The Iroquois Confederacy

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Across
  1. 4. Council chief of the tribe.
  2. 5. Blood relatives of the oldest woman of the house were considered ____________ family.
  3. 7. This family group includes the father, mother, sisters and brothers.
  4. 9. Shared ownership.
  5. 11. Tracing descendent through mothers.
  6. 13. The constitution written by the confederacy outlines 117 _______ that guaranteed the rights of their people.
  7. 14. Corn, beans and squash were called the three _________.
Down
  1. 1. Native word that means “people of the long house”.
  2. 2. Tribe from the confederacy that lived the furthest West.
  3. 3. Beads made of shells, which were arranged to convey ideas or messages.
  4. 4. woman This mythological woman fell from the sky.
  5. 6. A key founders of the confederacy; leader of the Onondaga.
  6. 8. The great peacemaker.
  7. 10. Tribe from the confederacy that lived the furthest East.
  8. 12. How many nations joined the Iroquois confederacy?