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Person who gets food by hunting animals and

gathering plants

Hunter-Gatherer

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Land set aside by the Government for Native

Americans to live.

RESERVATION

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Native American home made of bark, mats, or animal skins laid over a dome-shaped frame of

bent poles.

Wigwam

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Buying and selling of goods and services

Trade

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Native American celebration often

including music, dancing, and religious ceremonies.Pow wow

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One of the most powerful Native American groups

in North America; formed by five Iroquois Nations

Iroquois League

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Leader of each nation of the Iroquois League,

chosen to be part of the Grand Council to vote on

important issuessachem

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Group made up of families that share an

ancestor

clan

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Small beads made from sea shells; belts were

used by the Iroquois to send messages

wampum

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“people of the longhouse”: Seneca, Cayuga, Onondaga,

Oneida, and Mohawk

Haudenosaunee

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A long dwelling, especially of the Iroquois,

for several families

Longhouse

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A long strong pointed fence set as a defense or

to keep things out

Palisade

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A strong deep bowl in which substances are

pounded or crushed with a club shaped tool

mortar and pestle

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Key concepts for Native Americans

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Who were the five nations which made up the Iroquois League?Senec

aCayug

aOneidaOnonda

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Mohawk

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How did Native Americans use corn?

*Made food*Made baskets

*Made mats*Made dolls

*Made moccasins

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How did the Iroquois record messages?

WAMPUM

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How did they communicate messages?

*Special runners were trained to carry

messages along the ________ trail.

MOHAWK

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What were some of the jobs of women and men?

WOMEN MEN

•Choose sachems and chiefs

•Head of longhouse

•Dug up land, dug holes, planted seeds

•Cooked and took care of clans

*Sachems and Chiefs

•Cleared the land

•Hunted and traveled

• Fought in war

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What were the three main crops?

Corn, Beans, and Squash

They were called the __________________Three Sisters

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How would you know what longhouse to live

in? Longhouses were broken by clans.

Lived with the woman you married.