Essay On Iroquois Tribe

The first people to live in a land are called indigenous people. This means they were the original settlers of a certain place. Over the course of time, new settlers from other countries such as in Asia or Europe came to other places seeking fortune, slaves, and many more. For example, the British colonists wanted to make an empire because of profitable trade, competition within Europe, and religion. They were very determined in building a successful empire, and they succeeded. Like other places such as Canada and South America, North America was colonized by European countries. North America was colonized by France, Britain, and Spain. Today, I will be investigating the Iroquois tribe that is located in North America, and explain life as a member of the Iroquois tribe during the time when the settlers first came.

The men could hunt beavers and seafood easily because of the Kaniatarowanenneh river, also known as St. Lawrence River today. The Kaniatarowanenneh plays an important role in aboriginal history, as the river played a key role in burials, hunting, and collecting herbs and berries near the river. The women cooked different varieties of food mainly using corn, beans, and squash. These three crops were called the "Three Sisters". They gathered wild foods such as blueberries, mushrooms, chestnuts, and wild roots very similar to carrots, onions, and potatoes. Being given so many varieties of vegetables, meat, and berries, the Iroquois had a lot of dishes such as Iroquois maple syrup candies, Iroquois white corn cakes, the Three Sisters Soup, Iroquois stew with beef, etc. We can safely assume that the Iroquois people were not often sick, because their diet consisted of many healthy foods which is rich in minerals and vitamins, and the meat was not processed at