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| Haudenosaunee | The name of the people of the Six Nations, also called “Iroquois” by French settlers |
| United Nations | An organization that works for world peace |
| Confederacy | A partnership agreed on by nations or groups of people. |
| Clan | A large group of families related to one another |
| Collective Identity | A shared belief system that often includes the same language, culture, values and attitudes |
| Political Map | A map that gives the location of countries and cities. |
| Historical Map | A map that describes an area in the past |
| Physical Map | A map that provides information about features of the area such as rivers, mountains and land elevations. |
| War Chiefs | Men selected by nations of the Iroquois to sit on the Grand Council; in wartime they gathered warriors for fighting |
| Pine Tree Chiefs | Men who showed special abilities or had interest in public affairs selected to sit on the Grand Council by its chiefs. |
| Generations | Successive descendants in a family |
| Clan System | a system that balances loyalty to the clan with loyalty to the nation |
| Consensus | A process made by people having an equal voice. |
