Title: Facts for Kids: Oneida Indians (Oneidas)
Headings: Oneida Indian Fact Sheet
Oneida Indian Fact Sheet
Content: Did they wear feather headdresses and face paint? Oneida warrior
Iroquois moccasins
Oneida men wore breechcloths with leggings. Oneida women wore wraparound skirts with shorter leggings. Men did not originally wear shirts in Oneida culture, but women often wore a poncho-like tunic called an overdress. Like most Native Americans, Oneida Indians usually wore moccasins on their feet. Here is a website with Native moccasin pictures. In colonial times, the Oneidas adapted European costume like cloth shirts and blouses, decorating them with beadwork and ribbon applique. Here is a webpage about traditional Iroquois dress, and some photographs and links about Native regalia in general. The Oneidas didn't wear long headdresses like the Sioux. Oneida men wore traditional Iroquois headdresses, which are feathered caps with a different insignia for each tribe. (