What does Mohawk Mean?  The Mohawk name is what their Algonkian enemies used to call them, meaning "man-eaters."  In their own language, the Mohawk people call themselves Kanienkehaka, which means "people of the flint.”

Where did the Mohawk Indians Live?  They are from New York State  Some of the Mohawk Indians still live in New York today  Most moved to Canada in the 1700’s

Mohawk Homes  The Mohawk Indians lived in a longhouse  The longhouse were 150 feet long 20 feet wide and 20 feet high.  Inside the longhouse, there were raised platforms that created a second story used for sleeping space. Mats and wood screens divided the longhouse into separate rooms.  One longhouse could hold a whole tribe.

Clothing for Mohawk Indians  The men wore breech clothes and leggings and feathered headdresses  The women wore wore a wraparound shirt with shorter leggings than the men and beaded tiaras  During wars the men shaved their heads into a mohawk.

Tools used by Mohawk Indians  Bow and arrows for hunting  Spears and fishing poles to fish  During war, Mohawk men used: bow and arrows clubs spear shields as weapons  Other tools the Mohawk people used were flint knives for skinning animals

What did the Mohawk eat?  The Mohawk Indians were farmers. They grew corn, beans, and squash.  They hunted deer, elk and fish.

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