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Geography and the Mohawk first nations

Food

Geography

  • large corn and vegetable crops
  • hunting and fishing
  • lots of fruit trees
  • syrup from maple and birch.
  • they had very bad teeth believed to be from the syrup.

-Mohawks lived in one of the most fertile, and beautiful parts of Canada, the most healthful climates in the world.

-Log summers

-Today, is still a delightful part of the world.

-Ranges from the South side of lake Ontario, now one of the richest parts of the New York State.

Food Preparation

Cooking methods involved boiling, roasting and drying.

Soup/stew prepared in clay bowls.

In good weather food was cooked outside.

In poor weather food was prepared inside.

Sport Pastimes

-Lacrosse was played by both men and women, most Mohawks, were top class athletes.

-Hoops and Javelin was pretty popular, a wooden hoop, about eight inches across, was rolled slowly across a flat strip of ground. a moment later, a slender stick, the javelin, was slid across the ground after the hoop. the players aim was to make the hoop fall across the Javelin when they both stop.

Famous Leaders

Joseph Brant

Hunting

  • used bow and arrows, traps, blow guns, and snares
  • deer, bear, buffalo and rabbits hunted daily
  • did lots of fishing

Customs

  • He was a Mohawk military and political leader
  • He was closely affiliated with Britain in the American revolution
  • he moved to the six nations reserve in Canada

Religion

  • Mohawk comes from an indian word that means "people eaters," although there is no evidence that the Mohawks were cannibals.
  • Birth, coming of age and puberty were not given importance in Mohawk culture. Death and the changing of seasons were two important events.
  • The people of the village would get together during the middle of winter and celebrate for five days. Activities during the ceremony included gambling, dream interpretation and handing out maple treats to children dressed as spirits.

Art

  • The most advanced art in the Mohawk tribes was pottery and wood carvings
  • no art from the Mohawk tribes got famous.
  • masks and miniatures were used for witch craft.
  • porcupine quills and embroidery got replaced with beads and silk.

Housing

-Part of a everyday life.

-a lot of people wore charms, to keep away evil spirits.

-Prayers were said during the more solemn parts.

-Everybody believed in witchcraft.

Social Organization

-Special Buildings called the "Long House", the Long House is for community affairs, and general meetings. Long houses are a big part of housing.

-Most of the houses are large, and more convenient, but not that comfortable

-Range around 150ft long and 40 or 50ft wide, made of strong poles and covered with sheets of bark, cedar, and elm.

  • Had a very good social organization
  • Men hunted, traded and fought in wars
  • Women represented familys,tookcare of men and house an cooked food
  • mohawks were part of 5 nations confederation

Transportation

  • elm or birch bark canoes
  • on foot
  • in the winter things that had to be carried were put on somebody's back normally with a thumb line to take part of the weight

Legends

introduction

  • believed that after their death, they were changed into pure spirits of strength and goodness
  • when an Iroquois mother gives a doll to her child, it's usually a doll with no face

Family Structure

In this prezi we are going to teach you about the Mohawk First nations, and how they are tied in with nature and geography.

  • Elder women in charge
  • women tended to gardens, raised kids and housework
  • girls help mothers, boys help fathers

Clothing

  • women wore skirts and a jacket or long dress
  • made from buckskin
  • men didn't wear a shirt
  • moccasins

Bibliography

  • Wikipedia
  • World book advanced
  • Native Tribes of Canada (book)
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