Ongweoweh culture

Moieties and clans of the Ongweoweh. Clans were divided into two basic moieties, group A consisting of Bear, Turtle, Beaver and Wolf. In group B were Deer, Snipe, Heron and Hawk. The clans were exogamous and in ancient times complex rules of marriage dictated who could marry whom.

Onödowága’
(Seneca)

• Hatinyáhteh (Turtle)
• Hotitsoníka (Bear)
• Honóthayonih (Wolf)
• Hotínehsiyo (Snipe)
• Hotíkekeka (Beaver)
• Hotíswekaiyo (Hawk)
• Hotínyokwiyo (Deer) the conquered and adopted ? Hurons
• Honotáeoka (Heron)

Gayogohó:no’
(Cayuga)

• Kanyáhte (Turtle)
• Ohnyákwai (Bear)
• Othahyóni (Wolf)
• Towístawi (Snipe)
• Nyakanyákoh (Beaver)
• Tewenhéka (Ball)
• Hotiswekáiyo (Hawk)
• Tewáhohtes (Deer)
• Kóte (Eel)
• Skayatíka (Heron)

Onundagaono
(Onondaga)

• Hatíenyáhte (Turtle)
• Honáhkwái (Bear)
• Honatháhyóni (Wolf)
• Tahwístawis (Snipe)
• Hatíétaks (Beaver)
• Tewenhéka (Ball)
• Hotiswékáiyo (Hawk)
• Skenetóhéno (Deer)
• Akotená (Eel)

Onyota’a:ka
(Oneida)

• Latinyáhte (Turtle)
• Lotisklewáke (Bear)
• Lotikwáho (Wolf)

Kanien’kehá:ka
(Mohawk)

• Ratinyáhte (Turtle)
• Rotishkeréwake (Bear)
• Rotikwáho (Wolf)
• Rotinehsíyo (Snipe) * Possible descendants of some conquered Iroquoian group
  
• Tsyaníto (Beaver) * Possible descendants of some conquered Iroquoian group
  
• Ahténo (Ball) * Possible descendants of some conquered Iroquoian group
  
• Rotihswakaríyo (Hawk) * Possible descendants of some conquered Iroquoian group
  
• Rotihskenóto (Deer) * Possible descendants of some conquered Iroquoian group
  
• Rotinyáhto (Eel) * Possible descendants of some conquered Iroquoian group
  

* Refers to clan names that were not originally Mohawk.

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