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Iroquois around 1500

Iroquois nations 1500

Iroquois territory

ShamanA shaman is a tribal healer who can act as a link betwee the visible world and the… performing a ritual

Iroquois

Traditional corn husk doll

Iroquoians grew the “three sisters”

Three sistersThe Three Sisters are the three main foods grown by various indigenous peoples in present-day North…: squash, corn, beans

Jacques Cartier Hochelaga 1535

Wood mortar & pestle for grinding corn

Inside a longhouse

Life in a longhouse

Algonquians and Iroquoians traded goods

Women took care of farming

Iroquoians often travelled by canoe

War was man's work

Snowshoes, sled, moccasins, lacrosse

Wampums

Reconstruction of a longhouse

ShamanA shaman is a tribal healer who can act as a link betwee the visible world and the… performing healing ritual

Iroquois village surrounded by palisade

Iroquoians fishing

Bark basket

Making maple sugar

Iroquoian dance in honour of corn

Donnacona and Jacques Cartier

Boys playing “Follow My Leader”

A lacrosse game

Language used to transmit knowledge and legends

Donnacona France 1536

llustration of Algonquin dress by Champlain

Slash and burn technique

Jacques Cartier Stadacona 1535

Chiefs discuss current issues of clan

Iroquois masks hold special powers

Trading scenes among Five Nations

Clay pots for storing food

Iroquois woman

Moccasins

Iroquois dances

Iroquois games

Iroquois grand chiefs met to form council

Women making bark baskets

Musical instrument made of turtle shell

Hurons hunting deer illustrated by Champlain

Reconstruction interior longhouse

Building an Iroquois dugout canoe

Iroquois populationPopulation comes from the Latin populus, meaning “the people.” We say population when we talk about a group… 1500

Organization of Five Iroquois Nations

ResourcesResources are anything taken from the earth or nature that people need, use, and are “valued”…. for sustaining life

Iroquois Men (Division of labourDivision of labour means the separation of the work process into a number of tasks, with each task…)

Woman grinding corn

Headdress

Turtle Rattles made by the Haudenosaunee

Birch bark legends of Niagara_Iroquois

Sky Woman The creation story of the Haudenosaunee people by Flickr user Daryl_Mitchell

The Historian

An Elder sharing a story.

Dekanawida — Great Peacemaker talking

Powells Map of Indian Tribes

Iroquoian language distribution

Quartz blades found in New York State area

Iroquoians fishing

Native artifacts John Henry Walker 1831-1899 Mccord Museum M930.50.5.467.1-4

Atenaha – a seed game

Beads of Eastern Woodlands

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Oneida clans

Six Nations Clans

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Iroquoian nations circa 1500

Organization of Iroquoian society

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Territory
- Mother Earth
- Iroquoia
Population
- Around 100 000 people
Prominent individuals
- Donnacona
Social groups
- Iroquois Men
- Iroquois Women
Daily life
Language, culture & religion
Agriculture, commerce & industry
- Bartering: trading between nations
- Survival activities: gathering, hunting, fishing, farming
Government
- Organized by nation and confederation
- The importance of the clan
Transportation & Communication
- Getting around in Iroquoia: rivers and forest trails
Iroquois Beadwork Zone
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Territory
- Mother Earth
- Iroquoia
Population
- Around 100 000 people
Prominent individuals
- Donnacona
Social groups
- Iroquois Men
- Iroquois Women
Daily life
Language, culture & religion
Agriculture, commerce & industry
- Bartering: trading between nations
- Survival activities: gathering, hunting, fishing, farming
Government
- Organized by nation and confederation
- The importance of the clan
Transportation & Communication
- Getting around in Iroquoia: rivers and forest trails
Iroquois Beadwork Zone
Check Your Knowledge
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