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MOHAWK INDIAN TRIBE
BYDYLAN SKELTON
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What does Mohawk Mean?
The Mohawk name is what their Algonkian enemies used to call them, meaning "man-eaters."
In their own language, the Mohawk people call themselves Kanienkehaka, which means "people of the flint.”
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Where did the Mohawk Indians Live?
They are from New York State Some of the Mohawk Indians still live in
New York today Most moved to Canada in the 1700’s
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Mohawk Homes The Mohawk Indians lived in a longhouse The longhouse were 150 feet long 20 feet wide
and 20 feet high. Inside the longhouse, there were raised platforms
that created a second story used for sleeping space. Mats and wood screens divided the longhouse into separate rooms.
One longhouse could hold a whole tribe.
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Clothing for Mohawk Indians The men wore breech clothes and leggings and
feathered headdresses The women wore wore a wraparound shirt with
shorter leggings than the men and beaded tiaras During wars the men shaved their heads into a
mohawk.
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Tools used by Mohawk Indians
Bow and arrows for hunting Spears and fishing poles to fish During war, Mohawk men used:
bow and arrows clubs spear shields as weapons
Other tools the Mohawk people used were flint knives for skinning animals
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What did the Mohawk eat? The Mohawk Indians were farmers. They
grew corn, beans, and squash. They hunted deer, elk and fish.
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