Native American Contributions
The group, Change the Mascot, helped to successfully change Washington's mascot for this sport.
What is football?
The homes of the Haudenosaunee were called this.
What is a longhouse?
This belt is not necessarily used to keep your pants held up!
What is a wampum belt?
The people of this gender hunted for deer and elk.
Who were the men?
In the story of Hiawatha and the Peacemaker, they buried this under the tree of peace.
What is all of their weapons?
This animal's name comes from Native American language. Hint: It's an animal near and dear to PS 154!
What is a raccoon?
The shoes worn by the Haudenosaunee were called this.
What is a moccasin?
Hiawatha's belt illustrates this law of the Haudenosaunee people.
What is the Great Law of Peace?
Elders who had good memories and were excellent at speaking in front of crowds were often asked to become one of these.
What is a storyteller?
Before meetings and important events, people will often say this address that sounds very similar to a holiday we celebrate in November.
What is the Thanksgiving Address?
This sport — given its current name by French explorers — is played around the world today and originated with the Haudneosaunee.
What is lacrosse?
The word Haudenosaunee means this.
What is "People of the Longhouse"?
A long narrow pole is a tool used to play this wintery weather game where you throw the pole down a snowy trench to see whose pole can go the furthest.
What is snowsnake?
Their role was to choose the male leaders and make many other important decisions that would affect the clan.
Who are the clan mothers?
The creator took this away from the cornhusk doll because she was vain and didn't help her community.
What is her face?
Scientists are asking Native Americans for help in studying this problem due to their generations of knowledge about natural resources in the environments they live in.
What is climate change?
Wampum beads are made from this material.
What are shells?
The Haundenosaunee would use this item, found inside a fruit, to play different games of chance.
What is a peach pit?
Today clan mothers are chosen for their cultural wisdom and dedication to their people. In the past, clan mothers were chosen because of this.
What is being the eldest woman in the clan?
Growing beans, squash, and corn together is known at the three what?
What is sisters?
These people were pivotal to successes in WW1 and WW2 because they were able to share secret messages thus saving thousands of lives and helping to win countless battles.
Who were the Navajo Code Talkers?
The Haudenosaunee often named places after their characteristics. The People of the Mucky Lake referred to this tribe of the Haudenosaunee and remains the name of one of the Finger Lakes today.
What is Cayuga?
The Haudenosaunee used deer jawbones for this purpose.
What is to scrape corn off of the cob?
The people with this role would meet together to make decisions. They were chosen by the clan mothers.
Who are the chiefs?
These are the things that make a complex society.
What are using natural resources to meet their needs, having specific roles and responsibilities, and having leaders and laws?