Iroquoians around 1500 and 1745

Iroquoians in 1500

Iroquoians in 1745

• A territory rich in natural resources
• Iroquois territory
• Around 100 000 people

• Daily life changed by European items
• About 12,000 Iroquoians around 1745

• Donnacona

• Kondiaronk

• Iroquois Men
• Iroquois Women

• The Europeans
• The role of men and women

• Life in a longhouse
• Fun and games
• A sedentary way of life
• Corn porridge on the menu
• Clothes for every season
• Objects for every need

• Daily life made easier with European products
• Living in a mission

• Spirits and shamans
• Surrounded by natural forces
• Oral tradition: the word is king
• One linguistic family, several dialects

• Language
• Catholics in the St. Lawrence Valley

• Bartering: trading between nations
• Survival by gathering, hunting, fishing, farming

• Economic middlemen

• Organized by nation and confederation
• The importance of the clan

• The same organization, new relations

• Getting around: Rivers and forest trails

• Influences on both sides