Iroquois and Algonquin Terminology

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Algonquins

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North American Indian people that lived in downstate New York border

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Clan

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two or more longhouse families

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Clan Mother

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mother the head of a clan

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Confederacy

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a league of persons, groups, or states

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Deganawida

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1500's leader of the Iroquois who helped organize the Iroquois Confederacy

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Dugout Canoe

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a boat made by burning out the center of a log

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Five Nations

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the Mohawk, the Oneidas, the Onondaga, the Cayuga, and the Seneca

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Great Law of Peace

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the Iroquois Constitution

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Green Corn Festival

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a celebration held in August when the Three Sisters were ready to be eaten

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Haudensaunee

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people of the Longhouse