Native Americans of Native Americans of New York StateNew York State

Mrs. Martin Mrs. Martin

Grade 4Grade 4

VocabularyVocabulary

IroquoisIroquois AlgonquiansAlgonquians HaudenosauneeHaudenosaunee wigwamwigwam League of NationsLeague of Nations hunter-hunter-

gatherersgatherers SachemsSachems nomadsnomads WampumWampum artifactsartifacts ClanClan archaeologistarchaeologist LonghouseLonghouse natural natural

resourceresource

artifactsartifacts

Objects used by people long ago.

archeologistsarcheologists

A scientist who learns about the past A scientist who learns about the past by studying artifactsby studying artifacts

Natural resourceNatural resource

Something we use that comes from Something we use that comes from nature.nature.

NOT MAN MADENOT MAN MADE

water

Wood (trees)stones

nomadsnomads

People who move with their food People who move with their food source.source.

THEY DO NOT LIVE PERMNATELY IN THEY DO NOT LIVE PERMNATELY IN ONE PLACE.ONE PLACE.

hunters-gatherershunters-gatherersPeople who hunt for animals or gather plants for food

IroquoisIroquois

One of New York’s Native American One of New York’s Native American groups.groups.

Made up of five Made up of five

nations: nations:

Iroquois League of NationsIroquois League of Nations

A group of five native american A group of five native american nations who joined together in order nations who joined together in order to bring to bring peacepeace to their people. to their people.

sachemssachems

Fifty leaders chosen from the five nations to form Fifty leaders chosen from the five nations to form the Grand Councilthe Grand Council

The Grand Council met near the center of the The Grand Council met near the center of the Iroquois lands. They discussed important issues Iroquois lands. They discussed important issues such as peace, trade, and how to use the land. such as peace, trade, and how to use the land.

wampumwampum Beads made by seashellsBeads made by seashells

Belts of wampum were used as gifts Belts of wampum were used as gifts and to send messagesand to send messages

clanclan

Lived together in a longhouse – they Lived together in a longhouse – they were family – they had a common were family – they had a common ancestor ancestor

LonghouseLonghouse

Home that Iroquois lived in with their Home that Iroquois lived in with their entire clanentire clan

AlgonquiansAlgonquians

Native American group of New York.Native American group of New York.

wigwamwigwam

Small dome shaped home of the Small dome shaped home of the Algonquian peopleAlgonquian people