What Type of Food Did They Eat?

Some types of food that the Mohawk tribe ate was for the Large game is: Deer, Bear, and Moose. Some food that they ate from the Small game is: Rabbit, Woodchuck, and Birds like: Turkey, Quail, and Migratory Water Fowl. And some other food that they ate was: Corn, Beans, Squash, Pumpkins, Fish- Fish were caught with bows and arrows, spears, or in large called weirs, Roots, Wild Potatoes, Wild Onions, Mushrooms, Berries and nuts, and Herbs. Fun Fact: Indians fished at night by the light of a torch.

What Types of Roles Did the Men, Women, and Children Have?

Some roles of Men are: They prepared the fields for planting and then the women took over; Men often hunted in groups so they could drive deer or other game into a crude corral made up of tickets and branches; they wore a skull cap decorated with three eagle feathers; and Mohawk Men displayed their skills in making elm-bark canoes. Some roles of Women are: Village Women worked together; they learned to gather wild foods, tend crops, help prepare meals, and to store food; Women also learned to make clothing, to construct baskets, make clay pots, and engage in all the tasks they were given; and Women played an important part in making decisions for Mohawk and other Iroquois nations. Some roles of Children are: Girls learned adult skills by watching their mothers and working with them; Girls also observed the ways in which village women worked together; Girls either wore their hair long and loose, or they tied it at the back of the neck; Girls also used European beads to decorate blouses and shirts, and also to make jewelry. And some roles of Boys are: Boys learned by following their fathers and older brothers; Boys by the of nine or ten age, they could go along on hunting and fishing trips, and following family members closely; also Boys by the age of twelve or thirteen, they were sent on a solo hunting trip to track and bring in the first game; Finally Boys also worked with adults on such tasks as making bows, arrows, snow shoes, and canoes. Fun Fact: Boys at the age of thirteen, a boy went along, without food, into the forest on what is called a vision quest.

What Did the Men, Women, and Children Wear?

The Men wore: breechcloths with leggings. They didn't originally wear shirts in Mohawk cultures. Men also wore long cloaks and shoulder to waist length mantles. The Mohawk Men also wore the hair roach or a turban of soft fur during the cold winter months. These clothing items were made from the skins of deer ( buckskin ), raccoon, beaver, otter, and moose. The Women wore: wraparound shirts in Mohawk culture. Women also wore tunics, cloaks, and shorter leggings. They wore a thing called a poncho-like tunic called an overdress. Mohawk Women wore traditional animal skin dresses. In colder seasons, Women wore a deerskin dress; leather tied underwater, long hair or tied in a braid. Mohawk Children wore: during warm weathers wore little or no clothing. During the summer, traditional dress styles of the Mohawk Children consisted of the time before they were ready for their warrior or Woman passages and rites. Fun Fact: Mohawk Indians usually wore moccasins on their feet. Today, some Mohawk people still wear moccasins. All Americans Indian moccasins were originally made of soft leather-usually deerskin-stitched together with sinew.

Where Did They Live and What Did They Live In?

The Mohawk tribe lived in these houses that are cloud Longhouses which are made out of wood-and-bark. These types of homes where located in central New York about in the year of 1780. Several Longhouses were clustered together into villages, and each village was surrounded by a defensive stockade, or palisade, a wall of tall poles sharpened at the top. Fun Fact: Longhouses housed as many as twenty families in one Longhouse.

What Kinds of Customs and Celebrations Did They Have?

Some customs are the Mohawk people are known in their own language as Kahniakehaka, or "People of the Eastern Door", because of their position as the easternmost nation of the Iroquios, or Haundenosaunce, Confederacy. The Mohawk primarily live in New York and Quebec, both on reservations and in urban areas. Some events take place at almost every ceremony. The first being the thanksgiving Address Ohen: tonkarihwatchkwen-which is recited at the beginning and end of every ceremony. It is an acknowledgement and thanksgiving to all creations. Some ceremonies are:

1. - Stirring of the Ashes: The first day of Midwinter is called the Stirring of the Ashes. (Jan-Feb). The symbolism of this is that the ashes turn to dirt and dirt is the flesh of Mother Earth. The ashes are stirred to revive life.
2. - Great Feather Dance: The firs Great Feather Dance is sponsored by the Faith keeper's to he Creator. The Second Great Feather Dance is sponsored by the Chiefs, Clanmothers, and the people. The third Great Feather Dance is sponsored by all the people for the Creator only.
3. -White Basket sacrifice: A fancy, pure white basket is made and used to hold tobacco. An elder recites on behalf of all the people. he gives a report of the past year's activities and asks the Creator and all life forms to be supportive for coming year. After this is done the baskets will be put into the fire as an offering.

Fun Fact: Lacrosse is one of the secular traditions preserved by the people of the Kahnawake Mohawk Territory; Mohawk religious customs have also been retained and adapted.

Additional Facts

• Mohawk means: Man-eaters in the Mohawks own language.
• The Mohawk were given their name by their enemies the Alokian tribe.
• The Mohawks people were originally named Kanienkehaka which means "people of the flint".
• The Mohawk people usually speak English now.
• The Mohawk people spoke "Mohawk" in the past.
• "Mohawk" was a complex language.
• "Mohawk" had many sounds unlike English.
• "Mohawk" had 3,350 speakers.
• "Mohawk" was the most popular of the Iroquios languages.
• The Mohawk people still have a council now.
• There have been rumors that the Mohawk people actually eat people.