Another ideological difference between the United States and the Haudenosaunee Confederacy during deliberations for the Treaty of Canandaigua was the role of women. No United States settler women were included in the dialogue; however, Haudenosaunee women, in keeping with their significant role in tribal governance, were included. Historian Joan M. Jensen reports that Seneca women “spoke during the negotiations of the Treaty of 1974 with the United States government”.