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  ONEIDA (TRIBE) - LoveToKnow Article on ONEIDA (TRIBE)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Across Oneida Creek, to the south-east, in Oneida county, is the village of Oneida Castle (pop.
Oneida was incorporated as a village in 1848 and chartered as a city in 1901.
ONEIDA (a corruption of their proper name Oneyotka-ono, " people of the stone," in allusion to the Oneida stone, a granite boulder near their former village, which was held sacred by them), a tribe of North American Indians of Iroquoian stock, forming one of the Six Nations.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /O/ON/ONEIDA_TRIBE_.htm   (471 words)

  
 Oneida tribe - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Oneida (Onayotekaono or the People of the Upright Stone) are a Native American/First Nations people and comprise one of the five founding nations of the Iroquois Confederacy.
Originally the Oneida inhabited the area that later became central New York, particularly around Oneida Lake and Oneida County.
In 1974 and 1985 the US Supreme Court ruled that the treaties between the State of New York and the Oneida that had deprived them of these lands were illegal.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Oneida_tribe   (360 words)

  
 Oneida Indian Tribe History
According to authentic tradition, the Oneida was the second tribe to accept the proposition of Dekanawida and Hiawatha to form a defensive and offensive league of all the tribes of men for the promotion of mutual welfare and security.
On Jan. 80, 1671, the Oneida began the torture of a captive Conestoga woman, and the torture was prolonged through 2 days and 2 nights because he in whose stead she had been given was burned at Conestoga for that length of time.
In 1645-46 the Oneida were at war with the Nipissing, and one band of 17 warriors from "Ononiiote" defeated an Algonkin party under Teswehat, the one-eyed chief of this people, killing the chief's son and taking 2 women prisoners.
www.accessgenealogy.com /native/tribes/oneida/oneidahist.htm   (1727 words)

  
 Oneida Culture - Indian Country Wisconsin   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The Oneida Tribe are members of the League of the Iroquois, a confederacy of the Seneca, Cayuga, Onondaga, Oneida, and Mohawk based on mutual non-aggression.
Oneida Creek and Oneida Lake in north central New York state were the principal areas of the Oneida homeland.
Oneida settlers in Wisconsin were divided into two groups-Methodists and Anglicans-and they settled in a number of smaller communities on their new lands.
www.mpm.edu /wirp/ICW-57.html   (2573 words)

  
 The Oneida Indian Tribe of Wisconsin
The Oneida Tribe is a federally recognized Indian Nation of 14,533 members, one-third of whom live on or near the 65,000 acre semi-rural reservation.
Chronology of the Oneida Tribe in Wisconsin [index]
Oneida silverware is not derived from the Oneida Tribe.
www.jefflindsay.com /Oneida.shtml   (3400 words)

  
 Wis.LIRC ER Decision: Ninham, Susan - June 25, 1991 - Procedure - Coverage of WFEA - Indian Tribes, tribal ...
She alleged that the Tribe refused to employ her as a lifeguard, because she was pregnant, in violation of the Wisconsin Fair Employment Act.
The Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin is a sovereign Indian tribe.
In holding that the petitioner was barred from bringing suit against the tribe, the Court wrote, "Nothing on the face of Title I of the ICRA purports to subject tribes to the jurisdiction of the federal courts for injunctive or declaratory relief.
www.dwd.state.wi.us /LIRC/erdecsns/353.htm   (2095 words)

  
 The Oneida Indians tribe
The Oneida Indian Nation were originally to be found on land that stretched from the St. Lawrence River down to the modern day Pennsylvania border.
The Oneida were members of the formidable Iroquois Confederacy of tribes, along with the Mohawk, Cayuga, Onondaga, Seneca and Tuscarora.
While the rest of the Confederate tribes remained with the British, the Oneida and the Tuscarora allied themselves with the Colonists.
ca.essortment.com /oneidairoquois_rjay.htm   (813 words)

  
 Oneida tribe -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The Oneida (Onayotekaono or the People of the Upright Stone) are a tribe of (A member of the race of people living in North America when Europeans arrived) American Indians and comprise one of the five founding nations of the (Click link for more info and facts about Iroquois Confederacy) Iroquois Confederacy.
Originally the Oneida inhabited the area that later became central (A Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies) New York, particularly around (Click link for more info and facts about Oneida Lake) Oneida Lake and (Click link for more info and facts about Oneida County) Oneida County.
In the 1830s many of the Oneida relocated into (A nation in northern North America; the French were the first Europeans to settle in mainland Canada) Canada and (A midwestern state in north central United States) Wisconsin, due to the rising tide of (Click link for more info and facts about Indian Removal) Indian Removal.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/o/on/oneida_tribe.htm   (408 words)

  
 Oneida History - Indian Country Wisconsin   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The Wisconsin Oneida are an Iroquoian-speaking Indian tribe currently residing on a reservation in northeastern Wisconsin near Green Bay.
The Oneida refer to themselves as Oneyoteaka, "People of the Standing Stone." According to Oneida traditions, there was always a large, red boulder near the main Oneida village in New York.
The Oneida Creek and Oneida Lake area in north central New York state were the principal areas of the Oneida homeland.
www.mpm.edu /wirp/ICW-156.html   (1051 words)

