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 List of the tribes in the Northeastern region here.

Two Websites
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Find 2 websites for each tribe

__**Morgan**__ Powhatan 1. http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/powhatan/powhatanhist.htm and http://www.baydreaming.com/powhatan.htm Saconnet 1. http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/wampanoag/saconnethist.htm and http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/sindiantribes.htm Saluda 1. http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/saludahist.htm and Saponi 1. http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/saponihist.htm and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saponi Sauk 1. http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/sauk/saukhist.htm and Seneca 1. http://senecaindians.com/seneca_tribal.htm and http://www.mahalo.com/seneca-tribe Shawnee 1. http://www.merceronline.com/Native/native02.htm and http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/shawnee/shawneehist.htm Shinnecock 1. http://www.shinnecocknation.com/history.asp and http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/shinnecockhist.htm Tionontati 1. http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/wyandot/tionontatihist.htm and http://www.canadiangenealogy.net/indians/tionontati_indians.htm Tutelo 1. http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/tutelohist.htm and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tutelo Tunxis 1. Unalachtigo 1. http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/delaware/unalachtigohistory.htm and Unami 1.http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/delaware/unamihist.htm Wampanoag 1. http://www.wampanoagtribe.net/pages/wampanoag_webdocs/history_culture and http://www.mahalo.com/wampanoag-tribe Wappinger 1. http://www.dickshovel.com/wap.html and Weanoc 1. http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/powhatan/weanochist.htm and Wenrohronon 1. http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/wenrohronon/wenrohrononhist.htm and Massachuset 1. http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/massachuset/massachusethist.htm Poosepatuck 1. Mascouten 1. http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/pottawatomie/mascoutenshist.htm Mashpee 1. Maskegon 1. http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/cree/maskegonhist.htm

Acquintanacsnak- [] Algonkin- [] and [] Algonquian Family- [] and [] Arosaguntacook- [] and [] Atquanachuke- [] and [] Beothuk Family- [] Brotherton- [] Chickahominy- [] and [] Conestoga- [] Delaware- [] and [] Hathawekela- [] and [] Huron- [] and [] Illinois- [] and [] Kickapoo- [] and [] Manhattan- [] Mahican- [] and [] Malecite- [] and [] Marameg- [] Piankashaw- [] and [] Pocomtic- []
 * __Hallie__**
 * Abenaki- [] and []
 * Iroquois- [] and []

Matinecoc-**http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/algonquian/matinecochist.htm, http://www.matinecock.org/portal/desktopdefault.aspx?tabindex=2&tabid=23&item=9** Mattabesec-**http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/algonquian/mattabesechist.htm, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mattabesset** Meits- **http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/meitsindians.htm, http://www.wolflodge.org/visibiliti/metis/history.htm** Metoac- **http://www.dickshovel.com/meto.html, http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/brotherton/metoachist.htm** //Mohegan- **http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/algonquian/moheganhist.htm, http://www.bigorrin.org/mohegan_kids.htm**// //Moravian- **http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/delaware/moravianhist.htm,**// //*Munsee- **http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/delaware/munseeindianhist.htm, http://www.bigorrin.org/munsee_kids.htm**// //Nanticoke-**http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/delaware/nanticokeindians.htm, http://www.bigorrin.org/nanticoke_kids.htm**// //Narraganset- **http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/narraganset/narragansethist.htm, http://www.narragansett-tribe.org/history.html**// //Nauset- **http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/wampanoag/nausethist.htm, http://www.dickshovel.com/nau.html**// //Neutrals- **http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/iroquioi/neutralhist.htm, http://www.dickshovel.com/neutral.html**// //Nipissing- **http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/algonquian/nipissinghist.htm, http://www.dickshovel.com/nipi.html**// //Nipmuc- http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/nipmuchist.htm, http://www.dickshovel.com/nipmuc.html// //Ojibwe- http://bigorrin.org/chippewa_kids.htm, http://www.tolatsga.org/ojib.html// //Onondaga- http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/onondaga/onondagahist.htm, http://www.bigorrin.org/onondaga_kids.htm// //Ontonagon- http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/chippewa/ontonagonhist.htm,// //Passamaquoddy- http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/abenaki/passamaquoddyhist.htm, http://www.bigorrin.org/passamaquoddy_kids.htm// //Pennacook- http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/algonquian/pennacookhist.htm, http://www.dickshovel.com/penna.html// //Penobscot- http://www.bigorrin.org/penobscot_kids.htm, http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/abenaki/penobscothist.htm// //Pequawket-**http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/abenaki/pequawkethist.htm,**// //Pequot- **http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/cultural/northamerica/pequottribe.html, http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/algonquian/pequothist.htm**//
 * __Angie__**
 * Mohawk-**http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/mohawk/mohawkhist.htm,http://www.bigorrin.org/mohawk_kids.htm//**

