Farming+and+Food

The people mainly farmed for their food and because of this they planted huge gardens. The mostly farmed corn, beans and squash (the three sisters). Although the Mohawk also planted artichokes, pumpkins, sunflowers (for the seeds and for the oil), tobacco, and various herbal remedies. The women did all of the planting and they had planted the crops for 4300 years. Along with farming the Mohawk also hunted deer, rabbit and bear. The Mohawk made milk cake: //From: http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Ht4G15j2YjI/TD5IStoTCCI/AAAAAAAAQEw...10+103.jpg//

A nd Missiiagan-Pakwejigan (sunflower bannock): From: http://cdn.recipepix.com/images/recipes/recipe1933_150s.jpg