Here is a collection of questions to check your knowledge about the Iroquoian language familyA language familyA language family is a group of languages related through descent from a common ancestral language or parental language, called the proto-language of that family. More is a group […]
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Virtual Reality task comparing Inca and Iroquois
Virtual Reality task comparing Inca and Iroquois “Elementary school students to discover and compare territories specific to Iroquoian and Incan […]
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CARD GAME: REVIEW SOCIETIES & CONNECT THE FACTS!
Teams amass points by identifying the societies portrayed on the fronts of playing cards, by classifying them according to the […]
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The importance of the clan
One big family For the Iroquoian people, belonging to a clan is very important. Since they are matrilineal societies, children […]
Read MoreOrganized by nation and confederation
Iroquoian nations had a well-defined political organization. It started with the clan, the structure that was closest to the daily […]
Read MoreBartering: trading between nations
Since transportation at the time was limited to walking, snowshoeing and canoeing, it’s hard to imagine that the Indigenous peoples […]
Read MoreLife in a longhouse
Living with one’s extended family Imagine living with your entire family: your parents, your brothers and sisters, your grandparents, your […]
Read MoreIroquois Women
Women played a very important role in Iroquoian society. Children belonged to their mother’s clan. This is called a matrilineal society. Children lived […]
Read MoreIroquois Men
Among the Iroquoians, tasks were divided by gender. Men’s work and women’s work complemented one another. For example, men cleared […]
Read MoreAround 100 000 people
There were about 100 000 Iroquoian people in Iroquoia around 1500. This was before the Europeans arrived in North America. We […]
Read MoreA territory rich in natural resources
A land and climate for farming The Iroquoian territory was fertile because it was located in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Lowlands, and […]
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Iroquoians around 1500
Learn more about the various Iroquoian territories and societies by navigating through the various sections in the menus at right! […]
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