Hiawatha Belt Returns to Onondaga Lake
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The Hiawatha belt with the Onondaga Nation, the Fire Keepers represented in the middle. To the right are the Oneida and Mohawk, to the left are the Cayuga and Seneca. The lines continue out from the end to extend the rafters of the longhouse. Reprinted with permission from Indian Country Today (Photo by Alex Hamer)
Reprinted with permission from Indian Country Today
By Alex Hamer
Before European contact on Turtle Island the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy was born on the shores of Onondaga Lake in what is now central New York State. The Hiawatha belt wa...
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