Haudenosaunee Society
What is the name of the group of Native American nations that make up the Haudenosaunee Confederacy?
What are the 5 nations?
True or False: Haudenosaunee women were allowed to own land and homes.
True
What kind of homes did the Haudenosaunee live in?
Longhouses
What did the Haudenosaunee use to pass down their history and traditions?
Oral Storytelling
What did the Haudenosaunee use wampum belts for?
To record history and agreements
How many nations are in the Haudenosaunee Confederacy?
5
What was the name of the women who chose the chiefs of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy?
Clan Mothers
What are the 3 main ways the Haudenosaunee got their food?
farming, hunting, and fishing
What is the Haudenosaunee creation story about?
Sky Woman falling from the sky and landing on Turtle Island
What is the name of the animal that carried Sky Woman on its back in the Haudenosaunee creation story?
The turtle
Name at least two of the six nations in the Haudenosaunee Confederacy
What are the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, Seneca
What type of society did the Haudenosaunee have, where family names and property were passed down through the mother’s side?
What is a matrilineal society?
What natural resource did the Haudenosaunee use to make their clothing?
Deer Skin
What is the Haudenosaunee belief about nature and the earth?
All living things are connected and should be respected
What type of transportation did the Haudenosaunee use to travel on rivers and lakes?
Canoes
What is the name of the traditional meeting place where the Haudenosaunee made important decisions?
What is the longhouse?
Why were Haudenosaunee women important in government decisions?
They chose the chiefs and could remove them if they did not lead well
Name one responsibility of Haudenosaunee men in their society.
hunting, fishing, or protecting the village
When a man was married to a woman, where did they move?
Into the longhouse of the wives family
What was the Haudenosaunee's main way of making decisions and solving problems?
All people in the council have to agree
What was the purpose of the Great Law of Peace?
To unite the nations and create peace between them
What were the three main crops that Haudenosaunee women grew, also known as the “Three Sisters”?
Corn, Beans, Squash
How did Haudenosaunee children learn important skills for their future roles?
Listening to elders and going to school
Why was the longhouse important to Haudenosaunee families and communities?
Multiple families from the same clan lived together, and it represented unity and cooperation
What was the role of the sachems in Haudenosaunee society?
To be leaders and make decisions