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The Iroquois - Haudenosaunee - Confederacy

The Iroquois - Haudenosaunee - Confederacy. Created by, Kasha Mastrodomenico www.socialstudiesdifferentiatedinstruction.com. Vocabulary. Confederacy: a group of people that are united in an alliance League: a group of people in a compact or agreement with a common goal

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The Iroquois - Haudenosaunee - Confederacy

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  1. The Iroquois - Haudenosaunee- Confederacy Created by, Kasha Mastrodomenico www.socialstudiesdifferentiatedinstruction.com

  2. Vocabulary • Confederacy: a group of people that are united in an alliance • League: a group of people in a compact or agreement with a common goal • Reservation: a tract of public land given to a group of people to set them apart from others • Clan: a group of people of common decent or common family line • Consensus: general agreement • Wampum: a string of beads that was used by the Iroquois for money, representation of treaties and history, and ornament • Representative Government: a ruling body over the people who rule based on the people’s will.

  3. Essential Questions • What nations are members of the Iroquois Confederacy? • What is the importance of clans? • What are the different roles of men and women in the Iroquois Confederacy? • What is the process of the Grand Council?

  4. What is the Iroquois Confederacy? • A league of 6 nations:

  5. Pronunciation • Haudenosaunee – how-den-o-SHOW-nee • Mohawk – Moh-hawk • Oneida – Oh-nahy-duh • Onondaga – on-uh n-daw –guh • Cayuga – key-yoo-guh or kahy-yoo-guh • Seneca – sen- i- kuh • Tuscarora – tuhs-kuh-rawr-rh

  6. Where was the Iroquois Confederacy?

  7. Where are the Iroquois Located Now?

  8. How was the Iroquois Confederacy Created? • Hiawatha (Onondaga then adopted as Mohawk as a chief) and Deganawidah known as the peace maker united the tribes and made the Great Law of Peace. • Tuscarora joined the Iroquois Confederacy in 1722 • video Hiawatha Deganawidah

  9. When and Why Did the Iroquois Confederacy Begin? • Approximately 1142 AD • Purpose: keep peace between tribes and settle conflicts

  10. Iroquois Clans • The Peacemaker created the clans • The clan system united the nations and ensured peace among them because they were considered to be family no matter what nation they were in. • Clan members didn’t marry each other. • Clan members lived together in a longhouse. • Iroquois were matrilineal. • Each clan had a common female ancestor. • Husbands moved into the wife’s longhouse. • When a child was born, he or she became part of the mother’s clan.

  11. Role of Women in the Iroquois Confederacy

  12. Role of Men in the Iroquois Confederacy

  13. The Grand Council How are decisions made? • What types of decisions are made? • Peace treaties • Trade agreements • War Decisions were recorded on wampum. Process starts over until there is consensus

  14. How is the Grand Council Chosen? Women’s Council advise Represent Clan at Council 3 Clan Mothers Choose & advise Hoyaneh Each Clan Men’s Council advise

  15. Consulting the Clans

  16. How Many Representatives Does Each Nation Have?

  17. Essential Questions • What nations are members of the Iroquois Confederacy? • What is the importance of clans? • What are the different roles of men and women in the Iroquois Confederacy? • What is the process of the Grand Council?

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