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    Creation Stories Iroquois Creation Story according to David Cusick is a history of the establishment of the Iroquois Confederacy (par. 4); is a story of beginnings and good vs evil. The Book of Genesis within the Holy Bible is believed by many‚ inspired by God; is a story of beginnings and good vs evil. Throughout the creation stories of both the Iroquois and of the Holy Bible there are many similarities and differences. The Iroquois have belief that the formation of land occurred in an

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    Essay On Iroquois Woman

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    Despite countless numbers of stories told about how women were disrespected and unappreciated‚ although that might be true in some cases‚ it isn’t for the Iroquois. The Iroquois women were very well respected and honored and loved in their society. They had skills and wisdom that were valued in their communities and always were given a lot of power in decision making in what goes on in their society. Females had the right to vote for which men they want to see in “The Great Council”‚ which is a

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    Iroquois Theatre Disaster

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    Lessons Learned From the 1903 Iroquois Disaster Rebekah Beach March 02‚ 2010 The Iroquois Theatre Highly advertised as being “absolutely fireproof”‚ The Iroquois Theatre was as fireproof as the Titanic was unsinkable. On December 30th‚ of the year 1903‚ five weeks after The Iroquois opened‚ The Iroquois Theatre did indeed burn. The fire was so bad that in just under 8 minutes it roared through the theatre claiming 602 lives and injuring at least 250 others (Foy‚ 1995). According to the

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    Essay On Iroquois Tribe

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    No two cultural or society is exactly the same. The Iroquois and Christians display how every culture has something that makes it different from any other culture. Every culture in one way or the other holds a deity of some sort to a higher status. What often differs between the cultures is the level of importance or value placed on this higher deity. The Bible places God on a level much higher than any humans could ever be on. God is seen as the almighty creator of everything in this world from

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    The Iroquois are an association of several tribes of indigenous people of North America. The African Bushmen‚ are the indigenous people of southern Africa. They have completely different religions‚ and completely different traditions. The African Bushmen and the Iroquois both believe that their people lived somewhere else before they came to earth. The African Bushmen believed that they were deep underground. Their god is named Kaang (Käng)‚ and he is the Great Master and Lord of All Life. Iroquois

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    post-columbian groups thrived in these geographical regions by developing ways of survival. I will be talking about the Iroquois in the Eastern Woodlands‚ the Cheyenne in the Great Plains‚ and the Inuit from the Arctic/Sub-Arctic. First‚ the Eastern Woodlands has rich dirt which makes it perfect for farming‚ and the Iroquois tribe were the best farmers there were in the Eastern Woodlands. The Iroquois tribe figured out that the three sisters (Corn‚ Squash‚ and beans) were the best crops to grow because they

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    The Iroquois were known to be from the Northeast woodlands. They were located in North America and what is now known as upper New York. The Iroquois were known for their agriculture. They grew maize‚ beans‚ squash and tobacco. Since they were close to the coast of the Atlantic Ocean they also set up fishing traps to catch fish. The Iroquois adapted to their environment by growing their own vegetables. They used natural sources such as animals and plants to make their cloth‚ weapons and tools. The

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    societies‚ such as the Iroquois of North America focused on living peacefully-as hunting nation. And they had accomplished to live in such a manner. Though it wasn’t until a social change-a competition between their neighboring society‚ Hurons over income/economy (the furs held value and could be traded for manufactured goods in the 17th century.) that brought about a transormation.The competition had brought in social changes which lead to aggressive and fierce alterations in the Iroquois‚ not a biological

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    about are the Inuit‚ the Hida‚ and the Iroquois. You will get to learn about where they live‚ how they hunt‚ their housing‚ and so much more! The similarities of all the tribes All the tribes Have to share something in common‚ like that they all hunt. Now‚ That does not mean that they all hunt in the same way‚ it just means that they all hunt. The Inuit used to hunt with spears. The Hida used to hunt with nets‚ harpoons and nets. And the Iroquois used to hunt with bows‚ arrows and spears

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    Genesis Vs Iroquois

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    heavens and the Earth‚” but according to the Iroquois‚ the creation of life took place in a much different way. Throughout the book of Genesis in the New Testament‚ the description of the creation goes by days. In the story “The World on a Turtle’s Back‚” the creation of Earth happens in a series of events‚ all caused by the gods in the Sky World. According to the Hebrews‚ the sky and Earth were created by the commanding of God‚ unlike what the Iroquois foretold. Consequently‚ God was said to have

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