Origins of the Iroquois Where did Native American people come from? Iroquois - Earth Diver The Indian Peoples of Eastern America: A Documentary History of the Sexes. The Sun Spirit remakes and tests the two brothers, who end up staying in the realm of the sky for many years. explains how the Iroquois believe that the earth was created. x��Z�n�F}7���H��R�d�� 2�v�X�%R"a���bn�~��M6m��"����:u�(���|s����?���oỏ��������՟�W��s�!l�?7v�m�x����ñ����\%�,�� �~}�u����.�%�������FΎ� With mostly … mA�=p0��A���+���e��֡��jܮ�ˎ"�&[�S�׆Nq�KL8��+�[AZ��Xx��x�az�J��Uʄ��灣]4%�J��bd.8bG ,�B�ʅ'�mH8�=!��Idv#)8b��Pq���c�^3JŽ�R�N60� �]�q����bX1x�/)��x7��_�.�]�D�?��OS����6E����5�K��T hR�J��Z��7F:Cw"r��IS�g�[���2�z� �M��m�;��aɅ�ۉ�N��S�ִd�@Y�4a]�j`�*U,OK`��)�PSL/&�7�����퐠+u�_(�n�$�_M��K�A���ܗ��us2拯E�ex!Pa. stream <>/ExtGState<>/Font<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageB/ImageC/ImageI] >>/Annots[ 14 0 R] /MediaBox[ 0 0 612 792] /Contents 4 0 R/Group<>/Tabs/S/StructParents 0>> (UK) A connection electrically to the earth ( US ground); on equipment: a terminal connected in that manner. There are six languages spoken by the Iroquois Nations: Mohawk, Seneca, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, and Tuscarora.These are related Iroquoian languages, but they are different enough that speakers of the six languages cannot easily understand each other. They occupied a continuous territory around the Lakes Ontario, Huron, and Erie in present-day New York state and Pennsylvania (U.S.) and southern Ontario and Quebec (Canada). One day the chief's daughter became very ill and no one was able to provide a cure for her sickness. After 1722 the confederacy was joined by the Tuscaroras to form the Six Nations. 1 0 obj They miss their home and end up returning, only to find that many years have passed. The Iroquois revered nature and valued the plants and animals that sustained them. A member of a Native American confederacy, known as the Iroquois League or the Iroquois Confederacy, inhabiting New York State and originally composed of the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, and Seneca peoples, known as the Five Nations. <>>> Two of the three brothers succeed with the third succeeding in spirit only. <> 3 0 obj <> 2 0 obj ONATAH: Iroquois name meaning of the earth.” ONAWA: wide awake ONIDA: the one searched for OOLJEE: Navajo name meaning “moon.” OOTA DABUN: Algonquin name meaning day star.” ORENDA: Iroquois name meaning magic power.” PAKWA: Hopi name meaning “frog.” PAKUNA: Miwok name meaning “deer jumping downhill.” This is an Iroquois sun myth based on three brothers who tire of being on earth and decide to chase the sun and end up in the sky. Vocabulary in Native American Languages: Iroquois Words Welcome to our Iroquois vocabulary page! We are working on a second chart transcribed into IPA symbols. Edited James Axtell, Oxford University Press, 1981. The first people were the Sky People, they lived beyond the sky because there was no earth beneath. %PDF-1.5 Based on "The World on Turtle's Back," which statement best describes the Iroquois attitude toward nature and the environment? When English settlers arrived in North America in the 17th century, one of the first cultures they […] In the Sky-World was a man who aimed to please his pregnant wife. Iroquois, any member of the North American Indian tribes speaking a language of the Iroquoian family. endobj 4 0 obj endobj %���� Vocabulary Words in the Iroquoian Language Family These Iroquoian Indian words are not spelled phonetically--each word is spelled according to the orthography of its own language, so if you're not familiar with these languages you will need to follow the links to see how to pronounce them. We will also see how these stories informed their cultural values. ���掗ۅ�d�Ww�W�ï�XƸ��$�VY���n�-�����׃����+v��0�x�s��W��Y����s��W����_��C-�� �?__���њ�B��ٺ�B�6���M��ޥu������o�4�`���xʚg���=wԏ|'߹g�y{K7+ƞ���v��z��I _2�Xf�Z��i�J֛p�v9\Ç�>m��z�G��k��:��U_�7������q��_ko�������)�鋸~'6�Qr���5��Bh� q��q�������~�=�lZ�����2���N������a�D����ۙ��� � ��>������~[�vl� ��Ђ�kE�-����N����l�u�j�p���"�#�ho�{�{�臭g8a�M����=�{@�b�tb7&Y䐤�I=|��P�9�~�����P��%�l�XoY�瓤� �A��CU����J���ey�@��t/��o3�ug�ʞ'��ZA��a�7X���z����>5�H�%��6ІWt��T@[��NTU_�Z����;ӿ�.��� ���NY��)J�XB��@7��|K�X����F=)y�9�5=��Bq���e��� In this lesson, we’ll explore where the Iroquois people come from by examining their creation stories. endobj