Oneida

**Danny-parahgraph 1** **Mariah-parahgraph 2** **Milan-parahgraph 3** **Anahi-parahgraph 4**

**Parahgraph 5 together**

Use the outlined plan below to write down facts you found while doing your research. Then use the outline to write your research report.

**Paragraph #1: Native American Group Descriptions ** = = Where was the group located? = "The Oneida tribe originally lived in New york state .Many Oneidas still live there today, though others were forced to move to Wisconsin and Ontario, Canada." =

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= 2.What they ate? = = They hunted for buffalo,elk,and deer. They planted what they ate like corn,bean and squash. =

3) Describe what the wore.They wore moccasion and beadad shirts and modern clothes like jeans and leggings ,they wore ribbons made of beads or the old fashion with a feather on their head. Men wore breechcloths with legging and womens wore wraparound skirts with shorter leggings.(Danny)

==4) What language did they speak? today Oneida people speak english(Anahi). There language is in dangered because kids are not speaking it .The eldery people speak the Oneida language that is called Iroquoian. == = picture glossary here." {DANNY} =

5) What did they use for transportation? They used canoes to go across water and to go on fishing trips. They also prefiered to travel by land. Origanally the Onieda tribe used dogs as packed animals because there was no horses in north america. During the winter season they used snow shoes and sleds to travel through the snow. (Danny)


 * Paragraph #2: Housing **

1) Describe the landscape.  The Oneida Indians are located primarily in upstate New York.

2) Describe the climate where they lived. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: #000000; color: #ff0065; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">To their east was the territory of the Onondaga Indians

<span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">3) What type of house did they built? <span style="background-color: #00ff00; color: #ff0065; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">They had long hoses and they lived in it.

<span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">4) What is their house built with? <span style="color: #ff0065; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">They lived in long house <span style="color: #ff0065; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">which were large wood-frame buildings covered with sheets of elm bark( Mariah)

<span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">5) Why was their house type suitable for the environment in which they lived?


 * <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">Paragraph #3: Tribal Celebrations **

<span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">1) Describe any tribal activities. The kids in the Oneida tribes like to go hunting but didnt play much but when they did they played with cornhusk dolls and diferent toys made of corn (Anahi).

They like to dance as one activity an Oneida tribe dancer. (Anahi) posted picture

<span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">2) Did they participate in any specific festivals?

<span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">3) Did they play any games? Some kids throw darts at a moving hoop.(Milan)


 * <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">Paragraph #4: Unique or Special Characteristics **

<span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">1) While you were conducting your research did you read about anything that you thought was particularly interesting? They do many interesting things like how they play with cornhusk dolls and like to hunt with there father and there activites are interesting (Anahi)

<span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">2) Is there something this tribe does that other tribes do not? In our research we found that the Oneida tribe differed from other tribes in many ways.In the Cayuga tribes wear different things like feather hats.Also the Mohawk group wear things different since of wear they wore breethcoats,skirts,and leggings the Oneida tribe doesnt wear that.The Lenape tribe speaks a different langue they speak Unami and the Oneida people speak English.These people lived in the desert Oneida tribes lived in cities in long houses and these people lived in teepees.Also Lenape people made there houses of buffalo hide and Oneida people made there houses out of elk bark.Last but not least the Onondaga tribe ate differently like strawberries,soup,rabbit,and turkey thats how ther different.


 * <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">Paragraph #5: Indian Group Today **

<span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">1) Do members of the tribe you researched still exist today? Yes some of the Oneida tribes are still alive and live in some place in New York city(Anahi)

<span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">2) About how many members still exist today? About 160 Oneida speaking people exist toady. (Anahi)

<span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">3) Where are they located? As of 1994, they are located in Canada. (Anahi) Some Native Americans live in central New york.(Danny)

<span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">4) If they do not exist today, then what happened? Some Oneida people are still alive about 160 spears are still alive the rest died in war or short on land so they wont be so much food for them(Anahi)

<span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">Works Cited

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