Haudenosaunee Today
What two countries do the Haudenosaunee live in?
Canada and the United States
What confederacy were the Haudenosaunee called by the European colonists before they become widely known as the Haudenosaunee? BONUS +100 if you spell this word correctly!
The Iroquois or the Iroquois Confederacy
What is wampum made out of?
Shells
What two colors are wampum?
Purple and White
What item does every player need to play lacrosse?
A lacrosse stick
Many Haudenosauee became steelworkers in the 1900s. What famous buildings did the Haudenosaunee (specifically, the Mohawk nation) help build in the 1800s and 1900s? Name more than one if you can!
One or more of the following: The Chrysler Building. The George Washington Bridge. The Empire State Building. The Golden Gate Bridge (San Francisco)
What sap from a tree do the Haudenosaunee use to sweeten their food?
Maple Syrup
What are the nine clans of the Haudenosaunee? +200 per correct answer!
Wolf, Bear, Deer (forest); Heron, Hawk, Snipe (sky); Beaver, Eel, Turtle (water)
What does the name "Haudenosaunee" literally mean?
The People of the Longhouse
1) He advocates for nature/environmental causes
2) The Audubon and Earth Day society recognize his work against pollution
3) He was the Faithkeeper of the Onondaga Turtle Clan
4) He was admitted into the Lacrosse Hall of Fame
5) He was a professor in upstate New York and an artist in New York City
What three groups of Western European colonists did the Haudenosaunee encounter in the 1500s, 1600s and 1700s? BONUS +300: Circle the group of colonists they probably encountered first
The French, Dutch, and English. They probably encountered the French first.
Like many Indigenous American people, there are three main crops that the Haudenosaunee planted. These crops are called the three sisters. Two of the three sisters are beans and squash. What is the last sister?
Corn/Maize
What type of tree, found in the Northeast of the United States, was sacred to the Haudenosaunee?
The White Pine
What were the 5 original nations AND the sixth nation of the Haudenosaunee?
Seneca, Cayuga, Onondaga, Oneida, Mohawk; Tuscarora
What traditional Haudenosaunee custom is still said before important meetings between nations and/or clan mothers?
The Thanksgiving Address
What wood were lacrosse sticks traditionally made out of?
Hickory. (white ash also acceptable)
What tree did the Haudenosaunee primarily use to build their longhouses?
Elm trees
Around what year did the Haudenosaunee probably move to upstate New York and Canada?
1400-1600s
The Haudenosaunee Nations currently issue a specific type of government document to members of the six nations. What is this document?
A passport
What major war in American History did the Haudenosaunee participate in as a confederacy? Bonus +500 for which side they fought on
a) WWII
b) The Revolutionary War
c) The Civil War
d) The Mexican-American War
b) The Revolutionary War, on the side of the British/Canadians against the Americans and French
Starting in the 1600s, the Europeans were mostly interested in getting ONE natural resource from the Haudenosaunee through trade. What was this major natural resource that the Haudenosaunee used to trade for things like fabric, metal, and agricultural tools?
Beaver pelts (for hats)
In traditional Haudenosaunee myth, what was the name of the person that was so evil their head looked like snakes?
Tadodahoe
What Indigenous tribes and nations border the Haudenosaunee? (What Native American tribes live next to the Haudenosaunee?) +300 per correct tribe!
1) Lenape
2) Abenaki
3) Huron
4) Ottawa
5) Algonquin
6) Lenape/Delaware
7) Erie
8) Petun
9) Mohican
10) Susquehanna