Family Roles
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Who lived in a longhouse?
Families
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Who did all of the hunting?
Men
Name one hunting tool the I+L used to hunt animals
Bow and arrow/spear/any hunting tool they used
What useful skill did children practice for hunting, gathering food, and delivering messages in a hurry?
Running
What was the longhouse made of?
Wood
What three plants make up the Three Sisters?
Corn, beans, and squash
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The Iroquois called themselves the Haudenosaunee meaning “people of the ___________.”
longhouse
Who gathers plants, berries and nuts for food?
Women
What were the doors of a longhouse made of?
Bark
Name 3 of the 4 ways that the I+L got their food.
1. Hunting Animals
2. Catching Fish
3. Gathered plants
4. Grew crops
What animal was the most important game?
Deer
The stomach of a deer could be used to store what?
Water
What was the most popular sport played by men and boys and was played by two opposing teams?
Lacrosse
Who rules the longhouse?
The eldest grandmother
The white tailed deer was like a _______ _____ for the I+L
General Store
What were underwater fish traps called? HINT: starts with a "w"
Weirs
What part of America were the Iroquois and Lenape located?
Northeast
Native American children weren't just playing games, they were also doing what?
Learning life lessons and skills
Longhouses were arranged in a random pattern to prevent the spread of ______ .
Fires
Men and the boys helped with the farming by clearing the land using a method called?
Slash and Burn
How did the I+L lure the fish to the surface of the water?
Hunters created a trap for deer by chopping down trees to make a path in the forest shaped like what letter?
V-shaped path