Baker Flashcards
Sachem
A North American Indian chief
Hunter gatherer
One who hunted animals and gathered fruit
Peace maker
Dekanawida brought peace for the 5 nations to get along with each other.
Three sisters
Are three main crops of various native Americans groups in North America
League
An association or alliance of nations
Wampum
Beads of polished shells formerly used by North American Indians as money and ordiments.
Longhouse
A long dwelling especially of the Iroquois for several families
Haudenosaunee-
People of the long house commonly referred to as Iroquois or six nations are members of the confederacy of aborical nations known as the Haudenosee confederacy
Clan
A group made up of household people with the same ancestors
Wigwam
A hut used by the American Indians of the Great Lakes region and eastern usually Having an arched frame covered with bark.
The storyteller
A teller of stories
Glacier
A large body of ice moving slowly down a slope or valley or spreading outward on a land surface
Vocabulary words
Definition
Hiawatha
Legendary Iroquios Indian Cheif
Hiawatha
Legendary Iroquois Indian chief
Council
A meeting for consulatio
Iroquois
Historically powerful people and important north west Native American confederacy
Five Nations
The meaning for five nations is Iroquois group names such as Seneca, Cayuga, Mohawk, Oneida, and Onondaga
Palisades
A stout high fence of stakes especially for defense.
Ancestor
One from whom an individual,group,or species is descended
Pelt
A usually unfinished skin with its hair,hair,or fur
Tribe
A social group made up of family’s, clans or generations that share some language, costume
Hide
Skin of animal whether raw or dressed
Confederacy
The 5 tribes joined together and help each other.
Artifact
A usually simple object showing human work and representing a culture or a stage in the development of a culture
