The Oneida Indian Nation was the first ally to the American colonists during the Revolutionary War, leading to the 1794 Treaty of Canandaigua, which recognized their sovereignty and granted federal protection of 300,000 acres of their original six-million-acre homelands. Despite illegal state treaties nearly depleting their land by the early 1900s, the Oneida Indian Nation has persevered, slowly regaining over 18,000 acres, the most since 1824. Today, the Nation is experiencing an economic resurgence through diverse enterprises, allowing them to provide services to their Members and act as a major economic engine and one of the largest employers in Central New York.