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A question that's both very niche and very vague (and probably a tad ASB).

There are clear examples of large and structured cities stemming from native cultures in Latin and South America (Tenochtitlan....), but in North America, beyond Cahokia and the Mississippi cultures of pre-colombian times (or pre-de Soto times...), there is less evidence of large and complex settlements.

So if we could have a population large enough in the Haudenosaunee (aka Iroquois) league to lead to the growth of one of their cities to over a 100.000 inhabitants, what would it look like?

1. How would the elaborate urban environment reflect the social and cultural specificities of iroquois culture?
2. How would it possibly accomodate elements of western urban technologies of the 19th centuries such as industries and steam engine transportation (and even electricity if we push it a little)?
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