North American Natives - All Regions

What are the five tribes that make up the Iroquois League

• Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, Mohawk, Seneca

• Narragansett, Pequot, Montauk, Deleware, and Cayuga

• Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Seminole, and Creek

• Mohican, Montauk, Pueblo, Hopi, and Navajo

What issues was NOT covered in the excerpt from the Iroquois Constitution.

• Men were the ultimate leaders of the council.

• Land was not owned but given to all.

• Women were allowed to come in front of council to make decisions.

• If a foreign nation comes in, it can have its own system of government but can not wage warfare against others.

Iroquois (and other Native American religion) belief that all things in nature; animals, plants, trees, rocks ... have spirits.

• Animism

• Dream Catcher

• Wampum

• Manetas

What were the homes called that the Iroquois lived in that would allow for many people and room for a fire?

• Wigwams

• Plank Houses

• Longhouses

• Pueblos

What tribe? Many groups that lived in the Eastern Woodlands of the Northeastern Region, present day New York State. This region had a wampum belt and constitution.

• The Hopi

• The Algonquian

• The Creek

• The Iroquois

What tribe? Men were the leaders, they used canoes and toboggans, lived in wigwams, and reside in the most extensive region territory - From Canadian territory below the Hudson Bay and between the Atlantic to the Rocky Mountains.

• The Algonquian

• The Navajo

• The Iroquois

• The Mississippian Mound Builders

A handmade willow hoop, on which is woven a net or web. May also include sacred items such as certain feathers or beads. The circular shape represents the circle of life, with no beginning and no end. The device was known to catch the good dreams.

• Dream Catcher

• Wampum

• Totem Poles

• Travois

These belts were made of shells to commemorate formal statements. They recorded history, important events, and alliances with other tribes.

• Hiawatha Wampum Belt

• Council Fire Belt

• Iroquois League Belt

• Cedar Wigwam Belt

Two Native Americans, one from the Northeast and the other from the Northwest discuss their living arrangement. Who can argue that they have more room, better materials, and stronger foundations for their home, than the other? Choose the region and the name of their home.

• Longhouses

• Plank Houses

• The Northeast

• The Northwest

What type of farmers are the Pueblo, Navajo, and Anasazi?

• Hunters and Gathers

• Dry Farming & Irrigation engineers

• Vegetarian Farmers