Earliest New Yorkers
Algonquians
Iroquois
Iroquois Continued
Random Facts
100

What animal did the earliest New Yorkers hunt during the Ice Age?

Mastodon

100

What did the children do during the Sap Moon?

collected sap from trees

100

What does Haudenosaunee mean?

people of the longhouse

100

What are wampum belts made out of?

seashells and beads

100

What are the 3 sisters?

corn, beans and squash

200

Name the scientists who studied artifacts to learn about the earliest New Yorkers.

archaeologists


200

What did the children do during these moons...

Planting Moon?

Ripening Moon?

Harvest Moon?

Planting Moon = plant seeds

Ripening Moon - scare hungry birds away

Harvest Moon - harvest the crops

200

In which nation's territory does the grand council meet?  Why?

Onondaga - it's in the center

200

What did the Iroquois League come together to do?

end fighting by making a set of common laws to follow

200

What is a sachem?

an Iroquois leader

300

Name a job the children had for the earliest New Yorkers.

collect firewood, gather nuts and berries, take care of the tribe's dogs

300

What type of canoe did the Algonquians use and why?

birch bark canoes because they were very light


300

Who was in charge of the longhouse?

clan mothers (eldest female)

300

What was the purpose of wampum belts?

to record important events

to communicate with other tribes

to show you were a trusted person

300

What is a similarity between the Iroquois and the Algonquin?

will vary

400

Where did the Earliest New Yorkers most likely come from?

Asia

400

What is the name of the type of home Algonquins lived in?

wigwams

400

How did people stay connected between the different villages?

messengers carried wampum belts along the Iroquois Trail

400

In which nation's territory would Ilion/Mohawk most likely be found?

Oneida

400

What is a difference between the Iroquois and the Algonquin?

will vary

500

How did the Earliest New Yorkers most likely get to New York?

by walking across the Bering Strait Land Bridge or by boat along the coast

500

Why did the Algonquins move their villages into the forest in the winter?

best time of year for hunting, easy to track the animals in the snow, closer to the animals

500

Name the 5 nations who formed the Iroquois Leage.

Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga and Seneca

500

Name the 6th group to join the Iroquois Leage.

Tuscarora

500

The Native American used story telling and oral language to communicate or pass down information from one generation to the next.  Is this true or false?

true - there was no written language