Native Americans
Algonquins
North American Indian people that lived downstate New York
Iroquois
North American Indian people that lived in upstate New York
Clan
two or more longhouse families
a group of people who join together to help each other; a league of persons, groups, or states
wampum
shell money used by the Algonquins
Clan Mother
the head of a clan
Wigwam
a house built by the Algonquins for one family
Longhouse
a house built by the Iroquios in which a number of families live
Sachem
the leader of the Algonquin village
Iroquois Confederacy
a political group of Native American groups (Cayuga, Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Seneca, and Tuscarora) founded around 1570