Iroquois Flag      

Glossary of Terms

The Haudenosaunee Flag represents the original five nations that were united in peace by the Peacemaker . The five nations include: Seneca, Cayuga, Onondaga, Mohawk and Oneida. The pine tree symbol in the middle represents a White Pine . If you look at a White Pine you will notice that the needles are clustered in groups of five.
downloaded from First Americans: Dine, Muscogee, Tlingit, Lakota, Iroquois on July 12, 2002

 





























GLOSSARY OF TERMS

Haudenosaunee-
the name that the Iroquois People call themselves




needles-
pine needles are the long pointy leaves of a pine tree
(in the picture, the pine needles are on the left and a pine cone is on the right)



original-
the first
Peacemaker-
this could refer to a god that created peace
represents-
stands for or means
symbol-
a picture that stands for or reminds a person of a concept or idea
united-
brought together

   


White Pine-
a pine tree that grows in the Northeast








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