EN280 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Two Row Wampum Treaty, Mohawk Language, Wampum
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Six nations largest population on a single reserve in canada. 44,000 acres, second largest in canada: blood reserve in. Some reserves in the us take 4 hours to drive across, here it takes is 25 minutes. Ontario: a mohawk word that means beautiful lake. Toronto: mohawk word, same with canada (village) Wampum belt that has been turned/now seen as a confederate. Mohawks lived closest to the east, seneca lived in today buffalo area, mohawks are from upstate new york area. Lived as five original and separate nations, then a sixth joined in in the 17th century. Fell into civil wars, peacemaker was born in bellville area today, constructed a stone canoe. Story if told properly takes a week to tell. Convinced people to unite, one people and government and then assembled everyone: called the hodinohsoni people. Iroquois lived in long houses: 50-500 people owned by the women lived under the clan systems.
