| A | B |
|---|
| Clan | a cluster of families who have the same ancestors |
| Haudenosaunee | The people of the longhouse |
| Matriarchal | Women have more authority |
| Legend | Stories that often explained things in nature |
| Democracy | A system of government in which the people rule, either directly or through elected representatives |
| Tuscarora | Lived further south and joined the Confereracy in 1720 making the League of Six Nations |
| Wampum | Purple and white shell beads, strung together and woven into belts, used as tokens of agreements, gifts, and record keeping |
| Mohawk | The keepers of the Eastern Door for the Six Nations |
| Onondaga | People of the Hills, keepers of the wampum, fire keepers, name bearers |
| Seneca | People of the Great Hill Keepers of the West Door |
| Tuscarora | People of the Hemp |
| Oneida | People of the standing stone or stone people |
| Cayuga | People of the marsh, keepers of the Great Pipe |
| Ceremony | ritual when all Iroquois “return thanks” to the beings on this earth and those above |
