Committed to our People
The Travels of an HeirloomUnder the terms of the federal law called the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAG-PRA), the American Museum of Natural History, New York City, repatriated this wampum string as an object of cultural patrimony – something collectively owned, something of continuing importance to the Oneida people, and something that could never have been rightfully sold by one person. Once held by Chief Chrisjohn Beechtree (1804-1869) it is an important title wampum representing the office of a leader of the Turtle Clan.Read more » Past, Present, Future
Allies in War, Partners in PeaceLearn more about Allies in War, Partners in Peace statue created by Utah-based sculptor Edward Hlavka. Read more »
Celebrating Friendships: Past, Present and FutureVisitors to the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C. are encouraged to begin their tour on the fourth floor, the level named for the Oneida Indian Nation. Featured on this top floor is a pause area and in its confines is the statue “Allies in War, Partners in Peace,” a bronzed embodiment of the friendship that was forged between the Oneida Nation and the United States during the Revolutionary War. Read more » 
Maintaining a Hold on the PastFrom assembling one of the largest known collections of Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) beadwork or gathering photographs of generations past for its own archives, the Nation wishes to keepsake its history. Read more » |
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