Earliest New Yorkers
What animal did the earliest New Yorkers hunt during the Ice Age?
Mastodon
What did the children do during the Sap Moon?
collected sap from trees
What does Haudenosaunee mean?
people of the longhouse
What are wampum belts made out of?
seashells and beads
What are the 3 sisters?
corn, beans and squash
Name the scientists who studied artifacts to learn about the earliest New Yorkers.
archaeologists
What did the children do during these moons...
Planting Moon?
Ripening Moon?
Harvest Moon?
Planting Moon = plant seeds
Ripening Moon - scare hungry birds away
Harvest Moon - harvest the crops
In which nation's territory does the grand council meet? Why?
Onondaga - it's in the center
What did the Iroquois League come together to do?
end fighting by making a set of common laws to follow
What is a sachem?
an Iroquois leader
Name a job the children had for the earliest New Yorkers.
collect firewood, gather nuts and berries, take care of the tribe's dogs
What type of canoe did the Algonquians use and why?
birch bark canoes because they were very light
Who was in charge of the longhouse?
clan mothers (eldest female)
What was the purpose of wampum belts?
to record important events
to communicate with other tribes
to show you were a trusted person
What is a similarity between the Iroquois and the Algonquin?
will vary
Where did the Earliest New Yorkers most likely come from?
Asia
What is the name of the type of home Algonquins lived in?
wigwams
How did people stay connected between the different villages?
messengers carried wampum belts along the Iroquois Trail
In which nation's territory would Ilion/Mohawk most likely be found?
Oneida
What is a difference between the Iroquois and the Algonquin?
will vary
How did the Earliest New Yorkers most likely get to New York?
by walking across the Bering Strait Land Bridge or by boat along the coast
Why did the Algonquins move their villages into the forest in the winter?
best time of year for hunting, easy to track the animals in the snow, closer to the animals
Name the 5 nations who formed the Iroquois Leage.
Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga and Seneca
Name the 6th group to join the Iroquois Leage.
Tuscarora
The Native American used story telling and oral language to communicate or pass down information from one generation to the next. Is this true or false?
true - there was no written language