Iroquois Vocabulary

The Native Americans that lived in the Eastern Woodlands of New York.

• Iroquois

• Wampum

• Longhouse

• Hiawatha

An Onondaga Chief who was a co-founder of the Iroquois Confederacy.

• Iroquois

• Wampum

• Longhouse

• Hiawatha

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

• Iroquois

• Wampum

• Longhouse

• Hiawatha

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

• Iroquois

• Wampum

• Longhouse

• Hiawatha

A Native American who traveled to villages, trying to make Iroquis be at peace with each other.

• Deganawida

• Five Nations

• Environment

• Confederacy

Seneca,Cayuga,Onondaga,and Mohawk

• Deganawida

• Five Nations

• Environment

• Confederacy

Natural Surroundings or the area in which you live.

• Deganawida

• Five Nations

• Environment

• Confederacy

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

• Deganawida

• Five Nations

• Environment

• Confederacy

Corn, Beans, and Squash were known as...

• Three crops

• Three ways of life

• Three sisters

• Three brothers

Made of shells, wrote down treaties and agreements with these...

• Wampum necklaces

• Wampum Belts

• Longhouse tapestry

• Longhouse agreements