by the British government to serve as river pilots and boatmen for the relief expedition for the besieged General Charles Gordon in Khartoum in the Sudan, taking the force commanded by Field Marshal Wolsely up the Nile from Cairo to Khartoum. On their way back to Canada, the Canadian Iroquois river pilots and boatmen stopped in London, where they were personally thanked by Queen Victoria for their services to Queen and Country. In
Iroquois High School first International Academy, a satellite program for the Newcomer Academy at The Academy @ Shawnee that serves English language learners in grades 6–10. The school athletic complex has the gymnasium, the Iroquois Athletic Center, which seats a maximum of 2,000 people. Also, Fryrear Field is a stadium seats a maximum of 4,000 people. The school has athletic programs for baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer, fast pitch softball, tennis, track, volleyball, wrestling and cheerleading. Notable alumni and faculty of Iroquois High School include: Iroquois High School Iroquois High School is a high school located in southwestern Louisville, Kentucky near