The Oneida tribe has the Indian name of Onyotaa:ka which translates to “People of the Upright Stone”. Legend states that this tribe obtained their name when they were chased into a wooded area by their enemy and disappeared. Large rocks were left in the place of their disappearance hence the “Upright Stone”. The Oneida tribe initially inhabited the central New York area. They were nestled between the Mohawk and the Onondaga tribes.
The Oneida tribe was considered the less blood thirsty and more peace minded of the original five tribes of the Iroquois Nation. They were the second tribe to join the Nation. Their reason for inclusion in the Iroquois Nation was much the same as the other tribes; they wanted to form an offensive and defensive alliance for warfare and security. The Oneidas have three clans, the Wolf, Turtle and Bear. Each clan sent three delegates to represent them in the Iroquois Nation for a total of nine for the entire tribe. The Oneida was not unlike the other tribes in the Iroquois Nation in regards to their deference to the women in their tribe. The women selected the chieftains or were the chieftains in many cases. A female chieftain would choose a male to carry out the duties of the chieftain, but retained the position. One interesting note about this tribe is they were the only tribe of the initial five that joined with the colonist in the battle against the British. The other four tribes aligned themselves with the better outfitted Brits. They ended up paying for their loyalty when the war was over. Even though the Unites States initially tried to compensate them the other tribes caused them grief for their stance.
Dawn L.
1. Ancestry.com, "Oneida Indian Tribe History," Access Geneology, http://www.accessgenealogy.com/
native/tribes/oneida/oneidahist.htm (accessed November 9, 2010).
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nymadiso/bit-of-past/borg/onehisto.htm
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1. Ancestry.com, "Oneida's History," Rootsweb, http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nymadiso/
bit-of-past/borg/onehisto.htm (accessed November 9, 2010).
Drawings of the Native Tribal People
The final six tribes of the Iroquois. Notice their different "gustoweh" or head pieces
I also need to add my initials to this post.
ReplyDeletePlease change my Chicago bibliography reference style to the note style listed below:
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1. Ancestry.com, "Oneida Indian Tribe History," Access Geneology, http://www.accessgenealogy.com/
native/tribes/oneida/oneidahist.htm (accessed November 9, 2010).
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nymadiso/bit-of-past/borg/onehisto.htm
Note form:
1. Ancestry.com, "Oneida's History," Rootsweb, http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nymadiso/
bit-of-past/borg/onehisto.htm (accessed November 9, 2010).
Dawn, I fixed what you asked.
ReplyDeleteI like your post and found it informative. I liked the style of writing. it had good information.
Look at colonist - should that be pleural?
Yes, colonist should be colonists. I can not find a way to edit my own post. Do you have to make edits or can you tell us how?
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