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The Iroquois

The Iroquois. Historical Background of the Iroquois. A Union of five. The Iroquois (Haudenosacnee) was a union between tribes The Iroquois were originally made up of five tribes These tribes were the Caguga, Mohawk, Onedia, Onodaga, and the Seneca. A sixth tribe.

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The Iroquois

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  1. The Iroquois

  2. Historical Backgroundof theIroquois

  3. A Union of five • The Iroquois (Haudenosacnee) was a union between tribes • The Iroquois were originally made up of five tribes • These tribes were the Caguga, Mohawk, Onedia, Onodaga, and the Seneca

  4. A sixth tribe • A sixth tribe, the Tuscarora joined the Iroquois to make it six tribes • The Iroquois was formed before European contact • The Iroquois had a consitution known as Gayunashagowa (The Great Peace)

  5. Religious Beliefs

  6. Spirits • Had a concept that life is a struggle between Good and Evil • Believed that spirits animated all of nature and caused the seasons to change • Festivals happened during important parts of the year (harvesting, planting,etc...)

  7. Gods themselves • The Iroquois had many Deities • Hahgwohdiyu (Creator God) • Yosheka (Creator God) • Athahensic (Sky Goddess) out of her corpse grew the gift of humans. Represents: pregnancy, fertility, feminine skills • Onatha (Patron of Farmers) Represents: fertility of soil, harvesting • Tarhuhgiaawhku (Giant who held up the Sky)

  8. Culture

  9. How things were • The Iroquois laws were decided by a Council of Chiefs • Council worked in a democracy • Spoke the Wendat language

  10. Housing and Travel

  11. Housing • They Lived in Longhouses • Longhouses sometimes were over 100 meters long and 5-7 meters wide • Longhouse were made to hold extended families • Held 20 or more families per longhouse

  12. Travel • Walked, Jogged, Ran, Swam anything using there two legs • Preferred to traveled in water with Dugout canoes

  13. Family Life

  14. How things were run • The women owned the soil and the land • Men and women followed the status of their mother • Clan Mothers and their sisters selected Chiefs and removed them

  15. Language

  16. No written language Spoke the Wendat Language Susquehannock Tadadaho Deganawidah Onayotekaono Guyohkohnyoh Onondowahgah Ska-Ruh-Reh Kanien'kéhaka Onundagaono What they said

  17. Clothing

  18. What they wore • Raw Hide (Before European contact) • Combination of raw hide and European garb actual fashion changed from person to person

  19. Sources Google,Wikipedia,Internet,books,pictures,other

  20. Wikipedia • Books • Five/Six nations map • Sky Women • Nature Spirit • Totems • Iroquois Flag • Council of Chiefs • Longhouse • Dugout Canoe • Family • Clothes • Iroquois Clothes

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