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Mohawk Indians
The most easterly tribe of the Iroquois confederation. They called themselves Kaniengehaga or 'people of the place of the flint'. The ancestral homeland of the Mohawk Nation is the Mohawk River Valley New York State.
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What did the Mohawk Indians long houses look like?
It had many longhouses surrounding the town square, where the fires were made.
How do you say thank you in creole?
There's actually no such language as "Creole". The word creole refers to a type of language that results from the combination of two completely different parent languages. There are more than 100 different creolized languages in the world, so you would have to specify which one you're talking about.
If you're not sure, here is a list of the most commonly spoken Creoles in the world (one of them is even an official language):
1. Louisiana Creole French, spoken in Louisiana
2. Belizean Kriol language, spoken in Belize
3. Haitian Creole language, French-based, an official language of Haiti
4. Mauritian Creole, French-based, spoken in Mauritius
5. Cape Verdean Creole, spoken on the islands of Cape Verde
6. Krio Dayak language, spoken by Krio Dayak people in West Kalimantan, Indonesia
7. Liberian Kreyol language, spoken in Liberia
8. Seychellois Creole, French-based, spoken in the Seychelles
9. Guinea-Bissau Creole, spoken in Guinea-Bissau
10. Negerhollands, a Dutch-based creole, once spoken in the U.S. Virgin Islands
11. Bislama, an English-based creole, spoken in Vanuatu
12. Llanito, a Spanish- and English-based creole, spoken in Gibraltar
13. Bajan or Barbadian Creole, English-based, spoken in Barbados
14. Antillean Creole or Créole Martiniquais, French-based, spoken in the Lesser Antilles
15. Tok Pisin, an official language of Papua New Guinea
16. Torres Strait Creole or Brokan, spoken in Far-North-East Australia, Torres Strait, and South-West Papua
17. Patois, French based, spoken in Saint Lucia
18. Nagamese creole, based on Assamese, used in Nagaland, India
What were the responsibilities of the men and woman of the mohawk Indian tribes?
they had to make yoyo's
Are there any differences from the mohawk Indians to other Indians?
No. The Cherokee were southern, the Mohawks were part of the Iroquis Confederacy.
What kind of food did the mohawk tribe eat at ceremonies?
cornbread,soups,and stews which they cooked on stone hearths
What roll did the elders play in the mohawk tribe?
there job was to educate the younger children while there older siblings and parents did there part of the work for the tribe .
Were the Mohawk Indians nomads or farmers?
The Mohawk Indians were in fact farmers. Their primary crops were corn, beans gourds, squash and pumpkins. Their villages were often surrounded by walls made of tree trunks sharpened at the tops. Their houses (lodges) were well constructed and occupied by extended family. The fields and crops of the Mohawks were grown outside thier villages. Pumpkins were grown in mounds, beans and squash were grown together amongst the corn. Fertilizer was usually vegatable compost or fish protien. The Mohawks susidized thier diet with fish, wild game, nuts and berries that were found locally.
Chuck Linderman
What type of houses did the mohawks live in?
they lived in longhouses, longhouses were 150 ft long, 20 ft wide and 20 ft high. they had raised platforms to make a second story which was used for sleeping. the mohawk used mats and wood screens to separate spaces in the longhouse to make separate rooms. One longhouse can hold up to 60 people or even a whole tribe. I hope this helped any one!
What did native American Indians eat?
The Amerindians ate several different foods. Corn, hot peppers, and sweet potatoes were all important and popular foods in their diet.
What was the mohawk Indian traditions?
As in the original "Longhouse" Religion, there weren't really celebrations. They believe that there are spirits called orenda that rule the world. Some try to channel orenda to become in harmony with the world.
As for many other Mohawks, they are Catholic, like me. Catholicism is a separate subject, though.
What is the one tribe thet lives in longhouses?
iriqius showed how to make a long house to the europeans
How did mohawk tribe trade with other tribes?
A friend today came to me and asked for my boot and i sed only if you gife me your shirt
And that is a fair trade
Which continent did the red Indians migrate from?
All human beings originally came from the continent of Africa.
Why were the Mohawks called Keepers of the Eastern Door?
why did the mohawksrefer to themselves as the keepers or the eastern door.
