Oneida Indians
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Oneida Indians By: Aaron http://www.jefflindsay.com/Oneida.shtml
DAILY LIFE • They lived in these houses called long houses • Both men and women wore different types of clothes • Their main work was farming and hunting • They hunted buffalo, fish, deer and elk • For fun they carved masks and told stories around a fire http://americanart.si.edu/images/1985/1985.66.270_1b.jpg MAIN MENU
CUSTOMS & RELIGION • Told stories by a fire • Had ceremonies • Weaved baskets INSERT PICTURE URL HERE! MAIN MENU
IMPORTANT HISTORICAL EVENTS PUT PICTURE HERE • They originated in New York • Are known for being in the revolution • Are known as the people of stone INSERT PICTURE URL HERE! MAIN MENU
ROLE IN REVOLUTIONARY WAR PUT PICTURE HERE • They fought the Americans in revolutionary war • They fought in several important battles in the revolutionary war • They with the Americans/ French against the British INSERT PICTURE URL HERE!/ MAIN MENU
INTERESTING FACTS • Left the New York area in the 1800s • Battled the Seneca's in 1777 • George Washington became their friend INSERT PICTUR URL HERE! MAIN MENU
BIBLIOGRAPHY • Works Cited • Aaron Dodge • Houghton, Gillian. The Oneida Of Wisconsin. New York: Rosen publishing inc, 2003. Print. • “Native Americans And The American revolutionary war.” History Wiz. Nap., nod. Web. 14 Feb. 2011. <http://www.history wiz .org/revolution.html>. • “Oneida Indians.” World Book. 2011. World Book Student. Web. 14 Feb. 2011. <http://World Book inc>. . MAIN MENU