When studying different Native American tribes, sometimes everything gets all mashed together and gets confusing. However, they aren’t all the same; actually, they are quite different in many aspects. The Iroquois and Navajo tribes are a great example. Differences lay everywhere: location, religion, the way they dress, the things they eat, an even what their living quarters are made of. One of the most obvious differences between the Iroquois and Navajo tribes is their living structures. Iroquois, located in the northeast, lived in structures called longhouses. As the name says, these houses are long and rectangle shaped. Longhouses were usually built on hilltops, and made of poles, slabs of bark, with the doors being animal skins. Navajo on the other hand, lived in structures called hogans. These were round with the door always facing the east. Something the Navajo did that the Iroquois didn’t was that they blessed their homes in special ceremonies. These ceremonies were thought to bring happiness and good luck to their homes. Living quarters are the only difference between these two tribes though. …show more content…
The Iroquois were primarily hunters, farmers, gatherers, and traders. They hunted deer and other game. For farming, they actually had to move to new locations every so often because the soil would lose its nutrients and wouldn’t produce good crops any longer. Navajo people were gathered and hunters like the Iroquois, but something that they did unlike the Iroquois, was raiding. Aside from that, they hunted deer, antelope, and rabbits; grew watermelons, corn, beans, and squash; and gathered wild plants, seeds, roots, and berries. Some of these differences are related to the differences we learned about in the reading
In this book, you will learn about the Navajo´s appearance and clothing. You will also learn about the tools and weapons the Navajo used. Another thing you will learn about is the Navajos food and shelter. Afterward, you will learn about the roles of men and woman. Lastly, you will learn about what happened to them after the Europeans.
Chapter One reading Exercise: What regional differences in native societies and economies existed on the North American continent before European arrival? One of the major regional differences in the North American native societies before the arrival of Europeans is the hundred or so different languages spoken, political systems and set of religious beliefs throughout the numerous tribes. The location of the tribes affected the life their style as well. One example of are the Mound Builders as they are called in the book.
They built their houses out of bamboo stalks, in the shape of a circle. The walls were well constructed by adding another row of bamboo, which also kept them warmer. The roof was made into a cone shape, covered with leaves, to allow rain water to repel easily (Milligan 6). When a Choctaw died there would be a large gathering of family and friends. It was a custom in Choctaw villages to bury their dead in bone houses.
3 different groups, 3 different regions, 3 different lifestyles all survived by using the resources around them. This paper will look at the 3 tribes of Canada - the Haida, Inuit and the Iroquois. Compare and contrast the 3 groups and how their regions played a part in housing, hunting styles and transportation. Housing is very important and all 3 tribes built their houses by the climate they were in. The Haida lived in longhouses made out of cedar and could hold many families.
The homes the Navajos lived in are called Hogans. Hogans are made with special wood framework packed with clay and was built with 3 supporting poles, the door always faced east to welcome the morning sun. Later they found out a way to build more Permanent Hogan, they’re made with logs and chinked with mud. They can be built in an octagon or a circle shape. Their territory is called Dinetah.
These Nations were known as Seneca, Cayuga, Oneida, Onondaga, Tuscarora, and Mohawk. They lived in longhouses which we like modern day apartment buildings. The longhouses fit up to 25 families in there! Wow that sure is a lot! The longhouses were surrounded by wooden fences to keep out wild animals and trespassers.
The United States Constitution and the Iroquois Constitution both have many similarities and differences. However, the Iroquois Constitution came a couple centuries before the United States Constitution, so some of the ideas that were in the Iroquois Constitution are now included in the United States Constitution. But this does not mean these constitutions are the same, and this paper is going to help explain some of the ways they differ and share ideas. The first of the similarities is how the Iroquois have what they call the " Tree of Great Peace." This compares to what we have with the three branches of government.
The first way the two cultures are different from each other is religion. The main United States religion is Christianity. Christians normally pray to one god at certain time periods. The Navajo Nation has different ways they pray and different rituals.
It also had an influence in a creation of the government systems. The Iroquois usually were organized by clans led by a woman. In that time, the Confederate chiefs wore headdresses with pairs of deer antlers on it. The clans had particular religions and ceremonials. The members of one tribe when visited another village, expected to have food and clothes from the village that they were visited.
An ancient culture and a imperium nation, living in the same area, but with no connection to each other 's life. I believe there is a cultural difference between the Navajo and Americans because they block each other out of the nation 's borders. Because of the lack of jobs available, lack of technology, and different religion, the Navajo nation is very separate from the rest of the US. Jobs, everyone has one who is over the age of 25, right?
As in both they have a place dedicated for business. Both deal with provision for land and addition. Both have Symbolism that can link together. The Iroquois had a type of throne made out of thistles while the U.S. has an Eagle holding thirteen arrows meaning unity and a tree branch from an olive tree that means an extension of peace. Within both constitutions there are two houses, in Iroquois there are two groups who look at decisions just like the American but in the American Constitution the president makes the final decision.
Ever heard of Native American Code Talkers? Many in America haven’t because the military released their existence in the late 90’s, which I believe is wrong considering they were such a big contribution to the U.S. winning WWII. The Navajo indians before the war were a peaceful and kind tribe. The Navajo tribe is split into many clans which you are born into.
Native American culture is full of rich traditions and values that many, myself included, have never taken the time to understand or even consider. Some of those traditions are strange to many outsiders today, and to the European settlers who took over their land hundreds of years ago. However, other aspects of Native American culture are rather similar to modern culture. There was, and still is, an emphasis placed on community within the tribe. This included stressing the importance of the individual, but also the family and the tribe itself.
Some differences in the stories Iroquois and the Judeo Christian is having an almighty god. In the Judeo Christian story they believe that god created the heavens and the earth. Unlike in the Iroquois story where they believe that there is no almighty god and that the earth was made on a turtle's back. In the Iroquois story animals play a huge part starting with the two birds breaking Sky Womens fall. Also in a way they are viewed as a god or a power source.
When comparing the Southwest indians to the Eastern Woodlands indians I found there were some differences, in their homes, the indians in the Southwest had hut like homes made of stone or adobe while indians in the Eastern Woodlands had lodge like homes made from wood. Farming and hunting seemed to be big for the Eastern Woodlands, but most of the Southwest people were just gatherers and hunters when they could be, although there were some successful farmers. Both areas had hostile groups of people, but the two groups in the Southwest later became more settled and peaceful. The Eastern Woodlands and the Great Plains had a few differences, again their homes being one of them.