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Way of Life
Homes
Museum Entrance
Food
Clothing
Games
Welcome to the Museum of
The Iroquois
Curator’s
Office
Ryan Keeler
Curator’s
Office
Ryan has a good sense of humor. He is in
Ms. Nagoshi’s 5th grade class.
Bibliography
Levine, Ellen (1998). … If You Lived With the Iroquois.
Scholastic, NY.
*The work is not plagiarized, but comes from If You Lived
With the Iroquois.
Contact me at [email protected]
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Iroquois Games
Games
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Iroquois Way of Life
Way of Life
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Iroquois Clothing
Clothing
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Iroquois Food
Food
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Iroquois Homes
Homes
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Iroquois Lacrosse
Lacrosse was called the “ball game” and was a
sport that was clan v. clan or nation v. nation.
The 6-8 players ate special diets and practiced
before each game. Then, they lined up in two
rows and fought for ownership of the ball. Once
you have it, you run with it until you are
blocked; then, you pass it. The first team to
pass the ball trough their goal a certain amount
of times wins.
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Chance
A chance game was played with elk horn that
was burned on one side. Put 8 pieces in a
bowl, shake it, then show everyone what came
up. If 6 turned up, they get 2 beans. If you get
7, you get 4 beans. If you get 8, you get 20
beans.
Or, 6 peach stones blackened on one side is
another game. The peach stones are shaken in
a bowl. This was played on the last day of
Green Corn Harvest Day.
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Snow Snake
You used 5-9 foot sticks to play Snow Snake.
The stick curved up at the head to look like a
snake and was 1” wide. The back was half an
inch to look like a snake tail. The track was
one-third of a mile and had water sprinkled on
it to make it slippery. A log was at the end. You
throw the stick with your right hand and support
it with your left. The team that throws it the
farthest wins.
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Running
Running was a sport and a job. You did it at
festivals. Trained runners could run 50 miles a
day.
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Religion
The religious ceremonies were hours long. They made
offerings to the creator and all of nature. They had the same
religion, but other religions were allowed. There were 40
versions of the creation of the world. There was a sky world
and a huge tree. The king became sick so the tree was
brought to him. His wife looked through the hole and
accidentally flew through. The seabirds caught her on their
wings. The turtle volunteered to hold her, but they needed
sand to grow the world.Three animals went down to the
bottom of the sea to collect sand, but only one came up with
a fistful. They put it on the turtle’s back and the seabirds put
the sky woman on it. Eventually, she had a baby girl that had
two boys. One came out the normal way, and the other was
impatient to be born and came out through his mother’s side.
Their mother died. The first one was good (Sapling); the
second one (Flint) was evil. When they buried their mother,
the three sisters were born—Corn, Squash, and Beans—and
scarred tobacco grew from her heart. For every good thing
the first one made, the bad one made something to counter
that. And the Iroquois believed the earth was balanced
between good and evil.
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Time
They judged the time from were the sun was
instead of using clocks.
Every new month, there was a new moon.
There was a name for each month. They lived
as one with nature.
They didn’t need calendars; they watched the
stars instead.
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In Trouble
When you were in trouble, water was splashed
on you or you were dunked in a stream. If you
were really bad, Long-nose came after you and
threatened to carry you off unless you promised
to be good. Long-nose was usually an adult
relative wearing a special mask.
There were no locks, instead a stick was put on
your door to show no one was home. There
were few adult crimes. There were no police or
jails. Stealing was shameful; everybody looked
down on a thief. Shame was a strong
punishment.
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School
There were no school buildings so kids
watched adults to learn.
Until they were 8 or 9, boys stayed with their
moms, sisters, and aunts to learn. Then, when
they were of age, they would go out with their
fathers and learn the ways of the forest, how to
build longhouses, canoe building.
Girls learned to make clothing, plant seeds,
and harvest foods.
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Tanning
The women mixed the brains with moss to
make cakes. They scrape off the hair, then boil
the cakes in water. Next, they take out the
moss and soak the skins in the solution. Then,
they wring it out, stretch until dry and soft.
Repeat until it’s dry and soft. Finally, they
smoke the skin over a corn cob fire cut and
stitch into clothes.
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Moccasins
Everyone wore strong, comfortable moccasins
that sometimes had designs. They were made
from deer skin using deer bone needles and
sinew. They sewed on the heel and top, but not
the bottom.
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Snowshoe
Winter shoes are moccasins and snowshoes.
Snowshoes are an Indian invention. They are 3
feet long, 16 inches wide, and made of hickory
wood bent at the top. They are made of deer
leather netting. They were useful for hunting
because prey sank in the snow.
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Hair
Females wore two braids until they were
married, then they wore one braid tied with a
ribbon or ornament. Males 15 and older had
one strip of hair on top of their heads (called
Mohawks today). This was very common in the
Eastern U.S. They plucked their hair out
instead of cutting it so it wouldn’t grow back.
Also, they plucked out their facial hair using
fingers or clam shell tweezers. They said facial
hair made you look too much like a furry
animal.
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Corn
Corn was the main crop.The women pounded
the kernels into flour. Braided corn was hung
from longhouse rafters.The hunters and
travelers carried pouches of powdered corn
mixed with maple syrup. Some women had
about 150 corn recipes. Some corn was
shelled and cooked. They could make mats,
moccasins, knitting baskets, medicine mask’s,
medicine holders, bandages, and smoking
skins.
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Meat
The Iroquois meats were deer, bear, beaver,
rabbit, squirrel, wild turkey, and passenger
pigeon. Some meat was dried and was stored
in clay pots or animal-lined pits.The skins were
used for clothing and bedding; the bones were
used for tools and silverware. Sinew was used
for string. Females weren't always hunted
because it was breeding season. Boys and
men were skilled fishermen because the light
from their torches lured the fish to where the
men could catch them.
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Eating
Iroquois ate their breakfast with their families,
but not their other meals. When visiting a
longhouse, it was rude not to give food or not
to accept food so they ate a little at each fire.
As long as someone had food, no one was
hungry.
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Three Sisters
The Three Sisters were corn, beans, and
squash and were the main vegetables. They
were planted together on small hills.
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In a Longhouse
From the entrance of a longhouse, you could
see the other side. They stored firewood and
food on each side. The families lived in
compartments separated by skins or bark.
They slept on corn husk mats covered with
deer or bear skins. In the middle of the 8 foot
aisle, there is an indent in the ground for fires.
You would share the fire with the family across
from you.
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Village
The village is on high ground. You entered
wear the twenty foot logs overlapped which is
surrounding you and the longhouses keeping
out the crops that surround the fort.
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Longhouse
A longhouse is a long house made out of wood,
upright and crossed poles, with a curved roof
made out of elm bark. They were 15-20 feet
high, 20 feet wide, and 50-150 feet long. There
were no windows but had openings for smoke.
They added extension for a new family. There
is a bark door.
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Iroquois Man
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Iroquois Girl
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Iroquois Map
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Report Cover Page
The Iroquois
By Ryan Keeler