 | How was the Iroquois Confederacy structured? |
| What was the role and status of women within the Iroquois Confederacy? |
| What are the advantages and disadvantages of consensus as a
decision-making model for government? |
| How did the Six Nations use the consensus-building process? |
| How did the Wampum Belt address collective identity? |
| How did the social structure of the Iroquois Confederacy impact its
political structure? |
| To what extent did the decision-making process within the Iroquois
Confederacy reflect democratic ideals of equity and fairness?
Online Resources:
The five tribes that formed the Five Nations were the
SENECA, CAYUGA,
ONEIDA,
ONONDAGA, and
MOHAWK. The five joined to end
wars between them and to help one another against their enemies. They were
also known as the League of the Five Nations and League of the Iroquois. |
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Onondaga geographically at the centre of the 5
IROQUOIS nations (Canadian Youth Encyclopedia) |
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 les Onondagas (L'Encyclopédie canadienne ) |
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Mohawk the most eastern member of the IROQUOIS Confederacy (Canadian Youth
Encyclopedia) |
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La nation Mohawk (L'Encyclopédie canadienne ) |
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Seneca, the western-most member of the
IROQUOIS Confederacy (Canadian Youth
Encyclopedia) |
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Sénécas (L'Encyclopédie canadienne ) |
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Cayuga (Canadian Youth Encyclopedia) |
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la nation cayuga (L'Encyclopédie canadienne ) |
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Oneida, the smallest of the 5 nations of the IROQUOIS confederacy,
(Canadian Encyclopedia) |
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Les Oneidas (L'Encyclopédie canadienne
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Iroquois
Nation |
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Iroquois History
detailed information on the structure of the Iroquois confederacy. |
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Native
American Facts for Kids written for young people learning about the
Iroquois Confederacy for school |
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The Origin of the League of Five Nations (US History Encyclopedia) |
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Politics and Intergroup Relations
(Encyclopedia
of Canada's Peoples) |
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Kinship, Family, and Social Organization |
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Social and Political Life (Canadian Encyclopedia) |
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Iroquois Confederacy |
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St. Lawrence Iroquoians (Land InSights) Les Iroquoiens du Saint Laurent (Terres en vues) |
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Iroquoian Longhouse (information, diagrams, pictures, and discussion
questions) |
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Peacemaker Historica Minutes |
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The Peacemaker and the Tree of Peace (First People -The Legends) |
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FIRST NATIONS
LEGACY ON THE ROUGE |