//**__Deep Research__**//
__**Information you need to have**__ Everyday life: homes hunting/gatheri ng/food roles of men, women, youth ceremonies dancing? singing? art?

//Morgan- Shawnee// //Where do the Shawnees live?// //The original Shawnee home land was in Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana. But the Shawnees were far-ranging people. Shawnee villages were located as far north as New York state and as far south as Georgia. Today, most Shawnees live in Oklahoma, where they were deported by the US government.//

//How is the Shawnee Indian nation organized?// //There are three Shawnee bands in Oklahoma. Like most Native American tribes, the Shawnee Indian tribes are autonomous. That means each tribe has its own government, laws, police, and services, just like a small country. However, the Shawnee are also US citizens and must obey American law.//

//In the past, each Shawnee village or band was governed by its own chief and tribal council. The Shawnees also had war chiefs, who were chosen by other warriors based on their bravery and military skill. But all of them owed allegiance to one main principal chief. The principal chief was a member of the ruling clan who the other Shawnee leaders chose to be in charge of the entire tribe. The Shawnee principal chief was a powerful figure, but he needed the support of his people to stay in power-- otherwise he could be replaced. Today each Shawnee tribe is governed by a tribal committee that is elected by all the tribal members.//

//Do the Shawnee live on reservations?// //Technically, no. The lands belonging to the Shawnee and other Oklahoma Indian tribes are trust lands, not reservations. There are some legal differences between these two kinds of lands, but they are not very important. Many Oklahoma Indians call their homelands a reservation anyway.//

//What language do the Shawnees speak?// //Shawnee Indians all s peak English today. Some elders also speak their native Shawnee language, which is songlike and has complicated verbs with many parts. If you'd like to know a few easy Shawnee words, "bezon" (pronounced bay-zone) is a friendly greeting and "neahw" (pronounced nay-aw) means "thank you.//

//Today Shawnee is an endangered language because most children aren't learning it anymore. However, some Shawnee people are working to keep their language alive.//

//What was Shawnee culture like in the past and today?// //Here are the home pages of the Absentee Shawnee and Eastern Shawnee tribes, where you can learn about the Shawnee people past and present.//

//How do Shawnee Indian children live?// //They do the same things any children do--play with each other, go to school and help around the house. In the past, Shawnee kids had more chores and less time to play, just like early colonial children. But Shawnee children did have dolls, toys and games, like miniature bows and arrows and hand-held ball games. Like many Native Americans, Shawnee mothers traditionally carried their babies in cradleboards on their backs--a custom which many American parents have adopted now.//

//What were men and women's roles in the Shawnee tribe?// //Shawnee men were hunters and sometimes went to war to protect their families. Shawnee women were farmers and also did child care and cooking. Both genders took part in storytelling, artwork and music, and traditional medicine. In the past, Shawnee principal chiefs were always men, but either a man or a woman could be a village chief.//

//What were Shawnee homes like?// //The Shawnees didn't live in tepees. They lived in small round dwellings called wikkums, or wigwams. Here are some images of American Indians wigwams like the ones Shawnee Indians used. Each Shawnee village also included a larger council house built from wood. Today, Native Americans only build a wigwam for fun or to connect with their heritage, not for shelter. Most Shawnees live in modern houses and apartment buildings, just like you.//

//What was Shawnee clothing like? Did they wear feather headdresses and face paint?// //Shawnee women wore skirts with leggings. Shawnee men wore Breechclouts and leggings. Shirts were not necessary in the Shawnee culture, but both men and women often wore ponchos in cool weather. The Shawnees wore moccasins on their feet. As they migrated from place to place, the Shawnees adopted clothing styles from many other Indian tribes and from white settlers as well.//

