Iroquois Nation

When Benjamin Franklin was on the council to come up with an American style Magna Carta, a set of rules by which to be governed, what turned out to be the Articles of Confederation, the forerunner to our  Constitution, he didn't have to look to far.

The Five Nations, also known as the Iroquois Confederacy, were nearby and had just such a document. In fact, Franklin cribbed the juiciest parts for the Articles of Confed., and the Constitution retains the structure and pattern. The Constitution is more "American" than we ever knew.

Here's a the Iroquois Nation's current flag, a pretty classic design:

The Iroquois Confederacy competes in lacrosse as a nation, and is respectfully ranked.