Haudenosaunee Confederacy

2. — An alliance of independent groups or nations joined together for mutual defense and peace.
7. — Shell beads woven into belts used as records, currency, and sacred symbols during treaties.
10. — One of the original five nations, known as the "People of the Standing Stone."
12. — The leader who helped spread the Deganawida's message of peace and created the first wampum belt.
14. — A social system where family lineage, clan membership, and leadership pass down through the mother's side.
15. — The historical figure who brought the Great Law of Peace to unite the warring five nations (also known as Deganawida).
18. — The sixth nation that joined the Haudenosaunee Confederacy in the early 1700s.

1. — A decision-making process where all nations and council leaders had to come to a unanimous agreement.
3. — The self-given name of the confederacy, meaning "People of the Longhouse."
4. — One of the original five nations, known as the "People of the Great Swamp."
5. — The central nation that hosted the Grand Council and kept the central council fire burning.
6. — The "Keepers of the Eastern Door" in the confederacy council geography.
8. — The traditional Elm-bark home housing multiple extended families within a clan.
9. — The primary agricultural crops grown together: corn, beans, and squash (The Three ____).
11. — The primary natural material harvested from elm trees to construct longhouses and canoes.
13. — The "Keepers of the Western Door," guarding the western territory of the confederacy.
16. MOTHER — The respected female leader of a clan who chose council chiefs and held power to remove them.
17. — A chief or representative chosen by the Clan Mother to attend the Grand Council.