Hiawatha Wampum
What does the Hiawatha Wampum illustrate?
The Great Law of Peace
What did the peacemaker use to symbolize the peace between all 5 nations?
The arrow demonstration (1 = weak, 5 = strong).
Why is the role of the Iroquois women considered to be so unique in history?
Because they could become a clan mother and they had lots of power in society (matriarchy).
Name the five nations that made up the Iroquois Confederacy and the sixth nation that joined later.
Cayuga, Oneida, Mohawk, Seneca, Onodaga and the Tuscarora
True or False: Iroquois people still exist today.
True
What does the centre symbol represent? (I am looking for TWO answers)
The Tree of Peace / Onondaga as firekeepers
What does the eagle at the top of the tree symbolize?
The eagle is used to symbolize that it can see and warn the confederacy about danger.
What can the longhouse tell us about what the Iroquois valued? (2 possible answers)
They valued consensus and assembled there to discuss the issue.
They valued community and family - where one clan would live under one roof.
Which nation was the keeper of the Eastern door and which the keeper of the Western door?
Mohawk and Seneca
True or False : women and children had a say in the government
True ... to an extent. They would have their sachem pass on messages for them
What is the Hiawatha Wampum order of nations from left to right?
What feature of the White Pine symbolized the unity of the Five Nations?
It had needles growing in bunches of 5
What was the role of the Clan Mother in Iroquois governance?
She chose and could remove male chiefs (sachems), and held significant influence in decision-making.
Where was the Iroquois Confederacy located?
Between Canada and the United States of America (near Ontario and New York state).
What type of chiefs were in Iroquois society?
Sachems
War chiefs
Pine tree chiefs
Clan mothers
What does the white line represent on the Hiawatha Wampum.
The white line represents the Path of Peace.
The Great Peacemaker is also called ____?
Deganawida
Name the 9 clans of the Iroquois.
Turtle, Bear, Wolf, Heron, Hawk, Snipe, Beaver, Deer, and Eel
What could a Sachem do that would remove them from their position and who would remove them?
Inadequate behaviour, harmful and violent behaviour, loss of trust and respect.
The Clan Mother
Clans are divided into how many groups of elements and what are they called?
3 groups
Air, land, water
The Hiawatha Wampum belt is the Iroquois' version of a ______.
Constitution
What democratic principles in the Great Law of Peace influenced early American political thought?
Representative government
Iroquois society was matrilineal. What does this mean and can you give an example?
Example: husbands move into the wife's longhouse and their children belong to the woman's clan.
How many years ago (approximately) was the Iroquois Confederacy formed?
~900 years ago (approx in 1142).
Explain the Iroquois creation story
Sky woman fell from the sky and built the world on the back of a turtle