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US History Grade 5 CDT Latrobe, PA Chapter 2: Native Americans of North America. Lesson 1: The Eastern Woodlands. The Iroquois League:. Deganawidah :. Known as The Great Peace Maker
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US History Grade 5CDT Latrobe, PAChapter 2:Native Americans of North America Lesson 1: The Eastern Woodlands
Deganawidah: • Known as The Great Peace Maker • founder of the Iroquois Confederacy, a political and cultural union of several Native American tribes residing in the present-day state of New York. • The Great Peacemaker established a council of village chiefs to govern the confederacy. • Confederacy - an alliance between persons, parties, states, etc., for some purpose
Haiwatha: • Follower of Deganawidahcofounder of the Iroquois Confederacy. • Convinced the five warring groups to join together in a “Great Peace”.
Tree of Peace • According to legend, after the Great Peace, the five groups buried their weapons, and over these weapons Deganawidah planted a magnificent white pine tree. • The Tree of Peace is a symbol of peace in the Iroquois culture.
Tribe: • A group of families bound together under a single leadership. • A term often used to describe people who share a common culture.
League: • An organization that people form which unites them for a particular purpose. • The Iroquois League is an example of a league.
Iroquois League: • The “Great Peace” brought about the Iroquois League • Members tribes of the Iroquois League: • Seneca • Cayuga • Onondaga • Oneida • Mohawk • Later a 6th joined… Tuscarora • Scolars believe it came together around 1580 AD. • The 5 tribes sent 50 representatives to a Great Council
Iroquois Trail: • Linked the lands of the League. • Today, the New York Thruway follows part of the route of the Iroquois Trail.
Eastern Woodlands Cultural Region: • This is where the Iroquois lived. • This is one of several regions that we will learn in this chapter!
Cultural region: • An area in which people with similar cultures live. • Native Americans tribes in each region developed similar cultures using the resources of the environment.
Longhouse: • An Iroquois building used for shelter. • Young trees provided poles for the frames and slabs of elm bark served as walls.
What do you think?????? • Why did the Iroquois use trees to build their houses? • What were other cultures we talked about building their shelters from and why?
Wampum: • Polished seashells that were hung on strings or were woven onto belts. • Highly valued by the Iroquois. • Could be used for: • Gift to honor marriage • Comfort someone after a death • Symbolize an important event • Used as an invitation to peaceful talks
EXIT TICKET... • Use the information from your “Summarize” worksheet and organize these important ideas into a brief sentence on how the Iroquois lived? • Then for homework, compare the Iroquois life to anyone of the cultures/civilizations from Chapter 1.