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Jamil Ahmed Iroquiois,of the Northwest

Askarbek Nosirbekov Iroquois, of the Northwest

Christine Qiu Iroquois-North of the West

William Vamvouris Iroquois-North of the West

The Iroquois weaved grass baskets with long blades of grass. They used these baskets to carry things.



This is a tomahawk. They used this to go out to hunt. Tomahawk was a popular type of weapon used by the Iriquois.



They use bows to attack their enemies when they are horseback riding and from a far away distance.
Here is a collection of weapon used by the Iriquios.

This map shows the Iroquois territory, showing what they own.

This is what the people of the Iroquois lived in. These longhouses fitted 4-6 family's in there depending on its size. There were no walls, no separations, no nothing. They just lived there together with boards above them to put their stuff, and hard beds you can make comfy yourself.

__Questions__
1. Why is the study of Native American History important?

2. How and why did Native Americans form their first governments and communities; how were they alike?

3. How did and/or how could Native Americans and Europeans get along?

==== 1. The study of Native American History is important because it tells us how things started off back then. It also teaches us or tells us more about significant events that occurred. We can also learn more about their lives, how they survived natural disasters, etc. ====

2.The Native Americans were the first people to start a government, when they had meetings the many tribes in the area would come together in one long house.The they would discuss war plans,trade,form peace,election or vote for new tribe leaders,most of the time the oldest female.

3. Some of the Europeans and Native Americans got along with each other, but then they became rivals when the Europeans kicked them off the land and took over it. That is when they couldn't work together anymore.

The Iroquois were a well known tribe. They were a powerful tribe for nearly 200 years! They were made up of 5 different nations, the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga and Seneca. Also, they believed that spirits changed the seasons. There were 9 different clans and in which each nation had 3-9 clans in their nations. Those clans are wolf, bear, turtle, sandpiper, deer, beaver, heron and hawk.