Read the excerpt and identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
“‘Onondaga, you are the people sitting under the shadow of the Great Tree, whose branches spread far and wide and whose roots sink deep into the earth. You shall be the first nation because you are warlike and mighty. “‘Oneida, and, you, the people who recline your bodies against the Everlasting Stone that cannot be moved, shall be the second nation because you always give good counsel.’”
Compare these descriptions of Native American peoples or nations, from the founding document of the Iroquois League, and decide which people or nation was known to be toughest in battle.
Please select the best answer from the choices provided
a. the Oneida
b. neither group
c. the Mohawk
d. the Onondaga