Iroquois Vocabulary

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The Native Americans that lived in the Eastern Woodlands of New York.

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Iroquois

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An Onondaga Chief who was a co-founder of the Iroquois Confederacy.

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Hiawatha

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A long open-ended house that Iroquois lived in. It was made of wood and housed an extended family.

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Longhouse

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A sting or belt of polished beads or shells, usually telling a story

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Wampum

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A Native American who traveled to villages, trying to make Iroquis be at peace with each other.

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Deganawida

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Seneca, Cayuga, Onondaga, and Mohawk

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Five Nations

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Natural Surroundings or the area in which you live.

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Environment

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A group of people who join together to help each other.

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Confederacy

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Corn, Beans, and Squash were known as...

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Three sisters

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Made of shells, wrote down treaties and agreements with these...

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Wampum Belts