ONEIDA VETERANS MEMORIAL PLAQUE A

ONEIDA WAMPUM BELT
THIS BELT IS THE INSPIRATION FOR THE BACK OF THE WALL. THE ORIGINAL WAMPUM BELT WAS MADE BY THE ONEIDAS AND EACH DIAMOND REPRESENTS ONE OF THE 6 NATIONS OF THE IROQUOIS CONFEDERACY. ON THE WALL WE HAVE 50 DIAMONDS TO REPRESENT THE 50 CHIEFS OF THE IROQUOIS CONFEDERACY.
THE EAGLE
THE EAGLE IS SACRED NOT ONLY TO THE ONEIDA BUT TO ALL INDIAN COUNTRY. THE EAGLE FLIES THE HIGHEST OF ALL BIRDS AND FOREVER KEEPS A WATCHFUL AND PROTECTIVE EYE OVER THEM. IT ‘S A SYMBOL THAT REPRESENTS A PHILOSOPHY OF THE ONEIDA WHICH INCORPORATES THE SENTIMENT THAT EVERYTHING THAT IS SAID AND DONE TODAY WILL HAVE IMPACT ON THE NEXT SEVEN GENERATIONS.
STAINLESS STEEL PLATE
TO LEAVE ITEMS OF REMEMBRANCE
PERFORATED PLATE
UNDER EACH GRANITE SLAB ARE PLATES THAT ARE 12 INCHES LONG TO REPRESENT ONE YEAR OF WAR.
COLORED CONCRETE WALL
SIGNIFIES PERMANENCE WHILE SERVING AS A TIMELINE OF EVERY WAR SINCE THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION. THE SMALL HOLES IN THE WALL REPRESENT THE IMPERFECTIONS OF WAR.
SEE ALSO-ONEIDA VETERANS MEMORIAL
SEE ALSO-ONEIDA VETERANS MEMORIAL ENTRANCE SIGN