If You Lived With The Iroquois

If You Lived With The Iroquois

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  … ifyou lived with the Iroquois By Marina, Wayne, Randy, and Faith
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  Where Iroquois livedThe great Iroquois lived From Eastern New York to northeast Ohio, Southern Ontario to Pennsylvania and some settled in Canada.
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  Iroquois Environment They have forest, hills, streams, and rivers. They have snowy winters, hot summers, cool falls, nice springs.
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  Natural resources CornWood Water Fruit animals (such as deer) Elm bark Strawberries Nuts Beans Squash fish
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  Iroquois Clothing Iroquoisclothing was handmade. Deer skins had to be tanned, cut, and sewn together. Iroquois woman wore skirts that came down to their ankles. All clothing was decorated with porcupine quills dyed red, yellow and blue. Woman & men wore vests or blouses. Men wore kilt-like skirts to their knees over leggings. All Iroquois wore strong moccasins made from one piece of deer skin and decorated with special designs. Moccasins were sewn together by a deer bone needle using sinew from the deer for string. The Iroquois never left any of the deer. For example, they mushed up the brains, put moss into it and made a cake. It could last for years.
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  Housing The Iroquoishad longhouses as their homes. Longhouse were made out of wood that was curved liked “Y”s that had bark on the sides and the roof to keep them safe them from the rain. Longhouses where15-20 high and 50-150ft long depending on how many families they had. They even had compartments to put their clothes and tools. The Iroquois built stockades around their village to protect them for the colonists and other tribes.
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  Ways the Iroquoisused corn The Iroquois used corn in many ways. Dried kernels were made for beads and decorating. Corn husks were used to make mats, moccasins, kindling, baskets, medicine masks, and dolls. Corn stalks were used as tubes for medicine. Green corn leaves were used as bandages.
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  Iroquois Fun FactsThey learned by watching the grownups work instead of going to school. They love sports and games. Lacrosse is one of them. They have a origin story much like our story Garden of Eden*.
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  Explained Location: RandyCropper Described environment: Faith Hammond Listed main natural resources: Marina Parsons Detailed housing: Randy Cropper Showed clothing artifact: Wayne Matsinger Explained one addition artifact: Wayne Matsinger
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  Credits Explainedlocation: Randy environment: Faith Listed main natural resources: Marina Detailed housing: Randy Showed clothing artifact: Wayne Explained one addition artifact: Wayne Included one additional piece of information from research: Faith Technology Expert: Marina