Transcript The Iroquois - Alpine Public School

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No Homework 
Do Now: Read "You Are There" page 76. This
story of Hiawatha inspired the Iroquois to try
living peacefully. Predict how the groups may
have gotten along years after Hiawatha's death
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The legends about Deganawidah and
Hiawatha are part of the early history told by
the Iroquois people.
The Iroquois League was made up of 5 tribes:
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Mohawk
Oneida
Onondaga
Cayuga
Seneca
Later, a 6th tribe joined the league: Tuscarora
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The 5 tribes sent 50 representatives (all men) to
form the Great Council
The council made decisions for the League as a
whole
These representatives were chosen by the older
women in the tribes – they had the power to
appoint and remove anyone
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The Iroquois lived in this region of North
America
Native American tribes in this region
developed similar culture and used the
resources of the environment
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Homework:
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vocabulary and places page 82
Sign and return tests
Do Now: Page 80 questions 2-5 (you will have
10 minutes)
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REMEMBER: use complete sentences!
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Homework: page 82 people, places, vocabulary
Do Now: please have out your homework
(Notebook for Chapter 2)
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The Great Plains region was and still is a
relatively flat area with few trees as opposed to
the woodland regions
In the plains, people followed a hunting and
farming type of life
Settled near rivers to help with water for their
crops
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Corn, beans, squash, pumpkins
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Lodges were built to live in
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Large, round huts over a deep hole
The walls were made with packed earth over a wood
frame
Buffalo grazed in this region and were essential
to the people who lived here
Major source of meat
 Hides were used to make blankets and clothing
 Horns were used to make bowls
 Stomachs were used to be cooking pots for stew
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Groups of plains tribes traveled to hunt the
massive buffalos
Hunters were on foot, so it was difficult to get
close to the animal
While on the hunt, people lived in tepees set up
by large poles wrapped in buffalo hide
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In the 1500s, people from Spain brought the
horse to the regions of the Aztec and Maya in
Mexico
Some horses broke free and wandered north
200 years later, the Cheyenne tamed horses that
had become wild
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The Cheyenne made hunting Buffalo much
easier
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Now, a single hunter (instead of a group) could ride
a horse up to a herd of buffalo and use his bow and
arrow
Horse allowed the Cheyenne to become more
mobile
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A horse drawn travois moved faster and could hold
4 times more than a dog pulled travois
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Horses became so important to the Cheyenne
that they became a measurement of wealth
Sometimes tribes raided other tribes to capture
the horses
Riders became skilled in war and in hunting
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About 12,000 Cheyenne live in the state of
Montana on a reservation
Cheyennes still follow traditions by keeping
their language and ceremonies alive
Every July 4, the Cheyenne have a powwow
where visitors can see traditional dances and
games
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Homework: Read pages 90-91, Describe life for
the Hopi (minimum 1 paragraph). This will be
collected, please use pen or type it.
Do Now: Please have out page 88 vocabulary
and places
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The Southwest Desert cultural region is mostly
hot and dry
Tribes who settled here include the Hopi and the
Zuni, developing a village way of life based on
farming
As a result, they became known as the Pueblo
Indians
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Pueblo is the Spanish word for village
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Other tribes did not become farmers
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Apache became hunters
Navajo raised sheep
Pueblos are thought to be descended from the
Anasazi (“Old Ones”)
Pueblos followed Anasazi ways
Developed irrigation to grow corn, beans, squash,
cotton
 Housing customs that look like today’s apartment
buildings
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Placed their villages at the top of a high mesa
to help defend themselves against enemies
Men governed villages, but women owned all
the property
Men wove cloth, women wove baskets
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Homework: Guided notes – Customs and
Rituals
Do Now: please place your chapter 2
notebooks on the side table
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Tribes in this area include:
Chinook
 Kwakiutl
 Tlingit
 Haida
 Nootka
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They held parties called potlatches, which
means “to give away”
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Forests contain many tall, sturdy cedar trees
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Rich for hunting
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Coastal waters and rivers were filled with fish
and seals
There was no need to grow food, instead the
people of the Northwest Coast could get all
they needed from hunting and gathering
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Tribes such as the Kwakiutl felt that since they
were so rich in natural resources, they must
display wealth and generosity
Copper shields and stacks of blankets were
common gifts at the potlatches
A carved post with animals and images
representing a person’s ancestors was another
way to show wealth
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This is called a totem pole
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People displayed totem poles proudly, some as
high as a four-story building
Some became master carvers because of the
abundance of wood available
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Canoes were dug out of single cedar logs to help
hunt on the sea