Social structure
what does the word sachems mean
Supreme Chiefs
How many chiefs were in the Grand council?
50 chiefs
when was the Great Law of Peace created
it was created in 1722
what did they play to entertain the creator
lacrosse
How do you know from a wampum belt that the two nations are not in peace
if the two lines on the wampum belt are intersecting
the clans were represented by 9 animals. What were the water animals?
Turtle, eel and beaver
How many chiefs did the Tuscarora nation have in the Grand council?
Who was Hiawatha?
Hiawatha was a person who helped the peacekeeper.
who were the three sisters and the brother.
the three sisters were squash, beans and corn. the brother was tobacco.
what the reason Tuscarora nation join the Iroquois confederacy?
The Tuscarora nation joined the Iroquois confederacy because they relied on war and fighting for food and money
what else did the Iroquois confederacy wear traditionally.
Both men and women wore deerskin shirts or blouses and soft shoes made of leather called moccasins.
What were the two different types of chiefs, and what were their roles?
The two different types of chiefs were pine tree chiefs and war chiefs. the war chief's role was to do war and the pine tree chief's role was to take care of social and political problems.
what do the roots of the tree of peace mean.
It extends out for other people and nations to join
why did most nations rely mostly on grown crops
The hunters could not feed everyone with only meat so the people farmed
How were the wampum belts created?
they put shells together with beads and strung them up with string
What was the social structure/basic unit
longhouse family
Why did the Iroquois have their meetings around a circle?
For the Haudenosaunee it represents unity, strength and the cycles of life. Gathering the original Chiefs in a circle around the Tree of Peace the Peacemaker had them hold hands to make their circle strong.
why did Hiawatha join the peacemaker in his quest for peace
Hiawatha suffered a great loss of family and believed that the 5 nations should live in peace instead of fighting.
What was the basic foundation of the Iroquois
Beaver pelts
How did the clan choose which clan animal?
They picked which clan animal they were by seeing if the virtue of the clan animal matched their clan.
Why did the Iroquois live in longhouses ½ answer
2.The longhouse stayed in one spot and could fit lots of people and since the Iroquois farmed it was good.
How was the role the clan mother made and why?
the peacekeeper found a woman in the forest and she gave him food and water. the peacekeeper thought that this was important and made her a clan mother.
why did the creator send the peacemaker
the creator was disappointed that the nations were fighting and war raging upon nations
why would they smoke tobacco
They did it for spiritual ceremonies
Why did the Pennsylvanian government deny the Tuscarora nations treaty?
The Pennsylvanian government denied the Tuscarora nations treaty because they thought that the Tuscarora nation was not a threat and they did not have war so they denied it.