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6th - Native America

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What is the group of American Indians (Native Americans) we have been studying about? Iroquois
What did this group of Native Americans call themselves? Haudenosaunee
How many nations banded together to form a union? 5
What were the names of those nations? Mohawk, Cayuga, Seneca, Oneida and Onondaga
What Native American nation joined the union later and made the union Six Nations? Tuscarora
What is the name of the governing authority? Council of Chiefs
What type of society are the Iroquois? matriarchal
What were the long wooden buildings called the Iroquois lived in? longhouses
What are the roles of each of the six tribes in the longhouse? Mohawk - keeper of the eastern door Seneca - keeper of the western door Onondagas - keepers of the central fire Cayuga, Oneida, Tuscarora - younger brothers
What was the roof? sky
What was the floor? earth
What region of North America was the Iroquois Confederacy from? Eastern Woodlands
Around the year 1500, what was the name of the Mohawk Native American who convinced the nations to unite to establish peace and to protect “life, property, and liberty”? Dekanawida
What was the constitution called that was created? The Great Law of Peace
The Great Law of Peace was not written. How was it shared? Orally through strings of wampum shell beads
What is the oldest living constitution? The Great Law of Peace
How many laws does The Great Law of Peace contain? 117
Roots have spread out from the Tree of the Great Peace, one to the north, one to the east, one to the south, and one to the west. The name of these roots is ___ _____ _____ _____ and their nature is _____ and ________. The Great White Roots Peace & Strength
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