Speculations on why the Iroquois hated the French

With a quick dive into the Walam Olum on the extinction of the Erie people

    I think I found out why the Iroquois sided with the English against the French in New France and the years that followed. First of all you need to know the Iroquois have notoriously long memories and a slight from ages ago remains in their communal craw. The examples are many and mysterious. 

    For example, the Iroquois wiped out the Erie, a powerf…