Committed to our People

Weaving A Story

While Laurel Parker (Turtle Clan) was fascinated by the beadwork being reviewed by Elders, Lucia Thomas (Turtle Clan) was intent upon the baskets. Read more »

Past, Present, Future

Beadwork as Survival Art

Laurel Parker (Turtle Clan) is an artist motivated by the designs she viewed on the beaded items on display for Elders' viewing at the Ray Elm Children and Elders' Center. Holding a heart-shaped whimsy, Laurel was amazed at the size of the beads used in the ornamentation. Read more »

The Travels of an Heirloom

Under 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 »

Children's Choir

Jasmine Rood (Turtle Clan) and Aliyah Frederick (Turtle Clan) were the first to sign up for the Oneida’s Children’s Choir. Read more »

Latest News

Kuhl Highlights Oneida Women in History at DFAS Lunch Event
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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