What did the iroquis eat?

Answer 1

The basic diet of the pre-Columbian Eastern Woodland Culture Native Americans (which included the Iroquois and allied tribes) consisted of crops they grew: squash/pumpkings, several varieties of beans, maize (corn) and some green vegetables; along with meat from hunting deer, woodland bison, turkeys, ducks and other birds, geese, small mammals (squirrels, rabbits, racoons, opposum, beavers, etc.), and several varieties of fish, fresh water and salt. Some times they were able to acquire fresh water mussels and crayfish. They also gathered and ate: acorns, beech nuts, walnuts, wild rice and grass seeds.

Answer 2

The Iroquois diet consisted mainly of corn, beans, and squash, known as the "Three Sisters." They also ate fish, game meat like deer and turkey, fruits, and vegetables that they cultivated or gathered from the forest. They supplemented their diet with maple syrup, nuts, and wild herbs.