IroquoisIroquois Riley Towe & RandyRiley Towe & Randy

HomesHomes -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.

http://etc.usf.edu/clipart/45100/45168/45168_long_house_lg.gif

Long house

FoodFood

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

CrossroadsCrossroads

Rapid food increases

toolstools ARROWHEADS bows

Snow shoes

Pointed digging stick

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

clothingclothing 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 governmentLeadership and government

http://www.youtube.com/v/DmMgnh--1TQhttp://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 kinshipSocial 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: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 northPublisher World Almanac library Copy right 2004City MiluaukeeAuthor Michael johnson

Life ways; the iroqous Publisher Benchmark booksCopy right 1999City new YorkAuthor Raymond Bial

Canadian aboriginal arts and culturePublisher weiglCopy right 2008City CalgaryAuthor Michelle lomlerg