Social Structure
The name of the representatives of each tribes were called?
Chiefs or Hoyaneh
What did the Iroquois Confederacy refer to themselves before European contact?
The Haundenosaunee
What was the name of the helper of the Peacemakers name?
Hiawatha
The Elder Brothers are:
Mohawk and Seneca
Everyone in the Iroquois Confederacy was treated with
Respect
The Iroquois Confederacy government (Grand Council) was similar to the US government structure. The unity between the 6 tribes represented what?
There were how many clans?
9
The branches of the Tree of Peace represent what?
Protection of the nations
The Younger Brothers are:
Oneida and Cayuga
How did the Iroquois save their history?
Oral History and Wampum Belts
The Wampum Belt represents what of the Iroquois Confederacy?
Collective Identity
When a woman got married, her husband would come live with her family. This type of society is called what?
Matriarchal
*DAILY DOUBLE*Which of the following details of the social structure of the Iroquois Confederacy helped to prevent any one nation from attempting to take over the Confederacy?
The clan system
The Fire Keepers are:
Onondaga
What do all chiefs of each tribes have in common?
They are all part of the grand council
*DAILY DOUBLE* What happens if consensus not reached? What tribe does this involve?
Issue gets set aside OR Ononodaga refers the issue back.
The Iroquois Confederacy was where in Canada?
Southern Ontario
Why was a treaty with the Europeans settlers necessary?
To prevent war
Who are the keepers of the east door?
Seneca
What is consensus?
Everyone has an equal voice and must come to the same agreement
What tribe announced the Grand Council decisions?
Mohawk
The Clan Mothers
What was the name of the treaty signed in 1700 between French Traders, the Iroquois, and many other Indigenous nations?
The Treaty de la Grande Paix de Montreal
The 6th nation to join the confederacy
How does the Haudenosaunee Confederacy remain fair and equitable?
The clan system means everyone has family in each nation, the grand council system has fairness between nations because there is equal power, the clan mothers keep everyone following the values of 7 generations, and the men and women council means everyone has their voice heard.