Seneca

Animal Friend: Beaver Introduced in: Native Lights

Appearance
Seneca is a yellow mare with white socks and a white stripe on her nose and forehead. Her mane and tail are light brown, and she wears a beaded headband with feathers and has a tribal band on her back leg.

Tribe
The tribe this steed is based on are located in New York state. They are the Westernmost tribe in the Iroquoian Confederacy.

The Seneca raised corn, beans and squash, which were the staples of their diet. They established villages with permanent dwellings. These villages were moved every generation or so, when food became scarce or the land depleted. In addition to farming, the Seneca went on protracted hunting and fishing expeditions. Women were in control of the household and all matters relating to it, because these hunting expeditions might extend for months at a time. However, their society was not strictly a matriarchy, as matters of tribal policy were still left to the men. Today the Seneca have tribal lands in New York near Buffalo, in Oklahoma, and Ontario.

Inspirational Message
"It takes teamwork to build a dream."