//The Shawnees didn't wear long headdresses like the Sioux. Sometimes they wore a beaded headband with a feather or two in it. Shawnee people usually wore their hair long, though Shawnee warriors sometimes shaved their heads in the Mohawk style. Many Shawnees painted designs onto their faces, and some wore tribal tattoos.//

//Today, some Shawnee people still have a traditional headband or moccasins, but they wear modern clothes like jeans instead of breechcloths... and they only wear feathers in their hair on special occasions like a dance.//

//What was Shawnee transportation like? Did they paddle canoes?// //Yes, the Shawnees made dugout canoes by hollowing out large trees. Over land, the Shawnee tribe used dogs as pack animals. (There were no horses in North America until colonists brought them over from Europe.) Today, of course, Shawnee people also use cars... and non-native people also use canoes.//

//What was Shawnee food like in the days before supermarkets?// //The Shawnees were farming people. Shawnee women planted and harvested corn and squash. Shawnee men hunted in the forest for deer, turkeys, and small game and went fishing in the rivers and lakes. Shawnee Indian food included soup, cornbread, and stews.//

//What were Shawnee Indian weapons, tools and artifacts like?// //Shawnee hunters and warriors used bows and arrows, stone tomahawks, and spears. Shawnee fisherman used spears and nets.//

//What are Shawnee art and crafts like?// //The Shawnee tribe is known for their beadwork, pottery, and wood carving. Like other eastern American Indians, the Shawnee also crafted wampum out of white and purple shell beads. Wampum beads were traded as a kind of currency, but they were more culturally important as an art material. The designs and pictures on wampum belts often told a story or represented a person's family.//

//What other Native Americans did the Shawnee tribe interact with?// //The Shawnee were a very far-ranging tribe, so they interacted with many different nations. Further to the north, the Shawnees were allies of the Delaware Indians and enemies of the Iroquois tribes. Further to the south, the most important neighbors of the Shawnee tribe were the Cherokee, Chickasaw, and Creek Indians. Sometimes the Shawnees traded with these tribes, and other times they fought them.//

//What kinds of stories do the Shawnees tell?// //There are lots of traditional Shawnee legends and fairy tales. Storytelling is very important to the Shawnee Indian culture.//

//What about Shawnee religion?// //Religions are too complicated and culturally sensitive to describe appropriately in only a few simple sentences, and we strongly want to avoid misleading anybody.//

//Other Info About The Shawnee Tribe//

//*The Stomp Dance is a ceremony that contains both religious and social meaning// //*A traditional Stomp Dance grounds is often headed by a male elder.// //*The chief speaker calls the people to the dance for each round in the Native language. Every dance must have at least one woman to carry the rhythm. The order of the dancers is male-female-male-female in a continuous spiral or circle with visitors to the ground, then young children, and the odd numbers trailing at the end. The song is led by a lead man who has developed his own song on the multitude of variations of stomp dance songs. The songs are typically performed in call and response form. The dancers circle the fire in counterclockwise direction with slow, stomping steps set to the rhythm created by the women stomping with their shell shakers.//

//Legends// //Complete for EACH story:// //Title of the story://

//Which tribe used this story?// //Shawnee// //Mohawk// //Iroquois//

//What's the link to the story?// //http://www.civilization.ca/cmc/exhibitions/aborig/fp/fpz2f22e.shtml// //and// //http://www.civilization.ca/cmc/exhibitions/aborig/fp/fpz2f23e.shtml//

//Who are the main characters of your story?// //The Sky Women//

//Sky Woman's daughter// //Evil Brother// //Good Brother//

//What were they doing?// //The sky Women is like the God of the animals land and water//

The Evil Brother was trying to bring evil to the world.

//What was the CONFLICT in the story?// //She was falling out of the sky//

The Evil Brother was jealous of his Good brother being born first so he was angry and pushed the Good Brother out of the side of the mother. Then the Evil Brother was defeated and the Good Brother won.

//What do you think the purpose of the story was for this particular Native American tribe?// //Maybe so that they could worship and god. OR to celebrate something.//

Legends Questions
The Mohawk (meaning- People of the Flint) are Iroquoian speaking people. The Mohawk are originally from the Mohawk Valley in upstate New York. As original members of the Iroquois League, the Mohawk were known as the "Keepers of the Eastern Door". For hundreds of years, they guarded the Iroquois Confederation against invasion from that direction by tribes from the New England and lower New York areas.
 * __Angie- Mohawk__**

Housing Native Americans in the northeast/woodland region lived in longhouses. Many families lived in the same longhouse, the families were part of the same clan. In the winter they would build fires in the longhouse and have holes in the top to let out the smoke. The fires were built in the middle of the house, and made to heat up the house and cook inside. People slept along the edges of the house on mats.The Mohawk people lived in villages of longhouses, which were large wood-frame buildings covered with sheets of elm bark. One Mohawk house could be a hundred feet long, and an entire clan lived in it, up to 60 people.

