When two or more longhouse families come together, it is often referred to as a "clan" or "extended family." In many Indigenous cultures, particularly among the Iroquois, the longhouse serves as a communal living space for multiple related families, fostering a sense of community and shared responsibility. This structure emphasizes kinship ties and collective living, reflecting the social organization of the group.
They mostly had two kinds of homes. One is a domeshaped home called wingwams and the other one is a longhouse that contained several families.
long + house = longhouse
no more than two children.
A longstanding mutual animosity between two families is often referred to as a feud.
The plural noun 'families' is a word for two or more groups of related people.For example:My family has just one car. (singular)Most of the families in my neighborhood have two or more. (plural)
A "Longhouse". A single Haudenosaunee longhouse was home to several families, all belonging to the same clan. Each longhouse measured approximately 20 feet wide and from 40 to 200 feet long, depending upon the number of families living within it. The interior of the longhouse was divided into sections. Two-tiered bunks lined each wall. The first tier was used as sleeping quarters for one family. The upper tiers were used as storage for that family. Each pair of families shared a central fire.
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A longhouse could be a huge structure up to 150 feet long, 20 feet wide and up to about 20 feet high. Many long houses had two floors, the second was where the sleeping pallets were. They housed groups of families, sometimes as many as 60 people lived in one. Each family usually had its own fire and there might have been hides hung to separate each section.
The plural noun 'families' is a word for two or more groups of related people.For example:My family has just one car. (singular)Most of the families in my neighborhood have two or more. (plural)
The Iroquois longhouse was a building usually 60 - 100 feet long, sometimes much longer, 16-20 feet wide, and 15-16 feet high. It had a frame of saplings (young slender trees) and was covered with sheets of bark on the sides and top. It was occupied by a group of families; for every two families there would be a fire, usually spaced about 20 feet apart, with a hole in the roof above to let the smoke out. The hole could be covered with another piece of bark during rain or snow.
The two main families on the TV show "Soap" are the Tates and the Campbells. The Tates are wealthy and dysfunctional, while the Campbells are working-class and more level-headed. The show follows the comedic and dramatic interactions between these two families.
Micro families refer to small nuclear families consisting of parents and fewer children, typically one or two. This term is often used to describe families with a smaller number of members compared to more extended or larger families. Micro families can offer more individualized attention and closer relationships among family members.