Vocabulary
Eagle Song Characters
Chapters 1-3
Iroquois History
Compare/Contrast
100
This happens when you have a big, fat, juicey blood bath fight between groups.
What is a feud?
100
This person is a steel worker and belongs to the wolf clan
Who is Danny's father, Richard Bigtree?
100
Name of the place where the Bigtrees are from, near the St. Lawrence River.
What is Akwesasne?
100
The number of nations that joined together under the Great Law of Peace.
What is Five Nations?
100
In Eagle Song, this character was mean and evil, but good in the article Really Great Law of Peace.
Who is Adodarhonh?
200
You offer this to another person when someone or something passes and person needs comfort
What is a condolence?
200
This person's sister died in the story and no one would console him.
Who is Aionwahta?
200
The surprise Danny received when he arrived home after school in chapter 1.
What is his dad coming home?
200
Name of the sixth tribe to join the confederacy.
What is the Tuscarora?
200
This character in Eagle song give Aionwahta the song of peace on the mountain, and not discussed in other readings.
What is the turtle?
300
One does this when sneaking around quietly or tracking something.
What is stalk?
300
This person is the main character and is in 4th grade. He wishes to move back to the Rez and be with other Mohawk.
Who is Danny Bigtree?
300
Danny told his father about this problem in chapter 2.
What is the bullying and not having friends?
300
The years on the timeline that showed when the Great Law of Peace occurred.
What is 1400-1500?
300
The other name of the Peacemaker in the other stories we have read.
What is Dekanawideh?
400
A person does this when they suffer a loss of a loved one; grieve
What is mourn?
400
This character worries constantly and works at a Native Community Center writing grants.
Who is Danny's mother, Sally Bigtree?
400
This is the story that Danny's father told in chapter 3.
What is about the two men who help bring peace to the Iroquois Nations?
400
Event that caused the 1/2 of the Iroquois population to die. The year was 1630.
What is the arrival of the Europeans bringing the small pox and measles?
400
This was the reason given in the Eagle Song story telling us why the Peacemaker was hard to understand.
What is he had double rows of teeth?
500
Two tribesmen did this to sneak up on Adodarhonh
What is transform into a deer and one into a bear?
500
These two characters are bullying Danny by calling him names and not letting him play basketball.
Who are Brad and Tyrone?
500
The decision Danny and his father make at the end of chapter 3.
What is go to Danny's school and share the story of the Great Peace?
500
Items used to tell historical events for the Iroquois. The Iroquois are trying to get them back from private collectors and museums.
What are wampum belts?
500
Both stories shared this idea to show strength in numbers, one, they can be broken, 5 tied together, cannot break.
What are the Five Arrows?
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