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Iroquois Research Paper

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Did you know that the Haida peoples live on a group of islands called the Queen Charlotte Islands today? There are multiple types of native american tribes living in Canada and the area around it. Some of those tribes are the Haida, Iroquois, Inuit, and more! This essay will be about three of the Native American tribes from Canada, the Inuit, Haida, and Iroquois. I will be speaking to you about how the tribes are alike and how each tribe is unique from one another. Such as, the Haida are the only ones, in this essay, who live on islands. As I said, I will be speaking to you about the similarities and differences between the Inuit, Haida, and Iroquois.

The Inuit, Haida, and Iroquois have multiple things in common. All of them do carving as a form of art. Inuit usually carve to portray …show more content…

The Inuit don’t normally use wood for carving. Instead, they use materials like whalebone, stone, soapstone, bone, and ivory. Also, the Inuit live in the northern part of Canada, Alaska, and Greenland. The Haida and Iroquois live in the southern part of Canada. Since the Inuit live in such a cold climate, they layer up and wear tons of clothing to protect them from the harsh environment and cold of the Arctic, but the Iroquois and Haida don’t layer up a ton. In fact, the Haida men wear no clothing during the summer months! See? The Inuit are different from the Haida and Iroquois in many ways.

The Haida people are actually much different from the Inuit and Iroquois. Haida wear little to no clothing normally, and clothing is made to keep the rain off of them, not for warmth. The Haida peoples also fought and were at war with other tribes near them, fighting for land, chilkat blankets, and many more reasons. However, the other two are actually really peaceful peoples. Also, the Haida were the only peoples who worshipped a raven as if it were a god.Like I said, the Haida are different from the Inuit and Iroquois in many

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