List of peoples of Cusinaut: Difference between revisions

{{defn |2=The Gowandis are a constituent group of [[New Yustona]] and are comprised of about 470,000 people. They are closely related to the Canandaigua people, but are unique in that neither group of people are considered the original "parent group" as the two had an approximately equal division during the 1400s or 1500s. More details can be found under the entry for the Canandaigua. The land of the Gowandis sits to the west of the Canandaigua and south of the land of the Saranac, and like the Canandaigua their land is relatively undeveloped and organized along traditional lines. The largest city among the four peoples of what was the [[Nysdra Provisional Republic]] and is presently northern New Yustona is Cohocton, which sits in Gowandis territory and served as the provisional capital city of the Republic. Although it sits inland unlike the large cities of the Honeoye, Cohocton is sited along a major travel route into the interior of [[Cusinaut]] which bypasses the mountain ranges to the west of [[New Yustona]], making it the site of significant Occidental investment and trade. It is one of the few cities within the former Republic recognizably built using [[Levantia|Levantine]] urban planning methods. During the period of the [[Northern Confederation]], Cohocton served as the de facto diplomatic capital city of the Confederation as it was the only city where permanent Occidental embassies were allowed. Most of the embassies were closed following the conquest of the Gowandis by the Algosh, and the former embassies provided lavish estate homes to senior Algosh military officials until the city was liberated}}

{{term |2=Honeoye}}

{{defn |2=The Honeoye are a constituent group of [[New Yustona]] and number at approximately half a million. They were previously one of the four main constituent groups of the [[Nysdra Provisional Republic]], were a people dominated by [[Algoquona]], and were a founding member of the [[Northern Confederation]]. They are unique among the peoples of Cusinaut as they have no known relations to other tribal groups or peoples; they are one of the few fully freestanding peoples in Cusinaut. Their lands exist on the eastern shore of Cusinaut just to the northeast of the pre-war border of [[New Yustona]]. With a large coastal territory, the Honeoye are known to be some of the most experienced mariners and navigators of the [[Nysdra]], being some of the most prodigious and most productive fishermen of the northern Crona area. Consequently, the Honeoye are well-known for having a fish-based diet. Within the practices of [[M'acunism]], the Honeoye are also well-known for their large sacrifices of fish, and during the 20th century, the Honeoye experienced large economic growth as a major exporter of fish for sacrifice to the other members of the [[Northern Confederation]]. The coastal cities of the Honeoye are well developed as a result and many of them have relatively modern port infrastructure and urban life by Occidental standards. The Honeoye hinterlands, however, are much like the hinterlands of the rest of Cusinaut - dense boreal forests with scattered villages who live largely along traditional lines, both in terms of social organization as well as technological development. Due to the relative wealth of the Honeoye, they were unique among the peoples of the Northern Confederation inasmuch as they were ruled by a King, rather than by a council or high chief. The Honeoye were extremely influential within the Confederation and began to be perceived as a threat by the 1970s. The Honeoye were perceived as the rival of the Algosh for control over the Confederation, with the former having commercial power and the latter military power. The tensions between the Honeoye and the rest of the Confederation were one of the points of contention that lead to the collapse of the Confederation and the War of the Northern Confederation. The Algosh conquered these extremely lucrative territories during the chaotic period in the late 2000s. The Honeoye were ruled by their own ethnic chief during this period of Algosh occupation, but had the least autonomy of any of the subject chiefs due to the threat posed to Algosh control. After independence, the ruler of the Honeoye has adopted the title of Regent rather than of King on a provisional basis}}