onondaga

• Substantivo que designa um membro do povo indígena iroquês que historicamente habitava a região entre o lago Champlain e o rio São Lourenço, ou a língua iroquesa falada por esse povo.

A noun referring to a member of the Iroquoian people who historically lived between Lake Champlain and the Saint Lawrence River, or the Iroquoian language spoken by this people.

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1. B2formal

   A member of the Iroquoian-speaking Indigenous people originally from the region between Lake Champlain and the Saint Lawrence River, part of the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy.

   Povo Indígena

   • The Onondaga are known as the 'Keepers of the Fire' in the Haudenosaunee Confederacy.
   • An Onondaga elder shared stories of their ancestral lands.
   • The Onondaga Nation continues to maintain its cultural traditions today.

2. B2formal

   The Iroquoian language spoken by the Onondaga people.

   Língua

   • Efforts are being made to revitalize the Onondaga language.
   • She is learning to speak Onondaga from her grandmother.
   • The Onondaga language has a rich oral tradition.