The Iroqouis

The Iroqouis By: Niya Oden, Arieanna Quinnie , Bailey McDonald

Calera Middle SchoolMrs. Goggins and Mrs. Nelson

Novermber,2011

IROQUOIS WOW! There were five tribes that came together to form the Iroquois League. The five tribes were the Seneca, Cayuga, Onondaga, Oneida, and Mohawk.

GEOGRAPHIC

•The Iroquois lived in the Eastern WoodlandsCultural Region.•The Iroquois lived around Lake Ontario and the Atlantic Ocean.•The Iroquois also lived in the Southern Eastern part of Canada.

RESOURCES

o There Natural Resources of the Iroquois were eater and fish

oThe Iroquois used wood to build houses and make snowshoes

oThe Iroquois used natural resources to eat and live

RELIGIOUS BELIEFS

When an Iroquois hunter killed a deer ,he knelt beside it and spoke to it.

The Iroquois felt a deep connection to the animals , trees , and mother earth. The Iroquois religious beliefs were on the handsome lake and the great spirit.

FOOD The Iroquois hunted and farmed.Iroquois hunted animals that were plentiful in the area such as deer, bear , elk , and beavers for food.Iroquois grew crops such as corn ,beans ,and squash in the fertile soil on farms.

LODGING SHELTER •The Iroquois shows a longhouse, an Iroquois building used for shelter

•Young trees provided poles for the frame, and slabs of elm bark served as walls .

•The Iroquois longhouse could be as long as 150 feet , half of a football field

GOVERNMENT

o The five tribes had 50 representatives that were all men of the great council.

oOlder women chose their representatives and could remove representatives

oThe Iroquois council made decisions for the whole league

FAMILY LIFE

The Iroquois women and children own there homes.

Families often lived in longhouses.

In 1 longhouse more then 12 families lived in the home

CLOTHING

•The Iroquois used the skin and fur of animals they killed

•Iroquois men wore deerskin leggings, shirts, and moccasins, women wore leggings, shirts, skirts, and moccasins.

•Iroquois children wore clothes similar to the adults. Babies wore diapers made from the fat end a cattail

COOL INFORMATION

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o The Iroquois where actually called Haudenosaunee.

oWampum are (Polished seashells)that were hung n strings or woven into belts.

oToday the Iroquois live in New York

BIBLIOGRAPHY

1.http:// www. answers. com

2.http:// www.facthound .com

3.The Iroquois the six nations confederacy by Mary Englar

4.The Iroquois Indians by: Bill Lund

5.Iroquois by: Richard M , Gaines