Food The Mohawk Indians were farming people. Mohawk women planted crops of corn, beans, and squash and harvested wild berries and herbs. Mohawk men hunted for deer and elk and fished in the rivers. Traditional Mohawk foods included cornbread, soups, and stews, which they cooked on stone hearths.They ate things like corn, beans, pumpkins and squash, they called them the "Three Sisters". Another food is wild rice. The women would paddle their birch bark canoes in the shallow water on the edges of the lakes. They bent the wild rice plants over the canoe and hit the plants so the rice fell into the boat. Deer were important they provided many things for them. With deer they made clothing from their skin, tools could be made from their antlers and bones, and their meat provided food.

Clothing and Trade The woodland people dressed in clothes made from the skin of animals. Deerskin was most commonly used. In hot weather, men wore breechcloths(animal skin in-between their legs). When it got colder, they added deerskin shirts, leggings, moccasins(shoes) and sometimes fur robes.Women wore wrap skirts, shirts, leggings and moccasins. Sometimes the clothes were beaded in beautiful colors. Wampum was the word that the eastern woodland people used for beads made from shells. Wampum was woven into belts and clothing. When the European settlers came, wampum was used for trading and for symbols of peace when signing treaties. Men did not originally wear shirts in Mohawk culture, but women often wore a poncho-like tunic called an overdress. Mohawk Indians usually wore moccasins on their feet. In colonial times, the Mohawks adapted European costume like cloth shirts and blouses, decorating them with beadwork and ribbon applique. Here is a webpage about traditional Iroquois dress, and some photographs and links about American indian clothes in general. The Mohawks didn't wear long headdresses like the Sioux. Mohawk men wore traditional Iroquois headdresses, which are feathered caps with a different insignia for each tribe. (The Mohawk headdress has three eagle feathers on top.) Mohawk women sometimes wore special beaded tiaras. In times of war, Mohawk men shaved their heads except for a scalplock or a crest down the center of their head--the hairstyle known as a roach or a "Mohawk." Sometimes they augmented this haircut with splayed feathers or artificial roaches made of brightly dyed porcupine and deer hair. Here are some pictures of these different kinds of Indian Headdresses. Mohawk women only cut their hair when they were in mourning. Otherwise they wore their hair long and loose or plaited into a long braid. Men sometimes decorated their faces and bodies with tattoo art, but Mohawk women generally didn't paint or tattoo themselves. Today, some Mohawk people still wear moccasins or a beaded shirt, but they wear modern clothes like jeans instead of breechcloths... and they only wear feathers in their hair on special occasions like a dance.

Music The two most important Mohawk instruments are the drums and the flute. Iroquois drums were often filled with water to give them a distinctive sound different from the drums of other tribes. Most Mohawk music is very rhythmic and consists mostly of drumming and lively singing. Flutes were used to woo women in the Mohawk tribe. A young Mohawk man would play beautiful flute music outside his girlfriend's longhouse at night to show her he was thinking about her.

Art and Jewelry The Mohawk and other Iroquois tribes were known for their mask carving, which is considered such a sacred art form that outsiders are still not permitted to view many of these masks. Beadwork and the more demanding porcupine quillwork are more common Mohawk crafts. The Mohawks also crafted wampum out of white and purple shell beads. Wampum beads were traded as a kind of currency, but they were more culturally important as an art material. The designs and pictures on wampum belts often told a story or represented a person's family.

Tools and Weapons Mohawk hunters used bows and arrows. Mohawk fishermen used spears and fishing poles. In war, Mohawk men used their bows and arrows or fought with clubs, spears and shields. Other important tools used by the Mohawks included stone adzes (hand axes for woodworking), flint knives for skinning animals, and wooden hoes for farming. The Mohawks and other Iroquois were skilled woodworkers, steaming wood so that it could be bent to make curved tools.

