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Iroquois Indians
The Iroquois or Haudenosaunee “People of the Longhouse" occupied the area of upstate New York long before the arrival of the Europeans. Questions about them or any of the nine clans of the Iroquois confederacy go here.
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In what ways is the Iroquois constitution different to the US Constitution?
Compare & Contrast:
Iroquois Constitution & U.S. Constitution
What is the Iroquois cultural celebrations?
They have celebrations to give thanks to Creator for all things in the natural world. At one time, they had a ceremony every month but today, the two main ones are the Green Corn which a celebration like Thanksgiving which originated as a ceremony to celebrate the forming of the Peace Confederacy August 19, 909 A.D. Ceremonies included in the Green Corn, are the Great Feather Dance, the Personal Male Songs, and the Peace Seed Game. Their Sundance is at the end of the Green Corn Ceremony
The other one of great importance is the MidWinter Ceremony. Both currently are used for naming children. Then depending on region, other ceremonies could be the Strawberry Dance, the Huckleberry Dance, the Maple Dance. The Thanksgiving Address is used at all gatherings, not just at ceremonies.
What do Iroquois do when they are bored?
They never had "free time" they worked all the time with no breaks to keep their tribe going and to have a good food stock and stuff like that...
Why did the creek and Iroquois form confederacies?
they needed to gather many groups and they needed to commute a lot
How were decisions made by the Iroquois league?
They sorta voted. They asked every member of their tribe which one they thought was better and which ever one had the most votes won!
Did Iroquois get along with the Huron?
Very bad. The Iroquois had a lot of land, and would not give it up due to the high wealth trade in the area. The Huron got so mad about how the Iroquois would not share the land that they invaded the trade route in 1645.
What was the land like of the Iroquois tribe?
They lived on high landforms not far from Jamestown. Actually on mountains and plains, too.
What are the roles or responsibilities of a Iroquois chief?
Men werechiefsand member of grand council and they madedecisions and peace
What are Iroquois long houses?
A long house was just a long house. It was made of logs facing upward. They were rounded and curved on the rooftop. There were fire holes in the roof that released smoke for the cooking fires. They were fifteen feet high and twenty feet wide. Plus the whole house was made from elm bark
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What rights did the Iroquois confederacy protect?
They were wrong. If they were right, they wouldn't be dead now.
The use of the consensus in the iroquios confederacy?
Iroquois legend tells of the journey of the Peacemaker, also called "Dekanawidah." The Peacemaker journeyed to all five nations of the Haudenosaunee - Mohawk, Onieda, Onandaga, Cayuga, and Seneca - asking each to stop warring and live in peace with each other. At each stop, he brought good fortune, and the people believed him. When he reached the Onandaga, in the middle of all five peoples, he met Tadadaho, an evil man who would not consent to the union with the others. The Peacemaker persuaded him to relent by promising him that he could watch over the Council Fire; Tadadaho believed he would be able to remain in control this way [to this day, the Onandaga are the people responsible for keeping the oral history of the Iroquois - The Faith Keepers.] When the representatives from the five nations reached the first League meeting, they had brought weapons. The Peacemaker had them bury their weapons beneath the Great Tree of Peace and admonished all who lived beneath the tree to always look ahead for the sake of the League. He then gave each an arrow. He broke an arrow to show that standing apart from each other, they are easily broken. He then bundled the arrows and failed to break them, showing the strength they will have if they stand together. He then told them that in the future people will come who do not understand the Tree and will hack its roots. When the tree begins to fall, they must hold the tree and keep it from hitting the ground. When they can hold it no longer, they must have their children hold the Tree, for it must never hit the ground.
What was the goal of the Iroquois League?
It was originally to create a peaceful relationship with the nations involved. That's why the constitution of the Haudenasaunee Confederacy is called the Great Law of Peace. That it strengthened them against common enemies was secondary.
How do Iroquois make their tools?
The Cherokee Indians were a unique set of people who had amazing skills, one of them being of course farmers. To farm, you would need tools to harvest, to plant, and such. They used tree's and natural surroundings to make there tools, specifically though they used things like mud and plaster for and adhesive glue, and also to cover hole and mistakes. They used stones and bone shovels as well and again, mainly natural surroundings. They were not as fortunate as us to have "modern tools".
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Where did the Iroquois worship?
The Iroquoian peoples believes in the Great Spirit which was good. They believed in Animism which meant that all things had spirit in them. Also that spirits made the changing of the seasons. They believed in the circle of life which was their conception of the world.
The were very religious, believing if they smoked tobbacco they could send requests to the spirit world.
How did the Iroquois depend on their environment?
The Iroquois learned to build houses that were suited to the climate. They learned to make clothes that were appropriate for the changing seasons. They learned the seasonal migrations of the local animals.
An Iroquois leader is called a Sachem according to my son's history book.
Why did the Iroquois declare war agaist the Huron in 1640?
The Huron were a large and important Iroquoian tribe in the area of Lake Simcoe, Ontario. They had around 32 villages at the time the first French Jesuit missionaries reached them and they were extremely important in the fur trade with the French.
The Iroquois tribes began attacks against the Huron in 1640 (the so-called "Beaver Wars") simply because they were jealous of the Huron/French trade and the French guns provided to the Hurons.
In 1649 the Iroquois league decided to completely take over the Huron country in order to cash in on this lucrative trade in furs; they destroyed the Huron villages and drove out the remaining Hurons to the west and north.
