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The Iroquois Confederacy was formed in the early 1600s by five former enemies. An all-male council made decisions; however, women had the authority to fire any councilor.[([[https:// | The Iroquois Confederacy was formed in the early 1600s by five former enemies. An all-male council made decisions; however, women had the authority to fire any councilor.[([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== Benjamin Franklin And Eagle ===== | ||
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+ | The idea of a government like the Iroquois Confederacy, | ||
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+ | ===== Sioux ===== | ||
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+ | The term " | ||
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+ | ===== Five Civilized Tribes ===== | ||
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+ | Early European immigrants referred to the Choctaw, Cherokee, Creek, Chickasaw, and Seminole nations as the "Five Civilized Tribes." | ||
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+ | ===== Utah ===== | ||
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+ | The state of Utah was named after the Utes, a people who lived on the outskirts of the Plains and the Great Basin.[([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== Oklahoma ===== | ||
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+ | Oklahoma is derived from the Choctaw okla homma, which means "red people" | ||
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+ | ===== Eradicating Indigenous Culture ===== | ||
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+ | Governments in both the United States and Canada wanted to obliterate Native traditions and identities, both militarily and via coercive boarding school assimilation regimes.[([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== Lewis and Clark ===== | ||
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+ | The Nez Perce people assisted Lewis and Clark in their exploration of the Northwest Territory. They built canoes for them, drew river maps, and assisted them in reaching the Pacific.[([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== Sacagawea ===== | ||
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+ | Sacagawea (1788-1812) was a Lemhi Shoshone woman who served as an interpreter and guide for the Lewis and Clark expedition. Between 1804 and 1806 she journeyed hundreds of miles with them from North Dakota to the Pacific Ocean.[([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== Burial Trees ===== | ||
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+ | Some Plains tribes constructed scaffolding or utilized trees to elevate a dead body above ground, protecting it from wild predators as it rotted. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== Huron Tribe Burial ===== | ||
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+ | The Huron tribe held the deceased body in a casket above ground on poles for up to 12 years before burying the bones.[([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== Hairbrush And Toothbrush ===== | ||
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+ | Native Americans made hairbrushes out of porcupine hair. To produce a toothbrush, a stick was sometimes chopped into the appropriate form and frayed at the edges.[([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== Three Sisters ===== | ||
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+ | Maize, beans, and squash were known as the "three sisters" | ||
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+ | ===== Mohawk Hairstyle ===== | ||
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+ | The Mohawk hairstyle is named after the Mohawks, one of the Iroquois nation' | ||
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+ | ===== Feathered War Headdress ===== | ||
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+ | The ornate Lakota (Sioux) eagle-feather headdress, which went from head to toe, could only be worn by a warrior who had shown his bravery in combat. Eagle feathers were highly valued because they were supposed to contain mystical power.[([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== Papooses ===== | ||
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+ | Some papooses (originally an Algonquian word) were built with sharp, projecting points so that if a papoose fell off while the mother was riding a horse, the points would stick in the ground and protect the baby.[([[http:// | ||
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+ | ===== Iroquois And Turtles ===== | ||
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+ | A pregnant Iroquois woman would refrain from eating turtles so that her child would not be as clumsy on land as a turtle.[([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== Navajo Braided Hair And Animals ===== | ||
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+ | In Navajo communities, | ||
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+ | ===== First Buffalo For Plains ===== | ||
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+ | When a Plains man killed his first buffalo, he would be given the tastiest part, the tongue. He was expected to decline the offer, however, and instead share it with his friends as a mark of generosity.[([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== Cry Shed ===== | ||
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+ | Some Native Americans erected an earthen "Cry Shed", which reflected the community' | ||
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+ | ===== Sun Dance ===== | ||
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+ | The Sun Dance of the Plains people was probably the most agonizing Native American ceremonial. Dancers were implanted with skewers in their pectoral muscles and were roped to the holy cottonwood tree. They hoped for a great supply of buffalo in exchange for their suffering.[([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== Green Corn Ceremony ===== | ||
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+ | The Green Corn ceremony was and still is a harvest thanksgiving ceremony practiced by Native Americans in the Southeast and Northeast. Thirty or more people dance in pairs, express gratitude to the spirits, and then feast.[([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== Totem Poles ===== | ||
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+ | To show their families' | ||
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+ | ===== Sand Paintings ===== | ||
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+ | Sand paintings are composed of colored sand grains that have been meticulously placed to make a complex design of geometric shapes and symbols. The most well-known artworks are the Navajo sand paintings, which were created by Southwestern Native Americans. They regard the paintings as spiritual, living beings that must be treated with care.[([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== Touch An Enemy ===== | ||
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+ | Most Plains tribes considered it a great honor to be able to touch an enemy during a raid without being touched in return. This was known as a " | ||
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+ | ===== Tribal Lands ===== | ||
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+ | Tribal territories are home to approximately 22% of America' | ||
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+ | ===== Poverty ===== | ||
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+ | Around 28.2% of American Indians live below the federal poverty level.[([[http:// | ||
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+ | ===== Shorter Average Life ===== | ||
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+ | Native Americans have a five-year life expectancy advantage over other Americans.[([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== Heart Disease ===== | ||
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+ | In comparison to Caucasians, around 36% of Native Americans with heart disease will die before the age of 65, compared to 15% of Caucasians.[([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== Diabetes ===== | ||
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+ | Americans Indians are 177% more likely than non-Natives to die from diabetes. [([[http:// | ||
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+ | ===== Tuberculosis ===== | ||
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+ | Approximately 500% are more likely to die from TB, and 82% are more likely to commit suicide.[([[http:// |