| Term | Definition |
|---|
| What does the term Iroquois mean: | black snakes |
| What does Haudensaunee mean: | people of the long house |
| How do the Haudensaunee record their history: | oral, teaching stories, wampum belt |
| What are the six histories of the Haudensaunee: | Time of Creation, Original Instructions, great law of peace, gushwhenta, great whirlwind, gaiwioo |
| What are the gender roles of males in Haudensaunee culture: | warrior, hunter, diplomacy, trading, toolmakers |
| What are the gender roles of women in Haudensaunee culture: | women owned everything |
| What levels of the council system exist: | confederation, nation, village, clan |
| Who wrote the Great Law of Peace: | Deganawida (helped form confederacy) |
| What is the marriage custom of the Haudensaunee: | Women lives with man for one year in man's longhouse, then they return to female's families long house |
| What is one of the oldest symbols in Americas | the medicine wheel |
| What is the medicine wheel used for | as a teaching tool |
| What are the four sacred colors | yellow, red, black, white |
| What are the four races | black, white, Indian, European |
| What do teaching stories do | teach values, help explain who a group of people are |
| What does mino-bimaadiziiwin mean | the good life, balance |
| What is the definition of gender | it is the role that your culture assigns you based on biologocial sex |
| What roles do men have in Anishinabeg culture | hunters, trappers, fishers, tool makers, diplomats, warriors, leaders |
| What roles do women have in Anishinabeg culture | gathers, gardeners, house builders, tanners, trappers of small game, leaders |
| What is the basic government unit in Anishinabeg | Clan |
| How many clans were there originally in the Anishinabeg | 7 |
| What is the concept of marriage in Anishinabeg | ideally lasts a lifetime, but divorce is acceptable |
| What do the Anishinabeg call themselves | people of the fires |
| What tribes make up the Anishinabeg | ottowa, potawatom, ojibe |
| What are four aspects who it is to be an Indian (ethnic) | biological, cultural, political, social |
| What are four ways to view history | progressive, linear progressive, perspective, circular |
| When do the Anishinabeg transmit their history | during the winter, at night |
| What are the three types of Indian history | Indian to Indian, Indian centric, and Indian-white relations |
| What is at the heart of the Tsistsistas social structure | the tribal circle |
| What does Tsistsistas mean | the tribal circle people |
| When do the Tsistsistas pass their history on | during summer |
| What is the arrow removal ceremony | ceremony to help restore balance among people |
| What are the four periods of Tsistsistas history | Ancient time, time of the dogs, time of the buffalo, time of the horse |
| Where are the Tsistsistas located | northern plains |
| Who formed their nation and gave them ceremonies (Tsistsistas) | Sweet medicine |
| What is unique about the gender roles of women and men (tsistsits) | they worked separately and held ceremonies separately |
| What does it mean to count coup | to touch or steal from the enemy |
| What type of government did the Tsistsistas have | Central, with the council of 44 chiefs |
| What was the female rite of passage in the Tsistsistas tradition | building a teepee |
| What was the marriage ceremony of the Tsistsistas: | a man could not court a woman until he counted coup |
| what is a tribelet | A small tribe of Native Americans; specifically; small independent groups of Native California people which shared a language and usually comprised of one principal village - larger groups possibly having several villages all in close proximity. |
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