The Iroquois Indians, also known as the Haudenosaunee, were a historically powerful Native American tribe. They once lived along the St. Lawrence River. The original Iroquois League was composed of the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, and Seneca nations, explaining the reasoning behind its nickname, “The Five Nations”. The Iroquois lived in the Eastern Woodlands region. The Eastern Woodlands region is located in present-day United States and Canada, stretching from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mississippi River. The region consisted of many different environments, ranging from snow covered mountains in the north, to hot and wet swamp areas in the south (Indians of North America). The Iroquois were a mix of horticulturalists, farmers, fishers, hunters, and gatherers. However, they mainly relied on their farming expertise as their main source of nutrition. They cultivated corn, beans, and squash; known as the, “three sisters,” and were considered as special gifts from the Creator. The tribe kept the soil fertile by using a strategic method to cultivate their crops. The cornstalks grew, the bean plants climbed the stalks, and the squash grew beneath, acting as a weed resistant and kept the soil moist. The women and children traditionally gathered berries, greens, and nuts during the spring and summer seasons. During the winter, the Iroquois stored their food in woven baskets, allowing the food to last for two to three years. The Iroquois lived in longhouses built by the people of the tribe. Men cut down trees or branches, to make poles for the structure of the house, while the women stripped bark from elm trees, to use as shingles for the outer layer. The houses, which were up to 200 feet in length, had a door or entry at each end, and 5 to 6 openings in the ceiling to help the air flow throughout. Longhouses housed up to 20 families at a time. When a man got married, he moved into his wife’s longhouse, and their children woul