Strategy needed for Iroquois

[Jawa]

I need to wise up on keeping North America on native hands, and i like the Iroquois name - so that is my nation of choice. I've tried different approaches.
1. I spent all powerpoints on upgrading provinces to get rich and powerfull while colonizing. France handed my a** to me.
2. I teched up to gain more colonists so I could colonize much faster. Scotland and France handed my a** to me. 1 cheek each.

What to do...?

 

[VNobility]

If you want something completely different: vassalize an OPM, give them all your provinces (except one of course). Migrate to Mexico, convert, conquer all provinces.
Preferabele vassalize some more North-American nations along the way (negative stability speeds up migration). Integrate at least one before enacting Nahuatl to be able to attack former vassal again.
If you got the coin left, subside your vassals to make them colonize for you.

This would create a solid powerbase once the Europeans come knocking.
[this is purely theoretical]

 

[Jawa]

If you want something completely different: vassalize an OPM, give them all your provinces (except one of course). Migrate to Mexico, convert, conquer all provinces.
Preferabele vassalize some more North-American nations along the way (negative stability speeds up migration). Integrate at least one before enacting Nahuatl to be able to attack former vassal again.
If you got the coin left, subside your vassals to make them colonize for you.

This would create a solid powerbase once the Europeans come knocking.
[this is purely theoretical]

Very interesting! But what is "Nahuatl"?

 

[VNobility]

Very interesting! But what is "Nahuatl"?

edit: I see I forgot a few words. It should be before enacting the (first) reform of the Nahuatl religion, that will make you lose all your vassals.