  
 Oneida Nation Museum
This caused some critism of Williams by the Oneidas, however more land was bought in the summer of 1822, the same year the first group of Oneidas permanently moved to Wisconsin.
The Cayuga was the next tribe in the area and they too agreed to join the other tribes in the Great Peace.
The Oneida people did not live in tepees as is the common misconception of Native Americans.
www.geocities.com /Paris/LeftBank/7900/museum.html   (1044 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Iroquois   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The tribes who joined the League were the Seneca, Onondaga, Oneida, Cayuga and Mohawks.
These tribes, mostly members of the Iroquois nation, lived in the Northeastern territories of the U.S. and Canada, from the St.
Oneida Lake is a large lake in central New York, northeast of Syracuse.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Iroquois   (3983 words)

  
 Constitution and By
The jurisdiction of the Oneida Tribe of Wisconsin shall extend to the territory within the present confines of the Oneida reservation and to such other lands as may be hereafter added thereto within or without said boundary lines under any law of the United States, except as otherwise provided by law.
The governing body of the Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin shall be the General Tribal Council composed of all the qualified voters of the Oneida Tribe of Wisconsin.
The qualified voters of the Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin shall elect from among the qualified voters who physically reside in either Brown or Outagamie Counties of Wisconsin by secret ballot {a} a chairman; {b} a vice-chairman; {c} a secretary; {d} a treasurer; {e} and five councilmen.
www.tribalresourcecenter.org /ccfolder/oneida_const.htm   (1617 words)

  
 No. 99-0951   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Because LaRock is a member of the Menominee Tribe rather than the Oneida Tribe, we conclude that principles of tribal sovereignty do not bar the State from taxing her income earned on the Oneida Reservation.
It is because LaRock is not an enrolled member of the Oneida Tribe that the tribal sovereignty of the Oneidas is not implicated.
It is, of course, undisputed in this case that the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin is distinct from the Oneida Tribe of Wisconsin.
www.wisbar.org /res/sup/2001/99-0951.htm   (5003 words)

  
 Rural Cooperatives: Oneida grocery co-op boosts community: helps keep more money on reservation - Oneida American ...
In addition to serving as a spiritual link to their past for the Oneida tribe, leaner buffalo meat is well-suited to the diet of Native Americans.
In these and other ways, the Oneida Nation is setting a pattern that could be used by other American Indian tribes nationwide to harness the power of a food cooperative to sustain their members and strengthen ties to nearby communities.
The Oneida farming operations cover 7,000 acres, 3,000 acres of which are tillable, with the rest enrolled in various conservation and wildlife programs.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0KFU/is_1_70/ai_97755774/pg_2   (1450 words)

  
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The officers of the Tribe shall maintain accurate and complete public accounts of the financial affairs of the Tribe, which shall clearly show all credits, debts, pledges, and assignments, and shall furnish an annual balance sheet and report of the financial affairs of the Tribe to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs.
The Treasurer of the Tribe shall be the custodian of all moneys which come under the jurisdiction or control of the Tribal Council as provided in the Constitution and By-laws of the Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin.
Submitted by the Secretary of the Interior for ratification by the Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin of the Oneida Reservation in a popular referendum to be held on May 1, 1937.
thorpe.ou.edu /IRA/oneidachrtr.html   (1057 words)

  
 JS Online: Oneida tribe to pay state $58 million,
get more games, higher betting limits
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Oneida - The Oneida Tribe of Indians would pay the state $58 million over three years starting in 2004 in exchange for a permanent gambling compact that gives it more games and higher betting limits, the tribe said Wednesday.
The Oneida Nation's current payment to the state is $4.85 million per year, Danforth said.
But the compact's perpetual term is critical to the tribe, she said.
www.jsonline.com /news/state/feb03/119482.asp?format=print   (697 words)

  
 Oneida - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Oneida is the name of several places in the United States of America, derived from the Oneida tribe of the Iroquois:
Oneida, Wisconsin unincorporated community in both Outgamie and Brown Counties
The Oneida Community (located in Oneida, New York).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Oneida   (117 words)

  
 Post-Crescent - Gaming revenue transforms life for Oneida tribe   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Tribes use the gaming profits for payments to the state, for tribal community services and for annual per-capita stipends to tribal members (in the Wisconsin Oneida’s case, they range from several hundred dollars for most members to a few thousand for elders).
The audit found that spending by tribes increased from $470.8 million in 2000 to $676.2 million in 2004, a 44 percent jump.
ONEIDA — For nearly a quarter century, Dan O’Loughlin has been battling a disease that is all-too common among his fellow Oneida Indian tribal members — Type 2, or adult onset diabetes.
www.wisinfo.com /postcrescent/news/archive/local_21756549.shtml   (1290 words)

  
 Indianz.Com > News > BIA official calls high court ruling 'quite depressing'   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The tribe has repurchased 18,000 acres within the 250,000-acre historic reservation that was illegally transferred to the state during the past two centuries.
In the case of the Oneida Nation, the BIA would likely consider the views of municipalities and non-Indians who have been opposed to the tribe's acquisition of property.
Like the Oneidas, the two tribes have repurchased properties within their 64,000-acre historic reservation that was illegally transferred to the state of New York.
www.indianz.com /News/2005/007348.asp   (1070 words)

