Iroquois of the Eastern Iroquois of the Eastern WoodlandWoodland

By: Barinder Johal, Rana By: Barinder Johal, Rana Mohammad, Susie ChenMohammad, Susie Chen

Habitat Habitat

The Iroquois used to live The Iroquois used to live were were New York StateNew York State along along St. Lawrence RiverSt. Lawrence River

The land was covered in The land was covered in tunes of forests tunes of forests

Places were so thick that no Places were so thick that no sun shine can hit the groundsun shine can hit the ground

Diverse land: mountains Diverse land: mountains covered in snow on the covered in snow on the north side, and swampy on north side, and swampy on the south sidethe south side

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HomesHomes

-Family would live in -Family would live in

LonghousesLonghouses

-Wooden: -Wooden: elm barkelm bark, , tree trunkstree trunks

and and deer tendonsdeer tendons -Hole in the middle of the roof -Hole in the middle of the roof

for the for the firefire: warmth, : warmth, cooking cooking

lightlight

-220 feet = 18 families -220 feet = 18 families

-no windows-no windows

SubsistenceSubsistence

Iroquois are traditional Iroquois are traditional farmersfarmers and and huntershunters and and practiced horticulture practiced horticulture techniques. techniques.

FishedFished, , gatheredgathered berries, berries, plants, and roots. plants, and roots.

Crops were mainly maize, Crops were mainly maize, beans, and squash. beans, and squash.

huntinghunting traditionally:  bows traditionally:  bows and arrows, stone axes, and arrows, stone axes, knives, and blowgunsknives, and blowguns

ClothingClothing Traditional clothingTraditional clothing: :

robes, leggings, moccasins, robes, leggings, moccasins, and breech clothes.  and breech clothes.  

ClothingClothing: made of moose : made of moose hair and hidehair and hide

menmen: Eastern woodland : Eastern woodland style coat, traditional capestyle coat, traditional cape

womenwomen: high skirt, : high skirt, sometimes quills-decorated sometimes quills-decorated skirt, traditional capeskirt, traditional cape

Tools and WeaponsTools and Weapons

Arrow heads: flint- Arrow heads: flint- when rock is broken when rock is broken it goes sharpit goes sharp

-big- hunting bears or -big- hunting bears or deardear

-small- hunting birds-small- hunting birds knifes- sharp at both knifes- sharp at both

endsends

Stone Axes= clearing land , Stone Axes= clearing land , striping barkstriping bark

Social Organization and KinshipSocial Organization and Kinship

Matrisibs membersMatrisibs members are in are in the economic activatesthe economic activates

Were allowed to avenge the Were allowed to avenge the deathdeath or or injuredinjured of of membersmembers

Moieties help in ceremonies Moieties help in ceremonies function: against each other function: against each other in games in games

Matrisibs go in tribal Matrisibs go in tribal boundariesboundaries

kinship: aunts and uncles are kinship: aunts and uncles are additional ‘mothers and fathers’ to the additional ‘mothers and fathers’ to the childchild

Cousins are called brothers and sistersCousins are called brothers and sisters The whole family lives in long housesThe whole family lives in long houses

Leadership and GovernmentLeadership and Government The Iroquois societyThe Iroquois society

was matrilineal: the clan was matrilineal: the clan mothermother played a large role played a large role in political and social life. in political and social life.

Clans gather and make Clans gather and make decisions on community. decisions on community.

A first nation’s man marries A first nation’s man marries a non-first nation’s woman, a non-first nation’s woman, the child will have no clan the child will have no clan or Haudenosaunee or Haudenosaunee nationality.nationality.

LeadershipLeadership is based on is based on being elected as a chief but being elected as a chief but could be removed  could be removed  

Religious or Spiritual CustomsReligious or Spiritual Customs Everything was passed down Everything was passed down

orally by orally by storiesstories Myth or legend had purpose on Myth or legend had purpose on

explaining certain elementsexplaining certain elements Plants, trees, animals, and moon Plants, trees, animals, and moon

all had all had spiritsspirits: pray to spirits for : pray to spirits for help and guidance.help and guidance.

Visited a spiritual doctor like Visited a spiritual doctor like

shaman shaman or contacted or contacted the false the false societysociety : for help : for help

Annual ceremonies,Annual ceremonies, for corn for corn crops : last several dayscrops : last several days

Cultural Artifacts Cultural Artifacts Stone and fired clay Stone and fired clay potterypottery BonesBones make combs: antlers make combs: antlers DecoratedDecorated by lines and by lines and

simple facial featuressimple facial features

Interesting FactsInteresting Facts

The Iroquois was called The Iroquois was called

the “the “Five Civilized Five Civilized TribesTribes” : ” : CayugaCayuga, , MohawkMohawk, , OneidaOneida, , OnondagaOnondaga, , TuscaroraTuscarora and and the the SenecaSeneca tribes tribes

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