Three Sisters
What are the Three Sister crops?
Corn, beans, and squash
What type of house did the Haudenosaunee live in?
Longhouse
Why would the Haudenosaunee play lacrosse?
To settle dispute, social events, exercise, fun
What were the 5 nations now a part of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy doing before they made peace?
Going to war with one another constantly
What is the name the French gave the Haudenosaunee?
Iroquois
What does corn do for the beans?
Provides a ladder for beans to climb up
How many people could comfortably fit in a single longhouse?
60
Deer
In the original story, Hiawatha and what other man joined the 5 nations together?
The Peacemaker
What is a confederacy?
A league or alliance made up of different members
Provides shade with its big leaves
What did the people usually do in the wintertime?
Repair things, tell stories, play snow games
How would you describe the field the Haudenosaunee played lacrosse on originally?
Vast, huge, limitless, expansive, etc.
After the evil Tadodaho joined the peace treaty, what did Hiawatha comb out of his hair?
Snakes
Why does the cornhusk doll have no face?
The Creator took the face away from an ungrateful beautiful girl
In the Three Sisters stories, which sister is always trying to run away?
Beans
What usually surrounded the longhouses of a Haudenosaunee village?
A fence or pallisade
When Haudenosaunee babies are born a lacrosse stick is put in their cradle. Where will it end up at the end of the baby's life?
Casket or coffin
The Great Law of Peace, which laid out a formal system of government for the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, was used as a template for which American document?
U.S. Constitution
What Haudenosaunee game was played in wintertime using a stick and a track through the snow?
Snow snake
What present-day country did corn travel north from?
Mexico
Why did Haudenosaunee villages relocate once every 20 to 30 years?
Ran out of resources to build with; soil replenishment
What tree are traditional lacrosse sticks made from?
Hickory
What kind of tree was dug up so warriors could throw their weapons under it?
White pine tree
How many nations are a part of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy today?
6; originally 5 (Tuscarora moved north from North Carolina in the 1700s)