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Iroquois Indians of Northeast America

Iroquois Indians of Northeast America. Steffanie Hill University of Houston Linear PowerPoint Presentation Monday, November 29, 2004. Ancestry in the Land. Lived in what is now New York State Skilled in warfare and gifted in peace

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Iroquois Indians of Northeast America

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  1. Iroquois Indians of Northeast America Steffanie Hill University of Houston Linear PowerPoint Presentation Monday, November 29, 2004

  2. Ancestry in the Land • Lived in what is now New York State • Skilled in warfare and gifted in peace • Men were hunters and warriors, providers and protectors of the community. • Women owned the houses, gathered wild foods, cooked, made baskets and clothing, and cared for the children.

  3. Sustainers of Life • Three vegetables composed the Iroquois main food supply • corn, beans, and squash • A*K*A the physical and spiritual sustainers of life • Women farmed, mixing their crops using a system called “interplanting.” • Between the rows of the main crop, they cultivated a low-growing crop… • the leaves shaded the ground, preserving moisture and preventing weed growth.

  4. Animals and Men • The Iroquois depended on animals for survival and patterned their society on the structure of Nature. • Organized themselves according to the model of the animal world. • Every group has it’s own animal clan • Men spent much of their time and energy protecting their village and territory, trading for goods, and hunting and fishing. • Their most important quarry was the deer… • they needed to shoot one a week to provide sufficient meat for their families.

  5. Man vs. Deer Hooray, now we have enough food to eat!! Thanks to father we will survive this week! Deer=food… Must feed family… ???

  6. Animals and Men cont. • European desire for furs began to dominate Iroquois Indian affairs in the 17th and 18th centuries. • Especially beaver fur • In exchange for fur, they brought home a wealth of useful trade goods. • Metal items • Guns, axes, knives, hoes, cooking pots, needles, scissors, and nails. • Established themselves as the middlemen in the fur trade, first with the Dutch and then with the English. • They regulated the flow of furs coming from the western tribes to the traders in the east.

  7. Surviving after their Day… • In the 19th century, the Iroquois searched for alternative sources of income. • A diminishing land base and the depletion of game and fur-bearing animals left people with very few opportunities for earning a living. • Women recreated their traditional arts such as basketry, embroidery, quillwork, and beadwork for sale to non-Native people. • They sold their products at resorts and tourist attractions. • i.e. Moccasins (Indian shoes) • Men, once hunters and warriors, left their homes to earn a living as ironworkers. • Working in the steel industry earns a good wage, and is also a source of pride for the Iroquois Indians of Northeast America.

  8. TEKS ObjectiveGrade Three • (3.3) Geography. The student understands how humans adapt to variations in the physical environment. • The student is expected to: • Describe and explain variations in the physical environment including; • compare how people in different communities adapt to or modify the physical environment; • describe the effects of physical and human processes in shaping the landscape; and • identify and compare the human characteristics of selected regions.

  9. Iroquois Indians of Northeast America Sources: Graphics and Pictures: • Accessed: http://office.microsoft.com/clipart/default.aspx?lc=en-us on 11.23.2004 Clip Art Includes: • An Indian tipi(DD00593_wmf) • New York state(MP00300_.wmf) • Vegetable pictures • corn, beans, and squash (j0264528.wmf, j0367712.wmf, and j0331417.wmf) • An Indian man shooting an arrow(DD00496_.wmf) • An arrow(j0391150.wmf) • A Grazing deer(j0262583.jpg)

  10. Iroquois Indians of Northeast America Sources continued: Clip Art included (cont.): • Beaver(j0111912.wmf) • An Indian women sewing(j0310162.wmf) • Moccasins(DD00591_.wmf) Animation includes: • An Indian child(j0283656.gif) Background Information: • Accessed:http://www.carnegiemuseums.org/cmnh/exhibits/north-south-east-west/iroquois/ on 11.23.2004

  11. Iroquois Indians of Northeast America Sources continued: Background Information (cont.) • Accessed:http://ccins.camosun.bc.ca/~coklin/pages/martin/html/iroquoisfood.htm on 11.23.2004 • Sounds Accessed: http://office.microsoft.com/clipart/default.aspx?lc=en-us on 11.23.2004 Sounds include: • SN00986_.mid • Caption: Indian Ambience • SN00793.wav • Caption: Kids Yay • j0074646.wav • Caption: Quick Arrow Hit

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