The Five Nations

​The term "The Five Nations" was used back in the nineteenth century to refer to these nations. The nations was a symbol of family, peace, order, community.

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• ​Onesida

• ​Cayuga

• ​Seneca

• ​Mohawk

• ​Onondaga

​Vocabulary

​Agriculture- farming or growing plants

​Clan- a group of related families

​Longhouse- a long, narrow house that is home to many families

​Wigwam- a hut made of tree branches and bark

​Maize- a form of corn

​Sachem- the leader of an Algonquian village

​Spelling

​Agriculture- Ag-ri-cult-ure

​Clan- Cl-an

​Longhouse- Long-hou-se

​Maize- Mai-ze

​Wigwam- Wig-wa-m

​Sachem- Sac-hem

​Questions you can Answer

• ​Why was being part of a family in a longhouse important?

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• Why was Algonquian and Haudenosaunee ​alike?

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• ​Why did the Iroquois called themselves "The Haudenosaunee"?

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• ​Why did Haudenosaunee never left their area of the longhouse?