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11 Cards in this Set
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who are the five nations
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the Scoom, Seneca, Cayuga, Onodaga, Oneida, Mohawk
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what is a confederation
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a bond between group
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what is a sachem
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an elected person who deals with matters dealing with the five nation
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who owned the land
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they thought the great spirit gave them the land and noone can own it
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what does communal mean
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shared ownership
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what are wampum beads
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the are shells that are used for language, money and trade
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how did the world begin
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the wife in the sky world fell through a hole and eventually began earth
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who was dekanawida
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he had a dream that the five tribe (nations) would stop fighting and unite
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who was hiawatha
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he spread dekanawidas words to the tribes and united them
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where did iroquois live
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they lived in longhouses
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who was the head of the longhouses
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the oldest or most important woman
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