Seneca
The Seneca tribe also lived in New York State but further west than the rest of the tribes. They lived closer to the Great Lakes. Also having matriarchs or female leaders the Seneca tribe only had eight male chiefs on the Iroquois Great Council where others tribes had ten or twelve. Corn, beans and squash, known to the Seneca tribe as “the three sisters” were the biggest part of their diet. Senecas celebrated harvest with ceremonies and put great emphasis on spiritual leaders like Handsome Lake, who we will learn more about later.
Tuscarora
Although the Tuscarora tribe ended up in New York, they were originally from North Carolina. They typically gathered hemp and their name actually means “hemp gatherers”. Hemp is medicinal plant.
The Seneca tribe also lived in New York State but further west than the rest of the tribes. They lived closer to the Great Lakes. Also having matriarchs or female leaders the Seneca tribe only had eight male chiefs on the Iroquois Great Council where others tribes had ten or twelve. Corn, beans and squash, known to the Seneca tribe as “the three sisters” were the biggest part of their diet. Senecas celebrated harvest with ceremonies and put great emphasis on spiritual leaders like Handsome Lake, who we will learn more about later.
Tuscarora
Although the Tuscarora tribe ended up in New York, they were originally from North Carolina. They typically gathered hemp and their name actually means “hemp gatherers”. Hemp is medicinal plant.