Iroquois Riley Towe & Randy

Homes -long houses were long, narrow buildings -the had arched roofs http://etc.usf.edu/clipart/45100/45168/45168_long_house_lg.gif -long houses were long, narrow buildings -the had arched roofs -men tied long wooden poles together to form arches -They placed poles lengthwise to connect and support the arches -large shingles made of elm bark covered the entire structure -between 18 and 67 metres long (some as long as 122 metres) -about 20 families lived in one longhouse. Long house

Food Rapid food increases Crossroads Rapid food increases Some other food they ate was smoked or dried meat, fish, small rabbits, birds, vegetables, bears, beavers, moose. Also they ate one meal a day

tools bows ARROWHEADS Pointed digging stick Snow shoes mor Mortar and pestle http://www.crystalbuffalo.com/collectors/black-wolf-dovetail-arrow-head.jpg http://www.black-bear-haversack.com/images/Wood_Bow_and_Arrow_1.jpg http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/99/Black_peppercorns_with_mortar_and_pestle.jpg http://www.foodmuseum.com/images/xNMFHfirstcornplanting.jpg

Habitat http://www.mrnussbaum.com/iroquoislands.gif

clothing Wore moccasins on there feet Cloth where made from deer skin with bone needles Woman wore deer skin dresses, sashes or belts http://www.ic.arizona.edu/ic/kmartin/School/images/iroq1.gif

Leadership and government http://www.youtube.com/v/DmMgnh--1TQ The town was ruled by a chief from every family Great law of peace. League of the Iroquois- made of 5 tribes Mohawk, oneida, onondaga, caynga, seneoa.

Social organization and kinship -organized under a clan system -they were matrilineal -minimum of three clans -Chiefs were always men -Oldest woman was clan mother and she selected the chief -men fought wars and defended villages from attackers -women grew and preserved food -Women cooked meals, made clothes, and cared for young children -both men and woman helped make decisions that affected the community -men and women taught children the skills they needed to survive as adults Clans: -Clans were named after a bird or animal -Every clan had its own longhouse -clan members worked together and snared resources -the clan mother named the children of the clan

Cultural Artefacts: -they decorated themselves with porcupine quills or shell beads -Women used special techniques to make pots -Iroquois would give faceless corn husk doll to their children to tech them that the way they look isn’t important -men carved elaborate mask for the false Society, they were used to heal illnesses also were used to heal illnesses (were carved on living trees) -Wampum belts are made by weaving strings of white and purple shell beads -The white represented peace and harmony -The Purple beads symbolized hartility and destruction http://media.oneidanation.net/images/Wampum-Belt-and-Gauntlets.jpg

Native tribes of the north Publisher World Almanac library Copy right 2004 City Miluaukee Author Michael johnson Life ways; the iroqous Publisher Benchmark books Copy right 1999 City new York Author Raymond Bial Canadian aboriginal arts and culture Publisher weigl Copy right 2008 City Calgary Author Michelle lomlerg