Role of Women
Who chooses the chiefs for each Nation?
The clan mothers.
How many people are a part of the Seneca Nation today?
8,000 (Correct if in the range of 5,000 - 10,000)
What is the role of the Seneca Nation?
The keeper of the western door.
What does the name of the Mohawk Nation mean?
“People of the Flint”
What are women seen as in the Haudenosaunee?
The creators and sustainers of life.
When was the Haudenosaunee Confederecy founded?
1142
What is the role of the Onondaga Nation?
They are the keepers of the fire, and hold the Capital.
What does the name of the Cayuga Nation mean?
“People of the Great Swamp”
Why did the Peacemaker give women important duties?
Because it was a women who first accepted his peace.
Where is the Cayuga Nations homeland?
In the Finger Lakes Region of an area now called New York.
What is the role of the Cayuga Nation?
They are one of the Younger Brothers within the Grand Council.
What does the name of the Onondaga Nation mean?
“People of the Hills”
About how many acres of land did the Oneida Nation occupy in the 17th centuary?
6 million. (4-8 million is close enough)
What is the role of the Mohawk Nation?
They are the keepers of the Eastern Door.
What does the name of the Seneca Nation mean?
”People of the Great Hill”
When did the Tuscarora Nation join the Haudenosaunee Confederacy?
They joined in 1722.
What is the role of the Oneida Nation?
They are one of the Younger Brothers within the Grand Council.
What does the name of the Oneida Nation mean?
“People of the Standing Stone”