Iroquois Tribe
The Iroquois of the Eastern Woodland Region
The Iroquois are a group of five Native Americans Tribe’s from the Eastern Woodland region. These tribes are among the most powerful in the region, they live close together and speak close to the same language. The tribes of the Iroquois Nation include the “Seneca, Cayuga, Onondaga, Oneida, and Mohawk” (Boehm, 2000, p. 93). The Eastern Woodland Region was east of The Plains Indians and extended from New England and Maryland to the great lakes area into Maine and Canada. The Atlantic Ocean also boarders this region (Boehm, 2000).
The Eastern Woodland region has much of its land covered by thick forests or woodlands. There are “rugged snow-covered mountains in the north and hot, wet swamps in the south” …show more content…
These four season are what their lives revolved around. In spring, the earth softened, warmed, and fertile dirt was ready to receive seeds. In the summer, berries became available during the extremely long stretches of dry and hot weather. In autumn, trees foliage changed to beautiful colors including red, yellow, and orange. Air was a bit more chilled and windy during this season. In the winter, snow fell over the land, freezing the lakes. The cycle of the seasons was clearly defined (Bial, 1999).
Government and Councils
The Iroquois Government was based on the clans. It was the most famous Indian Confederacy in the country. It was often referred to as the League of Five Nations (Seneca, Cayuga, Onondaga, Oneida, and Mohawk). The Iroquois agreed to form this group in order to stop fighting and form a united defense system (Boehm, 2000).
Before the Iroquois League was started, there was constant warfare between the tribes. They would fight over things such as revenging the death of a relative, or over land. The idea to form the League was said to be created by a wandering Huron Indian named Deganawidah, and an Onondaga Indian named Hiawatha. The goal was for the tribes to be able to live among one another in peace (Calloway, 1991). After reaching agreement from each tribe, they became the “Iroquois
The Iroquois are a group of five Native Americans Tribe’s from the Eastern Woodland region. These tribes are among the most powerful in the region, they live close together and speak close to the same language. The tribes of the Iroquois Nation include the “Seneca, Cayuga, Onondaga, Oneida, and Mohawk” (Boehm, 2000, p. 93). The Eastern Woodland Region was east of The Plains Indians and extended from New England and Maryland to the great lakes area into Maine and Canada. The Atlantic Ocean also boarders this region (Boehm, 2000).
The Eastern Woodland region has much of its land covered by thick forests or woodlands. There are “rugged snow-covered mountains in the north and hot, wet swamps in the south” …show more content…
These four season are what their lives revolved around. In spring, the earth softened, warmed, and fertile dirt was ready to receive seeds. In the summer, berries became available during the extremely long stretches of dry and hot weather. In autumn, trees foliage changed to beautiful colors including red, yellow, and orange. Air was a bit more chilled and windy during this season. In the winter, snow fell over the land, freezing the lakes. The cycle of the seasons was clearly defined (Bial, 1999).
Government and Councils
The Iroquois Government was based on the clans. It was the most famous Indian Confederacy in the country. It was often referred to as the League of Five Nations (Seneca, Cayuga, Onondaga, Oneida, and Mohawk). The Iroquois agreed to form this group in order to stop fighting and form a united defense system (Boehm, 2000).
Before the Iroquois League was started, there was constant warfare between the tribes. They would fight over things such as revenging the death of a relative, or over land. The idea to form the League was said to be created by a wandering Huron Indian named Deganawidah, and an Onondaga Indian named Hiawatha. The goal was for the tribes to be able to live among one another in peace (Calloway, 1991). After reaching agreement from each tribe, they became the “Iroquois