Question: who are the six nations of the iroquois confederacy
Answer: They were known during the colonial years to the French as the `` Iroquois League , '' and later as the `` Iroquois Confederacy , '' and to the English as the `` Five Nations '' ( before 1722 ) , and later as the `` Six Nations , '' comprising the Mohawk , Onondaga , Oneida , Cayuga , Seneca , and Tuscarora peoples .