CAYUGA By Skyler, Harley, Rhiannan

Culture The Iroquois culture is equality and sharing witch are two of the most important values are expressed society. These values are expressed within large family groups, or clans. The Seneca and the Cayuga have 8 clans the bear, turtle, wolf, heron, snipe, hawk, beaver, and deer. The clan mother is in charge of each clan and she has many responsibilities . Traditionally it was her job to supervise. The men fished in the spring and hunted in fair. They leave the village in Autumn. They did not return to the village until the middle of winter. During times of war men protected the village. They often painted their bodies and also made paintings on tree bark. They play on a tree bark. They play a number of certain games. One game most know is lacrosse.

Shelter The early Cayuga lived in longhouses. Small trees saplings were set in the ground and bent over at the top to form a roof .Tree bark covered the frame. There was a door at each end of the longhouse. Totems , Or emblems , of the clan. whose members lived inside were panted over each longhouse door. Poles were placed securley over the elm bark. There were no windows the longhouse was very rectangular in shape. Most were 20 - 30 ft long. Some reached up to 300 ft about 20 Families lived in each longhouse.

Food They hunted deer , buffalo , fish , bears. Fish were fished . Deer and buffalo were hunted. They growed a crops witch are corn , squash , and beans. They called them The Three Sisters. The wemen cleared the land. The wemen cared for the crops. The children planted.

Clothing They sewed deerskin into breech cloths, leggings, tunic, and moccasins with needles made from animal bones The clothing was mostly made from deerskin it was soft and durable. Dyed porcupine quills or small beads decorated the clothing of the Iroquois. Cayuga men wore breech clothes with leggings and Didn’t ware shirts Women wore wraparound skirts with shoulder leggings Ana a poncho like tonic called an overdress or kilt The children wore like the parents. Clothing

Contribution Hiawatha is a man in the Onondaga group who worked with Degamwida to stop the wars between the Iroquois groups . He traveled to each group to explain how he wanted to have peace and fair laws. Then, all the groups could have peace and live together.

Bibliography “Types of Cayuga Clothing”, <www.geocites.com/bigborrin/cayuga_kids.htm Duvall Jill D. “The Cayuga”, CHILDRENS PRESS, CHICAGO, 1991 Ty