Onondaga’s By jessica olewine
family Women are the leaders. Women are called clan mothers. The men listen to the women .
Tools/medisine Tools are bows and arrows war clubs and spears. Fishermen used these tools to fish. Men used these tools to hunt.
Clothing Their cholthing is made out of deer skin. Women wear a tunic and a wrap around skirt. Men wear breech cholthing and leggings.
Transportation/Area Lived Canoues and snowshues are transportation onondagas use to travle. Snow shues are mostly used to travle. Onondagas make their own transportation.
Food/Farming Women are in charge of the farming. The women plant the crops. A crop women grow is corn.
Shelter Onondagas live in longhouses. Longhouses are made out of Elm bark. Longhouses can hold up to 60 people inside.
Games/Entertainment Lacrosse is a game Onondagas play. Onondagas made their own Lacrosse sticks. The game is played today.
Ceremonies/Festivals The Onondagas celabrate many festivals. A festival they celabrate is the Maple Festival. False Face socity is a festival too.
Work Cited Onondaga Indian Fact Sheet 10/27/10 Onondaga Fact Sheet 11/10/10