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By:Kamaya.J, Amani.S, and Cheyanne.C
The Iroquois Tribe
This Iroquois tribe is very interesting because they have different types of cultures and ways of being. In addition, they have different names for their tribes such as “ Rattlesnakes” this name was given to them by the Europeans, when the came to their tribe.They actually called themselves Haudenosaunee, which meant “people who live in the extended longhouses.” A longhouse is a long, narrow single room that was built by Native American Indians.
The Iroquois made houses made out of wood and they were long, and had 2 small doors.The Iroquois longhouses had doors on both ends, they were also covered with animal skins during the winter to keep some of the cold air out. All of the Iroquois longhouses were designed so that at least twenty families or more could live in it. They live in New York, along lake Ontario, along the Mohawks. They believed in many spirits and who were responsible for the creations of humans and all of life. Full time religious specialists were absent however there were part time male and female specialist know for holding the responsibilities of main religious ceremonies. Specialist were concentrated primarily on a particular subject of activity, or a person highly skilled and a specific and restricted field, such as religion, or studying a specific work.The picture of their culture and longhouse is down below. This tribe had to eat different food such as corn, beans and squash. They lived of of that corn (maize) was what they mostly ate. They also farmed, and worked on the land. They had the resource of irrigating. Furthermore, they made artwork and such as beadwork, sculptures, and pottery. They made sculptures out of material from wood clay or stone. The pottery is an old project, that many people could do. Basketry was also a popular art type, and means to make different types of baskets such as with yarn. |