The Iroquois Indians were the most important Native American tribe throughout North American history and the Mohawk were the largest tribe of Iroquois Indians with over 35,000 members. Over time though war and disease took its and by 1691 the Mohawk Indian tribe had less than 800 people. Before this time agriculture was extremely important to the Iroquois. Corn, beans, and squash were the main staples of their diets. The importance of agriculture to the Iroquois tribes was clearly seen with the six annual festivals they held with prayers of gratitude for their bountiful harvests. The Iroquois women usually tended the fields while the Iroquois men would take care of all the hunting duties, and during the winter they would sometimes go out on long hunting expeditions.