1. The Three Nations
Mi’kmaq
Anishinabe
Haudenosaunee

2. Mi’kmaq Mi’kmaq means “my brother”
They farmed fresh water fish, hunted game and fished for eel and cod
They lived close to the coast in summer and in the forest for winter so they could use the land wisely.
The Mi’kmaq created canoes that could work in both the ocean and rivers. The canoes were built to handle large waves
Decisions were made by the Saqamaw. The Council of Elders advised the Saqamaw and a runner was sent to the Grand Council for a more permanent solution. The Grand Council was a council of all 7 districts of the Mi’kmaq Nation.

3. Mi’kmaq men the men participated in meetings
The men did the hunting and the fishing
women
young women were not allowed to participated in general meetings
The women set up the camp and tended the crops

4. Anishinabe It means “the original people”
They had different camps for summers and winters
Anishinabe had different clans with their own responsibilities. In the clans people treated each other as family
The Midewin Society were people with gifts as spiritual leaders and healers. Once the people were chosen, they had to go through 8 levels of secret training. They used medicines to heal, interpret dreams, and shared sacred teachings and songs
Anishinabe people used canoes to harvest wild rice

5. Anishinabe Men Were involved in the process of decision-making
Men hunted game
Women
Were involved in the process of decision-making
Women tended the garden (corn and beans)

6. Haudenosaunee Men They could be members of the Hoyaneh Men hunted game
Women
Women can become clan mothers
They could have a male leader replaced
Women planted, tended and harvested the crops
Women made the clothes

7. Haudenosaunee It means “people of the longhouse”
The people lived in permanent houses with up to 1500 people
Clan members live in a long house that had no windows but had holes in the roof that let in sunlight and let out the smoke
Farming was an important part of the society (corn, squash and beans)
Clan mothers are the women leaders that talk to the Hoyaneh (leaders of the Mohawk nation)
Dekanawidah (the peace maker) brought the Great Law of Peace to the people
The Great White Pine was a symbol for peace
The Haudenosaunee made baskets that washed corn to make soup