The Iroquoian people were strong walkers, because their legs were their main mode of transportation. There were no horses to help them get around at the time. To find their bearings, they knew how to observe the things around them in nature, such as the moss on the trees, the wind and the sun. They also had forest trails to guide them.
Snowshoes in winter
In the winter, the climateClimate is the average and normal weather in a specific place or region. made transportation more difficult. The Iroquoian people made snowshoes so that their feet wouldn’t sink in the snow and slow them down. Each nation made snowshoes of slightly different shapes, but they all served the same purpose: to make walking on snow easier and faster.
CanoesCanoes - A type of small boat that is used with a paddle. It is often... for the many rivers
How did they travel long distances? The Iroquoian people used the many rivers that crisscrossed their territoryA territory is an area of land, or sometimes of sea, that we can say "belongs".... Thanks to the birch bark canoesCanoes - A type of small boat that is used with a paddle. It is often... that the men made, they could travel just about anywhere. Just like with snowshoes, their canoesCanoes - A type of small boat that is used with a paddle. It is often... differed slightly from one nation to the next. The Hurons, for example, used birch bark, while the Iroquois mostly used elm, because there was no birch on their territoryA territory is an area of land, or sometimes of sea, that we can say "belongs".... As a result, their boats did not have the same qualities. While rivers were a huge transportation asset, rapids could be dangerous and made travel in some areas more difficult.
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