1. Iroquois Riley Towe & Randy

2. Homes -long houses were long, narrow buildings -the had arched roofs
-long houses were long, narrow buildings
-the had arched roofs
-men tied long wooden poles together to form arches -They placed poles lengthwise to connect and support the arches -large shingles made of elm bark covered the entire structure -between 18 and 67 metres long (some as long as 122 metres) -about 20 families lived in one longhouse.
Long house

3. Food Rapid food increases
Crossroads
Rapid food increases
Some other food they ate was smoked or dried meat, fish, small rabbits, birds, vegetables, bears, beavers, moose. Also they ate one meal a day

4. tools bows ARROWHEADS Pointed digging stick Snow shoes
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Mortar and pestle

5. Habitat http://www.mrnussbaum.com/iroquoislands.gif

6. clothing Wore moccasins on there feet
Cloth where made from deer skin with bone needles
Woman wore deer skin dresses, sashes or belts

7. Leadership and government
The town was ruled by a chief from every family
Great law of peace. League of the Iroquois- made of 5 tribes Mohawk, oneida, onondaga, caynga, seneoa.

8. Social organization and kinship
-organized under a clan system
-they were matrilineal -minimum of three clans -Chiefs were always men
-Oldest woman was clan mother and she selected the chief -men fought wars and defended villages from attackers -women grew and preserved food -Women cooked meals, made clothes, and cared for young children -both men and woman helped make decisions that affected the community
-men and women taught children the skills they needed to survive as adults
Clans: -Clans were named after a bird or animal
-Every clan had its own longhouse -clan members worked together and snared resources -the clan mother named the children of the clan

9. Cultural Artefacts:
-they decorated themselves with porcupine quills or shell beads
-Women used special techniques to make pots
-Iroquois would give faceless corn husk doll to their children to tech them that the way they look isn’t important
-men carved elaborate mask for the false Society, they were used to heal illnesses also were used to heal illnesses (were carved on living trees)
-Wampum belts are made by weaving strings of white and purple shell beads -The white represented peace and harmony -The Purple beads symbolized hartility and destruction

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