The Haudenosaunee

A confederacy can be defined as _____________.

• a partnership between groups of people

• the rules that people follow

• the different groups of people in a community

The last nation to join the Haudenosaunee Confederacy was the

• Onondaga

• Tuscarora

• Seneca

• Mohawk

Who are the two "older brothers" of the confederacy? Check 2

• Seneca

• Cayuga

• Onondaga

• Mohawk

Who are the two "younger brothers" of the confederacy? Check 2

• Cayuga

• Onondaga

• Oneida

• Mohawk

How long has the Haudenosaunee Confederacy existed?

• about 2000 BCE

• approximately 1100 AD

• since the 1800'S

• around the 1920'S

Which of the following 3 clans are in the confederacy? Check 3

• Snipe

• Eel

• Turtle

• Squirrel

Haudenosaunee means____________.

• People of the Longhouse.

• People of the Water.

• People of the Earth.

• People of the Land.

This dwelling can best be described as a

• teepee

• wigwam

• longhouse

Clan mothers.... (choose 2 answers)

• were the oldest and most respected.

• chose the Hoyaneh.

• chose the men's council.

• chose the women's council.

Hoyaneh were.... (choose 3 answers)

• male leaders.

• clan mothers.

• chiefs.

• "Caretakers of the Peace."