Democracy in the Iroquois Confederacy

How did the members of the confederacy call themselves?

• Abenaki

• Blackfoot

• Haudenosaunee

• Comanche

What do they use to cover their longhouse?

• Elm and pine bark

• Ash and pine bark

• Elm and ash bark

• Pine and kauri bark

What are war chiefs?

• People who ate buffalo

• People that gathered warriors

• People that rested

• People that worked on the longhouse

What are the meanings of the symbols on the Hiawatha wampum?

• It has the peace tree on it

• It has the nations and their territories, the connection of the nations to one another, and means peace

• It shows the longhouse on it

• It has an animal on it

What were the original 5 nations of the Haudenosaunee confederacy?

• Mohawk,Cayuga,Onieda,Seneka,Onondaga

• Mohauk,Cauga,Oneida,Seneca,Ononodaga

• Mohawk,Cayuga,Oneida,Seneca,Onondaga

• Tuscarora,Mowhawk,Seneca,Oneida,Cayuga

Which are the big brothers?

• Oneida & Tuscarora

• Cayuga & Onondaga

• Seneca & Mohawk

• Mohawk & Onondaga

What was the wampum used for?

• To suggest the seriousness of the message and the sincerity of whoever made it

• To make sure that everyone would have a turn talking at the fireplace

• So the babies would calm down and play with their siblings

• Just for fun. Back in the day they loved art.

What were the three sisters?

• Squash, beans, and corn

• Beans, carrots, tomatoes

• Squash, carrots, and beans

• Eagle, bear, and wolf

What did the chiefs need to consider in The Seventh Generation?

• The effect of love, generosity and Kindness

• The effect of peace on the world, Nature world and seven generations into the future

• The effect of the peace maker, the Iroquois confederacy, and seven generations into the future

• The effect of the three sisters, the chiefs of all the 5 nations, and the clan mothers

What does Haudenosaunee mean?

• Peace

• Living as a family

• People who build

• United Nations