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 The Iroquois Confederacy was formed in the early 1600s by five former enemies. An all-male council made decisions; however, women had the authority to fire any councilor.[([[https://blogs.colum.edu/intheloop/2020/10/05/ten-facts-about-indigenous-people/|colum]])]
+===== Benjamin Franklin And Eagle =====
+The idea of a government like the Iroquois Confederacy, according to Benjamin Franklin, coauthor of the Constitution, could be used by the English colonies. The eagle on the United States shield is the Iroquois bald eagle, which is also a symbol of the Iroquois.[([[https://massappealmagazine.com/native-american-the-sacred-iroquois-eagle/|massappealmagazine]])]
+===== Sioux =====
+The term "Sioux" was coined by French explorers after they learned it from the Chippewa tribe. The Chippewa term for "enemy" was "sioux," which referred to the Lakota people.[([[https://www.quora.com/From-which-language-did-the-name-Sioux-come-from-and-why-was-it-applied-to-a-Native-American-tribe|quora]])]
+===== Five Civilized Tribes =====
+Early European immigrants referred to the Choctaw, Cherokee, Creek, Chickasaw, and Seminole nations as the "Five Civilized Tribes." They were deemed more civilized because of cultural parallels with Europeans, such as planned cities and farms—and some Native Americans were affluent enough to own slaves.[([[https://www.nps.gov/articles/the-trail-of-tears-and-the-forced-relocation-of-the-cherokee-nation-teaching-with-historic-places.htm|nps]])]
+===== Utah =====
+The state of Utah was named after the Utes, a people who lived on the outskirts of the Plains and the Great Basin.[([[https://coloradoencyclopedia.org/article/ute-history-and-ute-mountain-ute-tribe|coloradoencyclopedia]])]
+===== Oklahoma =====
+Oklahoma is derived from the Choctaw okla homma, which means "red people" in Choctaw.[([[https://m.facebook.com/FAMokMuseum/photos/oklahoma-red-people-the-state-of-oklahomas-name-comes-from-two-choctaw-words-okl/333156404812366/|facebook]])]
+===== Eradicating Indigenous Culture =====
+Governments in both the United States and Canada wanted to obliterate Native traditions and identities, both militarily and via coercive boarding school assimilation regimes.[([[https://www.teachforamerica.org/one-day/opinion/the-us-launched-a-war-against-indigenous-children-my-father-survived|teachforamerica]])]
+===== Lewis and Clark =====
+The Nez Perce people assisted Lewis and Clark in their exploration of the Northwest Territory. They built canoes for them, drew river maps, and assisted them in reaching the Pacific.[([[https://www.history.com/topics/westward-expansion/lewis-and-clark|history]])]
+===== Sacagawea =====
+Sacagawea (1788-1812) was a Lemhi Shoshone woman who served as an interpreter and guide for the Lewis and Clark expedition. Between 1804 and 1806 she journeyed hundreds of miles with them from North Dakota to the Pacific Ocean.[([[https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sacagawea|britannica]])]
+===== Burial Trees =====
+Some Plains tribes constructed scaffolding or utilized trees to elevate a dead body above ground, protecting it from wild predators as it rotted. [([[https://www.gutenberg.org/files/32938/32938-h/mortuary.html#mortuary_aerial_tree|gutenberg]])]
+===== Huron Tribe Burial =====
+The Huron tribe held the deceased body in a casket above ground on poles for up to 12 years before burying the bones.[([[https://digpodcast.org/2017/11/12/death-huron-wendat-feast-dead/|digpodcast]])]
+===== Hairbrush And Toothbrush =====
+Native Americans made hairbrushes out of porcupine hair. To produce a toothbrush, a stick was sometimes chopped into the appropriate form and frayed at the edges.[([[https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/grw2kr/til_that_native_americans_would_use_porcupine/|reddit]])]
+===== Three Sisters =====
+Maize, beans, and squash were known as the "three sisters" by the Iroquois. They were considered female sprits since they were so essential as food sources.[([[https://www.nal.usda.gov/collections/stories/three-sisters|usda]])]
+===== Mohawk Hairstyle =====
+The Mohawk hairstyle is named after the Mohawks, one of the Iroquois nation's tribes. The Mohawks also preferred to have one side of their head shaved while the other was painted a brilliant color.[([[https://alexaanswers.amazon.com/question/52zoXXZLPygBED6cQMzM2O|alexaanswers]])]
+===== Feathered War Headdress =====
+The ornate Lakota (Sioux) eagle-feather headdress, which went from head to toe, could only be worn by a warrior who had shown his bravery in combat. Eagle feathers were highly valued because they were supposed to contain mystical power.[([[https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/art-americas/native-north-america/native-american-west/a/feathered-war-bonnet|khanacademy]])]

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