Agriculture/ Farming
What farming technique was used to keep soil healthy for plants?
The Three Sisters Method
Whose job was it to chose the chiefs in the Haudenosaunee society?
What did Native Americans use to record agreements?
Wampum belts
Why was storytelling important?
To teach lessons
What is the system of making decisions within a group?
Governance
What crops were a part of the "Three Sisters"?
Corn, Beans, and Squash
What was the clan mothers job?
To remove the chief if they were not doing a good job.
How did Native Americans use natural resources for their shelters?
They used wood for longhouses and wigwams
What democratic idea came from Native Americans?
Decision making as a group
What is a traditional long wooden home built by Native Americans called?
Longhouse
What was pottery mainly used for?
Storing food and crops
Which side of the family was the Haudenosaunee ancestry traced from?
The mother's side
What materials did they need to build wigwams?
Wood
What materials were used to make Native American clothing?
Animal hides/skin
Which group lived near forests and relied on hunting and wood for survival?
The Algonquian speaking people
What is sustainable farming?
Methods that protect the environment for the future
True or False:
The Haudenosaunee used a matrilineal system.
True
What tools did Native Americans use for hunting? What were they made out of?
What animals did they hunt for?
They used spears, bows, and arrows made of stone, bone and wood.
They hunted for deer and fish
What did the Native Americans use for transportation?
What were they made out of?
Canoes were made of wood/trees.
It is a system that traces families and clans through the mother's side.
How did Native Americans show respect for nature in their everyday lives?
They took only what they needed and use every part of an animal when hunting. They practice sustainable farming and carefully took careful of their land.
What democratic idea did Native Americans influence?
Councils
What is a wigwam? What is it made out of?
It is a small dome shaped home made of wooden frames covered with bark or animal hides used by Native American tribes.
What are some contributions from the Native Americans that we still use today?
Festivals and ceremonies, decision making, and sustainable farming techniques like the "three sisters" method.
What group is an alliance of six Native American nations?
Haudenosaunee Confrederacy