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After the story, Onatah brought Magua a drink.

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He looked much better.

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"How many families live here?"

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asked Mandy, looking around.

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"Our longhouse has six families," said Onatah.

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"I live with my grandmother, aunts, uncles, and cousins."

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A man entered the home.

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He whispered something to Clan Mother.

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She looked very serious.

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"Onatah, take Vinnie and Mandy to the Green Corn dance," Clan Mother said.

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"What's wrong, Grandmother?" asked Onatah.

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"Don't worry. Go out and join the others," said Clan Mother.

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"I will call you when I need you."

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The children left the longhouse.

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"Everyone calls your grandmother 'Clan Mother,'" said Mandy. "Why?"

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"Women head all our families.

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Women are wise," said Onatah.

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"People always come to my grandmother for advice.

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She is the oldest woman in our clan."

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Mandy thought of the other places she had visited.

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Men were always the most important ones.

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Among the Iroquois, women were more respected than men.

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Many people were gathered in the middle of the village.

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Everyone looked excited.

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The dancers were dressed in colorful clothes.

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Some were holding feathers in their hands.

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Others wore them in their hair.

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People were singing and playing small drums.

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"We thank you for the harvest," people sang.

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"We planted. We gathered. We ate."

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The dancers pretended to plant corn, beans, and squash.

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"Iroquois always plant the Three Sisters together in a small pile of soil," said Onatah.

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"And we use the shoulder blades of deer as hoes."

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Then Onatah jumped into the dance.

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Vinnie and Mandy did too.

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The rhythm of the loud drums matched the beat of their hearts.

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Everyone was smiling and laughing.

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After the dance, Onatah's grandmother spoke.

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"Something important has happened," said Clan Mother.

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"We must get ready for the council.

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They are coming."

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The people began to whisper.

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"The council?" asked Mandy.

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"Remember the story Grandmother told you?" said Onatah.

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"Deganawidah chose fifty chiefs to look after the Iroquois.

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Each nation has ten chiefs.

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They come together to make important decisions for the Iroquois."

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Onatah looked at her grandmother.

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Clan Mother looked sadly at Vinnie and Mandy.

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"What is it?" asked Mandy.

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"The whites have come into our land," Clan Mother sighed.

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"A fight may begin soon."

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Vinnie and Mandy looked at each other.

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"Maybe we should call Deganawidah's name," said Vinnie.

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"He promised to return."

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Clan Mother smiled and patted him lightly.

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"We will wait to hear from the council."

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Everyone stood near the central fire.

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People looked worried.

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No one danced or laughed anymore.

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"When are the chiefs coming?" asked Mandy nervously.

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"Will it be soon?"

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No one answered her.