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1 The Iroquois

2 Kanonsisne (Longhouse): home for many _________. Center of life, often where __________________ were held. families weddings Haudenosaunee: People of the longhouse

3 Women: were powerful. The Iroquois were ____________ which means that the ancestry was traced through the women. Women were also ____________. matrilineal the farmers

4 False Face Society: Made __________ to scare away evil spirits. masks Traditions: Held festivals to honor ____________, the spirit that they believed existed in everything. Orenda

5 Mohawk: Keepers of the ___________ Door. People of the flint. Lived in the __________________. Eastern Adirondacks Six Nations of the Iroquois League Oneida: People of the ____________ Stone. Located from the St. Lawrence river south to the Susquehanna River. Standing Onondaga: People of the ___________. Keepers of the council ________. Located in Central New York. Hills fire

6 Six Nations of the Iroquois League Cayuga: People of the Great _____________. Located from Lake Ontario South to the Susguehanna River. Swamp Seneca: People of the Great _____________. Keepers of the ____________ Door. Lived in the Finger Lakes Region. Hill Top Western Tuscarora: __________ wearing people. Originally from _______ Carolina came north and joined Oneidas when they were driven out of their homeland. North shirt


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