Shako:wi Cultural Center

Shako:wi Cultural Center
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Housed in a handcrafted white pine log building on Nation lands, Shako:wi is filled with items and stories from the rich past and present of the Oneida People.Read more »

Exhibits

Wampum at the Shako:wi Cultural Center

Wampum attests to the truth, importance and significance of a message. To our forefathers, wampum was a symbolic material linked, in ancient tradition, to the Peacemaker's founding of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy. Read more »

Chief's kasto:wíh<u>e'</u> at the Shako:wi Cultural Center

Chief's kasto:wíhe' at the Shako:wi Cultural Center
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This is an example of the kasto:wíhe' (or kostoweh), the traditional headdress of the Iroquois. Read more »

Museum-Quality Corn Husk Dolls Grace Shako:wi Collection
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These dolls illustrate a sometimes forgotten aspect of our culture - that it is a living culture. These were not constructed as museum pieces, rather they are the work of a loving elder for her grand-niece. 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 »