The history of the Kanienkehaka, the Mohawk people, begins at the very dawn of time. It is to these origins, that one must go in order to understand the world view, or basic outlook on life that Iroquoian people have. It is the world view, in addition to race, language and culture that makes Mohawk people different from their neighbors in North America and around the world. This is a term that is used by historians to signify the basic outlook on the world that a group of people have.
World view is a combination of the values, attitudes, hopes and aspirations of a people.
When one wants to discover a world view, one usually begins by studying the creation stories of a people. Much of history involves the conflicts between people, nations and races. One of the reasons for this conflict, and a major cause of warfare in the world, is that people often do not take time out to understand the world view of other cultures. For example, when Europeans settled in the Americas they did not understand the world views of native peoples. For this reason there was conflict between Europeans and native people.