Iroquois

Objective: To examine the culture of the tribes of the Eastern Woodlands.

Peoples of the Eastern Woodlands ,[object Object],(left) Iroquois hunter, 1950 ,[object Object],(above) Iroquois women grinding corn or dried berries. 1664 engraving

[object Object],The League of the Iroquois

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Iroquois man in traditional clothing near a reconstructed longhouse.

Iroquois Longhouse Interior, Gonondagan State Historical Site Victor, New York

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[object Object],"King Hendrick " "Thoyanoguen" by Calvin Ashley, Jr. 58.4 x 46.7cm This watercolor portrays the hereditary Sachem of the Iroquois Confederacy and Chief of the Mohawk Nation, King Hendrick. As can best be determined, Hendrick was born between 1680 and 1690 and died during battle with the French in 1755.

Formation of the League: ,[object Object],C O S M O ayuga nondaga eneca ohawk neida "Hiawatha's Belt" was composed of five figures. In the center was what some have described as a heart, to others it was a great or sacred tree under which the Iroquois met in council. The five devices represent the five original tribes.

[object Object],[object Object],A statue of Hiawatha stands in Ironwood, Michigan. Hiawatha helped Dekanawida unite the people of the five Iroquois nations Alliance - a union between nations for assistance and protection

[object Object],Iroquois Government: ,[object Object],[object Object],This is a meeting of the Iroquois Six Nations Council. Note the flags symbolizing the many clans among these tribes. Ontario Canada, 1914

Chief Frank McDonald Jacobs is wearing a wampum belt showing the unity of the original five Iroquois nations with linked squares representing the nations and their ties to each other. Ontario, Canada, 1914.

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