Transportation Yes, there were two types of Mohawk canoes. A canoe made from elm bark was light and fast. A dugout canoe, made from hollowed-out logs, was long and could carry many people. Over land, the Mohawks used dogs as pack animals. (There were no horses in North America until colonists brought them over from Europe.) During the winter the Mohawks used sleds and laced snowshoes to travel through the snow.

Family Mohawk men were in charge of hunting, trading, and war. Mohawk women were in charge of farming, property, and family. These different roles were reflected in Mohawk government. Mohawk clans were always ruled by women, who made all the land and resource decisions for each clan. But Mohawk chiefs, who made military decisions and trade agreements, were always men. Only men represented the Mohawks at the Iroquois Great Council, but only women voted to determine who the Mohawk representatives would be. Both genders took part in storytelling, artwork and music, and traditional medicine.

Information The Mohawk Indian tribe was one of the original members of the Iroquois Confederation, or Kanonsionni in their own language ("people of the longhouse.") The Mohawk nation had a tribal council chosen by the Mohawk clan mothers (matriarchs, or female leaders.) But the Mohawks were also subject to the decisions made by the Iroquois Great Council. Nine Mohawk chiefs represented their tribe's interests in the Iroquois Council. This is similar to American states which each have their own government, but are all subject to the US government. In fact, the Iroquois Confederacy was one of the examples of representative democracy used as a model by America's founding fathers. They had 3 clans Bear, the Wolf, and the Turtle.

The Sky Woman Long before the world was created, there was an island in the sky inhabited by sky people. One day a pregnant sky woman drops through a hole created by an uprooted tree and begins to fall for what seems like eternity. Coming out of darkness, she eventually sees oceans. The animals from this world congregate, trying to understand what they see in the sky. A flock of birds is sent to help her. The birds catch her and gently guide her down onto the back of Great Turtle. The water animals like otter and beaver have prepared a place for her on turtle's back. They bring mud from the bottom of the ocean and place it on turtle's back until solid earth begins to form and increase in size. Turtle's back becomes Sky Woman's home and the plants she's brought down with her from Skyworld, including tobacco and strawberries, are her medicine. She makes a life for herself and becomes the mother of Haudenosaunee life, as we know it today.

The Birth of Good and Evil The story of Sky Woman's descent to earth continues with the birth of Sky Woman's daughter. Sky Woman's daughter gives birth to twin sons. Even prior to their birth, these two sons are in conflict. The good twin is born in the natural way, while his evil brother, jealous of his sibling's being born first, pushes himself out his mother's side. The birth of the twins marks the beginning of the battle of good and evil on earth. The brothers grow quickly and begin to fill the world with their creations. One creates all that is good and useful to humans, while the other is destructive, and creates all that is bad. Eventually the good twin defeats his evil brother, and banishes him to a pit under the earth. From this pit the evil twin sends emissaries that continue to bring evil into the world.

Dance The rabbit dance.

Legends Questions
‪Title of the story:‬ The Sky Woman

‪Which tribe used this story?‬Mohawk

‪What's the link to the story?http://www.civilization.ca/cmc/exhibitions/aborig/fp/fpz2f22e.shtml‬

‪Who are the main characters of your story?‬ Sky woman, birds/animals, turtle

‪What were they doing?‬The sky woman was falling from the sky and she laid on the great turtles back, then she created life in the world.

‪What was the CONFLICT in the story?‬ She was falling.

‪What do you think the purpose of the story was for this particular Native American tribe?‬ To show how life was created.

The Sky Woman Long before the world was created, there was an island in the sky inhabited by sky people. One day a pregnant sky woman drops through a hole created by an uprooted tree and begins to fall for what seems like eternity. Coming out of darkness, she eventually sees oceans. The animals from this world congregate, trying to understand what they see in the sky. A flock of birds is sent to help her. The birds catch her and gently guide her down onto the back of Great Turtle. The water animals like otter and beaver have prepared a place for her on turtle's back. They bring mud from the bottom of the ocean and place it on turtle's back until solid earth begins to form and increase in size. Turtle's back becomes Sky Woman's home and the plants she's brought down with her from Skyworld, including tobacco and strawberries, are her medicine. She makes a life for herself and becomes the mother of Haudenosaunee life, as we know it today.

