Early Societies in North America · Pre-Contact North America
Haudenosaunee and Anishinaabe
Comparing the social structures and lifestyles of the agricultural Haudenosaunee and the semi-nomadic Anishinaabe.
Key Questions
- 1How did the environment of the Great Lakes shape these nations?
- 2What are the differences between a longhouse and a wigwam?
- 3How did these nations govern themselves?
Ontario Curriculum Expectations
ON: Heritage and Identity: Early Societies, 3000 BCE–1500 CE - Grade 4
Grade: Grade 4
Subject: Social Studies
Unit: Early Societies in North America
Period: Pre-Contact North America
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