  
 Official Website of the Sovereign Oneida Nation of Wisconsin
It is a symbol that represents a philosophy of the Oneida which incorporates the sentiment that everything that is said and done today will have an impact on the next seven generations.
The mission of the Oneidas is to sustain a strong Oneida Nation by preserving our heritage through the 7th generation.
The Oneida Family will be strengthened through the values of our Oneida Identity by providing housing, promoting education, protecting the land, and preserving the environment.
www.oneidanation.org   (396 words)

  
 The Epoch Times | Elders of Oneida Tribe Try to Preserve Their Language   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Oneida young people studied and studied, only to forget most of what they learned when they stepped back into a world awash in English.
Brian Patterson is an elder of the Bear Clan, one of four in the Oneida Indian Nation.
So the newly trained Oneida speakers are helping coaches slip more and more Oneida words into a place where boys are sure to learn them, on the lacrosse field.
english.epochtimes.com /news/4-9-9/23111.html   (882 words)

  
 Oneida Tribe of Indians Bibliography, Special Collections, Cofrin Library | University of Wisconsin Green Bay
Papers primarily concern negotiations on behalf of the Brotherton Indians for lands held by the Delaware, Miami, and Shawano Indians in Indiana, and the Fox, Menominee, Ojibwa, Stockbridge, and Winnebago Indians in Michigan and Wisconsin.
ABSTRACT The Oneida Singers tape series and transcriptions were made between the summer of 1984 and January 1986 with the majority of the interviews taking place in early 1985.
The purpose of the study was to document the history of the Oneida Singers in particular and the history of the singing society tradition in the Oneida community in general.
www.uwgb.edu /library/spc/findingAids/oneida.html   (5075 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The Oneida tribe was a part of the Iroquois Confederacy.
Other tribes that belonged to this confederacy were the Mohawk, Onondaga, Tuscarora, Cayuga, and the Seneca.
The Oneida were divided into three clans: the bear, the wolf, and the turtle clans.
www.ga.k12.pa.us /academics/ls/4/sstudies/Colonial/4R/4R09.htm   (297 words)

  
 Indianz.com > News > Headlines   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The federal judge overseeing the long-running Oneida land claim accused tribes of using "scare tactics" to delay resolution of a bitter dispute that has fractured inter-tribal relations.
All are successors to the historic Oneida tribe.
The suits against the homeowners were a reflection of that sentiment and in court papers, the tribe cited the settlement dispute as a reason for keeping the claims alive.
nativemetiswomenscouncil.com /files/Indianz_com__News__Headlines3.htm   (478 words)

  
 EPA Region 5 Tribes - Oneida Tribe of Wisconsin   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
We are a unit of government assuring compliance with Federal laws and Oneida's laws, ordinances, policies and resolutions.
The Oneida Solar Energy Project which is installing solar hot water heaters and photo-voltaic units in tribal members homes on the Reservation.
The Wardens are responsible for the enforcement of the Oneida Tribe's hunting and fishing laws, as well as investigation and citation of illegal dumping and pollution within the Oneida Reservation.
www.epa.gov /docs/Region5/tribes/tribepages/oneida.htm   (1380 words)

  
 The Oneida Daily Dispatch - News
UTICA - The race between incumbent William Croll and Michael Hennessy for Oneida County legislator may or may not be over.
ONEIDA - New York State Director of Criminal Justice Chauncey Parker started his speech to area law enforcement officials on Thursday by telling them how he finally got rid of the mice in his New York City home.
ONEIDA - Oneida Common Council incumbents swept the election on Tuesday after being challenged by the newly formed Party For Change.
zwire.com /site/news.cfm?BRD=1709&dept_id=68844&newsid=3582778&...   (183 words)

  
 The Oneida   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The seniors were the head chiefs, the young men in their twenties were the ones who went to the meetings.The work was divided into two parts.The men would go fishing and hunting to catch salmon and deer, the woman would sit in the huts and take care of the farms outside.
The houses the tribe lived in were called long-houses, the house would sometimes be built three hundred feet long (at the most) and they were constructed by wood and curved at the end.
They never had arguments with them, except when the settlers bought the land of the Oneida, the tribe leaders did not understand what was being traded.
www.ga.k12.pa.us /academics/ls/4/sstudies/colonial/4k/4k98/4kvsr.htm   (394 words)

  
 Oneida Tribe Tribal Partnership Programs
Stream Restoration on Trout Creek in the Oneida Nation Reservation.The Green Bay Fishery Resources Office (FRO) is working with the Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin (Tribe) to develop a restoration plan for Trout Creek.
Staff from the Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service presented information on the Lower Fox River and Green Bay PCB contaminated sediment cleanup and natural resources damage assessment to students of the East DePere High School Dec. 4.
The trustees are the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin, Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service representing federal agencies.
www.fws.gov /midwest/tribal/oneida.html   (2133 words)

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