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Iroquois Confederacy
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Grade 6 Social Studies Mind Map on Iroquois Confederacy, created by Fiera Storm on 14/03/2018.
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Iroquois Confederacy
Roles of Men
Served as chiefs
Hunted and fished
Built longhouses and canoes
Organized team sports-Lacrosse
Fought in wars
Moved into woman's house when married
Nations
Onondaga
Oneida
Cayuga
Mohawk
Seneca
Tuscarora was the last nation to join. It is the sixth nation
Roles of Women
Raised corn, beans and squash-Three Sisters
Took care of children
Owned property and homes
Children belonged to mother's clan
The Longhouse
Center of Iroquois society
People living in same longhouses were part of the same clan
Extended by building onto the end
Measured by campfires
Sometimes called birchbark houses
Clan Mothers
Leaders of the clan
Title passed on to female relatives
Had ownership of Chief title
Selected chiefs
Gave/took away title
Role of Chiefs
Teach and guide people
Took care of Great Law of Peace
Cared for welfare and affairs of clan
Upheld rule of law
Wampums
Told stories
Made by women
Made of purple or white shells
Narrated Haudenosaunee history, traditions and laws
Vocabulary
Confederacy-a league or alliance
Haudenosaunee-Iroquois league of nations
Clan-close group of people
Collective Identity-a group that derives from the people's common interest
Consensus-a way of decision making where all have to agree
Hiawatha Wampum-forms the basis of the flag of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy.
White symbolizes purity and good mind
5 symbols for 5 nations
2 Row Wampum
Peace treaty between Europeans and Iroquois
Purple rows-Iroquois and Europeans separate paths
White Rows-Peace and Friendship
Tree of Peace
Eagle sits on top of tree to look for danger
Roots spread North, East, South, West to invite others to join
Weapons buried under to end fighting
Peacemaker
Wanted to unite tribes
Carried message of Peace
Helped by Hiawatha
Process of Decision Making:
Issue arises
Mohawk and Seneca discuss and come to consensus
Oneida and Cayuga discuss and come to consensus
If all come to same decision:
Onondaga confirm
Mohawk announce
Action is taken
If all come to different decision:
Onondaga refer to Mohawk
Process starts again
Issue set aside until chiefs get advice from clans
Clan meeting was held; men, women, children and elders were given a chance to speak
Clan mothers informed their chief what decision was made through consensus
Clan chief carried the decision to the Council of the Chiefs of the nation
The Council of the Chiefs of the nation brought the decision to the Grand Council
Consensus
Pros
Everybody gets what they want
Stronger decisions
Cons
Time consuming
Not always easy
Seventh Generation
The decisions we make today should result in a sustainable world seven generations into the future.
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