On the hiawatha belt Oneida is represented by the second square from the right. From left to right seneca(western door), cayuga, onondaga, oneida, then mohawk(eastern door).
The original meaning of the word "wampum" is "white strings [of beads]," but a wampum belt, despite its name, can contain any mixture of purple and white beads arranged in rows. The beads,...
The importance of wampum belts is that they were used by the Iroquois nations (Mohawk,Seneca,Cayuga,Onondaga,and the oneida,) to represent their history , treaty confirmations and much more they were...