NATIVE AMERICANS: Discovering the Iroquois Confederacy Activity Pack

Introduce the cultural history of one of the world’s oldest democracies with the FIVE cross-curricular activities and colorful photo poster in the IROQUOIS CONFEDERACY ACTIVITY PACK.

Cross-Curricular Activities Included:

• Democracy boosts critical thinking skills as students compare the characteristics of the Iroquois Confederacy and the Great Law of Peace with the United States and its Constitution.
• Mapping the Iroquois Nations is a mapping activity that focuses on the homelands of the six Iroquois nations.
• People of the Longhouse uses a fill-in-the-blank format to highlight the legend of Hiawatha and the Great Law of Peace.
• The Five Nations Flag focuses on the symbolism of the Hiawatha Wampum Belt and includes a grid for students to create their own wampum belt.
• The Iroquois Clan System challenges students to create a graph and use it to answer questions about each nation’s clans.
• The Haudenosaunee Nations is an 11 x 17 inch poster that uses colorful photos to illustrate fun facts about each nation.

Vocabulary Words and Phrases:

balance of power, Cayuga, clan, democracy, finger lake, Great Law of Peace, Haudenosaunee, Hiawatha, Legislative Branch, longhouse, Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Seneca, snipe, Three Sisters, Tuscarora, wampum belt

Targeted Skills:

• Promoting respect and appreciation for cultural differences
• Identifying the six nations of the Iroquois Confederacy
• Identifying historic events and cultural symbols of the Iroquois Confederacy
• Comparing and contrasting the Iroquois and United States democracies
• Describing the benefits of the Iroquois clan system
• Using context clues to complete sentences
• Following written directions
• Using a map key and compass rose to complete a map
• Building content-area literacy in social studies
• Critical thinking skills of comparing and contrasting
• Reading fluency and comprehension

Sample Pages: Please see the preview for sample activity pages.

Image Credits: This pack features realistic illustrations and real-life photographs. The illustrations in these activities are my own original drawings (©Dr.J). The photos come from a variety of sources, including copyright-free images, copyrighted images licensed under the Creative Commons, and copyrighted images that I have purchased for commercial use. Please see the Image Credits Page, included with this pack, for a detailed list of image sources.

Technical Info: The resources are in PDF format, combined into a single zip file.

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BUNDLE AND SAVE 25%:

• This pack is included in the Native American Nations ACTIVITY PACK BUNDLE, which contains more than FIFTY printables, books, and posters that provide an overview of Native American cultures, as well as materials that focus on specific cultures—Cherokee, Chippewa, Comanche, Iroquois Confederacy, Navajo, Pacific Northwest, Pueblo nations, Shoshone, and Sioux—PLUS the introductory bonus book, Native American Cultures: From Apache to Zuni.

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ADDITIONAL NATIVE AMERICAN ACTIVITY PACKS:

• Discovering the Cherokee Nation Activity Pack
• Discovering the Chippewa (Ojibwe) Nation Activity Pack
• Discovering the Great Sioux Nation Activity Pack
• Discovering the Navajo Nation Activity Pack
• Discovering the Pueblo Nations Activity Pack
• FREE-Discovering the Shoshone and Comanche Nations Activity Pack
• Native American Activity Pack (featuring a variety of cultures)
• Native Americans of the Pacific Northwest

RELATED RESOURCES:

• Native American CULTURES: From Apache to Zuni
• Native American GAMES
• Native American HOMES
• Native American MEDICINE WHEEL
• Native American PICTOGRAPH Game Cards and Activity Pack
• Native American POSTER PACK
• Native American VOICES From the Past to the Present

CLICK HERE to view all of my Native American resources, including books, games, posters, and more!

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• AUSTRALIA: Australia, New Zealand
• EUROPE: France, Germany, Greece, Ireland (FREE), Italy, Spain, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Norway, the United Kingdom
• NORTH AMERICA: Canada, Jamaica, Mexico, Puerto Rico, the United States
• SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Peru

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