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Introduction
You are a Native American! You
are one of the first humans to ever set foot on New York soil. Your tribe
has decided to move from Canada into what is now known as New York. You are
of the Iroquois Nation. You are the leader of your clan. Along with
the other clan leaders you must locate the perfect spot in this new land to set
up your village. You must work with the other clan leaders to be sure your
village will prosper.
Click on this picture to learn more about New York State
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Task You will have three tasks to complete:
1. What should you look for when you choose your place for settlement? Explain.
2. Explain what most Iroquois villages look like and what the lives are like for each member. Adults (men & women) and children have different roles in village life. Be prepared to discuss these roles both in work and play.
3. With the other clan leaders create a diorama of your village.
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1. Your teacher will assign you to a clan. Find a member from each clan (Bear, Turtle, Wolf, Hawk & Beaver) to be in your group. Make sure there is only one member from each clan.
2. Each member
of your group should search the
internet for information regarding Iroquois villages.
What type of landforms are the villages usually built upon?
Why do they build their villages next to water?
What do they build around their villages and why?
What type of houses do they build?
What do the houses look like inside and out?
What else would be in the village?
What roles do the men, women and children have?
What do the Iroquois do for fun?
Name the tribes in the Iroquois Confederacy.
Please print the following worksheet to answer
the questions.
Questions in
worksheet form.
3. Compare your answers with your group members. If you disagree with an answer please show each other where you found your information. If you need help, ask your teacher.
4. Work with the other clan leaders in your group to plan an Iroquois village. Use the answers to the questions to help you plan the village. Make a sketch of your village and label each part. Show your sketch to your teacher.
5. Make a diorama of your village. Your teacher will give you a large box to use for the diorama.
6. On a 5x8 index card, write a short paragraph describing the scene taking place in your diorama. At the bottom of the card, write the names of the clan leaders in your group.
7. We will display all the villages in our classroom for everyone to share!
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Iroquois
The
Six Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy
Clothing
Iroquois Culture
All About
Iroquois
Iroquois Villages
A interactive
view of an Iroquois village.
Crawford Lake (Iroquois
Village)
Longhouses
Longhouses
The Longhouse
Recreation
Life in an
Iroquois Village
Songs and Dances
Listening to Songs
Iroquois Stories
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Rubric
for diorama
This rubric was created using RubiStar
for teachers.
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Native Americans have been living in New York for many years. Today most Native Americans live on reservations. In our next unit we will look at how New York changed as explorers came to the continent. How do you think the Native Americans felt about these newcomers? As explorers came to New York they wanted to occupy land. They were very excited about owning and farming the new land. Native Americans believed that land is not something that humans can own. They believed that people only walk the Earth for a short time and should honor the land and share it freely with other living creatures. How may these two points of view become a conflict between the Europeans and the Native Americans?
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