Oneida: People of the Standing Stone

Government

The Oneidas have approximately 1,000 enrolled Members, about half of whom live in Central New York. Each clan chooses representatives for the Oneida’s governing body known as the Council. According to tradition, male council members are responsible for daily decisions...Read more »

Oneida Stories

Oneida Nation-U.S. Veterans Treaty

The Oneida Nation has its own treaty with the U.S. This 1794 treaty came just weeks after the Canandaigua Treaty was ratified, and was supported by U.S. envoy to the Iroquois Timothy Pickering. On December 2, 1794, in Oneida Castle, New York, the document was created by the U.S., noting the special relationship with the Oneida Nation. It recognizes the wartime sacrifices made by the Oneidas on behalf of the American people. It came about after the Canandaigua Treaty when Pickering came straight to Oneida in order to acknowledge America’s Revolutionary War debt to the Oneida Nation. Read more »

Commitment to the Seventh Generation

The People and the leadership of the Oneida Indian Nation have identified three principal long-range goals to guide the community... Read more »

Oneida Hanyery vs. Joseph Brant

Full text and end notes to “The Oriskany Battle of Oneida Hanyery and Mohawk Joseph Brant,” by Historian Anthony Wonderly. Read more »

Latest News

Nation Employees Pay Millions in Taxes; Nation Contributes Heavily to 401K Plans
The 4,777 employees of the Oneida Indian Nation collectively paid nearly $25 million in federal income tax, social security and state income taxes. On top of what the employees paid, the Nation paid nearly $9 million to Social Security to cover its portion for employees. In addition, the Nation paid more than $825,000 for life and disability insurance premiums and contributed more than $4.6 million to employee 401K plans. Read more »