1. North American Indian Cultures
Iroquois League-
“Five Nations”
1. Where?
a. E. Woodlands
b. American N.E.
2. Who?
a. Seneca
b. Cayuga
c. Mohawk
d. Onondaga
e. Oneida

2. 3. Why form a league?
a. Keep peace among tribes
b. Unity & protection

3. 4. Iroquois League: Government
a. Democracy
b. Sachems
-50 men who represent people
c. Open-council meetings
d. Public elections
*America’s founding fathers
used some of these ideas

4. 5. Iroquois League: Culture
a. Women
-powerful leaders of family
b. Men
-serve as “warriors”
-educate children
-join wife’s clan
c. Long Houses
-18’ tall X 150’ Long
-house entire clan

5. II. The Pueblos 1. Where? a. American S.W. 2. Pueblo = “town” a. Adobe
b. Mesa & Cliff dwellings

6. 3. The Pueblos: General Facts
a. Non-aggressive farmers
b. Public opinion = law & order
c. Kivas = religious temples
d. Threatened aggressive neighbors
-Apaches & Navajos