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Native American
Question | Answer |
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Two major groups of Native Americans in New York | Iroquois and Algonquian |
Name the first five nations of the League of Iroquois? | Seneca, Cayuga, Oneida, Onondaga and Mohawk |
Who were the keepers of the Eastern Door? | Mohawk |
Who were the keepers of the Western Door? | Seneca |
Who were the keepers of the Council Fire? | Onondaga |
Why were the Mohawks Keepers of the Eastern Door | Because they were located in the far East territory. |
Whey were the Seneca keepers of the Western Door | Because they were located in the far west |
Why were the Onondaga the Keepers of the Council Fire | They were located in the central part of the territory and also their responsibility to help them agree to the Confeederacy. |
What was the meaning (importance) for the Native Americans to belong to the same clan? | Members belognged to their mother's clan. Members of a clan were like family, no matter what tribe they belonged to. |
Give 3 examples of how the Iroquois used their natural resources of Deer for survival | skin used for blankets jawbone for tools Antlers for tools |
Give 3 examples of how the Iroquois used their natural resources of trees for survival | bark for canoes trunk for firewood trunk for to make spears/weapons |
Give 3 examples of how the Iroquois used their natural resources of corn for survival | leaves for cooking husks for buckets cobs for bottle stoppers |