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Iroquoian People

Iroquoian People. Mohawk’s (Mohawk River) Oneidas (Oneida Lake) Onondagas (Onondaga Lake) Cayuga’s (Cayuga Lake) Seneca’s (Genesee River) Tuscarora . The six tribes. Founding father Deganawida travelled along the five tribes who were at war and persuaded them to join in a “Great Peace”

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Iroquoian People

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  1. Iroquoian People

  2. Mohawk’s (Mohawk River) Oneidas (Oneida Lake) Onondagas (Onondaga Lake) Cayuga’s (Cayuga Lake) Seneca’s (Genesee River) Tuscarora The six tribes

  3. Founding father Deganawida travelled along the five tribes who were at war and persuaded them to join in a “Great Peace” He visited all 5 Iroquois tribes and proposed a confederacy. Tuscarora joined in this confederacy later in the 18th century. Confederacy was called “People of the Long House” How they formed

  4. Tree of peace

  5. Society was divided up into 8 clans. Each clan had a chief and a spokesman. Village council met everyday to discuss issues, dance and have feasts. Confederacy

  6. All clans from each tribe lived in longhouses. Each tribe had a position in the long house. Society

  7. There are about 16 Iroquoian languages and the most divergent language is the Cherokee language. Languages

  8. The diet of the Iroquoian people consisted of corn, beans, and squash which were known as "the Three Sisters" The husk of the corn were made into rope, hats, dolls, and some form of moccasins. Diet

  9. The Iroquois also ate pumpkin, artichokes, leeks, nuts, cucumbers and turnips, and many berries. Apples, peaches, pears, and cherries were introduced from Europe. The Iroquois were also hunters. Using nets made out of vegetable fibre, the Iroquois fished. Fun Fact! The Iroquois used many plants for medicinal uses. diet

  10. Woman engaged in farming, property, family and housekeeping Mohawk clans were run by women who made all the land and resource decisions Women controlled agricultural Women controlled the election of council leaders Women gathered berries, nuts and greens Women gathered firewood, prepared skins and made clothing Work of the women

  11. Men in charge of hunting, trading and war Men constructed houses Mohawk chiefs were always men – they made the military decisions and trade agreements Men hunted during fall and winter and fished during summer Men represented the Mohawks at the Iroquois Great Council Both men and women took part in storytelling, art, music and traditional medicine Work of the men

  12. Historically: their system was characterized by common ownership of land, division of labour by gender and trade based on gift economy economy

  13. Land Ownership: The tribe owned all land but gave out tracts to different tribes Land would be redistributed Clans that abused their land would be warned and later punished economy

  14. Division of Labour: The gender division was the means of dividing work Women produced 65% of their goods while men produced 35% of them Since they owned property together they worked together economy

  15. Trade: traded corn and tobacco. their trade was based on a gift economy. Economy

  16. Contact with Europeans had an impact on their economy Trade became really important for them with the Europeans The expansion of European settlement upset their economy They would trade for alcohol from Europeans-this had a bad impact on their society as they suffered a high rate of alcoholism After arrival of Europeans

  17. 51,255 Iroquois lived in Canada 30,000 Iroquois lived in the USA Mohawks originally lived in what is now New England, and they had a sizeable population in New York Oneidas originally lived in New York but were forced to move to Wisconsin and Ontario Onondagas lived in New York The Cayuga’s lived in New York The Seneca’s lived around Buffalo and New York population

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