WAMPUM
It would take this many generations did the Grand Council consider when making decisions
Seven
The English translation for the Haudenosaunee
What is the people of the longhouse.
What was the treaty between the French and First Nations groups called?
La Grand Paix de Montreal
What is one drawback of consensus decision making?
It is not always fast.
These men were selected by each of the nations to sit on the Grand Council. In wartime, these chiefs had to gather warriors for fighting.
War Cheifs
What is the purpose of Wampum belts
To tell stories
This was the symbolic way that the Peacemaker had the nations show peace towards one another.
What is burying weapons under the Tree of Peace.
What is it called when you have to give up something you want so that the whole group can be successful.
Compromise
When would chief's consult the clans?
When they could not come to a consensus.
What were the names of the 5 tribes. (50 bonus points for naming the 6th tribe)
Mohawk, Seneca, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga
Bonus: Tuscarora
This group made the final decisions for the Confederacy.
What is the Grand Council.
A type of democratic government that the Iroquois was an example of.
What is a representative democracy.
What is the important purpose of the Hiawatha Wampum?
It tells of the Great Law of Peace.
The Grand Council made decisions while considering the impact they would have more than 200 years into the future. This is known as what.
What is seventh generation.
What is modern day Canada's equivalent to the Great Law of Peace?
The Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Who had their opinions considered when there was an emergency council?
Every member of the tribe.