Question

How do you know the Iroquois believed in otherworldly powers held by the universe?

Answer 1

In their myths, divine charcters hold special powers over the Earth and animals.

Answer 2

Iroquois beliefs included a conception of life as a struggle between the forces of good and evil. The "All-Father," and all embracing deity, had no form and little contact of the humans. Spirits animated all of nature and controlled the changing of the season. Key festivals coincided with the major events of the agricultural calendar.