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The best known of the medicine societies (but certainly not the only one*) was the False Face Society, members of which used wooden masks often painted half red and half black, with very long black horsehair attached. These masks refer to a mythical hunchbacked old man and the masks were always carved with grotesque and distorted features.
Each of the Iroquois tribes had their own name for this society, usually referring to the mythical Old Man rather than "false face".
*Among the Senecas, for example, medicine men might belong to the False Face Society, or to the Secret Medicine Society (also known as the Little Water Medicine Society).
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Where is the Medicine Lodge Historical Society Inc in Medicine Lodge Kansas located?
The address of the Medicine Lodge Historical Society Inc is: Po Box 132, Medicine Lodge, KS 67104
What was the role and status of men and women within the Iroquois Confederacy?
In the Iroquois Confederacy, men and women had distinct but complementary roles. Men typically held positions of political power, serving as chiefs and decision-makers, while women were responsible for managing households and agricultural production, which was central to the Iroquois economy. Notably, women also held significant influence in political matters, as they selected and could remove chiefs, reflecting a matrilineal structure where lineage and inheritance were traced through the female line. This balance of power contributed to a relatively egalitarian society compared to many contemporary cultures.
How did the English rule affect the Iroquois Confederacy?
how did the colonial elite view their role in society
What is four ways that Iroquois women were important to Native American society?
helped there daughters
What position in society did the first African men and women have in Jamestown?
what position in society did the first African men and women have in Jamestown
Did the Iroquois have medicine men?
yes!
Who did Iroquois men marry?
the Iroquois men married are the women from diffrent tribes.
Is Inuits patrialineal or matrilineal?
Algonquin are patriarchal; Iroquois are matriarchal
Who ran most of the society in the Iroquois?
the elders
Who chose the leaders of Iroquois society?
the women
What has the author William N Fenton written?
William N. Fenton has written: 'The False Faces of the Iroquois' 'William Fenton' -- subject(s): Historiography, Social life and customs, Iroquois Indians, Rites and ceremonies, Folklore 'An outline of Seneca ceremonies at Coldspring longhouse' -- subject(s): Seneca Indians 'Contacts between Iroquois herbalism and colonial medicine' -- subject(s): Medicine, Traditional medicine, Indians of North America, Iroquois Indians 'The Iroquois eagle dance' -- subject(s): Eagle dance, Iroquois Indians
Why did the Iroquois use plants as medicine?
because they had nothing else to use.
Did the Iroquois use kilts?
Yes. The Iroquois men used them rarely. But mostly on special occasions
Who made the decisions for the Iroquois League?
The men
What jobs were the Iroquois men responsible for?
hnting- woman ruled and men druled
When was Society of Hospital Medicine created?
Society of Hospital Medicine was created in 1997.
When was Royal Society of Medicine created?
Royal Society of Medicine was created in 1805.
