The Oneida Tribe is a Native American group with members in Wisconsin, Canada, and the northwestern US. They have a family and political structure similar to the Mohawks, with three clans and a role for women in leadership. They were one of the founding tribes of the Iroquois Confederacy and supported the Americans in the […]
The Oneida Reservation in Wisconsin was granted to members of the Oneida Nation in 1887. The rectangular-shaped reservation measures approximately 102 square miles and is owned by the tribe and held in trust by the federal government. The Oneida Government is self-governing and operates independently of Wisconsin state laws. Much of the revenue required to […]
The Oneida Nation is part of the Iroquois Confederacy and has three clans: Bear, Tortoise, and Wolf. Their seal features a white pine tree and a red background. They lived in longhouses and traded with Europeans. There are conflicting accounts of their role in the Revolutionary War, but they signed the Treaty of Canandaigua in […]
The Oneida Indians are a Native American tribe with several bands in the US and Canada, and were one of the founders of the Iroquois Confederacy. They were initially neutral in the American Revolutionary War, but ultimately supported the rebels. The New York and Wisconsin bands have sovereignty and operate their own amenities, while Canadian […]
