Native American presentation example

1. Name: Example of tribe from a different region
Name of Tribe: Oneida
Images/Tribe logo
Location of Tribe: Upper North America, primarily
reservation is in New York State and Wisconsin
Insert a picture of yourself
here.

2. Tools / technology
Environment / Geography
Part of the Iroquois confederacy, the
Oneida people built longhouses that
were able to house hundreds of people.
The Iroquois, also played n early version
of what is now called lacrosse.
The principal areas of population
around New York were by Oneida
Creek and Onieda Lake.

3. Termination / Restoration
Sovereignty / tribal Government Today
The treaty of 1794 was signed by the Oneida people along with many
other tribes. They were granted 6 million acres, mostly in New York,
but this was reduced to only 32. Many Oneida would later relocate to
Wisconsin and parts of Canada.
The longhouse is recognized as a symbol of the Iroquoian government. The
Oneida have 9 chiefs of which there are 50 total for the council. The chiefs
are chosen by the Clan Mothers and represent their people for the whole
nation. This representative council was an example of a style of democracy
the US founding fathers model their own government after.

4. Interesting Facts / Images
Citations
The Onedia tribe, like all Native American
tribes, did not use horses for transportation till
after European colonization.
The Oneida people used dogs as pack animals
across land and dugout canoes in the water.
Online Website
Laura Redish and Orrin Lewis.
“Oneida Indian Fact Sheet”
Native Languages of the
Americas. 11 Nov. 2016
http://www.bigorrin.org/onei
da_kids.htm
Online Encyclopedia
"Oneida tribe." New World
Encyclopedia, . 18 Feb 2015, 16:33
UTC. 11 Nov 2016, 01:53
http://www.newworldencyclopedia.
org/p/index.php?title=Oneida_tribe
&oldid=986683>