Iroquois Vocabulary

Native Americans that lived in the Eastern Woodlands of New York

• Longhouse

• Iroquious

• Hiawatha

• Deganawida

Five Nations

• Seneca, Cayuga, Elephant, Onondaga, and Mohawk

• Seneca, Cayuga, Oneida, Onondaga, and Mohawk

• A group of people who come together to solve problems

• Native Americans that lived in the Eastern Woodlands

Confederacy

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

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

• Corn, beans and squash

• Natural surroundings or area in which you live

Haudenosaunee

• "People of the Longhouse"

• Corn, beans and squash

• A group of people who meet to discuss and solve problems

• An Onondaga Chief who was a cofounder of the Iroquios Confederacy

Longhouse

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

• Corn, beans and squash

• Male members of the Grand Council. They were chosen by the women

• Natural surroundings or area in which you live

Wampum

• A long, open-ended house

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

• A Native American who traveled to villages trying to make Iroquios be a peace with each other

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

3 sisters

• A group of people who meet to discuss and solve problems

• "People of the Longhouse"

• a group of people who join together to help each other

• corn, beans, and squash

Council

• A group of people who meet to discuss and solve problems

• A Native Americans who traveled to villages trying to make Iroquois be at peace with each other

• Corn, beans and squash

• An Onondaga Chief who was a cofounder of the Iroquois Confederacy

Sachem

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

• A Native American who traveled to villages trying to make Iroquois be at peace with each other

• Male members of the Grand Council. They were chosen by the women

• A Onondaga Chief who was a cofounder of the Iroquois Confederacy

Deganawida

• People of the Longhouse

• A Native American who traveled to villages trying to make Iroquois be at peace with each other

• Male members of the Grand Council. They were chosen by the women.

• Natural surroundings or area in which you live