Six Nations
What are the Six Nations?
Onondaga, Seneca, Mohawk, Oneida, Cayuga and Tuscarora
Who's territory were the council meetings held on?
The Onondaga Nation's territory.
Who was sent to bring peace?
Who held the most power?
Clan Mother
When did the Confederacy start and where was it primarily located?
1570 and in modern-day New York.
Who sponsored the Tuscarora Nation to join the Confederacy?
Oneida
What is consensus?
Where everyone comes to the same agreement.
What does it mean "five arrows are stronger than one?"
Five nations working together to maintain peace are stronger than one nation.
Who picked the first original Clan Mother's?
The Peacemaker
What does the Haudenosaunee mean?
People of the Longhouse
What is the Onondaga Nation known as?
Keepers of the fire
Which nations are the senior moiety and which nations are the junior moiety? Who was the tie breaker?
Senior: Seneca and Mohawk
Junior: Cayuga and Oneida
Tiebreaker: Onondaga
Who are the three sisters? Why are they so important?
Corn, beans, and squash. They all can grow together in one area to bring food and sustain the Haudenosaunee.
Name three roles women had.
Growing food and harvesting, making political decisions, taking care of children.
A confederacy is an alliance formed by a group of nations.
Which nation is known as the keepers of the western door?
Seneca Nation
How many members joined the council meetings?
50
What is the Great Law of Peace?
It is a constitution that outlines 117 articles that describe how the council functions, the roles and responsibilities of all peoples, public opinion rights, and the equality of peoples within the six nations.
Compare Athenian Democracy to the Iroquois Confederacy regarding women's roles.
Athenian women had no political power while the Iroquois women had all the political power.
What year did the confederacy become six nations and who was the last nation to join?
1722 and it was the Tuscarora Nation.
Which nation had the most members?
Seneca Nation
Name the four kinds of chiefs.
War chief, peace chief, civil chiefs, and sachems
Describe Ayenwahtha's Wampum Belt. What does it look like and represent?
It has white and purple beads, with 4 squares representing Seneca, Mohawk, Cayuga, and Oneida. In the middle is a tree representing the Onondaga Nation and the large white pine tree in which all nations buried their weapons.
Define matriarchy?
A system of society or government ruled by a woman or women.
The nations all share two common things, what are they?
Language and culture