‪Title of the story:‬ The birth of good and evil

‪Which tribe used this story?‬ Mohawk

‪What's the link to the story?‬ http://www.civilization.ca/cmc/exhibitions/aborig/fp/fpz2f23e.shtml

‪Who are the main characters of your story?‬ The sky woman's daughter and her two sons.

‪What were they doing?‬ The sky woman's daughter was giving birth and her sons were growing up.

‪What was the CONFLICT in the story?‬ One of the sons was evil

‪What do you think the purpose of the story was for this particular Native American tribe?‬ To show the evil one and the good one.

The Birth of Good and Evil The story of Sky Woman's descent to earth continues with the birth of Sky Woman's daughter. Sky Woman's daughter gives birth to twin sons. Even prior to their birth, these two sons are in conflict. The good twin is born in the natural way, while his evil brother, jealous of his sibling's being born first, pushes himself out his mother's side. The birth of the twins marks the beginning of the battle of good and evil on earth. The brothers grow quickly and begin to fill the world with their creations. One creates all that is good and useful to humans, while the other is destructive, and creates all that is bad. Eventually the good twin defeats his evil brother, and banishes him to a pit under the earth. From this pit the evil twin sends emissaries that continue to bring evil into the world. ‪Title of the story:‬ The Monster Bear

‪Which tribe used this story?‬ Mohawk

‪What's the link to the story?‬ http://www.indianlegend.com/mohawk/mohawk_003.htm

‪Who are the main characters of your story?‬ A giant bear, two brothers

‪What were they doing?‬ Hunting the bear.

‪What was the CONFLICT in the story?‬ The bear was killing the animals so the people were starving.

‪What do you think the purpose of the story was for this particular Native American tribe?‬ To show the braveness of the two hunters.

The Iroquois homes were longhouses. Longhouses were made to accommodate large families. There may have been 20 people in the longhouses. They had there symbols on top of there houses. The members of the clan are descendants from the same family. The kinship followed the mothers bloodline. The Iroquois hunted bear, beaver, rabbit, muskrats, moose, and mostly deer. The Iroquois hunt with bows. Spears, snares and traps were used too. The Iroquois men fought and hunted and made sure their wives and children were protected from their enemies. In the Iroquois community the women were the keepers of culture. The women were the people who looked after the crops and managed the children. The Iroquois children jobs were to listen to council meetings, make little baskets to collect berries for their family. The Iroquois ceremonies were about the supernatural and when they did the ceremonies this is how it went. They involved public speaking followed by group ceremonies which included speeches by keepers of the faith, tobacco, offerings, and prayer. The New Year's festival was usually held in early February and was marked by dream interpretations and the sacrifice of a white dog offered to purge the people of evil. There are lots of traditional Mohawk legends and fairy tales. Storytelling is very important to the Mohawk Indian culture. Here is a Mohawk story about the origin of the rabbit dance. The rabbit lifted its head and looked toward the men. Even though they were well hidden on the right side of the clearing, it seemed as if that giant rabbit could see them. But, the rabbit didn't take flight. Instead, it just nodded it's head. Then, it lifted one of its feet and thumped the ground. As soon as it did so, other rabbits began to thump its foot against the ground in a different way.
 * __Hallie- Irquios__**

Ba-pum Ba-pum Ba-pum… The Iroquois sang native songs like Shenandoah. They used drums and things like a stick to bang against the drum. When they played the drum people began to sing in their native language. Men sometimes decorated their faces and bodies with tattoo art, but Mohawk women generally didn't paint or tattoo themselves.They used deer hair to paint themselves.

Q&A

1. The Iroquois tribe used this story. 2. The link is this: http://www.webwinds.com/yupanqui/iroquoisdreams3.htm 3. Sky Woman and her good son and evil son 4. The sky woman was pregnant with the good and evil son and the evil son burst out her side and because he was so evil he was banished to the underworld. 5. The evil son was mad because the good son got all the money 6. Yes

Niagara Falls

1. Iroquois 2. http://www.webwinds.com/yupanqui/iroquoisdreams3.htm 3. The Niagara Falls and a maiden 4. Sacrificing the Maiden to the Niagara Falls 5. They were not supposed to be sacrificing people 6. Yes

Doll Story

1. Iroquois 2. http://www.webwinds.com/yupanqui/iroquoisdreams3.htm 3. A doll and three sisters 4. The doll was being mean to the three sisters 5. The doll was supposed to straighten her behavior or she would be punished 6. Yes