Vocabulary
These colorful beads were used as money, gifts, and decorations by Native Americans.
What is wampum?
The Iroquois Confederacy was made up of this number of nations.
What is five?
Native American groups like the Iroquois and Algonquians lived in these types of homes made from natural materials like wood, bark, and animal skins.
What are longhouses and wigwams?
This Iroquois leader helped bring peace between the Iroquois nations.
Who is Hiawatha?
Men in Native American tribes were primarily responsible for this task, which was vital for food.
What is hunting?
This term refers to Native Americans who relied on hunting, fishing, and gathering plants for food.
What is a hunter-gatherer?
This confederacy of Native American nations in New York helped bring peace and unity to the region.
What is the Iroquois League?
This important agricultural method, used by both Iroquois and Algonquians, involves planting three crops together: corn, beans, and squash.
What is the Three Sisters method?
This title refers to the leader of an Iroquois clan, often a respected woman who holds important decision-making power.
What is a Clan Mother?
In Algonquian societies, this role was usually performed by women, and they were responsible for planting and harvesting.
What is farming?
A traditional Iroquois home made from wood, bark, and other natural materials, which could house several families.
What is a longhouse?
The Iroquois Confederacy was formed to bring peace and unity between these five tribes.
Who are the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, and Seneca?
In the past, Native American men typically hunted these animals, which provided food and materials for tools and clothing.
What are deer, bear, and/or beaver?
This Iroquois leader, also known as "The Great Peacemaker," is credited with creating the Iroquois Confederacy.
Who is Deganawidah?
During the fall, both men and women of the Algonquian tribes helped prepare for winter by doing this important task.
What is gathering and preserving food?
This type of shelter, smaller than a longhouse, was used by some Algonquian-speaking peoples and was made of bent saplings covered with bark.
What is a wigwam?
The first people to live in North America came during this period, when they crossed a land bridge from Asia.
What is the Ice Age?
Today, many Native Americans still practice this traditional event, which includes dancing, music, and ceremonies to honor their culture.
What is a powwow?
This Iroquois leader served as a chief and represented the people during important council meetings.
What is a Sachem?
During the winter, men often did this, while women stayed home to care for the family and maintain the home.
What is hunting and trapping?
These areas of land were set aside by the U.S. government for Native American tribes to live on after their removal from other lands.
What is a reservation?
This peace agreement explained how the Grand Council meetings should be held.
What is the Great Binding Law?
Another word for "People of the Longhouse."
What is Haudenosaunee?
This Iroquois title refers to a leader who protected and cared for the peace of the people, often referred to in the Iroquois Confederacy.
What is a Pine Tree Chief?
This is the term for a native group’s most important decision-making body, often composed of chiefs and elders.
What is a council?