Crawford Lake Iroquois Village Autumn, Campbellville Canada

[@jadeddragon4254]

Longhouses are fascinating. Perfect design for winter environments. Snow would cascade down the curved roof and pile up on the sides creating insulation. They would build the longhouses on hills or graded land so when that snow melted they wouldn't flood the longhouses.

[@KevinSmith-qn8fn]

i was just there what a great place to come and visit

[@nurlatifahmohdnor8939]

Page 302 This was a large house where an old lady lived with her husband, her married daughters and their husbands, and all the children of these different families.

[@nurlatifahmohdnor8939]

It was natural for women to have a home near the fields and to own the house and tools.

[@nurlatifahmohdnor8939]

Children took the name of their mother's family, for that showed where they lived.

[@Fotofan4life]

Yes, matrilineal inheritance. When I taught social studies (now retired) about the Eastern Woodland culture and society, classes also learned about matrilocal residence.

[@Fotofan4life]

Yes, matriilocal residence.

[@dianadovinsky8824]

Ganonchia is long house in Wendat

[@Fotofan4life]

Thank you. I had read a description of same, from Samuel de Champlain's journals, in the Ontario Archaeological Society Jan. 6, 2018 blog at www.oashuroniachapter.com/2018/01/the-longhouse-in-winter.html

[@stefanfreestylez]

visited this place when i was about 10 13 years ago still stuck in my mind now im def going back

[@n8rnerd]

Hi! Just some small corrections: the village at Crawford Lake did not originally have a palisade, and it was the Howard family who farmed the land the village was found on :) Great to see such wonderful scenes of a beautiful historic site!

[@Planetgonenuts]

"The creating word had been spoken, now there was another command and the power going forth smote the sun so its face was lit, and it shone with great radiance pouring warmth and light upon its sister Earth. Henceforth she would live within the protection of her brother's household, rejoicing in his benevolence and strength. The waters upon the bosom of Earth were gathered together and dry land appeared. When the covering of water was rolled back the body of Earth was unstable, damp and yielding. The face of the sun shone down kindly upon his sister and the dry land of her body became very hard, humidity and dampness were taken away. He gave her a garment of fleece and a veil of fine linen, that she might clothe her body with modesty. From the Great Womb had sprung the Spirit of Life and it was rampant in the Heavens. It gazed upon Earth and saw her fairness, and was filled with desire, and came out of the heavenly spaces to possess her. It came not peacefully as a lover, but tempestously as a ravager. Its breath howled along her corridors and raged among her mountain tops, but it did not discover the dwelling place of her Spirit. She had withdrawn, as a woman withdraws before force, for modesty must not be outraged in submission. Yet she desired its embrace, for among all the Radiant Company she was honoured. The sun saw her perplexity and he wrestled with the Spirit of Life and overcame it. When it was subdued and the primal struggle had ceased, it was delivered by the sun to his sister. It was chastened and quietened and in silence brooded over Earth's waters, and she was stirred in response. Mud eggs of life potential were formed in swamps, at the meeting places of land and two waters. The sun gave quickening heat and life crawled forth upon the bosom of the Earth. The land dust brought forth the male and the dark water mist the female, and they united and multiplied. The first brought forth the second and the two produced the third. Earth was no longer virgin and the Spirit of Life grew old and departed. Earth was left garbed in the matron's mantle of green, herbage covered the face of the land. The waters brought forth fishes and creatures which move about and twist themselves and wriggle in the waters, the serpents and the beasts of terrible aspect which were of yore, and reptiles which creep and crawl. There were tall walking things and dragons of hideous form clothed with terror, whose great bones may still be seen. Then came forth from the Womb of the Earth all the beasts of the field and forest. All the creatures of creation having blood in their bodies, and it was complete. Beasts roamed the dry land and fishes swam in the seas. There were birds in the skies and worms within the soil. "There were great masses and high mountains, wide barren places and heaving waters. Fertile green covered the land and abundant life swarmed in the seas, for now Earth throbbed with the energy of life. Metals lay hidden in her rocks and precious stones within the soil. Gold and silver were scattered and secreted. There was copper for tools and forest of timber. There were swamps of reeds and stone for every purpose. Everything was prepared, everything was ready, and now Earth awaited the coming of man." - The Kolbrin, Wisdom of the Ages. .

[@richardzanesmith9411]

unlike the photo, pottery was not hung over a fire until the time of brass kettles. Pottery was and still is placed on three stones and coals are raked around them. to suspend a pot with cord is dangerous and also risking the entire contents to spill and the pot to break if the cord should burn through.

[@Fotofan4life]

Yes, I understand. Doubtless the display, as fashioned, appeals to a common non-indigenous misperception about cooking. Thank you for your observation.

[@jeffyisabot5357]

I went here for a school trip last year btw

[@griffca4814]

One smoke vent. There beautiful structures but Jesus I can feel the smoke in my eyes already

[@griffca4814]

Many villages in NNY had separate smoke houses for smoking/salting food. Not sure about Canada but the Akwasane village and Sekon (near Malone and Massena respectively) had a separate houses for food preservation.

[@Mochachikita]

Im going to crawford lake tommrow and am 8 years old🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗

[@neila6340]

ok