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Story Created: Sep 22, 2008 at 2:51 PM EDT

Story Updated: Sep 25, 2008 at 11:50 AM EDT

Working closely with state, county, and local police agencies, Oneida Indian Nation Police officers and employees:

• Protect Oneida Nation and Member properties;
• Protect the 4 million Oneida Nation enterprise guests, including those enjoying Turning Stone Resort and Casino;
• Protect the nearly 5,000 Oneida Nation employees.

FAST Facts:
• Established in 1993 the Oneida Indian Nation Police is an integral part of Central New York's law enforcement community.
• Since 1998 the Oneida Indian Nation Police has been accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA)
• Oneida Indian Nation Police is the first tribal police force to earn CALEA acreditation, and only the seventh police department in New York State to earn accreditation.
• Officers are commissioned as Deputy Special Officers with the Bureau of Indian Affairs; Office of Law Enforcement Services, U.S. Department of the Interior.
• Oneida Indian Nation Police is the third largest tribal police agency.
• Officers investigate violations of the General Crimes Act and Major Crimes Act
• Investigators conduct criminal, non-criminal, and background employment investigations for Oneida Nation enterprises.
• Winner, First Aid Agency of the Year, The National Safety Council.
• Law and Order Magazine honor, Best Dressed Department
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    Kathy Kuhl, Oneida Nation’s Central New York Indian Outreach Coordinator, was a recent guest speaker at the Defense Finance and Accounting Service’s (DFAS) Women’s History Month ‘Lunch-and-Learn’ event. Kuhl told of the rich history and accomplishments of Oneida women. Her talk told of Sky Woman, the Three Sisters, Two Kettles, Polly Cooper, Mary Winder and the many Oneida women who have served and are currently serving this country as members of the armed forces. Her talk focused on the accomplishments of these and other Oneida women in history and she shared with the group information about the role of women in Oneida culture, a matrilineal society.

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