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Where did the first Native
Americans come from?
Siberia in Asia
When did the first Native Americans
come to North America?
During the last ice age
How did the first Native Americans get to the North
America?
Across a land bridge
What 5 tribes made up the
Iroquois Confederacy?
Seneca, Cayuga, Onondaga,
Oneida, Mohawk (SCOOM)
What did the Iroquois call themselves?
Haudenosaunee
What do the Iroquois call corn,
beans and squash?
3 sisters
Who was responsible for
the planting and harvesting of
crops?
women
What did the Iroquois live in?
longhouses
What did the Iroquois base
their time upon?
Nature and the seasons
What is the America name for a family consisting of
a mother, father and kids?
Nuclear family
What do we call the Iroquois
nuclear family?
Fireside family
What is the American name for
the family consisting of all the person’s relatives?
Extended family
What do we call the Iroquois
extended family?
Longhouse family
Who were the warriors and hunters in
Iroquois society?
men
According to the Iroquois creation myth, which twin
was the good twin?
Right - handed
What word means a person’s descent is traced
through the female?
matrilineal
According to the Iroquois Creation Myth, who found
the first soil?
muskrat
What do we call a bunch of
longhouse families?
clan
What was the sixth nation to
join the Iroquois Confederacy?
Tuscarora
What tribe hosted the Iroquois Confederacy meetings?
Onondaga
Who were the founders of the
Iroquois Confederacy?
Deganawida, Hiawatha
What was the most important
Iroquois festival?
Mid-Winter
What are shells used for
communication and trade called?
wampum
