Iroquois Indians and Lacrosse Lacrosse is a sport played worldwide and is centerpiece of the Iroquois Indian culture. This sport involves using a small rubber ball and a long-handled stick called a crosse (aka lacrosse stick) and because this is a contact sport‚ it requires padding. The head of the lacrosse stick is strung with loose mesh that is designed to catch and hold the lacrosse ball. The object of the game is to score by shooting the call into the opponent’s goal. The stick can be used to
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Iroquois Clan ANT 101 December 5‚ 2011 There are many different cultures‚ each having their own values‚ and rules. The Iroquois are an association of several tribes‚ of indigenous people of North America. The Iroquois have many different ways about their way of living such as rules involving marriage. What contributes to the way an Iroquois react and think? Is it kinship‚ religion‚ and beliefs‚ or is it something else? The Iroquois have a very well-known culture. Iroquois are indigenous
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The Iroquois are an American Indian confederacy of New York originally consisting of the Cayuga‚ Mohawk‚ Oneida‚ Onondaga‚ Seneca‚ and Tuscarora tribes. They originally settled along the St. Lawrence River which is located in what is now known as New York State. Most Iroquois remained in upstate New York but some traveled to Ohio to join relatives and others moved to places like Kansas. There is not a concrete date for when the Iroquois tribe was established but “some estimates put this as far back
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Iroquois Kinship 1 Iroquois Kinship System Carl B. Lockhart ANT 101 Robert Moon August 29‚ 2011 Iroquois Kinship 2 Iroquois Kinship System The first scientific investigation of an
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The Iroquois Confederacy. Where was the Iroquois located? well they were located in northern part of america‚ in the Northern New York area as well as the western part of Pennsylvania. because they consisted of at least 5 tribes during the colonial era‚ the area they occupied was pretty large. Religion: Haudenosaunee believed that a powerful spirit called Orenda permeated the universe. He created everything that is good and useful. The Evil Spirit made things that are poisonous‚ but the Great
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The Iroquois creation myth has been around since at least 1142 A.D. in the Iroquois nation in North America‚ in what is now known as New York‚ Quebec‚ and Ontario. While the minor details may change depending on who tells you the story‚ the main premise remains the same. Each story describes the planet pre-dating humans as an unlimited expanse of water with no land in sight‚ with the humans inhabited a place in the high-reaches of the sky where the forests were forests were full of game‚ rivers
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The Iroquois Denver Public Schools In partnership with Metropolitan State College of Denver El Alma de la Raza Project Exploring Northeast Native Americans: The Iroquois Seneca‚ Cayuga‚Tuscarora‚ Onondaga‚ Oneida and Mohawk By Denise Engstrom‚ M.A.‚ ECE Member of the Tuscarora Nation Contributions by Elizabeth Kawenaa Montour Member of the Mohawk Nation Grades 6–8 Implementation Time for Unit of Study: 4 weeks Denver Public Schools El Alma de la Raza Curriculum and Teacher
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Jaden Raso Contrast Between Anishinaabe and Iroquois Mythology Hundreds of years ago‚ in what we now know as North America many First Nations tribes lived in harmony with nature. They created myths and legends not only to portray the creation of their land‚ but to teach valuable life lessons. Because their language’s were not written‚ these myths and legends have been told and have been passed along many times‚ which is why even in today’s time‚ we can still enjoy and appreciate their stories
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The Micmac V.S. The Iroquois Although the Micmac and the Iroquois Confederacy are both Aboriginal groups‚ they have many differences as well as similarities. One area of such‚ is their traditional justice systems. Their governments and laws are in some ways similar‚ but in many ways different. The Micmac reside in what is now Nova Scotia‚ eastern New Brunswick‚ Prince Edward Island‚ and southern Gaspe. The territory was subdivided in to seven districts. Each of these districts contained family
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Women in the Iroquois community had a number of social roles‚ these roles include‚ being political participates. The clan mothers are the conscience of the clan chiefs‚ in other words the women directed the chiefs in making important decisions for the clan. Another role that women have in the confederacy is to be a clan mother. A clan mother is a female Iroquois that takes care of the longhouse and owns it too‚ her jobs are to choose Iroquois men to be chiefs and represent their clan‚ and if the
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