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What seasons did the Iroquois have?
The Iroquois year had two parts – summer and winter. Summer was the growing season and winter the season when the earth slept. Each time of the year had its festivals or celebrations. All of the Iroquois festivals and ceremonies returned thanks to the Great Creator.
How did the Iroquois fall?
The Iroquois’ biggest downfall was not retaining their pursuit of non- aggression that their Constitution laid out for them. By succumbing to European goods, letting in Brant and the British, and eventually taking up arms against white colonists, they secured their own downfall.
What did Iroquois wear in winter?
In the winter, they wore fringed deerskin shirts. Sometimes men wore kilts and caps that were covered with feathers. Iroquois women wore long deerskin skirts and leggings. In the winter, they wore fringed capes as blouses.
How did the Iroquois make their clothing?
All Iroquois clothing was handmade by the women of the tribe. They dried and tanned the skin, a process that changed the animal skin to leather. Once tanned, they cut the buckskins into patterns for clothing, then sewed the pelts together with a deer bone needle and thread from deer sinew.
What did the Iroquois used animal skin for?
Some meat was eaten fresh and some was dried and stored for later. Hunting animals was not only important for meat, but for other parts of the animal as well. The Iroquois used the skin for making clothing and blankets, the bones for tools, and the tendons for sewing .
What did the clothing of Iroquois Indians look like?
The Iroquois Indians made clothes from soft deerskin. The women and men wore leggings, shirts, and moccasins. The women wore a skirt or a dress that covered most of their leggings.
What does the word ‘Iroquois’ mean?
The name “Iroquois” means “People of the Longhouse. The name Iroquois has two possible origins. It is believed that it could be derived possibly from the phrase “hiro kone” which was used by the people of the First Nation known as the Haudenosaunee who are known commonly today as the Iroquois.