Unit 5: Haudenosaunee Confederacy

a partnership that is agreed on by nations or groups of people.

• federation

• confederacy

• alliance

• coalition

a large group of families who are related to one another. Each family group is associated with a different animal.

• tribe

• clan

• pack

• herd

The home where the descendants of the same clan mother would live.

• longhouse

• wigwam

• teepee

• yurt

A

shared belief system that

often includes the same

language, culture, values,

and attitudes.

• collective identity

• individual identity

• cultural assimilation

• social conformity

A way of making decisions where all of the people affected by the decision have an equal voice. There is discussion and the final agreement represents a process that everyone agrees to.

• consensus

• majority rule

• dictatorship

• arbitration

sent by the creator to spread a message of peace to the Nations.

• Peacemaker

• Warrior

• Diplomat

• Mediator

An organization that works towards world peace.

• World Health Organization

• United Nations

• International Monetary Fund

• North Atlantic Treaty Organization

The Great Law of Peace

• The constitution of the Iroquois.

• A treaty between European nations.

• A declaration of independence.

• A religious text of the Native Americans.

The name used by the English Settlers for the Haudenosaunee

• Five Nations

• Iroquois Confederacy

• Great League of Peace

• Six Nations

White and purple shells woven together to signify important events throughout Haudenosaunee history.

• wampum

• totem

• talisman

• amulet