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The Oneidas. By: Álvaro Correa, Nicole Chatain and Maria Paula Salazar. It comes from the tribe’s own word for themselves, Onyota'aka , which means "people of the standing stone”.
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The Oneidas By: Álvaro Correa, Nicole Chatain and Maria Paula Salazar
It comes from the tribe’s own word for themselves, Onyota'aka, which means "people of the standing stone”.
The original Iriquois’ tribe separated into six, the Mohawk, the Seneca, the Cayuga, Onondaga, the Oneida and the tuscarora. • Today this tribes call themselves Haudenosaunee which means"people of the longhouse" or Six Nations
Most of the oneidas are located in New York State • Relative • New York State • Eastern Part / woodlands • Wisconsin • Canada • Ontario • Absolute • New York State • Oneida County • 43°N, 75.8°W
The Oneidas have a council that is chosen by the “clan mothers” (female leaders). • The oneidas are divided itno three clans, the bear, the turtle, and the wolf. • In the council there are 9 representatives, 3 from each tribe.
Their language is also called Oneida and it has many sounds similar to english. • Right now are worried their kids are not learning their language. • Lived in longhouses made from elm-bark
Sometimes Oneidas used canoes made from elm-bark when they would fish. • Since there were no horses at that time, they used dogs as “pack animals”. • In winter they made some snowshoes and sleds to travel trough the snow.
The oneida children had cornhusk dolls made by their mothers. • Played a game that consisted on throwing an arrow through a moving hoop. • Story-telling was very important in their culture.
