Sunday, November 18, 2012

More facts

The names I chose were real Native American Mohawk names, and they really mean what they mean.
Lacrosse is a game with a ball and a stick where you try to hit the ball into a hole.
Here's a picture:

Info

So, I found out, that Mohawk Native Americans play water drums, which give the drum a unique sound, specific to the Iroquois.  Drums were usually accompanied with singing. Another important instrument was the flute which was use to attract women.
Here are some pictures:


Sources

My sources are:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lacrosse
http://www.bigorrin.org/mohawk_kids.htm

Narrative

My name is Balavan, meaning powerful. I just went hunting. with my dad Balik, which means
mighty warrior. He is just that to. He shot a deer and I shot elk. It was the first time I ever shot an animal! Now,  he and I will play a celebratory game of lacrosse. He won, of course, but I had fun. See you next time!


Balavan

Story

Once, a long long time ago, a monster named Ajay[meaning invinsible] came to destroy the Mohawk villages.He had long sharp claws and was really big. Children were eaten, adults were slaughtered.

They tried shooting him but it was no use. Their arrows bounced off  Ajay and he ripped them to shreds.

One day Ajay walked over to a boy. The boy didn't know what to do so he played his drum. Ajay was pained by the sound of the drums. The particular sound of the drum was the thing that hurt his ears. So the reason drums are played today is to scare off monsters.

Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Intro

Hello this is Tamahuma[Rahsaan] here to tell you about the Iroquois and more specificly the Mohawk tribe. Hope you enjoy!