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This is a research book about the Mohawk Tribe.
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By Cameron, Connor, and Alex
Page 1 Introduction………………By Cameron
Page 2 Foods……………………….By Alex
Page 3 Homes……………………...By Cameron
Page 4 Customs, Religion, and Rituals By
Connor
Page 5 Art, and Music ……………By Alex
Page 6 Games……………………...By Connor
Page 7 Roles of the Men, Women, And
Children By Cameron
The Mohawk were a very interesting tribe. The Mohawks were part of the Iroquois Confederacy. The Mohawks had the biggest part of land compared to the other four tribes: the Onondaga, Oneida, Cayuga, And the Seneca. The word Mohawk means the people building a longhouse. The Mohawk have a lot of interesting things about them.
The Mohawk had many kind of foods. Corn, beans and squash were called the three sister crops. The woman planted the crops. Deer, elk, and fish were
hunted by men. The cornbread, soup, and stew were cooked on a stone hearth. This was traditional food
for the Mohawks. That is some of the food the Mohawks liked.
The Mohawk lived in longhouses. A longhouse
is a wooden building. Longhouses were about 150
feet long, about 36 feet wide, and 20 feet tall. They
have low entrances and some had curved roofs.
Longhouses sheltered 10 to 15 families. A center aisle
ran right through the middle of the longhouses. This
provided a place for 8 to 10 fire pits. Longhouses
usually take around one month to build. Longhouses
are made of wooden poles covered with the bark of
the Elm tree. The fire pits were located in the middle
because everybody gets more heat that way.
There are lots of art and music in the Mohawk tribe. One craft was bead work. Another art craft is the wampum. It is made out of white and purple shell beads. There are so many tips of art crafts and music
One gift from the creator according to the Mohawks, is lacrosse, except it had only a few rules. Their goals were as big as a soccer goals. There was no time limit so it could go on for days and days, and there could be thousands of people on one team. Imagine how hard that would be.
The roles of your tribe are very
important. The boys are responsible for
getting firewood and learning how to shoot
a bow and arrow. He also learned how to
use a snares to catch deer, turkey, and
bears. The woman were responsible for
planting crops, caring for the crops and
they decided where to plant the crops. The
men had to hunt, and make the longhouses.
Men would also defend their village if it
ever got attacked. Men would also clear
fields with war clubs for new longhouses.
Iroquois celebrates traditional dances and songs. In these other ways, Native Americans give thanks for gifts from the creator. The Mohawks respect all living things.
The Mohawk had a very interesting lifestyle. They very deep into their culture of building longhouses. That is why the word Mohawk means “The People Building a Longhouse .”
