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Iroquois-Algonquin
S.S. chap. 3
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History
4th Grade
02/02/2009

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Hunter-Gatherers
Definition
Early People who got food by hunting animals and collecting berries and nuts.
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Grand Council
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A group of Iroquois sachems that discussed important matters
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Wampum
Definition
Small beads made from sea shells.
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Clan
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An Iroquois family that share an ancestor.
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Artifact
Definition
An object that is made by the people of the past.
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Extinct
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An animal that has died out forever-there are no more.
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Archeologist
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A scientist who learns about the past by studying artifacts.
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Wigwam
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A small dome-shaped home used by the Algonquians.
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Trade
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to buy and sell goods
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Reservation
Definition
land set aside by the government for Native Americans to live on.
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Powow
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An Algonquian meeting or celebration.
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Iroquois league
Definition
A powerful band of five Native American tribes in New York State that decided to work together in peace. (It became six eventually.)
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Sachem
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An Iroquois leader chosen by the women of the tribe.
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Deganawida
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An Iroquois leader who encouraged Iroquois groups to come together in peace.
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Tuscarora
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The sixth Iroquois nation to join the Iroquois League.
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Bering Strait Land Bridge
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A land bridge over which the earliest people traveled to reach North America
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Harvest Moon Festival
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Time of year when Algonquians picked ripe vegetables.
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Iroquois Trail
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A trail or path that ran between all five Iroquois lands. It made communication between tribes easier.
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Haudenosaunee
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Iroquois word that means "People of the Longhouse."
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Name the five original Iroquois Nations:
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Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, Seneca
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