Mahican villages were fairly large. Usually consisting of 20 to 30 mid-sized longhouses, they were located on hills and heavily fortified. They were largely fed by large cornfields around their villages. Agriculture was their main source of food but they also ate: game, fish, and wild foods. Mahican villages were governed by sachems advised by a council of clan elders. A general council of sachems met regularly at Shodac to decide important matters affecting the entire confederacy. The film was accurate in the sense that the attacks on the forts were accurate but the reason and the impact of the Mohicans presence in these events is overplayed. However the film never really focused on the culture of the Mohicans and instead focused on what the