The Circle Wampum also referred to as the Magna Cartaof the Iroquois Confederacy, is the most sacred record of the foundation of the League. The original Circle Wampum was made at the time of the founding of the league and has been handed down through a long line of wampum keepers. It consists of two outer

To the Oneida Indian Nation’s forefathers, wampum was a symbolic material linked to the Peacemaker’s founding of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy. When beads were collected into strands or woven together as belts, the wampum stood for the authority of a spoken message.

Wampum belt designs are a popular form of expression for the Haudenosaunee. The color purple is significant to the Onʌyoteˀa·ká· because our wampum beads are made from the quahog shell. The color of the shells are purple and white. The shell is …

Several years ago the Oneida Indian Nation reacquired a priceless heirloom from the American Museum of Natural History, New York City – a wampum string (pictured). Once held by Chief Chrisjohn Beechtree (1804-1869) it is an important title wampum representing the office of a leader of the Turtle Clan.

Wampum was used as a history tool containing a binding story of either a treaty, or a significant agreement or a law for the people. It was also used as a marker for dates and held the Haudenosaunee history.

Explore the depths of Oneida tradition and culture. Feel the power of Wampum – a sacred beaded substance, used to fashion belts and gauntlets, with a healing presence meant to sanctify agreements and traditions. Absorb and marvel at the craftsmanship involved in …

Wampum is a vital part of Onondaga and Haudenosaunee culture. Wampum is created from the shell of a clam. The beads are cut from the white and purple parts of the shell.

Nov 20, 2024 · For thousands of years, Indigenous people of America’s northeast region have crafted small, cylindrical beads called wampum from purple and white whelk and clam shells. Often woven into...

Jan 12, 2023 · Considered sacred to the Oneida’s and other Haudenosaunee, wampum contains the wisdom of their ancestors and memorializes their rich history. The Rome Historical Society will host “Oneida Wampum,” a program with an Oneida Indian Nation member of the Wolf Clan set for Wednesday, January 18th.

This nikohla' or wampum is the national and common property of the Oneida Indian Nation. It is a kind of national treasure although we and other Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) did not use it as money as the early non-native colonists did.