Featured Oneida

Did You Know?

Clinton Pierce (Turtle Clan) is the first American Indian to graduate from the New York State College of Forestry at Syracuse University. He was the group foreman for the CCC-ID projects on the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) reservations. Read more »

Other Noteworthy Oneidas

Ray Elm

Although Ray Elm (Turtle Clan) passed away in 1997, he will forever live within the Oneidas’ hearts and in the hearts of many more as the name behind the Ray Elm Children and Elders Center. To understand why the building was named after Ray, we must look back at the man that was. Read more »

Richard Chrisjohn

Shako:wi Cultural Center is named after Richard “Dick” Chrisjohn (Wolf Clan) whose Oneida name means “he gives.” Read more »

Shenendoah: A Preeminent Leader

Shenendoah was instrumental in the Oneidas’ choice to side with the colonists during the Revolutionary War. 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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