Read about how wampum belts are made and select 2 belts. Describe
how the belts are made and tell about the agreement of the two belts.
Create your own belt showing an agreement you have made.
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Read about the dress of the Onondaga. Create paper dolls showing
the dress of the People of the Longhouse.
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Read about the homes of the Onondaga. Draw a 3 villages of the Onondaga
showing how the homes have changed over the centures.
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Read about the history of the Onondaga. Make a booklet showing the
sequence of events that the Peacemaker followed in the creation of
the Haudenosaunee.
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Read about the government and the Clan Mothers of the Onondaga.
Make a venn diagram of the similarities and differences duties and
responsibilities of of each.
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Read about the culture of the Onondaga. Make a pretend family tree
of a great grandmother and her clan and how this clan gets passed
down to her great grand children.
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Examine the timeline of the Onondaga. Create your own timeline using
dates on the timeline and important events in history and your family.
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Read about the food of the Onondaga. Create a dinner of a possible
meal the Onondagas made using the food pyramid.
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Read about the Way of Life of the Onondaga. Make a chart of the
ceremonies and list why these are important to the Onondaga to give
thanks for.
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Read about the sports of the Onondaga. Make a listing of why the
Onondaga call this sport "they bump hips".
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Read about the symbolism of the governments of the Onondaga and
the United states. Draw or create posters showing these common symbols.
